Well this sure would’ve been different.
Just three years after David Cronenberg unleashed The Fly, one of the all-time best horror movie remakes, the practical effects-heavy film spawned a sequel in the form of 1989’s The Fly 2. The directorial debut of effects artist Chris Walas, the sequel centered on the son of Seth Brundle, and it was co-written by Mick Garris from a story by Garris.
But did you know that Garris’ story was almost brought to life by a fresh-off-Evil Dead 2 Sam Raimi?!
On the latest episode of podcast Post Mortem with Mick Garris, guest Bryan Fuller (“Hannibal,” “American Gods”) and host Garris took some time to gush over Raimi’s Evil Dead 2, praising it for its pitch-perfect blend of horror and comedy. The conversation led to Garris revealing the fun fact about The Fly 2, which to my knowledge had never before been told.
“When I was writing Fly 2, originally Sam Raimi was going to direct it, on the strength of Evil Dead 2,” Garris told Fuller. “It would’ve been a VERY different movie. Then [Sam] and his brother wrote a different treatment that went way out to cloud wacky land, and that would’ve been amazing. And it didn’t work out.”
Let’s see that treatment, Sam!
