Posts Tagged ‘Sam Raimi’

*Update* Latest trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man – plus new clip

*Update* Latest trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man – plus new clip

The latest trailer has been released for The Amazing Spider-Man film, starring Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield. We've already been teased with various costume images from The Amazing Spider-Man, and treated to one trailer way back in July last year, but now it appears that someone's spidey senses have decided it's about time we take a...

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Diablo Cody pens Sweet Valley High film AND Evil Dead remake!

Diablo Cody pens Sweet Valley High film AND Evil Dead remake!

Diablo Cody has recently spoken about her hugely varied future projects: the Sweet Valley High feature film, and the remake of horror classic, The Evil Dead. Cody, who is perhaps best known for writing quirky comedy-drama film, Juno, announced that she would be putting together the script for a film adaptation of Francine Pascal's Sweet...

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Penn Badgley bags Jeff Buckley role

Penn Badgley bags Jeff Buckley role

It has been announced that Gossip Girl star Penn Badgley has won the coveted role of Jeff Buckley. We reported a while a go that the film, Greetings From Tim Buckley, was being made and that Robert Pattinson desperately wanted the role. It had even been reported that he had met with Jeff Buckley's mother to discuss the role. There were also...

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James Franco confirmed to star Stephen Elliott’s Cherry

James Franco confirmed to star Stephen Elliott’s Cherry

James Franco has signed on to star in Stephen Elliott's Cherry, alongside Heather Graham and Dev Patel. The screenplay has been written by author Stephen Elliott, who also plans to direct the feature film. The plot reportedly follows the story of a young woman who moves to San Francisco and lands a job working as an actress working in the...

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Blake Lively considering two exciting roles

Blake Lively considering two exciting roles

Looks like Blake Lively is the lady of the moment, everyone is trying to get a piece of her. We already know she's in the hotly-anticipated Green Lantern, playing Carol Ferris after beating of competition from the likes of Eva Green, Diana Kruger and Jennifer Garner. Now she is being lined up for roles in two other films- Savages and Oz:...

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Andrew Garfield: the new Spider-Man

Tobey Maguire look out - someone's after your crown as the web-slinging Spider-Man, and his name is Andrew Garfield. The legions of fans eagerly awaiting the next instalment in the fantastic Spider-Man saga will be thrilled to know that an actor has finally been chosen to replace Maguire's role as Peter Parker, alter-ego Spider-Man. At 26 he's...

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Drag Me to Hell

Sam Raimi made his name with Evil Dead in 1982 and his fortune a few decades later with Spider-man. He could pretty much go anywhere from there, although I'm sure long-time fans were relieved when he announced he was returning to his roots with a spine-chiller of a thriller. And so we have Drag Me To Hell, a flick that follows the story of...

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