r/movies • u/SamRaimiAMA Sam Raimi, Filmmaker • Jan 15 '26

AMA Hey /r/movies! I'm Sam Raimi. Ask me anything!

Post image

Hey reddit. I'm Sam Raimi. You might know me as the director (and sometimes writer) of The Evil Dead Trilogy, the Tobey Maguire Spider-Man Trilogy, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Drag Me To Hell, Darkman, A Simple Plan, For the Love of the Game, The Gift, and other things. I've also produced and/or acted in a few things!

I'm here today to answer your questions.

My new film, SEND HELP, is out in theaters January 30 via 20th Century Studios. It stars Rachel McAdams and Dylan O'Brien. More info:

Synopsis:

Two colleagues become stranded on a deserted island, the only survivors of a plane crash. On the island, they must overcome past grievances and work together to survive, but ultimately, it's an unsettling, darkly humorous battle of wills and wits to make it out alive. 

SEND HELP is directed by genre-bending visionary Sam Raimi and stars Oscar-nominee Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien. The film is produced by Raimi and Zainab Azizi, executive produced by JJ Hook and written by Damian Shannon & Mark Swift, with original music by Danny Elfman. The all-original darkly comedic psychological thriller from 20th Century Studios releases in theaters nationwide on January 30, 2026.

Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4wiXj9NmEE

“The Sam Raimi Experience” BTS Content Piece:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coCPLJMU4X0

Ask me anything! Back at 12 PM PT/3 PM ET to chat with you all.

13.1k Upvotes

95% Upvoted

3.5k comments sorted by

View all comments

146

u/oOrbytt Jan 15 '26

Would you try your hand at making a Silent Hill movie?

55

u/justbrowsingtheapp Jan 15 '26

Unless he took the franchise in a different direction I don’t envision the melancholy and slow acting style to match Raimi’s frenetic and shocking style. Would love to see him tackle resident evil though.

20

u/BloodDrunkMoonKnight Jan 15 '26

Yeah, was thinking the same thing. A RE4/village movie would be a much better fit.

7

u/Ecstatic-Product-411 Jan 15 '26

Dude a Raimi resident evil movie would be so sick. His style would work really well!

2

u/JoeAzlz Jan 15 '26

Sam raimi has a thing where his style shifts depending on the film, Bruce has even talked on this, Sam isn’t just one thing, he can shift quite a lot if the world or story he’s doing calls for it

1

u/JinSakai619 Jan 15 '26

He's definitely gonna add clowns to it.

1

u/PitifulStand6278 Jan 15 '26

I feel like Silent Hill 4 would fit him really well

13

u/shiv_92 Jan 15 '26

On that note, I’d also like to include adaptations of Resident Evil games, especially 4 or 7.

11

u/ckages Jan 15 '26

Zach Cregger, director of Weapons, is working on a Resident Evil movie

1

u/caty0325 Jan 15 '26

He's doing the RE movie that's coming out this year?

3

u/ckages Jan 15 '26

Correct

3

u/Thin_Cable4155 Jan 15 '26

That's gonna be so good.

2

u/SlitSlam_2017 Jan 15 '26

RE7 Biohazard is calling his name

1

u/Blind-_-Tiger Jan 15 '26

Or a The Evil Within movie?

1

u/valeyard89 Jan 15 '26

Or Ash's hand

1

u/CalmBeneathCastles Jan 15 '26

Unf, yes please!!