{"id":1995499,"date":"2025-09-03T21:26:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T21:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1995499"},"modified":"2025-09-03T21:26:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T21:26:11","slug":"evil-deads-sam-raimi-remaking-classic-1970s-horror-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/evil-deads-sam-raimi-remaking-classic-1970s-horror-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"Evil Dead\u2019s Sam Raimi Remaking Classic 1970s Horror Movie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"relative mb-6 aisummary_shadowPulse__HDPrM\">\n<div class=\"box-content rounded-[14px] bg-gradient-to-b from-[#c938e3] to-[#4941fb] p-0.5\" style=\"max-height:5rem\">\n<div class=\"rounded-xl bg-[#fcfbfb] dark:bg-inkwell px-5\">\n<div class=\"relative flex justify-between py-5 text-base font-semibold\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\"><button aria-label=\"Visually show the key takeways description\" class=\"group z-2\" data-ylk=\"elm:card;itc:1;sec:ai-summary;slk:key-takeaways;\"><span class=\"group relative text-left transition-all duration-1000 ease-in-out\"><svg class=\"absolute size-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><lineargradient id=\"svg-ai-icon-gradient\" x1=\"12.5\" x2=\"12.5\" y1=\"2.5\" y2=\"21.5\" gradientunits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#3941FD\"\/><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#D136E0\"\/><\/lineargradient><\/svg><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mr-1\" fill=\"url(#svg-ai-icon-gradient)\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M21.5 6.5a6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4-4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4-4M3.5 14A12.69 12.69 0 0 0 11 6.5a12.69 12.69 0 0 0 7.5 7.5 12.69 12.69 0 0 0-7.5 7.5A12.7 12.7 0 0 0 3.5 14m7.5 3.638A14.5 14.5 0 0 0 7.362 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 10.362 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 14.638 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 17.638\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"sr-only !absolute !w-[310px] max-w-[80vw] translate-y-full rounded-lg bg-white text-sm font-normal opacity-0 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity ease-in-out group-hover:not-sr-only group-hover:block group-hover:p-4 group-hover:opacity-100 group-hover:delay-300 group-focus-visible:not-sr-only group-focus-visible:block group-focus-visible:p-4 group-focus-visible:opacity-100 dark:border dark:border-charcoal dark:bg-inkwell dark:shadow-dark-elevation-3\" id=\"_R_5cmadd2lcapbsnpfcddb_\" style=\"bottom:-2px\">Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. 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Raimi has teamed up with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.comingsoon.net\/tag\/lionsgate\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Lionsgate;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Lionsgate<\/a> to develop and produce the reimagining through his Raimi Productions banner.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Who is involved in Sam Raimi\u2019s Magic remake?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Besides Raimi, Chris Hammond and Tim Sullivan will also serve as producers on the Magic remake, along with Roy Lee and Raimi Productions\u2019 Zainab Azizi. The project will be written by Mark Swift and Damian Shannon. This marks the scribes\u2019 latest collaboration with Raimi. They first co-wrote the screenplay for the Spider-Man director\u2019s next horror directorial feature, titled<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.comingsoon.net\/tag\/send-help\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Send Help;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> Send Help<\/a>, which will arrive in theaters on January 30, 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The upcoming horror remake will also be executive-produced by Andrew Childs for Vertigo and Paul Fishkin, with Meredith Wieck and Pavan Kalidindi overseeing the project for Lionsgate. At the moment, the project has no director, cast, or target release date attached to it yet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the original movie, Hopkins played the role of Corky, a magician who reaches fame alongside his ventriloquist\u2019s dummy, the obnoxious and wisecracking Fats, whom Corky cannot control. It was directed by Richard Attenborough from a screenplay written by William Goldman, based on Goldman\u2019s novel of the same name. The cast also included Ann-Margret, Burgess Meredith, Ed Lauter, E. J. Andr\u00e9, and more. The movie currently holds a Tomatometer rating of 87% on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/magic\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Rotten Tomatoes;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>, based on 23 reviews.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.comingsoon.net\/movies\/news\/2023407-sam-raimi-remaking-classic-1970s-horror-movie\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Evil Dead\u2019s Sam Raimi Remaking Classic 1970s Horror Movie;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Evil Dead\u2019s Sam Raimi Remaking Classic 1970s Horror Movie<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.comingsoon.net\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV &amp; Streaming News, and More;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">ComingSoon.net &#8211; Movie Trailers, TV &amp; Streaming News, and More<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. 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