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You've got to hand it to director Sam Raimi. The man has been behind one of the biggest cult classics of all-time with "Evil Dead II" and at the other end of the spectrum, he''s helmed three of the most commercially successful movies with the "Spider-Man" franchise.

Sam Raimi 's low-budget horror classic The Evil Dead will be returning to the big screen for a midnight movie run.

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It looks like the Spider-Man team took a hint. According to MarketSaw , Spider-Man 4 will shed the Spider-Man 3 multi-villain disaster and stick to just one villain, and that baddie will be - drum roll please - The Lizard! Last week we told you that Dylan Baker confirmed his involvement in the fourth film.

HOME > NEWS / SHOWBIZ > SHOWBIZ > Dafoe was first choice for Batman's The Joker SHOWBIZ Tuesday October 27,2009 JACK NICHOLSON almost lost out on the role of The Joker in 1989's BATMAN movie - because SPIDER-MAN star WILLEM DAFOE was director TIM BURTON's first choice.

Self-mutilation and decapitation and murderous demons are not typically the stuff of musical theater, even at its edgiest or campiest best.

Curt Conners exposes himself to chemicals that end up mutating him into a lizard-like creature with super strength.

But it's not clear whether the "Spider-Man" star will play a role. A judge yesterday set a Dec.

The Ringwald's staging of "Evil Dead: The Musical" comes with an important distinction: It's playing just a stone's throw from the building where the "Evil Dead" filmmakers once had their production offices.

It may have been a foregone conclusion, but Dylan Baker himself confirmed the good news that he would indeed be reprising his role as Peter Parker's one-armed Professor/mentor, during a Q&A for Mike Dougherty's "Trick-r-Treat" . While Dr.

Emily Kester and TJ Austin are in UNCGa s production of Evil Dead. Credit: Chris English/News & Record Want to go? What: "Evil Dead: The Musical" When: 7 and 10 p.m. Friday, Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Oct.

Actor Tobey Maguire and filmmaker Adam Shankman are teaming up to adapt Broadway musical Rock Of Ages for the big screen.

Hey everyone. Capone in Chicago here. It's difficult to think of another actor working today that has the range, the credibility, and the guts that Willem Dafoe has, and has had for nearly 30 years of film acting.

Plus see the Toy Story 3 trailer, Los Lobos releases a Disney album, and does Ryan Reynolds in drag really sound all that funny? Actor Chris Pine parades on the red carpet as hhe arrives at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood for the premiere of the movie 'Star Trek' in Los Angeles on April 30, 2009 - AFP/Getty Images Sacha Howells , Oct 16, ...

Tobey Maguire, right, presents Stan Lee with the Comic-Con Icon Award at the "Scream Awards" on Saturday, Oct.

Jim Sturgess and Kirsten Dunst make an awkward couple. I'm a fan of Across the Universe and even though 21 isn't a quality film, Sturgess still shows he's harboring major potential.

"I think having so many villains detracted from the experience. I would agree with the criticism." Raimi also said that he has learned some new lessons and storytelling tricks from doing Drag Me To Hell .

It's the end of the week, and we've got a bunch of news stories in the bin here at Reject HQ that we'd like to share with you.

Coventry Telegraph recently spoke to Sam Raimi about a lot of things; of particular interest were his thoughts on how he'd approach SPIDER-MAN 4. Raimi spoke about the comic book movie franchise in the print edition of DVD & Blu-ray Review.

Italian flick 'Suspiria' is among the films being screened. 25 Hour Horror Feast After 80 years, The Little Theatre is trying something new.

There's a story on one of Kevin Smith's comedy DVDs where he talks about being on the set of Live Free or Die Hard .

As of two week's ago Venom writing duties fell to Zombieland co-writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick.

There's been a serious development on the World of Warcraft movie front. Director Sam Raimi recently told MTV , that the studio has found a writer in Saving Private Ryan scribe, Robert Rodat .

Sam Raimi Tobey Maguire made his big-screen debut as Peter Parker - the nerdy high school student who moonlights as a web-throwing superhero - in 2002, at the age of 26.

According to today's Variety , Sony is prepping to make a Venom flick - you remember, the bad guy Topher Grace played in Spider-Man 3 - to be written and directed by Seabiscuit 's Gary Ross.

Spider-Man spinoff Venom is gearing up with Gary Ross in to do a rewrite and possibly direct.

The film is due out March May 5th, 2011. Raimi also said that Gary Ross is doing a rewrite of the script using notes that Raimi gave him and that a production designer has already started designing sets and environments.

Home : Features : Movies : 'Spider-man' Spin-off 'Venom' in the Works 'Spider-man' Spin-off 'Venom' in the Works 8-Oct-2009 Written by: Pahull Bains A 'Spider-man' spin-off movie revolving around villain Venom is soon to be developed by Columbia Pictures.

This week we're taking a look at four major trilogies from this decade that are looking toadd a fourth filmdespite substantial challenges -- not least among those challenges theskepticism of moviegoers who may wonder if some of theseHollywood vehicles are running on empty.

" As twilight descends upon The Greek Theatre, Spike TV presents "SCREAM 2009," an evening where galaxies collide and genres unite for the ultimate celebration of all things sci-fi, fantasy, horror and comic book.

The Twinkie defense probably wouldn't have gotten him off the hook, but the "I'm too stupid" defense sure worked for a man accused of robbing Kirsten Dunst and it was all thanks to one juror.

Kirsten Dunst attends the Glamour Reel Moments party held at the Directors Guild of America on October 9, 2007 in Hollywood, California Getty Images Kirsten Dunst is gorgeous in gold at the Rodarte Spring 2010 fashion show on September 15, 2009 in New York, New York Kirsten Dunst attends the 2009 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln ...

What: 'Evil Dead: The Musical' When: 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, 6 p.m. Sundays .