After my blog about computer-generated effects (CGI), I went
out and watched Evil Dead again. Although there was some CGI in there, I
really dug the film even more the second time around. I am a fan of the majority of the remakes of American
horror films, but I feel that Evil Dead
is by far the best of the bunch.
It has been doing very well in its theatrical run. It had a wide release of 3,025 theaters on
April 5th, in the United States.
As of May 8th, it has grossed over $53 million domestically
and over another $23 million worldwide. Since
it had an estimated production budget of $17 million, that’s comes to an
estimated worldwide net profit of $59.5 million.
With that kind of profit, it’s no surprise that Ghost House
Pictures is planning a sequel. Sam Raimi,
director of the original and producer of the remake, is considering the
possibility of making a sequel to Army of
Darkness. Also with these profits
the possibility of another remake is back in development. I am talking about the remake of Clive
Barker’s 1987 classic Hellraiser.
The rumors started swirling back in 2006 of the possible
remake. Pascal Laugier was attached to
direct, but he left the production citing creative differences. In 2010, Todd Farmer was brought in to write
the script while Patrick Lussier was brought into direct. These are the two men responsible for the
successful My Bloody Valentine
remake. However as of 2012, the Hellraiser remake has been on the back
burner, but rumors are starting to swirl that it may actually be coming soon
than you think.
The way I see it, Hollywood as already remade some of the
greatest American horror films of the past with great success. I don’t think they’ll be stopping anytime
soon, so why not go ahead and make another classic in Hellraiser?
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