Summary

• Horror heavyweights James Wan and Sam Raimi are teaming up for a mystery project titled The Burden.
• The project was mentioned in a report on film projects that will be turned into video games.
• If The Burden is a faithful adaptation of the Dutch short film of the same name, it will fall well within the horror genre.

Horror heavyweights Sam Raimi are teaming up for a mystery project titled The Burden. Both filmmakers are well known for their work within the horror genre, with Wan directing Saw, Insidious, and The Conjuring, each of which launched a film franchise. Raimi, on the other hand, rose to fame with his cult classic Evil Dead series and returned to his horror-comedy roots years later with Drag Me to Hell.

Now, according to Deadline, Wan and Raimi are teaming up to produce a film project titled The Burden. However, details are sparse. The project was mentioned as part of a larger report on film projects from the production company Stars Collective that will be turned into video games by an ambitious new fund known as Stars-Hana.

Will James Wan & Sam Raimi's The Burden Be A Horror Movie?

Though the new report doesn't include any further details about The Burden, it was reported in 2019 that James Wan and Sam Raimi were producing a feature film adaptation of the Dutch short film The Burden, directed by Nico van den Brink. The short film follows a young woman as she meets her boyfriend's family for the first time and discovers something sinister lingering in the home. If Wan and Raimi's The Burden is in fact a faithful adaptation of the short film, it will fall well within the horror genre.

James Wan and Sam Raimi were reportedly producing under their respective banners, Atomic Monster and Ghost House Pictures.

For horror enthusiasts, Wan and Raimi is a long-overdue collaboration. Not only are they two of the biggest names associated with the genre, but they are among the few filmmakers still capable of creating camp horror. In his Evil Dead trilogy, Rami showcased his signature fusion of slapstick comedy and horror, and he returned to these roots with Drag Me to Hell. Similarly, Wan also showcased his camp sensibility in the 2021 film Malignant. For those who appreciate this side of the genre, Wan and Raimi's The Burden could be a match made in horror heaven.

Source: Deadline