Wednesday, November 4

• The Evil Dead Hits the Big Screen Again in 2010, Bruce Campbell Comments

  In the early '80s, an unknown director (Sam Raimi) took a miniscule budget and crafted what would become the cult horror-comedy The Evil Dead. That movie is still fun to watch today for its ingenuity and its ability to juggle both straight horror elements and hilarious satire. But the gruesome dismemberments and multi-colored bodily fluids (not to mention a very disturbing, not-so-subtly-suggestive use of tree limbs) were enough to earn the movie an X rating (changed to an NC-17 when the X rating was laid to rest in the early '90s).

  Raimi has of course reached stratospheric heights since then, crafting two larger-budget sequels and helming the massively successful Spider-Man franchise. Evil Dead star Bruce Campbell went on to relative fame as a cult-movie icon, using his leading-man looks and his impeccable timing to forge a career out of schlocky comedy genre-hybrids, such as Bubba Ho-Tep and the TV show The Adventures of Brisco County Jr..

  Now, fans everywhere will have a chance to relive the old days of Evil Dead on a nation-wide scale. Comicbookmovie.com writes that Grindhouse Pictures plans to re-release the movie — uncut, by the way &mdash for midnight screenings across theaters in the United States and Canada sometime in 2010.

  Of course, Campbell had a witty, tongue-in-cheek statement for the press:

  Nothing can prepare an audience for what they are about to see, because nothing punishes an audience like Evil Dead — especially on the big screen. I'm really glad it's back. People are gonna be hurt.

  To Bruce, we say: Bring the pain!

  If you're not familiar with this masterpiece of campiness, check out the official trailer.

  
  

  Posted 11/04/2009 by Rich Z

  Related: Bruce Campbell | Sam Raimi | The Evil Dead

Friday, September 18

• Bruce Campbell Says Evil Dead 4 Probably a Remake

  For years, Evil Dead 4 has been speculated about, hinted at, and even confirmed (more or less) by Evil Dead's writer-director Sam Raimi, who said he would force Bruce Campbell to return. However, Campbell says he likely won't return, telling About.com that when it comes to Evil Dead 4, "We're probably going to do a remake." And Campbell's fine with a remake of Evil Dead?

  I am because we're going to just try and make it scary, you know? We want to make it a scary movie with technology that we can now finally use where you don't see garden hoses spewing fake blood.

  Campbell says they will hold on to the Evil Dead spirit: "Well, this will still be fun, too. It will." It may even be retain some of the campy nature of the original trilogy, though Campbell does say nothing is set in stone.

  It depends on how we do it. We're still trying to decide what we're going to do, what the approach is.

  What do you think, Dead fans? Remake or straight-up sequel? Tell us what you think with a comment below.

  
  

  Posted 09/18/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Bruce Campbell | Sam Raimi | Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn | The Evil Dead | Army of Darkness: Evil Dead 3

Tuesday, September 15

• Sony and Columbia Plan More IMAX Screenings for Spider-Man 4

  

  We suppose it's no surprise that Sony and Columbia will release Spider-Man 4 in IMAX when it comes out on May 5, 2011. But for those who needed an official announcement, here it is.

  ComingSoon.net reports that several representatives of Sony and IMAX made statements to the press confirming that they are planning even more IMAX screenings than were available for the last installment. One of these representatives was Rory Bruer, President of Worldwide Distribution for Sony Pictures Releasing:

  The last two Spider-Man releases have been available in IMAX theaters, and we're very much looking forward to our return to a wider IMAX theatre network with this exciting new chapter in the continuing adventures of Spider-Man. The addition of so many new IMAX locations will give even more fans of Spider-Man an opportunity to experience the action and adventure in a unique way.

  Director Sam Raimi, who helmed the first three movies, is back for the fourth, as are stars Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst. In addition, cult-movie star Bruce Campbell — who cameoed as a boxing-ring announcer, a theater usher, and a French waiter in the first three movies — will reportedly have a larger role in Spider-Man 4, much to our delight.

  
  

  Posted 09/15/2009 by Rich Z

  Related: Bruce Campbell | Sam Raimi | Tobey Maguire | Kirsten Dunst | Spider-Man 4

Monday, September 14

• Spider-Man 4 Giving Bruce Campbell a Larger Role

  Bruce Campbell has made cameos in each of the Spider-Man movies, but he told AccessHollywood he will play a major role in Spider-Man 4. While Campbell says he has knowledge of what part he will playing, he also told About.com that a movie like Spider-Man 4 is filled with secrets.

