LOHMAN TAKES PAGE'S PLACE IN RAIMI'S 'HELL' (THR, VAR, SCR)
By Nancy Tartaglione-Vialatte
Alison Lohman will replace Ellen Page in Sam Raimi's horror film "Drag Me to Hell." Lohman will play a woman who is the unwitting recipient of a supernatural curse in the story written by Raimi and his brother, Ivan. Principal photography begins March 31 in Los Angeles.
Page, it was reported over the weekend, dropped out over a scheduling conflict after "Hell" was delayed from its March 17 start date because of a protracted preproduction period.
The project comes from Ghost House and Mandate Pictures with Universal handling domestic distribution and select international territories. Mandate International will handle the remaining territories.
Film is Raimi�s first directing effort since �Spider-Man 3.�
Lohman recently voiced a role in "Beowulf," appeared in "Things We Lost in the Fire" and will star in Lionsgate's "Game."
Rob Tapert, Grant Curtis and Josh Donen are producing. Nathan Kahane and Joe Drake exec produce.
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