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Bruce Campbell Says We Haven’t Seen The Last Of ‘Evil Dead’ Universe

Last year we talked with Bruce Campbell (interview) about life after retiring his character Ash Williams from the Evil Dead franchise. Recently, that seems to have changed. Campbell was recently out promoting his upcoming hosting duties for “Ripley’s Believe It Or Not” and teased that the Evil Dead universe is far from over. They’re going to see different versions, they’re going to be seeing more ‘Evil Dead,’ too. We’re not done with the ‘Evil Dead’ saga, more stories to tell.” The question is, what does he mean? Will we see Pablo and Kelly from “Ash vs Evil Dead” in a spin-off? Will we get another installment from the Jane Levy remake? This isn’t the first time a sequel to the 2013 remake has mentioned. I’ll be honest, I’d love to see either. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see. In the 2013 remake was written and directed by Fede Alvarez. Sam Raimi, who directed the original, produced the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 15, 2019
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Sink Your Teeth Into The First Trailer For ‘Crawl’

The first trailer for Alexandre Aja‘s new movie Crawl is here and it’s filled with Floods and Florida’s deadliest predators, Alligators. From the same director behind The Hills Have Eyes and Piranha 3D comes this intense, terror-filled film, a cross between a creature feature and a disaster movie, starring Kaya Scodelario ( When a massive hurricane hits her Florida hometown Haley (Scodelario) ignores evacuation orders to search for missing father (Barry Pepper). Finding him gravely injured in the crawl space of their family home, the two become trapped by the quickly encroaching floodwaters. As time runs out to escape, Haley and her father discover that the rising water level is the least of their problems. Ross Anderson and Anson Boon co-star in the film written by Shawn and Michael Rasmussen. Horror icon Sam Raimi (Evil Dead) is producing along with Craig Flores (300). Crawl opens in theaters on July 12, 2019, from Paramount Pictures.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 2, 2019
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First Footage Of Alexandre Aja’s Horror Film ‘Crawl’ Shown At CinemaCon

News continues to fly out of CinemaCon. This time, the subject is Alexandre Aja‘s upcoming horror film Crawl whose first footage was revealed today at the Con. In Crawl, Kaya Scodelario plays a young woman who, while struggling to save her father during a Category 5 hurricane, finds herself trapped inside a flooding house and fighting for her life against Florida’s most savage and feared predators, the alligator. Barry Pepper, Ross Anderson, and Anson Boon are co-starring in the movie that is part creature feature, part horror, and part disaster movie. CinemaCon attendees can’t stop talking about the footage, calling it “bloody and chaotic.” But what else would you expect from the director of The Hills Have Eyes (2006), Piranha 3D, High Tension, and Mirrors? This is going to be bloody good! Produced by Sam Raimi‘s (Evil Dead) Ghost House Pictures, Crawl swims into theaters on July 12th, 2019. Switching gears from the dazzling to the deathly, never before seen

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 4, 2019
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Alexandre Aja’s Creature Feature ‘Crawl’ Getting An Early Release

Director Alexandre Aja, who was also behind The Hills Have Eyes and High Tension, has announced that his creature feature Crawl has a new release date. Produced by Sam Raimi (The Evil Dead, Spider-Man) and co-written by Michael and Shawn Rasmussen, Crawl stars Kaya Scodelario (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales) as a young woman trapped in a house during a Catagory 5 hurricane. If that wasn’t bad enough, she must face Florida’s most savage predators, alligators. Originally set to open in theaters this August, Crawl is coming early, on July 12, 2019.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 11, 2019
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Alexandre Aja And Sam Raimi’s Creature Feature ‘Crawl’ Coming This Summer

Paramount Pictures has just announced that the creature feature Crawl will arrive in theaters this summer from director Alexandre Aja, who has serious horror cred. Aja was also behind High Tension, Hills Have Eyes, Mirrors, Piranha, and Horns. Kaya Scodelario stars along with her fellow Maze Runner actor Barry Pepper in the movie in which Scodelario plays a young woman who, while struggling to save her father during a Category 5 hurricane, finds herself trapped inside a flooding house and fighting for her life against Florida’s most savage and feared predators.” Sam Raimi, the man who brought us Evil Dead, “Ash vs Evil Dead,” and several Spider-Man movies, produces alongside Craig J. Flores (Fathers and Daughters, 300: Rise of an Empire). Crawl, a Ghost House Pictures production, hits theaters on August 19, 2019.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 19, 2019
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The Evil Dead Getting A 4K Ultra Release

