Two more ‘Spider-Man’ films on the way
Tobey Maguire and Sam Raimi are looking to spin more webs for Sony’s Columbia Pictures. The actor and helmer are said to be close to locking in a deal to return for the fourth and fifth installments of the studio’s top-grossing “Spider-Man” franchise, with Laura Ziskin and Avi Arad producing. In hopes of containing costs, Columbia
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Sony Locks In Sam Raimi & Toby Maguire in ‘Spider-Man 4′; Studio May Shoot ‘4′ and ‘5′ At The Same Time - Nikki Finke
It’s time to end once and for all the rampant speculation. Sony doesn’t want any info to leak but I’m told that both star Tobey Maguire and director Sam Raimi will be returning to make Zodiac screenwriter Jamie Vanderbilt’s script of Spider-Man 4. Sources tell me that Sony has
Tom Cruise and Sam Raimi awake ‘Sleeper’
As Tom Cruise goes about writing the next chapter in his career, he’s developing an interest in comic book movies. Together with Sam Raimi, he is setting up “Sleeper” at Warner Bros. Cruise is loosely attached to star in the adaptation of the DC Comics/Wildstorm comic that Raimi would
Sam Raimi, Disney team for ‘Transplants’
Sam Raimi is going Disney. The studio has picked up “The Transplants,” an action-adventure pitch from scribes Adam Jay Epstein and Andrew Jacobson for the filmmaker to produce via the Stars Road Entertainment banner he runs with partner Josh Donen. The parties are keeping a tight lid on the
Will the “Evil Dead” Rise Again? Sam Raimi Says: “Yes”
From MTV: Sure, there are always plenty of guys in Spider-Man and Venom tights every year, practicing their acrobatics in the hallways at San Diego’s Comic-Con. But whenever A-list director Sam Raimi
Sam Raimi wants to return to Spider-Man, bring back Tobey
ComingSoon.net/Superhero Hype! talked to “Spider-Man” franchise director Sam Raimi this week and got his thoughts on making more sequels. “James Vanderbilt is writing the script and I’m excited to read it. I think it’s going to be done in a few months,” Raimi told
Sam Raimi’s spooky new series
Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert have tapped “The X-Files” vet John Shiban to exec produce their upcoming syndie skein “Wizard’s First Rule.” Shiban, who is with the CW’s “Supernatural,”
Sam Raimi going direct-to-video
“Spider-Man” director Sam Raimi is extending his reach into the booming horror DVD genre. Ghost House Pictures, a movie production company he co-founded, has joined forces with direct-to-video specialist Grindstone to form Ghost House Underground. The venture will release 12-20 films a year,
Sam Raimi resurrects Young Jack Ryan
Paramount Pictures is in negotiations with Sam Raimi to spearhead a franchise revival of Jack Ryan, the Tom Clancy-created CIA analyst character who drove four hit movies for the studio. The intention is to generate several films Raimi would develop and direct, featuring Ryan at a younger, more formative
Sam Raimi belongs in a Zoo
Paramount Pictures has preemptively picked up the rights to “Monster Zoo,” an upcoming graphic novel from Doug TenNapel, for a live-action adaptation that will be produced by Sam Raimi and Josh Donen via their Buckaroo Entertainment banner and Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein. The