A new “Darkman” movie is in the works. Original helmer Sam Raimi is having a hard time finding the money, but according to Dread Central, that hasn’t stopped him from hiring “Don’t Move” directors Brian Netto and Adam Schindler in his pitch to studios around town.
Raimi first worked with the duo on the Quibi series “50 States of Fright,” which led to “Don’t Move,” a psychological horror film that hit big on Netflix last year.
Netto and Schindler have not been shy in calling this “Darkman” reboot a dream project. In 2014, they told THR, “We’ve got a love and an affinity for Darkman,” with Netto adding, “Darkman was my favorite film for a good portion of my life. It was the movie.”
Raimi tells MovieWeb that despite his best efforts to make “Darkman,” with “a script and two great directors,” there are still “some difficulties with the financing.” So this isn’t a done deal—the film is still in the waiting stage.
Raimi wrote and directed the 1990 superhero movie, which starred Liam Neeson as a scientist who returns from the dead to exact revenge on the people who burned him alive.
I’m sure you already know how I feel about this great film being rebooted for modern sensibilities: I hate the idea. Scrolling through Raimi’s filmography, “Darkman” might be one of the top five movies of his career—alongside “A Simple Plan,” “Spider-Man 2,” “Army of Darkness,” “Drag Me To Hell,” and “Evil Dead II.”