The film was produced as part of a production deal with Universal Studios after the financial success of Darkman.

Darkman was also a financial success and De Laurentiis had multi-picture deal with Universal and so Army of Darkness became one of the films.

A long-time comic book buff, he then attempted to adapt " The Shadow " into a movie, but was unable to secure the rights, so he created his own super-hero, Darkman ( 1990 ).

Also in the film were Tony Todd from Candyman, Ted Raimi from Darkman, Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness, Ricco Ross from Aliens, Joseph Pilato from Day of the Dead, Reggie Bannister and the voice of Angus Scrimm ( both of the Phantasm films ), Jenny O ' Hara from the later Devil, Jack Lemmon's son Chris Lemmon from Just Before Dawn and George " Buck " Flower ( who was often used in small parts in various horror-movies of the 1980s and early 1990s, often directed by John Carpenter ).

Although he didn't direct the movie, he made a cameo appearance as a doctor in the Sam Raimi movie Darkman, starring Liam Neeson ( Landis is one of the doctors examining Neeson after he was burned in the building.

Raimi's first choice as the visual effects supervisor was William Mesa, his collaborator on Darkman ( 1991 ) and Army of Darkness ( 1993 ).

Stern and Busiek co-wrote the Darkman vs. Army of Darkness limited series which was drawn by artist James Fry and published by Dynamite Entertainment.

Darkman was generally well received by critics and performed well at the box office, grossing almost $ 49 million worldwide, well above its $ 16 million budget.

* Liam Neeson as Peyton Westlake / Darkman: Originally, Raimi's longtime friend and collaborator Bruce Campbell was set to play Darkman, but the studio balked at the idea because they did not think Campbell could carry the role.

The initial idea Raimi had for Darkman was of a man who could change his face.

Tapert remembers, " the experience on Darkman was very difficult for Sam and me ; it isn ’ t the picture we thought it should be, based on the footage we shot and all that.

Released on August 17, 1990, the soundtrack to Darkman was composed by Danny Elfman, who previously scored the music to Tim Burton's Batman in 1989.

Los Angeles Times film critic Michael Wilmington felt that Darkman was the only movie at the time " that successfully captures the graphic look, rhythm and style of the superhero books.

Rooker is determined to find out how Darkman has his superior strength, and enlists the aid of Dr. Bridget Thorne ( Darlanne Fluegel ), a new character retroactively put into Darkman's origin as one of the doctors who first treated Westlake's body after he was burnt in the first movie.

It is also revealed that Rooker funded Dr. Thorne's research that allowed her to develop the treatment used on Darkman in the first movie, and that she was Rooker's mistress.

Die, Darkman, Die was originally intended to be the first sequel to the original Darkman, but when Larry Drake became available to reprise his role of Durant, this entry was moved back until The Return of Durant had been finished and released.

Universal Television financed a 30-minute television pilot based on Darkman, which was made in 1992 and was to be shown on Fox.

In 1998, Darkman was released on DVD.

After filming Darkman, they took the script out and worked on it in more detail.

Matt Maiellaro started out as a first and second assistant director on full-length feature films such as Darkman, Basket Case 3: The Progeny, Ruby in Paradise, Ring of Steel, Kleptomania, Mr. McAllister's Cigarette Holder, and Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth.

In his review for the Washington Post, Joe Brown wrote, " Though Raimi seems to be trying to restrain himself, his giddily sick sense of humor still pops out all over the place – Darkman is a frenetic funhouse ride that has you laughing and screaming at the same time ".

Darkman sets out to destroy the formula to the steroid and seek vengeance against Rooker, but not at the cost of Rooker's wife and child.

Plans to make a third Evil Dead film had been circulating for a number of years, even prior to the production of Darkman.

Danny Elfman, who composed the score for Darkman, wrote the " March of the Dead " theme for Army of Darkness.

He is best known for directing cult horror / comedy films the Evil Dead series, the action / superhero film Darkman, crime thriller A Simple Plan and supernatural horror Drag Me to Hell, as well as the blockbuster Spider-Man films and the producer of the successful TV series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena: Warrior Princess, Legend of the Seeker ( also the creator ) and Spartacus: Blood and Sand.

Arnold Vosloo ( born 16 June 1962 ) is a South African actor, best known for playing Imhotep in The Mummy ( 1999 ) and its 2001 sequel The Mummy Returns, as well as the role of the superhero Darkman in the sequel Darkman II: The Return of Durant ( 1994 ) and its 1996 sequel, Darkman III: Die Darkman Die.

I thought, ' My God, this guy is not only threatening-looking, he has a good physical presence – what a perfect adversary for the Darkman!

This allowed him to design and build a laboratory set for Darkman and afford helicopters and professional stuntmen to film the climactic helicopter chase through the city.

Universal VP of Media Vic Fondrk said that the studio did not want to spend much money promoting the film in advance, " but we wanted to create some intrigue for the Darkman character.

Merchandising for the character all but disappeared for close to a decade until SOTA Toys obtained the rights to make a Darkman action figure.

In November 2007, Sideshow Collectibles put up for pre-order a 1 / 4 " scale " Premium " Format Figure version of Darkman that would be released 3rd Quarter 2008.

Havoc produces most of the tracks on every Mobb Deep album, and has produced songs for MCs such as Method Man, Eminem, Nas, Foxy Brown, Onyx, O. G. C., The Notorious B. I. G., Jadakiss, Styles P, Game, Diddy, LL Cool J, La The Darkman, Rohff, Big Noyd, Termanology, Jimmy Mserembo, Capone-N-Noreaga, and his own partner Prodigy on his solo work.

A Darkman sequel album has been in the works for a long time, amidst countless mixtapes and collaborations.

Produced by DJ Muggs, it featured a variety of rappers including Dr. Dre, B-Real, LA The Darkman, Mobb Deep, RZA, GZA, Goodie Mob, KRS One and Wyclef Jean.

The villain Darkman, created by the darkness in human hearts, tries to resurrect himself.

Darkman is a 1990 American superhero action film directed by Sam Raimi.

Learning of what has happened, Darkman plans his revenge against Rooker by impersonating him while in the company of his family and colleagues to bring him down.

On August 7, 2007, all three Darkman films were released in a box set by Universal Home Video.

Darkman has been the subject of two Marvel Comics series ( one a movie adaptation, the other an original sequel ), numerous novels, as well as a video game published by Ocean Software, Darkman ( 1991 ).

In 1993, Darkman returned in a 6 issue mini-series also published by Marvel Comics.

Heist of the Century is the debut album by Wu-Tang Clan affiliate La the Darkman.