In an interview with Now Playing (http://www.nowplayingmag.com) Sam Raimi revealed that they have decided on who will be the villain in Spider-Man 3, but he’s not saying who it is.
“Alvin Sargent is writing the screenplay right now,” Raimi told the site. “I’m not supposed to [talk about the villain]. When Sony Pictures decides to release the villain they do it in conjunction with Marvel Comic books. Avi Arad is the president there and my producer, and they’re really the ones that decide how they’re going to present this to the fans of the comic and they love doing it with a lot of drama and a big splash. So they consult with me, but it’s really something…they really want to please the fans and do it in a very particular way.”
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Producer Rob Tapert also talked to the magazine about the Evil Dead remake that he, Raimi, and original star Bruce Campbell are producing. In regards to recasting the project, Tapert says, “It will be off of the original movie. It’s five kids go to a cabin, but it’s not a continuation of the existing ‘Evil Dead’ backstory.”
And while Evil Dead put Raimi on the “it” list, Tapert says they’re hoping to do the same with another filmmaker. “There are people who we would like to give a chance to create their own vision as to what ‘Evil Dead’ is, so we’re kind of hearing what other people’s take might be and moving forward along those lines.”
Something that may be of interest to fans, Dante Tomaselli is apparently very interested in directing this remake. Tomaselli says he’s a huge fan of Sam Raimi’s original and would clear his schedule if someone chose him to direct the recently announced remake.
“I’d love to direct an Evil Dead project. I’ve been wanting to make an all-out zombie splatter film for a long time. Something hard-core and gory as hell. I like that Tapert wants to produce a film that is an “assault.” I have a track record…3 features now — and I can certainly work on low budgets. Hell, I even have Ellen (Cheryl from the original) Sandweiss in my new film, Satan’s Playground. She had so many interesting stories to tell about the making of the original. I’m planning on shooting The Ocean next, but I’d drop everything if this opportunity presented itself. I’m a die-hard Evil Dead fan; I saw the cult classic in 1981 in theaters when I was 11″.
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In an interview with Sci-Fi Wire (http://www.scifi.com), Nick Stahl revealed that it is unlikely he or Claire Danes will return for Terminator 4.
Stahl says, “None of the cast is coming back. The [T4] story is changing conceptually. I believe it’s a jump to the future, so my character will be quite a bit older. That’s all that I know. So I’m not coming back, which is a drag.”
It’s also been revealed that while filmmakers has written in a cameo for Arnold Schwarzenegger, Schwarzenegger will not film the sequence unless the movie is filmed in California. Currently, plans are for Terminator 4 to be filmed overseas.
Credit: Cinecon.com
