What Happened To Sam Raimi's 'Spider-Man 4'?
Six years ago, Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 4 was scheduled to open in theaters. Script issues, ultimately, led to the director and Sony pulling the plug.
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Sam Rockwell In Early Talks For 'Poltergeist'
Briefly: You can complain about the idea of a remake of Poltergeist, but there's not much bad to say about the cast for the movie so far. Rosemarie DeWitt was the first cast, and now Sam Rockwell is in talks for a role in the remake, says The Wrap. Rockwell is choosing between this and other films,…
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Rosemarie DeWitt Moves In To New Version Of 'Poltergeist'
Briefly: The new version of Poltergeist, to be directed by Gil Kenan (Monster House) has found its first victim, er, resident. Rosemarie DeWitt (Mad Men, United States of Tara) will take the lead female role. David Lindsay-Abaire scripted, and we've heard the film might be a semi-remake/semi-sequel, vaguely in the vein of the recent Evil Dead re-do.…
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'Poltergeist' Remake Moving Ahead At MGM And Fox
The long-in-development remake of Poltergeist is officially moving forward. MGM and Fox 2000 will co-finance and distribute film, billed as a "revisionist take on the classic horror film." Gil Kenan (Monster House) is directing from a script by Pulitzer Prize-winning writer David Lindsay-Abaire (Oz The Great and Powerful). Sam Raimi is among the producers and production starts this Fall. …
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'Oz The Great And Powerful' Review: A Sam Raimi Movie Wrapped Inside A Disney Movie
Oz the Great and Powerful, Sam Raimi's first Disney film, is oddly two-faced. Here we have a director who made his name with low budget horror, who became a household name when he infused the superhero genre with his do-it-yourself, energetic visual style. And then there's Oz, a massive film that gives Raimi the most toys he's ever…
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35 Things We Learned On The Set Of Sam Raimi's 'Oz: The Great And Powerful'
In October 2011, I got to visit the wonderful world of Oz and watch director Sam Raimi direct his preboot (prequel/reboot) of the classic L. Frank Baum book series. I learned much on the set of Oz: The Great and Powerful. Most fascinating to me was some of the things Disney had to do satisfy legal concerns over possibly…
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Remake Bits: 'Poltergeist' Writer Speaks; Plus, 'Oldboy,' 'The Intouchables,' 'Mona Lisa,' 'Starship Troopers'
Remakes live, die and get defended in this edition of Remake Bits. After the jump, read about the following: David Lindsay-Abaire gives an update of the Poltergiest remake. Sharlto Copley eases fan misconceptions about Spike Lee's remake of Oldboy. Chris Tucker is in talks for the remake of the French smash The Intouchables. Larry Clarke said a remake of Mona…
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'Rise Of The Guardians' Review: Animated Superhero Team Up Exudes Fun And Wonder
Rise of the Guardians is an animated, family-themed version of The Avengers. In both films, a team of superhuman beings join forces to defeat an evil threat (one with a dashing British accent) before it can destroy the world. But rather than featuring superhero characters only some audiences are familiar with, in Guardians the team is…
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Remake Bits: David Lindsay-Abaire Gives 'Poltergeist' Update, 'Carrie' Reveals Viral Image, HBO To Remake French Brothel Drama 'Maison Close'
MGM's been trying to remake Poltergeist for years now, but the project suddenly became much more interesting last summer when David Lindsay-Abaire (Rabbit Hole) was tapped to pen the script. While the picture is still in the early stages, with no director or stars signed on as of yet, the writer reassured Collider that it…
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Is Sam Raimi Really Going To Direct The 'Poltergeist' Remake?
MGM, which is remaking movies left and right, wants to do a new version of Poltergeist. We've known that for some time, and over the past year the story got interesting with news of the involvement of playwright and Rabbit Hole writer David Lindsay-Abaire and then the addition of Sam Raimi. (The former of whom did work…
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Sam Raimi To Produce 'Poltergeist' Remake [Updated]
Looking back at the last info we had on MGM's proposed remake of Poltergeist, this rumor isn't very surprising. MGM CEO Roger Birnbaum gave a talk this week at his alma mater, the University of Denver, and dropped a few bits of info about two remakes the studio is working on. One was Carrie, which…
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'Rise Of The Guardians' Teaser Trailer; DreamWorks Animation Tackles Mythic Figures
Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy and Jack Frost are real and it's their job to protect the children of the world. That's the basic setup for DreamWorks Animation's upcoming 3D film Rise of the Guardians. The film is directed by Peter Ramsey, and written by David Lindsay-Abaire and William Joyce, based on the Guardians…
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Will David Lindsay-Abaire Write The 'Poltergeist' Remake?
