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Gary Collinson

John Hillcoat and Nicolas Winding Refn teaming for Witchfinder General remake

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Deadline is reporting that John Hillcoat (The Road) is set to direct a remake of the cult 1968 horror Witchfinder General, which is being produced by Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive). The original film, hugely controversial for its time, was directed by Michael Reeves and told a heavily fictionalised account of the the notorious real-life 17th […]

IDW announces Napoleon Dynamite comic book series

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IDW Publishing has announced that it is bringing the cult classic comedy Napoleon Dynamite to comic books this September with a four-issue series from writers Carlos Guzman-Verdugo and Alejandro Verdugo (Time Cheetah) and artist Jorge Monlongo (Adventure Time). The Napoleon Dynamite comic takes us back to Idaho, where Napoleon’s best friend Pedro is student body […]

John Williams to record Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker score in June

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Not only does Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker mark the final chapter of the Skywalker Saga, but it’s also set to be the final Star Wars movie to be scored by legendary composer John Williams, the man responsible for some of the most iconic movie music in history. According to an interview with orchestra […]

Stephen King shares his thoughts on the new TV adaptation of The Stand

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After spending some five years in development as a feature, it was announced this past January that filmmaker Josh Boone’s (The Fault in Our Stars) adaptation of Stephen King’s post-apocalyptic epic The Stand is heading to the small screen, with CBS All Access granting the project a ten-episode season order. Appearing on the Post Mortem […]

Rumour: Marvel’s Black Widow movie to take place after Captain America: Civil War

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Although it’s never officially been confirmed, it’s been widely assumed for some time now that Marvel’s Black Widow solo movie would be a prequel exploring the origins of Scarlett Johansson Natasha Romanoff and her defection from Russia to the United States. Well, as we now know from Avengers: Endgame, Black Widow is indeed going to […]

First details on this year’s Arrowverse crossover Crisis on Infinite Earths

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This past December, The CW’s annual Arrowverse crossover ‘Elseworlds’ concluded by revealing that 2019’s big event will be titled ‘Crisis on Infinite Earths‘, suggesting an adaptation of the seminal DC Comics limited series from Marv Wolfman and George Perez. Well, after being set up in the season finales to both The Flash and Arrow, The […]

Michelle Rodriguez confirms Fast & Furious 9 return

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Back in 2017, Michelle Rodriguez raised questions about her continued involvement in the Fast & Furious franchise, stating that she was disappointed by the series’ representation of its female characters and that: “I hope they decide to show some love to the women of the franchise on the next one. Or I just might have […]

Emma Thompson in talks to join Emma Stone in Disney’s Cruella

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THR is reporting that Oscar-winner Emma Thompson is in talks with Disney to join Cruella, the studio’s Maleficent-style live-action origin story for 101 Dalmatians villain Cruella de Vil. Cruella is being directed by Craig Gillespie (I, Tonya) from a script by Tony McNamara (The Favourite) and will see Emma Stone (La La Land) starring in […]

Stanley Kubrick’s God Fearing Man unused script in development as TV miniseries

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Newly established European production company Media Musketeers has announced that it is teaming with UK producer ForLanFilms to produce a TV miniseries based upon the unused screenplay God Fearing Man from legendary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick. Variety reports that the project is based upon Herbert Emerson Wilson’s book and tells “the true story of a Canadian […]