Director Sam Raimi's first film has achieved legendary status since its 1982 release, and for good reason. Though perhaps not as widely seen as its two sequels, EVIL DEAD 2 and ARMY OF DARKNESS, THE EVIL DEAD is arguably the best of the three. It is the story of five college-age friends who travel to a cabin in rural Tennessee .. Read more
| Starring | Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Betsy Baker, Hal Delrich |
|---|---|
| Director | Sam Raimi |
| Genres | Comedy, Horror |
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After too long in the blockbuster business – taking great responsibility for the Spider-Man trilogy – Sam Raimi returns to what he does best: which is being very, very bad. Evil Dead fans are going to flip for this. It’s a mean little shocker and as funny as hell. In her best role since Matchstick Men, Alison Lohman is Christine, a loans officer at a bank. As the posters very succinctly put it: “Christine Brown has a good job, a great boyfriend, and a bright future. But Read more
Paramount Pictures is reportedly in talks with Evil Dead and Spider Man director Sam Raimi to bring Tom Clancy's CIA spook Jack Ryan back to the big screen. Tinseltown newspaper Variety says Paramount are keen to resurrect the character - who has been played by Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford and Ben Affleck - after the strong performance of films he has previously featured in. These include The Hunt For Red October, Clear And Present Danger, Patriot Games and The Sum Of All Fears. Together, the... Read more
Evil Dead and Spider-Man director Sam Raimi has hinted that he might return to the job for Spider-Man 4 following the success of the third in the series, which was released this year. Talking to Empire Online, Raimi did not confirm that he would helm the fourth instalment but said a first meeting regarding the project had taken place. "We're looking for the writer," he said. "I don't know if Ill just be a producer on it but if I can work with the writer in such a way so... Read more
Production delays have forced Juno star Ellen Page to drop out of horror flick Drag Me To Hell, the Hollywood Reporter says. Page, who plays pregnant Smart Alec teenager Juno McGuff in the Oscar-winner, was forced to pull out because the delayed shoot now clashes with two other projects the in-demand actress has in the pipeline. One is the Drew Barrymore-directed Whip It!, a roller-derby comedy that Page is reportedly planning to prepare for with "intense" physical training, while the Read more
Matchstick Men and Big Fish star Alison Lohman will replace Ellen Page in the horror film Drag Me To Hell after the Juno actress had to pull out due to scheduling conflicts, according to reports in Tinseltown. Industry bible the Hollywood Reporter says that Lohman, who also voiced Ursula in CGI hit Beowolf, will play a woman who unwittingly becomes the victim of a supernatural curse in the new film. Page reportedly had to drop out of the role because of production delays that pushed the Hell... Read more