When it comes to horror movies you don’t get much more iconic than The Evil Dead, written and directed by Sam Raimi. The 1981 classic is getting a 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack this October, featuring “Audio Commentary” from Raimi, star Bruce Campbell, and producer Robert Tapert. The 4K Ultra version features incredible resolution, a higher sound quality, and Dobly Vision HDR which brings new life to the film with an enhanced range of colors. The Evil Dead spawned an entire franchise that lasted for nearly forty years including Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness and the series “Ash vs Evil Dead”. Earlier this year Campbell permanently retired his character, Ash. In a recent interview with the icon, we delved into the heroic character and what was next for the star. You can read all about it here. Pick up your copy on 4K Ultra, Blu-ray, or Digital on October 9, 2018, from Lionsgate.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 9, 2018
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Barry Pepper Joins Alexandre Aja And Sam Raimi’s Horror Thriller ‘Crawl’

Director Alexandre Aja (Horns, The Hills Have Eyes) and producer Sam Raimi (The Evil Dead, Drag Me to Hell) have teamed up for the new horror thriller Crawl which has already entered production. News comes today, via THR, that Barry Pepper (The Green Mile) has now boarded the cast that also stars Pirate of the Caribean actress Kaya Scodelario, Ross Anderson, Anson Boon, and Jose Palmer. Aja penned the most recent version of the script originally written to spec by Shawn and Michael Rasmussen. Craig Flores produces alongside Raimi. “Crawl centers on a young woman who, while struggling to save her father (Pepper) during a Category 5 hurricane, finds herself trapped inside a flooding house and fighting for her life against Florida’s most savage and feared predators.” Crawl will open in theaters in 2019. More casting announcements should be announced soon. We’ll keep you posted.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 21, 2018
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First Image From The Set Of ‘Grudge’ Revealed

Today, Sony Pictures released a teaser image via Instagram of a clapperboard labeled “Grudge”. That’s right, after a quiet few months, we have learned that the new Grudge is now on its way. To top it off, according to the clapperboard, the movie began filming on May 10th. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bki9A6cBmOj/?taken-by=sonypictures Directed by Nick Pesce, who co-wrote the remake with Jeff Buhler, the film stars Lin Shaye of the Insidious franchise, John Cho (The Exorcist), Demian Bichir (The Nun), and Andrea Riseborough (Oblivian). Sam Raimi, the man behind films like The Evil Dead, Army of Darkness, and the series “Ash vs Evil Dead”, is set to produce. He also produced the 2004 version.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 28, 2018
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Ryan Reynolds Is Headed To ‘Bremuda Triangle’ With Director Sam Raimi

Sam Raimi‘s upcoming horror film Bermuda Triangle has entered development with Skydance Productions. News has come that the film has cast one of Hollywood’s biggest names, Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds. That Hashtag Show is reporting that Reynolds will play the male lead in the film, which Raimi (Evil Dead, Ash vs Evil Dead, Drag Me to Hell) will direct. John Gatniss (Kong: Skull Island) wrote the script. Set to begin filming in September, the film will be produced by Don Granger (Annihilation), David Ellison (World War Z), and Dan Goldberg (Annihilation). “When a massive submarine carry nuclear weapons goes missing in the Bermuda Triangle, Commander Vogel enlists the help of Dr. Fisk a theoretical physicist, who while using his grandfather’s research opens a wormhole to reveal a mysterious island that is inhabited by anything lost in the triangle including Sharks, Vikings, and Nazis, in the hopes of finding the nuclear weapons.” We’ll keep you posted.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 14, 2018
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Kaya Scodelario In Talks To Star In Alexandre Aja’s ‘Crawl’

Alexandre Aja, the director behind High Tension, The Hills Have Eyes, and Horns, is set to deliver the creature feature Crawl for Paramount. THR is reporting that Maze Runner actress Kaya Scodelario has now entered into negotiations to star in the film about “a young woman, who while struggling to save her father during a Category 5 hurricane, finds herself trapped inside a flooding house, fighting for her life against Florida’s most savage and feared predators (an alligator).” Evil Dead creator Sam Raimi will be producing along with Craig Flores (300: Rise of an Empire). Crawl follows up Paramount’s’ highly-successful film A Quiet Place, which has grossed over $236 at box offices so far. Its sequel has just been announced.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 1, 2018

