Sam Raimi Returns to Horror

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After sailing through box-office-bliss with all first three "Spider-Man" installments it appears Mr. Raimi is returning to his freak-tastic-roots with a supernatural horror project that sounds...well, until more details are revealed, painfully-routine.

[Terrance Mulloy]

I hope he ends up directing The Shadow?

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Originally Posted by Terrance Mulloy

I hope he ends up directing The Shadow?

It appears he will be tackling "Drag Me to Hell" first.

[Terrance Mulloy]

Sounds like a so-so idea, but I guess that's one of the benefits of having box office success. It allows you a lot of freedom in Hollywood.

Interesting that he may helm The Hobbit films for New Line. Could be a snug fit?

[Signal30]

Well, we won't know until it hits the screens.

I'm not holding out too much hope, though. Horror is the province of hungry directors, folks with nothing to lose and everything to gain.

A director that is well-fed makes safe choices.

And IIRC, Raimi admitted in a couple of interviews that he didn't particularly like horror, that The Evil Dead was his way of getting noticed. From there, he was pigeon-holed until he worked his way up the food chain.

With this project, it sounds like he may be doing a favor for brother Ivan.

Not complaining, because I love the man's eye. Just sayin'...

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Originally Posted by Signal30

And IIRC, Raimi admitted in a couple of interviews that he didn't particularly like horror, that The Evil Dead was his way of getting noticed. From there, he was pigeon-holed until he worked his way up the food chain.

Really? I've never heard or come across that. If that's true it seems especially-odd then that he went on to form of all things a strictly-genre production arm in Ghost House Pictures.

[Terrance Mulloy]

Originally Posted by j over

Really? I've never heard or come across that. If that's true it seems especially-odd then that he went on to form of all things a strictly-genre production arm in Ghost House Pictures.

He produces a lot of horror stuff, but what was the last horror film he actually directed?

[Terrance Mulloy]

Originally Posted by cool running

When is Evil Dead Seven being released ... ?

Ok, you've spotted it, there's no such project, but my logic is that if you miss a couple of sequels out, it must get better further down the line ...

They are remaking Evil Dead...well, at least they were planning to.
http://ghosthousepictures.comingsoon...hp?articleid=6

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Originally Posted by Terrance Mulloy

He produces a lot of horror stuff, but what was the last horror film he actually directed?

Although some may not consider it to be a part of horror, 2001's (although technically 2000 as it opened limitedly in late December) "The Gift" was his last entry in the genre. After that he was onto Spideyville.

[dodo1]

Originally Posted by j over

Really? I've never heard or come across that. If that's true it seems especially-odd then that he went on to form of all things a strictly-genre production arm in Ghost House Pictures.

In his book "If Chins Could Kill", Bruce Campbell says they were originally making comedies and mysteries of any sort and when they decided to go ahead a make a movie "with a budget" they only made a horror movie because it has been the scares that had worked best in their previous movies, so they figured their chances would be best with a horror movie. Horror wasn't the genre they enjoyed most, though.