DARKMAN Legacy Sequel In The Works At Universal According To Sam Raimi

A new Darkman legacy sequel is abound, according to statements from filmmaker Sam Raimi via The Wrap, who also wants actor Liam Neeson back should things move ahead. “Yes. Universal is talking about a ‘Darkman’ sequel. There’s a producer attached,” Raimi confirmed. “I haven’t heard the story yet or gone into it, I’ve been so busy with this movie. But I think it’s cool.” Neeson’s first action role in 1990, Raimi directed the original thriller billed as an ode to Universal’s classic 1930s monster movies and noir thrillers akin to superhero epics like Batman and The Shadow. The film centers on a scientist thrust into a full-scale war against a major crime boss when near-fatal accident transforms him into a decrepit, monstrous vigilante. Heavily bandanged and armed with super-strength and only a nascent breakthrough treatment of synthetic, photosensitive skin that lasts only 100 minutes, our dark hero ventures into the […]

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