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Bruce Campbell Says We Haven’t Seen The Last Of ‘Evil Dead’ Universe

Last year we talked with Bruce Campbell (interview) about life after retiring his character Ash Williams from the Evil Dead franchise. Recently, that seems to have changed. Campbell was recently out promoting his upcoming hosting duties for “Ripley’s Believe It Or Not” and teased that the Evil Dead universe is far from over. They’re going to see different versions, they’re going to be seeing more ‘Evil Dead,’ too. We’re not done with the ‘Evil Dead’ saga, more stories to tell.” The question is, what does he mean? Will we see Pablo and Kelly from “Ash vs Evil Dead” in a spin-off? Will we get another installment from the Jane Levy remake? This isn’t the first time a sequel to the 2013 remake has mentioned. I’ll be honest, I’d love to see either. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see. In the 2013 remake was written and directed by Fede Alvarez. Sam Raimi, who directed the original, produced the

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 15, 2019
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Sink Your Teeth Into The First Trailer For ‘Crawl’

The first trailer for Alexandre Aja‘s new movie Crawl is here and it’s filled with Floods and Florida’s deadliest predators, Alligators. From the same director behind The Hills Have Eyes and Piranha 3D comes this intense, terror-filled film, a cross between a creature feature and a disaster movie, starring Kaya Scodelario ( When a massive hurricane hits her Florida hometown Haley (Scodelario) ignores evacuation orders to search for missing father (Barry Pepper). Finding him gravely injured in the crawl space of their family home, the two become trapped by the quickly encroaching floodwaters. As time runs out to escape, Haley and her father discover that the rising water level is the least of their problems. Ross Anderson and Anson Boon co-star in the film written by Shawn and Michael Rasmussen. Horror icon Sam Raimi (Evil Dead) is producing along with Craig Flores (300). Crawl opens in theaters on July 12, 2019, from Paramount Pictures.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 2, 2019
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First Footage Of Alexandre Aja’s Horror Film ‘Crawl’ Shown At CinemaCon

News continues to fly out of CinemaCon. This time, the subject is Alexandre Aja‘s upcoming horror film Crawl whose first footage was revealed today at the Con. In Crawl, Kaya Scodelario plays a young woman who, while struggling to save her father during a Category 5 hurricane, finds herself trapped inside a flooding house and fighting for her life against Florida’s most savage and feared predators, the alligator. Barry Pepper, Ross Anderson, and Anson Boon are co-starring in the movie that is part creature feature, part horror, and part disaster movie. CinemaCon attendees can’t stop talking about the footage, calling it “bloody and chaotic.” But what else would you expect from the director of The Hills Have Eyes (2006), Piranha 3D, High Tension, and Mirrors? This is going to be bloody good! Produced by Sam Raimi‘s (Evil Dead) Ghost House Pictures, Crawl swims into theaters on July 12th, 2019. Switching gears from the dazzling to the deathly, never before seen

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 4, 2019
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Alexandre Aja’s Creature Feature ‘Crawl’ Getting An Early Release

Director Alexandre Aja, who was also behind The Hills Have Eyes and High Tension, has announced that his creature feature Crawl has a new release date. Produced by Sam Raimi (The Evil Dead, Spider-Man) and co-written by Michael and Shawn Rasmussen, Crawl stars Kaya Scodelario (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales) as a young woman trapped in a house during a Catagory 5 hurricane. If that wasn’t bad enough, she must face Florida’s most savage predators, alligators. Originally set to open in theaters this August, Crawl is coming early, on July 12, 2019.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 11, 2019
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Alexandre Aja And Sam Raimi’s Creature Feature ‘Crawl’ Coming This Summer

Paramount Pictures has just announced that the creature feature Crawl will arrive in theaters this summer from director Alexandre Aja, who has serious horror cred. Aja was also behind High Tension, Hills Have Eyes, Mirrors, Piranha, and Horns. Kaya Scodelario stars along with her fellow Maze Runner actor Barry Pepper in the movie in which Scodelario plays a young woman who, while struggling to save her father during a Category 5 hurricane, finds herself trapped inside a flooding house and fighting for her life against Florida’s most savage and feared predators.” Sam Raimi, the man who brought us Evil Dead, “Ash vs Evil Dead,” and several Spider-Man movies, produces alongside Craig J. Flores (Fathers and Daughters, 300: Rise of an Empire). Crawl, a Ghost House Pictures production, hits theaters on August 19, 2019.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 19, 2019
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The Evil Dead Getting A 4K Ultra Release

