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Ellen Page Drops Out of Sam Raimi’s Drag Me to Hell
Published 2/29/2008 by orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com) at /Film
... The horror genre’s nasty feud with Oscar nominees continues, as Juno star Ellen Page has pulled out out of the dark place that is director Sam Raimi’s upcoming horror-thriller Drag Me to Hell. Bloody Disgusting reports that the sweet tart wasn’t happy over the latest draft of the script, which was written by Raimi and his brother Ivan Raimi, but they speculate that this is really “Oscar cold feet.” Page came aboard the film ...

Ellen Page Drops Out of Sam Raimi's Drag Me to Hell
Published 2/29/2008 by Alex Billington at FirstShowing.net
... that Ellen Page had joined Sam Raimi's upcoming horror flick Drag Me to Hell. Although that was some of the most exciting casting news we've ever heard, Bloody Disgusting has confirmed that Page has dropped out of the film. The reason they were given is that "she didn't like the latest draft of the script", but as they speculate, that just seems like the public statement given in order to cover up the real story. Either way, this is sad news for Raimi's next flick. ...

Another Weird Jackson [Short Ends]
Published 3/1/2008 by Seth at Defamer
... · Ellen Page pulls out of Sam Raimi's Drag Me to Hell, reportedly because "she didn't like the latest draft of the script." Which strikes us as just the sort of excuse someone who'd bring their lesbian power publicist as their date to the Oscars would give, doesn't it? [bloody-disgusting.com] ...

Juno drops out of Raimi's DRAG ME TO HELL!
Published 3/1/2008 by Quint at Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news.
... here. I gotta say, this news doesn't make me happy. I love Ellen Page and I love the idea of her headlining Sam Raimi's return to horror with DRAG ME TO HELL, but it seems like she had to drop out. Bloody-Disgusting had the story first , then hours later an official press release went out. Here's the press release: Los Angeles (February 29, 2008) – Ellen Page is no longer available for Sam Raimi's supernatural thriller Drag Me to Hell due to scheduling conflicts caused by a change in the start date of the production. The film is directed by Sam Raimi and written by Raimi and ...

Sadly, Ellen Page is Not Going to Hell
Published 3/2/2008 by Peter Martin at Cinematical
... Bloody Disgusting reported the news, citing an unidentified source that claimed Ms. Page didn't like the latest draft of the script by Sam and Ivan Raimi and speculating that it was really "Oscar cold feet" that caused her to change her mind three weeks after accepting the role. (That's just silly, by the way: she lost the Oscar and now she gets pickier about her roles?) On the more official front, ...

'Juno' Why Ellen Page Won't Be In Drag Me To Hell?
Published 3/2/2008 by Niall Browne at Screen Rant
... will be a disaster? Possibly. Maybe the script does suck, maybe the Juno star does have better things to do with her time or maybe she realized that a genre movie like this isn't the best way to follow up an Oscar nomination. No news yet on who will replace her, but they'll have to get their skates on as the film goes into production soon. I'll keep you posted on any further developments! Sources: BloodyDisgusting and Aintitcool TrackBack (0) | Comments ...

Ellen Page Of Juno Fame Drops Out Of Sam Raimi’s ‘Drag Me To Hell’
Published 3/3/2008 by Dave Parrack at At The Movies - Film News and Reviews
... Bloody Disgusting first broke the story on Friday, and claimed that her reasons for not being available revolved around not liking the latest draft of the script. A few hours later, an official press release was published, which didn’t really tally with this. According to ...

Ellen Page Drops Out of Sam Raimi's Drag Me to Hell - Updated!
Published 3/3/2008 by Alex Billington at FirstShowing.net
... that Ellen Page had joined Sam Raimi's upcoming horror flick Drag Me to Hell. Although that was some of the most exciting casting news we've ever heard, Bloody Disgusting has confirmed that Page has dropped out of the film. The reason they were given is that "she didn't like the latest draft of the script", but as they speculate, that just seems like the public statement given in order to cover up the real story. Either way, this is sad news for Raimi's next flick. ...

Ellen Page Decides She Doesn’t Want to Go to Hell
Published 3/3/2008 at Movie Blog
... Sam Raimi’s Drag Me to Hell . If you ask Ghost House Pictures and Mandate Pictures the reason why, they gave this explanation to Variety: ““We were racing to start production so that we could accommodate Ellen’s schedule. But like so many other productions trying to start before the potential SAG strike date, this one needed more time, and we had to push back the start of production.” But if you ask a certain horror-centered website, you get a different story. Bloody Disgusting broke the news first about Page dropping out of the horror film and their intel said the reason ...

ELLEN PAGE OFF SAM RAIMI MOVIE
Published 3/3/2008 at FilmDrunk.com
... Ellen Page dropped out of Drag Me to Hell, a horror movie from Spiderman trilogy/Evil Dead director Sam Raimi, some say because she didn't like the script, ...

Ellen Page Drops Drag Me
Published 3/3/2008 at Horror Hacker
Ellen Page, who last week narrowly avoided winning an Oscar statuette for Best Actress, has also now narrowly avoided starring in Sam Raimi's return to horror, Drag Me To Hell , Bloody-Disgusting reports. The uproar from the rising star's fans when she ...