A Pair of (Potential) New Projects for Sam Raimi
And interestingly enough, both of 'em are high-concept sci-fi movies that'd probably fit Mr. Raimi to a tee.
According to Latino Review, Sam Raimi is being offered two different projects for his "Spider-Man 3" follow-up. One is an adaptation of Whitley Streiber's "The Grays," which tells the story of a "universal" United Nations that keeps itself hidden on Earth. Neato.
The second project is presently called "No Man's Land," and producer Walter Parkes describes the package as "War of the Worlds meets Chinatown." Now there's an interesting combination. FX wiz Rick Baker is already at work on "No Man's Land," which might have to change its title to something less generic if they want people to remember it. (Plus it's been used a few times before.)
Whatever Raimi chooses for his next flick, you can definitely read about it here.
Source: Latino Review
According to Latino Review, Sam Raimi is being offered two different projects for his "Spider-Man 3" follow-up. One is an adaptation of Whitley Streiber's "The Grays," which tells the story of a "universal" United Nations that keeps itself hidden on Earth. Neato.
The second project is presently called "No Man's Land," and producer Walter Parkes describes the package as "War of the Worlds meets Chinatown." Now there's an interesting combination. FX wiz Rick Baker is already at work on "No Man's Land," which might have to change its title to something less generic if they want people to remember it. (Plus it's been used a few times before.)
Whatever Raimi chooses for his next flick, you can definitely read about it here.
Source: Latino Review
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on Jul 02 2007 09:23 AM Haven't read the book, but that first idea sounds a bit...like the really bad 80s Twilight Zone episodes...kinda lame. The second one could be good, but that's a very vague description. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 02 2007 09:53 AM thought he was gonna do Evil Dead 4 next...guess he lied again. ah well (Reply to this) |
![]() on Jul 02 2007 10:24 AM Hmmmm.....well, good luck, Mr. Raimi. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 02 2007 11:00 AM Since when has Sam really specialized in "High concept sci-fi" I love the guy and worship the evil dead series and the first two Spidermans, but high concept they ain't. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 02 2007 11:20 AM They BOTH sound like Men in Black knock-offs. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 02 2007 12:22 PM In reply to this comment (#883231) With Parkes overseeing matters, how could they not? Perhaps they could switch [i]No Man's Land[/i] to [i]Your Mother's a Whore and Your Sister Is Too.[/i] That'll stir the ADD crowd. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 02 2007 01:05 PM In reply to this comment (#883232) "Roshes ah red, Violets ah blue...I forget how it ends, but your mothah's a whore Trebek" SNL's Sean Connery...classic. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 02 2007 02:40 PM Nawt a fahn of the leydies, are ya', Trebek? (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 02 2007 05:18 PM I was wondering how long RT would last without posting another 'maybe' Sam Raimi article about nothing. Geesh, Raimi must have the same PR people working for him that Paris Hilton has. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 02 2007 05:19 PM Shuk it trebek, shuk it long and shuk it hard (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 02 2007 08:20 PM Yeah... What happened to Evil Dead IV? (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 03 2007 12:46 AM He needs to either do Spidey 4, a new Evil Dead or the Hobbit. Anything else is a disappointment. (Reply to this) |
![]() on Jul 03 2007 01:54 PM "Yeah... What happened to Evil Dead IV?" Yeah, I was wondering that, too. YOU HEAR US, RAIMI? WE WANT EVIL DEAD 4!!!!! (Reply to this) |
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