Sam Raimi's new horror movie, Send Help, receives an exciting production update in a new behind-the-scenes photo. Directed by Raimi and written by Mark Swift and Damian Shannon, the duo known for Freddy vs. Jason and the 2009 Friday the 13th reboot, the survival horror film follows a woman and her boss who struggle to stay alive on a remote island after a plane crash. The movie stars the Oscar-nominated Rachel McAdams alongside Chris Pang, Dylan O'Brien, and Dennis Haysbert. n1d56

ing Rachel McAdams, Dylan O'Brien is set to headline Spider-Man director Sam Raimi's horror thriller from 20th Century Studios. McAdams was in talks to star back in October 2024, months after the Evil Dead director closed the deal for the movie in July. Raimi has been mostly involved in the horror genre as a producer in recent years, working on projects such as Netflix's hit horror thriller Don't Move and 2023's Evil Dead Rise. The last time Raimi served as a director was 2022's Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

While Sam Raimi is revered as one of the all-time great horror directors, Netflix's 2024 release Don't Move highlights a disappointing ongoing trend in his career. The movie, directed by Brian Netto and Adam Schindler, has Raimi as a high-profile producer, highlighting his ongoing investment and interest in the horror genre. However, despite having helmed genre classics like The Evil Dead and Drag Me To Hell, there is a disappointing truth to Sam Raimi's movie career that Don't Move exemplifies.

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness star Rachel McAdams is currently in talks to Sam Raimi’s Send Help. Serving as his first return to the horror genre since 2009’s Drag Me To Hell, Raimi first boarded the project as director and producer back in July 2024. McAdams first collaborated with Raimi on 2022’s Doctor Strange sequel, reprising her previous Marvel Cinematic Universe role as Benedict Cumberbatch’s unrequited love interest, Dr. Christine Palmer.

It has been more than two years since director Sam Raimi's Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was released, and we finally have an update on what his next project is. Raimi is set to return to horror, which is his area of expertise. As a fan of horror films, I couldn't be more excited to know that Raimi will be revisiting the genre that kick-started his career in Hollywood. Ever since his feature film directorial debut in 1977 with It's Murder!, Raimi has, arguably, left a bigger mark on Hollywood horror than any other director.

Having recently made his directorial return with Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Sam Raimi is officially returning to the horror genre with Send Help. Raimi first broke out in the world of filmmaking with his creation of the Evil Dead franchise, though would later expand his genre horizons with everything from the Western thriller The Quick and the Dead to the sports drama For Love of the Game. His most notable non-horror work has been in the superhero genre, having helmed the Tobey Maguire-led Spider-Man trilogy, as well as cult classic original creation Darkman and Doctor Strange sequels.

Horror heavyweights James Wan and Sam Raimi are teaming up for a mystery project titled The Burden. Both filmmakers are well known for their work within the horror genre, with Wan directing Saw, Insidious, and The Conjuring, each of which launched a film franchise. Raimi, on the other hand, rose to fame with his cult classic Evil Dead series and returned to his horror-comedy roots years later with Drag Me to Hell.

There are many big names and popular actors that are impossible to forget in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy, but others may have faded from memory. The MCU’s Spider-Man movies, starring Tom Holland, have rightfully garnered praise for how they’ve built up the hero as central to the franchise, but the charm and tone of Raimi’s trilogy will forever keep it cemented as a Marvel movie mainstay. Fortunately, there’s been a deep resurgence in appreciation for the movies thanks to Raimi directing Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Spider-Man: No Way Home bringing back Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Alfred Molina, and Thomas Haden Church.

Despite being a horror vet, Sam Raimireveals his favorite movie of his own is that of A Simple Plan rather than The Evil Dead franchise. Raimi got his start with the latter movies centered on a group of college friends coming under attack from demonic forces at a cabin in the woods. The years since have seen him venture into a variety of other genres, most notably that of the superhero world with Darkman, the Tobey Maguire-led Spider-Man trilogy and the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

Sam Raimi is known for his directorial style, but a big part of why he was chosen to direct Spider-Man was thanks to his acting. Raimi got his start making indie films in college with close friends like Scott Spiegel and Bruce Campbell, who Raimi would collaborate with regularly on future projects. Some of Raimi's hits include the Evil Dead series and a short unknown comedy film called Indian Summer. It was thanks to this last film that Raimi was brought on to direct Spider-Man, introducing the character to the big screen like never before and opening the door for superhero films that have dominated the box office ever since.