Movies: Pixar’s Up Swaps Robots for Humans
Up marks a bold move for Pixar Animation Studios as the moviemakers behind robot epic Wall-E rolls the dice on human characters. The new movie delivers no talking cars, no talking rats, no talking...
View ArticleAlt Text: Sam Raimi’s Warcraft Movie Production Diary
Videogames and movies get along like cats made of oil and dogs made of water. There have been a few good games based on films, but the best you can say about movies based on videogames is that they...
View ArticleStudio Greenlights Spider-Man 5 and 6 Scripts
Writer James Vanderbilt made Sony so happy with his Spider-Man 4 screenplay that he’s been hired to write two more Spidey scripts for the studio. Not that Vanderbilt’s screenplay totally satisfied...
View ArticlePanic Attack‘s Giant Robots Land Indie Director a Deal
A short sci-fi film showing giant robots trashing skyscrapers has landed indie director Federico Alvarez a development deal with Sam Raimi’s production company. The movie will be shot in South America...
View ArticleNo More Spider-Man for Tobey Maguire and Sam Raimi
Director Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire drove the massively successful Spider-Man trilogy to unprecedented heights but their reign atop the superhero movie franchise has come to an abrupt end. A different...
View ArticleVideo: Gore Runneth Over in Evil Dead Tribute
In a goofy 30th-anniversary clip, Bruce Campbell slams through scenes from the original creepshow plus sequels Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn and Army of Darkness, all set to the tune of Queen's perky...
View ArticleSpider-Man Test Footage: See Green Goblin’s Original Mask
An early Green Goblin makeup test puts a vastly different face on the supervillain than the one we saw in Sam Raimi’s 2002 Spider-Man movie. Released Friday by the effects gurus at Amalgamated...
View ArticleReview: How Andrew Garfield Spins Amazing Spider-Man Forward
With a winning mix of angst, athleticism and witty wisecracks, the Brit actor proves to be a perfect pick to play Marvel's geeky wall-crawler.
View ArticleSam Raimi Pulls Back the Curtain on Oz the Great and Powerful
Steampunk meets fairyland fantasia in the wondrous-looking new footage from Oz the Great and Powerful, which director Sam Raimi unveiled Thursday at Comic-Con International.
View ArticleRed-Band Trailer for Evil Dead Remake Is Gruesome, Doesn’t Suck
Bruce Campbell promised that the upcoming reboot would not screw over fans of the original when it came to gore. Judging by the new red-band trailer, he wasn't kidding.
View ArticleVideo: Oz The Great and Powerful Lands in Spectacular Emerald City
The new trailer for Oz The Great and Powerful looks a lot like Tim Burton's candy-colored Alice in Wonderland. Here's why.
View ArticleNew Evil Dead Trailer Features Most Disgusting Make-Out Ever
The latest red-band trailer for the Evil Dead reboot is sure to have tongues wagging.
View ArticleVideo: Sam Raimi on the Wizard’s Origin Story in Oz: The Great and Powerful
Best known for his work on horror films like Evil Dead and action blockbusters like the Spider-Man films, Sam Raimi may not be the first director who comes to mind for Disney's new Wizard of Oz film....
View ArticleWorld of Warcraft Movie Coming From Source Code Director Duncan Jones
With two critically acclaimed, small-to-medium budget sci-fi movies under his belt, Duncan Jones (Source Code, Moon) is seemingly headed to the big-time with the announcement that he will be directing...
View Article10 Reasons Everything Old Is New Again at SXSW (And Why That’s OK)
There's a chance folks at South by Southwest this year might experience a bit of déjà vu -- here's why that's totally cool.
View ArticleThe Evil Dead Rises Again (And It’s Actually Good)
After much fan hand-wringing, the reboot of Evil Dead finally hit South By Southwest, and it wasn't bad at all. (It was actually pretty great.) Here's how it got so bloody awesome.
View ArticleWired Video Series | Bloodline: The New Evil Dead Doesn’t Care About Your...
The new Evil Dead isn't a frame-by-frame love letter to the 1981 original -- it's a new, ultra-violent flick for a new age.
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