I'll say this for MGM: while the company seems hell-bent on using remakes as the springboard back to relevance -- a very dodgy strategy -- it is at least trying to hand them to some interesting people. RoboCop went to José Padilha, which is flat-out inspired. Carrie went to playwright, comics writer and Spidey Broadway…
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Mila Kunis In Sam Raimi's 'Oz The Great And Powerful,' James Franco Confirmed As The Wizard?
Sam Raimi's Oz revision / prequel, Oz the Great and Powerful, may have a new Wicked Witch of the West, in the form of Mila Kunis. While she was reportedly looking at a key role in Albert Hughes' live-action Akira (more on that in an article to follow, since there's a bunch of Akira stuff…
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Voice Cast Announced For DreamWorks Animation's Rise Of The Guardians
DreamWorks Animation has announced that Chris Pine, Hugh Jackman, Jude Law, Alec Baldwin and Isla Fisher will voice the 2012 DreamWorks Animation 3D film Rise of the Guardians. We've known about the Dreamworks Animation adaptation of William Joyce's book series The Guardians of Childhood for some time. The book series, called "a contemporary fairytale based on existing…
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One-Hour Discussion With Oscar Writing Contenders Aaron Sorkin, Simon Beaufoy, Michael Arndt, And More
The Hollywood Reporter has posted their one hour long discussion between 2010 Oscar contenders Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network), Simon Beaufoy (127 Hours), Michael Arndt (Toy Story 3), John Wells (The Company Men), Todd Phillips (Due Date) and David Lindsay-Abaire (Rabbit Hole). Wait a second, is Due Date really an Awards contender? I guess maybe…
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Movie Trailer: 'Rabbit Hole'
Based on the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning play by David Lindsay-Abaire, Rabbit Hole is a drama directed by John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig and the Angry Inch) starring Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart as parents dealing with the death of their child. It premiered earlier this year at the Toronto International Film Festival where…
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Plot Details Surface For Sam Raimi's 'Oz The Great And Powerful'
In all the times I've seen The Wizard of Oz, I've never one wondered how the wizard got there. Maybe that's just me. Either way, the back story of the man behind the curtain who solves Dorothy and her friend's problems is the topic of Oz the Great and Powerful, which will be director Sam…
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Sam Raimi Commits To 'Oz The Great And Powerful,' David Lindsay-Abaire Rewriting
Last time we checked in on Sam Raimi's possible directorial gigs, he was primarily waffling between Disney's Oz the Great and Powerful and his still-in-development World of Warcraft movie, with a possible adaptation of the comic book Earp: Saints for Sinners as a long-range backup plan. Now Raimi has reportedly committed to Oz, which will…
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Pulitzer-Winning Playwright To Adapt Children's Series The Guardians For Dreamworks Animation; Film Gets New Director And Release Date
We've known about the Dreamworks Animation adaptation of William Joyce's The Guardians of Childhood for some time. The book series, called "a contemporary fairytale based on existing fairytale characters" has a band of unlikely characters joining forces to stop the boogeyman from plunging the world into darkness. Now we know that the film has an…
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Sam Raimi Has Something To Prove With Spider-Man 4, Hopes To Begin Shooting In February
Sam Raimi has been doing press for his new horror film Drag Me To Hell, which means we've been getting some small updates on Spider-Man 4. The director says that he's looking to prove himself after the well criticized Spider-Man 3 mistakes. "I've learned a lot of lessons about what people didn’t like and missteps…
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Pulitzer Prize-Winner David Lindsay-Abaire To Write Spider-Man 4
Sony is in final talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire to write Spider-Man 4. It's unclear if Lindsay is doing an entirely new take on the material, or if he's rewriting James Vanderbilt's recent draft. THR claims that director Sam Raimi and stars Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst are all expected the return for…
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