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Sam Raimi Almost Directed ‘The Fly 2’?!
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!
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Keanu Reeves Describes Untitled Time Loop Thriller from Director Tim Miller as ‘Groundhog Day’ With Sharks
At one point known as Shiver, Tim Miller‘s (Deadpool, Terminator: Dark Fate) next movie doesn’t yet have a title, but star Keanu Reeves offers a very intriguing tease this week.
Chatting with Collider, Reeves explains what drew him to the mysterious upcoming project from director Tim Miller. He tells the outlet, “Sharks. Time machine. Groundhog Day.”
That lines up with early plot details that surfaced earlier this year, with the film said to center on a “smuggler in the middle of a deadly double-cross while on a job in the Caribbean Sea.”
That synopsis continued, “Surrounded by bodies, hostile mercenaries, and bloodthirsty sharks, the man finds himself in a time loop and scrambling to break the cycle.”
Callie Cooke (“The Stranger”), Stefan Kapičić (Deadpool), Steven Waddington (Sleepy Hollow), Nicholas Duvernay (“The White Lotus”), Abraham Popoola (Cruella), Anastasia Safonov, and Bobby Holland Hanton (Thor: Love and Thunder) also star.
Ian Shorr (Splinter, Infinite) penned the screenplay for the sci-fi thriller, which had previously been described as having shades of Edge of Tomorrow and The Shallows.
Stay tuned for more on the untitled Warner Bros. project.
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