Tag: Evil Dead
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Doctor Strange 2 ‘Will Make Fans Of Evil Dead II Very Happy,’ Kevin Feige Teases
It’s always a mixed blessing when either a beloved director or exciting up-and-comer signs on to helm a Marvel Cinematic Universe movie or TV show. The mega-successful property has re-vitalized the idea of studio-as-auteur in the modern era of Hollywood, to the degree that it’s hard for anyone to come in and tinker with the…
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Deadstream Review: A Haunted House Comedy For The Livestreaming Age [SXSW]
Joseph and Vanessa Winter’s “Deadsteam” recalls and channels the time a ragtag collective shot their would-be cult famous “Evil Dead” on renegade terms. A derelict, boarded-up estate deep in Utah’s woodlands. A skeleton crew. Low budgets, high spirits, and minimal tolerance for digital effects over creepily original practical crafts. Not to say “Deadstream” will do…
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Evil Dead Star Bruce Campbell Is Done Playing Ash: ‘I Physically Just Can’t Any More’
After 40 years of deadite killing, boomstick wielding, and one-liner delivering, the strongest chin in horror is putting his most iconic character out to pasture. In a recent interview with Collider, Bruce Campbell confirmed his retirement from playing Ashley J. Williams of “The Evil Dead” series. “Whatever the cliched phrase is, I left it all on…
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Evil Dead Rise Has A Gnarly Story, Even For An Evil Dead Movie
Hail to the queens, baby. A new entry in the beloved “Evil Dead” franchise inches closer, and today we’ve learned that women and children get in on the mayhem. “Evil Dead Rise” is the latest on a collection of movies first dropping in 1981. Starring Bruce Campbell as the undead-battling Ash, Sam Raimi’s gruesome “Evil…
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Benedict Cumberbatch Confirms Potentially Extensive Doctor Strange 2 Reshoots
Of all the dimensions and timelines we could have gotten, we ended up in one where Sam “Tha God” Raimi is directing a Marvel joint; despite the collective loathing of superhero sequels, how mad can we “Evil Dead” fans really be? A tweet from the fan-run account, @DrStrangeUpdate, featured an interview with Benedict Cumberbatch and Claire Foy…
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Evil Dead Vs The Universal Monsters – The Greatest Horror Franchise Ever [Round 4]
Welcome to the Tournament of Terrors, a /Film bracket where we argue about the greatest horror franchise of all time, and you, the readers, get to decide the winners. The rules are simple: two iconic horror movie series enter the ring, each represented by a /Film writer ready to champion them. And you — yes,…
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‘Dug Dug’ Review: An Alcoholic Inspires a New Religion in Ritwik Pareek’s Intoxicating Religious Satire
Ritwik Pareek’s “Dug Dug” asks how a culture might pour its anxieties into a supernatural mystery, and it answers in raucous fashion. After a motorcycle accident leaves a man dead in Rajasthan, India, his impounded bike begins mysteriously reappearing at the scene. Locks and chains don’t help, and local villagers are drawn to this oddity…
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It Looks Like ‘Evil Dead Rise’ Will Buck the Cabin in the Woods Trope
Those sneaky so-and-so’s over at Sam Raimi‘s Ghost House production company have been quietly working on a new Evil Dead film and we’re only now getting some intel on what the project is about. Right up front, Bruce Campbell is not appearing in this film and Sam Raimi isn’t directing, but both are producing alongside…
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‘Evil Dead Rise’ is “All About the Necronomicon,” Says Bruce Campbell
Klaatu barada nice. The Man with the Golden Chin himself, Bruce Campbell, recently sat down to discuss all things Evil Dead. After dropping some details about Fathom’s 40th Anniversary screening of the first flick, he shared some fun tidbits about the upcoming installment Evil Dead Rise. That Damned Book Campbell laid out as much as…
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‘Evil Dead Rise’ Set at New Line, HBO Max
Forty years after filmmaker Sam Raimi unleashed The Evil Dead, New Line is unveiling Evil Dead Rise, a new installment in the cult horror franchise set to debut on HBO Max.Irish filmmaker Lee Cronin, known for his 2019 directorial debut The Hole in the Ground, is writing and directing. Robert Tapert, producer of the 1981…