  That studio stuff, it's all secret. They can't even.... They give you the script, they give you maybe the pages that you have. I can't even learn my own dialogue — that's how secret it is. Like this movie was so secret they wouldn't even give me the script. I'm like, "Well, how am I supposed to act?" They go, "That's your problem."

  Director Sam Rami and Sony Pictures have been quiet about what villains will appear in Spider-Man 4, and AccessHollywood speculates that Campbell could be playing a villain, possibly Mysterio. So far, rumors have mentioned Morbius or a combination of Carnage and Electro as the villains, but not Mysterio.

  Whatever his role, Campbell revealed that Spider-Man 4 starts shooting in January of 2010. With any luck, he'll know what role it is by then.

  
  

  Posted 09/14/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Bruce Campbell | Spider-Man 4

Tuesday, August 25

• Casting The Hobbit: The Top 5 Choices for Bilbo Baggins

  The Hobbit's executive producer Peter Jackson has said he’s holding off on casting decisions until the first draft of the script is done. But that hasn’t stopped the rampant buzz about who will take on the role of the hobbit himself, Bilbo Baggins.

  We take a look at the rumored top contenders to date, plus add a few suggestions, in Casting The Hobbit: The Top 5 Choices for Bilbo Baggins.

  
  

  Posted 08/25/2009 by reelz

  Related: Bruce Campbell | Daniel Radcliffe | David Tennant | James McAvoy | Peter Jackson | The Hobbit

Thursday, April 23

• Sam Raimi to Talk Kirsten Dunst into Spider-Man 4

  When it comes to the fourth installment of the Spider-Man series, Kirsten Dunst has been the sole hold-out. Tobey Maguire is back. Sam Raimi is going to direct. Even Bruce Campbell is likely to do another cameo, however Dunst has yet to join in on the web-slinging fun. Raimi is hoping to change that. Raimi told SciFiWire that he's planning on meeting with Dunst soon:

  I'm hoping that she is going to come aboard, and I've got a meeting coming up with her. I think she would like to. But I don't want to speak on behalf of her.

  Why not join Spider-Man 4? There's a script from a Pulitzer-Prize winner arriving at the end of summer, Raimi has more control over the movie, plus Dunst will be able to yet again dye her natural blonde hair to an unnatural-looking red! (Not to mention, those Spider-Man movies are kinda successful.) Jump on board, Kirsten!

  
  
  Next Showing: Spider-Man 4 opens May 6, 2011

  Posted 04/23/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Bruce Campbell | Sam Raimi | Tobey Maguire | Kirsten Dunst | Spider-Man 4

Thursday, March 26

• Raimi Talks Evil Dead 4

  Last summer, at the San Diego Comic-Con, Sam Raimi joked around that another Evil Dead was in the works and he would start writing a draft soon. Considering Raimi is already at work on the upcoming Drag Me to Hell with Spider-Man 4 waiting next in line, and with Evil Dead star Bruce Campbell telling the Onion A.V. Club that he'd "rather disappoint with a brand new original movie" than do another Evil Dead, it sure seems like Raimi was just enjoying some wishful thinking.

  However, Raimi told MTV he's not worried when Campbell says things like "I think there should be an end to everything" in regards to Evil Dead 4:

  He can dream all he wants. He’s trying to get out of getting back in shape. I’m going to kick his butt in shape. I’m gonna say ‘get back in the chainsaw!’

  That does sound committed, and rabid Evil Dead fans may hold Raimi to it, however, as Raimi also points out, "I would really like to do [another Evil Dead]. I’ve just got a commitment to make Spider-Man 4 right now though." That means Raimi can start to work on a new Evil Dead in, oh, 2011.

  Looks like it's back to wishful thinking.

  
  

  Posted 03/26/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Bruce Campbell | Sam Raimi | The Evil Dead | Drag Me to Hell | Spider-Man 4

Wednesday, November 5

• Fanboy Favorite Bruce Campbell Talks Evil Dead IV

  It will happen some day, he tells IFC, but not anytime soon. "I don't think there's even a doubt that we won't one day," he tells IFC, but since Sam Raimi just signed on to do Spider-Man 4, Campbell will have plenty of time for his Old Spice ads and other projects for the foreseeable future. Meanwhile, there's My Name is Bruce, the story of a fan who kidnaps a B-list actor in the hope that the actor can save the fan's town from a resurrected Chinese warlord. Campbell stars and directs, and is making personal appearances at every showing of the movie as it plays around the country.

  
  

  Posted 11/05/2008 by reelz

  Related: Bruce Campbell | Sam Raimi | My Name Is Bruce | Spider-Man 4