Take a look at this movie trailer video for Sam Raimi’s latest, “Drag Me to Hell” – it will seriously freak your freak. Drag Me to Hell stars Alison Lohman and Justin Long; it’s Sam Raimi’s first directing gig since Spider-Man 3.

Drag Me to Hell hits theaters on May 29.

Sounds like the power team of actor Tobey Maguire and director Sam Raimi will be back for Spider-Man 4 and Spider-Man 5 sequels. The pair are currently in talks with Sony to make the next two installments of the popular comic book franchise.

This puts to rest the rumors that another actor would play the role of Spider-Man in upcoming sequels. Read the rest of this entry »

Sam Raimi, the director of the “Spider-Man” films, will be directing an upcoming Disney superhero film called “The Transplants.”

“The Transplants” comes from writers Adam Jay Epstein and Andrew Jacobson, who brought you “Not Another Teen Movie,” so expect plenty of comedy. Read the rest of this entry »

Since Peter Jackson has other obligations, he’ll not be directing the two upcoming “The Hobbit” movies. He will executive produce The Hobbit, now that he’s settled his lawsuit with New Line Cinema. Directing duties are falling to Sam Raimi, who’s probably best known for directing the first three Spiderman films, Evil Dead, The Messengers, 30 Days of Night (video clip below), and various other horror filcks.

Filming is supposed to start immediately. Raimi is also directing Wizard’s First Rule for 2008, a TV mini-series based on Terry Goodkind’s popular “Sword of Truth” adventure-fantasy novels. In addition, he’s producing several TV series and movies. 2008: Wizard’s First Rule, Drag Me to Hell, Dibbuk Box; 2009: Armored, The Grudge 3, The Evil Dead, Priest, and an untitled project.