Sam Raimi would like to direct a Stephen King movie, he revealed to Cinemablend during a press day interview for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. When asked what particular King novels he would be interested in, he mentioned his favorites, some of which have already been adapted for the screen by previous filmmakers. Raimi gained popularity after writing, directing and executive producing 1981’s The Evil Dead, the cult classic starring Raimi’s friend Bruce Campbell as Ash. Raimi is responsible for writing and directing the first three films in the horror saga.

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After completing Evil Dead II, Raimi directed and co-wrote Darkman, his first journey in the superhero film genre. Following Darkman, Raimi demonstrated his range while working on various films across genres, including comedies, dramas and a western. Raimi directed his Spider-Man Trilogy, starring Tobey Maguire, making him one of the most popular directors of the early 2000s. Spider-Man made history when it became the first film to gross over $100 million in a single weekend. He followed the successful trilogy with a return to horror with the supernatural Drag me to Hell.

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Given Raimi’s work history and his position as one of horror’s top filmmakers, his desire to work with the respected author should come as no surprise.

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“Oh, absolutely. I love The Shining, but someone already had that. And I loved Carrie, but that had already been made by the time I had read it. And then his Night Shift collection is so brilliant. So many of those stories would’ve made great movies. Rob Reiner made a great one that I wanted to make too. So there’s been plenty of great King stories that I wish I could get involved with. Maybe in the future we can work together,” Raimi told Cinemablend.

The Sam Raimi and Stephen King Connection

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Raimi stepping behind the camera to direct a Stephen King novel would not be the first time the two cross paths.

After King watched The Evil Dead at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival, he publicly called it his fifth favorite horror movie of all time in a review for Twilight Magazine. With King’s support, the movie gained attention and a national release from New Line Cinema.

In the 1990s, Raimi worked as an actor in the miniseries versions of two of King’s most popular books: playing a gas station attendant in The Shining and as Bobby Terry, one of Randall Flagg’s henchmen, in The Stand.

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