When it comes to horror movies you don’t get much more iconic than The Evil Dead, written and directed by Sam Raimi. The 1981 classic is getting a 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack this October, featuring “Audio Commentary” from Raimi, star Bruce Campbell, and producer Robert Tapert. The 4K Ultra version features incredible resolution, a higher sound quality, and Dobly Vision HDR which brings new life to the film with an enhanced range of colors. The Evil Dead spawned an entire franchise that lasted for nearly forty years including Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness and the series “Ash vs Evil Dead”. Earlier this year Campbell permanently retired his character, Ash. In a recent interview with the icon, we delved into the heroic character and what was next for the star. You can read all about it here. Pick up your copy on 4K Ultra, Blu-ray, or Digital on October 9, 2018, from Lionsgate.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 9, 2018
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Barry Pepper Joins Alexandre Aja And Sam Raimi’s Horror Thriller ‘Crawl’

Director Alexandre Aja (Horns, The Hills Have Eyes) and producer Sam Raimi (The Evil Dead, Drag Me to Hell) have teamed up for the new horror thriller Crawl which has already entered production. News comes today, via THR, that Barry Pepper (The Green Mile) has now boarded the cast that also stars Pirate of the Caribean actress Kaya Scodelario, Ross Anderson, Anson Boon, and Jose Palmer. Aja penned the most recent version of the script originally written to spec by Shawn and Michael Rasmussen. Craig Flores produces alongside Raimi. “Crawl centers on a young woman who, while struggling to save her father (Pepper) during a Category 5 hurricane, finds herself trapped inside a flooding house and fighting for her life against Florida’s most savage and feared predators.” Crawl will open in theaters in 2019. More casting announcements should be announced soon. We’ll keep you posted.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 21, 2018
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First Image From The Set Of ‘Grudge’ Revealed

Today, Sony Pictures released a teaser image via Instagram of a clapperboard labeled “Grudge”. That’s right, after a quiet few months, we have learned that the new Grudge is now on its way. To top it off, according to the clapperboard, the movie began filming on May 10th. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bki9A6cBmOj/?taken-by=sonypictures Directed by Nick Pesce, who co-wrote the remake with Jeff Buhler, the film stars Lin Shaye of the Insidious franchise, John Cho (The Exorcist), Demian Bichir (The Nun), and Andrea Riseborough (Oblivian). Sam Raimi, the man behind films like The Evil Dead, Army of Darkness, and the series “Ash vs Evil Dead”, is set to produce. He also produced the 2004 version.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 28, 2018
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Ryan Reynolds Is Headed To ‘Bremuda Triangle’ With Director Sam Raimi

Sam Raimi‘s upcoming horror film Bermuda Triangle has entered development with Skydance Productions. News has come that the film has cast one of Hollywood’s biggest names, Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds. That Hashtag Show is reporting that Reynolds will play the male lead in the film, which Raimi (Evil Dead, Ash vs Evil Dead, Drag Me to Hell) will direct. John Gatniss (Kong: Skull Island) wrote the script. Set to begin filming in September, the film will be produced by Don Granger (Annihilation), David Ellison (World War Z), and Dan Goldberg (Annihilation). “When a massive submarine carry nuclear weapons goes missing in the Bermuda Triangle, Commander Vogel enlists the help of Dr. Fisk a theoretical physicist, who while using his grandfather’s research opens a wormhole to reveal a mysterious island that is inhabited by anything lost in the triangle including Sharks, Vikings, and Nazis, in the hopes of finding the nuclear weapons.” We’ll keep you posted.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 14, 2018
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Kaya Scodelario In Talks To Star In Alexandre Aja’s ‘Crawl’

Alexandre Aja, the director behind High Tension, The Hills Have Eyes, and Horns, is set to deliver the creature feature Crawl for Paramount. THR is reporting that Maze Runner actress Kaya Scodelario has now entered into negotiations to star in the film about “a young woman, who while struggling to save her father during a Category 5 hurricane, finds herself trapped inside a flooding house, fighting for her life against Florida’s most savage and feared predators (an alligator).” Evil Dead creator Sam Raimi will be producing along with Craig Flores (300: Rise of an Empire). Crawl follows up Paramount’s’ highly-successful film A Quiet Place, which has grossed over $236 at box offices so far. Its sequel has just been announced.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 1, 2018
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