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Samuel Marshall Raimi (/ˈreɪmi/ RAY-mee; born October 23, 1959) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for writing and directing the Evil Dead trilogy (1981–1992) and directing the Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007). He also directed Darkman (1990), The Quick and the Dead (1995), A Simple Plan (1998), The Gift (2000), Drag Me to Hell (2009), Oz the Great and Powerful (2013), and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022). His films are known for their highly dynamic visual style, inspired by comic books and slapstick comedy. He founded the production companies Renaissance Pictures in 1979 and Ghost House Pictures in 2002. Raimi has also produced several successful television series, including Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995–1997), its spin-off Xena: Warrior Princess (1995–2001), and Ash vs Evil Dead (2015–2018) starring longtime friend and collaborator Bruce Campbell, reprising his role in the Evil Dead franchise. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Raimi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Spider-Man Beyond Fire is a 2027 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. It was directed by Neill Blomkamp, written by Sam Raimi and Jon Watts, and produced by Marvel Studios and Legendary Pictures and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, it is the third installment in the Spider-Man Multiverse. The film stars Gabriel Luna as Miguel O'Hara / Spider-Man alongside Emma Stone, Jake Gyllenhaal, Kirsten Dunst, Caleb McLaughlin, Tom Holland, Andrew Garfield, Justice Smith, Zendaya, Tobey Maguire, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Michael Shannon. In the film, Miguel O'Hara and the rest of the Spider Society must enter the multiverse to stop a resurrected Mysterio and escaped convict Alonzo Lincoln from destroying it. Spider-Man Beyond Fire opened in theaters on December 3rd, 2027; the film received generally positive reviews from critics and audiences, praising the film for its cast (particularly Luna, Stone, Holland, and Gyllenhaal), visual effects, action sequences, costume designs, the darker tone, direction, Hans Zimmer's musical score, screenplay, and emotional weight, but its story received mixed responses. It was also a financial success like the rest of the Spider-Man Multiverse films, grossing $1.2 billion worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing film in the series and of 2027. A sequel is in development.
