TV Bits: ‘Breaking Bad’, ‘Girl Meets World’, ‘Two and a Half Men’, ‘Terriers’, ‘Blues Brothers’, ‘Justified’, ‘Archer’, ‘Key & Peele’, Julian Fellowes, More

Posted on Thursday, November 29th, 2012 by Angie Han

Lots to get through in TV news today, so let’s dive right in. After the jump:

• Aaron Paul is ready for the last stretch of Breaking Bad
• Taryn Manning will recur on Orange is the New Black
• Rider Strong hasn’t joined Girl Meets World… yet
• Angus T. Jones is not leaving Two and a Half Men
• Donal Logue misses Terriers as much as you do
• Syfy is launching three new reality shows in early 2013
• AMC orders dramas from the 1980s and the 1770s
• The Blues Brothers is inching toward television
• Downton Abbey‘s Julian Fellowes is coming to NBC
• Starz considers a Caesar-centric Spartacus spinoff
• Emily Owens, M.D. will end after 13 episodes
• Fox sets Mob Doctor‘s end date, moves Touch‘s return
• FX gives premiere dates to Justified, Archer, and more
• Comedy Central picks up Key & Peele for Season 3

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Sam Raimi’s Producer Says ‘Evil Dead’ Reboot Still Lives

Posted on Monday, January 24th, 2011 by Russ Fischer

As long as Sam Raimi continues to work, there will be talk of another Evil Dead film, whether a third sequel or a reboot of the series entirely. The director never quite lets the idea die, and while doing early promotion for Drag Me to Hell he said he wanted to work on a new script with his brother Ivan Raimi. He later talked about the idea of having a young director remake the original film, so it could be seen properly on the big screen.

Now Mr. Raimi’s long-time producer Robert Tapert is perpetuating the idea of an Evil Dead reboot once more. Read More »

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Sam Raimi to Produce, Possibly Direct a Remake of ‘The Day Of The Triffids’

Posted on Thursday, October 21st, 2010 by Russ Fischer

A little bidding war erupted this week over the rights package to The Day of the Triffids, which is evidently seen as ripe for a remake. On one side was Warner Bros. and Harry Potter director David Yates; on the other was Mandate Pictures and Sam Raimi. Mandate won the auction, and Mr. Raimi and his longtime producing partner Robert Tapert will produce the Triffids remake. Read More »

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