Ellen Page Set To Star in New Sam Raimi Film

Sam Raimi has another slice of genius for us entitled “Drag Me To Hell”. This news comes from the gentlemen over at /Film:

“Ellen Page has been cast in Raimi’s Drag Me to Hell, which Raimi wrote with his brother Ivan. After Spider-Man 3, Raimi has something to prove, and is returning to the genre where he made his name - horror. The director’s long-time collaborator Robert Tapert describes the film as follows: “Sam calls it a ’spook-a-blast,’ a wild ride with all the chills and spills that ‘Evil Dead’ delivered, without relying on the excessive violence of that film.” It’s a morality tale about the unwitting recipient of a supernatural curse.

Hell will begin principal photography in Los Angeles on March 17th 2008.”

Sounds great, although I must disagree on the aside about “Spiderman 3″. I thought the film was pure genius. Raimi is awesome and can do no wrong in my book, and Ellen Page has already proven herself worthy in “Hard Candy” and “Juno”.

WHY SPIDERMAN 3 DID NOT SUCK:

Arrested Development Movie Rumors

I’ve been hearing about a possible Arrested Development movie for a very long time. I’m talking like Summer 2006. I’ve always hoped it would happen, but I was skeptical that it would happen. Now with the relatively recent success of the show’s DVD life (I never undersood why they cancelled it in the first place) and the even more recent popularity booms of Michael Cera and Jason Bateman, my hopes were lifted. These week a new swirl of rumors has started. This comes from Film School Rejects:

“Apparently Jeffrey Tambor had a recent chat with the show’s executive producer, Ron Howard, and Howard asked if he’d be up for a movie reunion. He said “there’s a push to get the movie made” and plans to start pre-production after the writer’s strike ends.”

This is awesome. “Arrested Development” is one of the funniest shows to ever be on television and I think it might have been a few years ahead of its time. I’ll be following this one closely, and I cannot wait to see how it goes.

THE KID IS FUNNY

Roy Scheider Dies at 75

Sad news today, Roy Scheider who was most famous for his role as the police cheif in “Jaws”, died today. This comes from The AP by way of Google:

“Scheider died Sunday at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences hospital in Little Rock, hospital spokesman David Robinson said. The hospital did not release a cause of death.

However, hospital spokeswoman Leslie Taylor said Scheider had been treated for multiple myeloma at the hospital’s Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy for the past two years.”

While he was most known for “Jaws”, when I think of Roy Scheider, I think of “All That Jazz” and “The French Connection”, both of which earned him Oscar nominations. “All That Jazz” is one of my favorite movies, and it is a bummer to see him go. Best wishes for his family.