Sam Raimi
has revealed an unusual list of titles for his Ghost House Pictures production
company. They have done well releasing horror films like
Boogeyman and
The Messengers,
but now it appears even their less successful films will be getting sequels.
"The sequel to the
Rise
movie, Rise 2, that’s on the fast track to production written by Ben
Ketai," said Raimi.
Rise barely hit theaters despite starring
Lucy Liu and
Michael
Chiklis. Ketai has written additional side projects attached to Ghost House
films like The Grudge
and 30 Days of
Night. Can he get the big stars to come back?
"I don’t know. It’s just being written now. We haven’t
talked about casting yet."
The Grudge may have been Ghost House’s biggest hit
but the sequel suffered an enormous loss of audience. Despite that, there’s
still some heat on The Grudge. "Right now, a screenplay for Grudge 3
is being written. We’re hoping, if we get the right script, to go into
production but the writer’s strike may impact that. It may impact everything
that I’m saying, I’ll just say that."
The third upcoming project for Ghost House at least does
not have any negative buzz attached to it. "There’s currently Drag Me to Hell.
We’re hoping to go into production on that. That’s the curse movie directed by
Jeff Lynch, a first time live-action director. Hopefully that’ll go into
production this winter also."
