Tag Archives: Sam Raimi

Dynamite announced the extension of the fan-favorite Army of Darkness Forever series by Tony Fleecs and company, with the series now set to run past six issues to treat fans with even more of the horror and comedy epic. The original Army of Darkness film remains a hands-down classic, arguably …

Lee Majors (Six Million Dollar Man) will play the role of Brock Williams, Ash’s father, and Ted Raimi (“Xena: Warrior Princess,” Spider-Man) will play the role of Ash’s childhood best friend, Chet Kaminski, in the STARZ Original series “Ash vs Evil Dead.” The series was previously renewed for a second season and …

Starz announced the greenlight of the network’s next original series, the long-awaited follow-up to the classic horror film franchise The Evil Dead. The project reteams the original filmmakers, director Sam Raimi, with longtime producing partner Rob Tapert and star Bruce Campbell. The STARZ Original series officially titled “Ash Vs. Evil Dead” …

The low budget remake of Sam Raimi‘s 1981 cult horror film Evil Dead earned a better-than-expected $26 million in its domestic bow for a No. 1 finish. Overseas, the pic took in $4.5 million from its first 21 markets for a worldwide debut of $30.5 million. The top 12 films of the weekend, as of …

Oz stayed at No. 1 in its second weekend, earning $42.2 million for a domestic total of $145 million — the top gross of 2013. Sam Raimi’s tentpole took in another $46.6 million overseas for a global haul of $281.8 million. The film easily beat newcomers “The Call” and “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone,” both …

Breathing life into the beleaguered box office, Sam Raimi‘s  Oz the Great and Powerful took in an impressive $80.3 million in its North American debut. Disney and producer Joe Roth hope to launch a family-friendly franchise with Oz, which scored the top North American debut of 2013 as well as the third-best March opening of all time after …

“The Possession,” the new horror film from director Sam Raimi,  scared up a winning weekend at the domestic box office, where it’s poised to capture one of the top Labor Day openings of all time. The film took in an estimated $17.7 million, as of Sunday. The top 12 films as of …

Sam Raimi jumped onboard to produce  MGM’s remake of the 1980s cult classic “Poltergeist.” The filmmaker, who got his start with the Evil Dead horror movies, steps into the shoes of Steven Spielberg, who produced and co-scripted from his original story. Raimi has confirmed that, despite reports to the contrary, he will not be directing …

Radical Publishing iannounced that director Sam Raimi (Spider-Man, Evil Dead) has signed on to produce and direct the film adaptation of EARP: SAINTS FOR SINNERS, based on Radical Publishing’s miniseries created by Matt Cirulnick and David Manpearl and written by Matt Cirulnick and M. Zachary Sherman. EARP: SAINTS FOR SINNERS will be produced by Mandeville …

Word over the last few days was that Sam Raimi was in negotiations to direct the Wizard of Oz prequel for Disney.  Now Deadline has confirmed that a deal was finalized to make Oz: the Great and Powerful Sam Raimi’s next stint in the director chair since he removed himself …