Sam Raimi found people willing to go to the Fifty States of Fear
The fact that the master of horror and the father of the legendary "Evil Dead" Sam Raimi signed up to create the teleanthology "50 states of fear" for the new platform Quibi, it became known last year. The first season of the project called "Fifty States of Fear" will be based on eerie legends that go around the territories of different states: Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Oregon and Washington. As it became known, the creators of the show have recently decided on the casting: a list of actors who will take part in the project, and the names of some episodes, have appeared on the Internet.Travis Fimmel (Vikings), Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) and John Marshall Jones (The Weeping Curse) will appear in The Golden Hand, which will be based on the famous Michigan legend. Brothers Ivan and Sam Raimi participated in writing the script for the series, and the latter also acted as a director. Christina Ricci ("Zelda: The Beginning of Everything") and Jacob Batalon ("Avengers: Infinity War") in the series "Red Rum" will tell the worst story of Colorado. Ming-Na ("Darkness") will star in "America's Biggest Skein of Twine," which is based on a legend from Kansas. In the episode `` Almost on target '' starring Taissa Farmiga (The Curse of the Nun) and Ron Livingston (The Conjuring). The story will tell of Iowa's urban legend and the script will be written by the natives of this state - Scott Beck and Brian Woods. Asa Butterfield ("Sex Education") appears in the series "Gray Cloud Island", based on the Minnesota horror story.  “The driving force for us as a studio is to advance the careers of new talent that we bring together with renowned masters,” said Van Toffler, CEO of Gunpowder & Sky, which creates the show. -For the Fifty States of Fear Project we brought together a group of outstanding but dissimilar performers, fearless horror ideologues, and partnered with Sam Raimi to oversee the creative process. This formula ensures that we get tons of really creepy stories. ”.  The Quibi platform plans to launch in April next year and has already announced how it will differ from competitors: episodes of any series will last no more than ten minutes, and it will be possible to watch the show of this service only on mobile devices. Source: Deadline The Topic of Article: Sam Raimi found people willing to go to the Fifty States of Fear. |
