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Rosario T. Calabria on January 11, 2010 at 6:12 pm
Wow. Here’s a shocker. All those creative differences between the studio and Spider-Man 4 director Sam Raimi have come to a head and Sony has decided to scrap the project and start fresh with a 2012 reboot featuring a brand new cast and filmmakers [via Deadline Hollywood, which broke the story]:
My sources tell [...]
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Rosario T. Calabria on January 6, 2010 at 12:54 am
Nikki Finke has confirmed IESB’s scoop that there are issues with the Spider-Man 4 script and the film officially has no start date. The film has gone through several writers (James Vanderbilt, David Lindsay-Abaire and Gary Ross) and director Sam Raimi has reportedly been very vocal inside Sony that he “hated” the current script. Raimi [...]
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Rosario T. Calabria on December 17, 2009 at 6:28 pm
Earlier in the day IESB reported a rumor that production on Spider-Man 4 was on indefinite hold over troubles involving the script, specifically the main villain (director Sam Raimi reportedly wants Vulture, while the studio heads want to use a more well-known villain).
However, Sony Pictures has commented on the story, and are denying any troubles. [...]
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Rosario T. Calabria on October 30, 2009 at 4:20 pm
Grindhouse Releasing has announced that the 1981 Sam Raimi horror classic Evil Dead will be coming back to the big screen with midnight screenings planned in select theaters across the U.S. and Canada:
“Nothing can prepare an audience for what they are about to see, because nothing punishes an audience like EVIL DEAD – [...]
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Rosario T. Calabria on October 21, 2009 at 1:21 pm
Spider-Man 4 director Sam Raimi understands fans frustrations with Spider-Man 3 and is hoping to correct things with the sequel, that includes a more limited use of villains:
“I think having so many villains detracted from the experience. I would agree with the criticism.”
“I think I’ve learned about the importance of getting [...]
Posted by
Rosario T. Calabria on October 13, 2009 at 3:39 pm
The Sam Raimi-helmed adaptation of the video game World of Warcraft has received an official title. The movie will be called Warcraft: The Rise of the Lich King.
In an interview with MTV, Raimi confirmed that the film will be based on the novel Arthas: Rise of the Lich King, and also announced that Robert Rodat [...]
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Rosario T. Calabria on October 11, 2009 at 11:30 pm
Director Sam Raimi told MTV that he would like to begin shooting Spider-Man 4 in March, 2010: “We’re hoping that it’s the first week in March,” said Raimi. In the meantime, Raimi says that pre-production is fully underway, with screenwriter Gary Ross continuing to put in work on the script: “He’s working on a draft,” [...]
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Rosario T. Calabria on July 22, 2009 at 5:05 pm
Variety has confirmed an exclusive report at Aint It Cool News Sam Raimi will be directing the upcoming film adaptation of the hit video game World of Warcraft. According to Variety, the plan is for Raimi to supervise the development of the project after he completes work on Spider-Man 4. “At its core, ‘Warcraft’ is [...]