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Denis Villeneuve reveals his thoughts on David Lynch’s 1984 adaptation of Dune

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Back in 1984, director David Lynch adapted Frank Herbert’s Dune and starred Kyle MacLachlan, however, the film was released to a mixed reception from audiences and critics alike after the studio was largely involved and ultimately denied him the final cut of the film. Now in an interview with Empire, director Denis Villeneuve, who is helming the […]

Gerald’s Game and Doctor Sleep director wishes he could adapt The Dark Tower

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Over the past few years, Mike Flanagan has adapted a number of Stephen King novels including directing both Gerald’s Game for Netflix and last year’s The Shining sequel, Doctor Sleep. Now, the filmmaker has named the Stephen King adaptation he would love to make. During an interview at the Fantasia International Film Festival, Flanagan revealed that The Dark Tower would […]

David Arquette would like to see the original characters survive in Scream 5

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One of the constants from the first four Scream films is David Arquette’s Dewey Riley, Courteney Cox’s Gale Weathers and Neve Campbell’s Sidney Prescott surviving each iteration of Ghostface despite their severe injuries throughout each instalment. Now, in an interview with Hollywood Life, Arquette revealed that he would like to see this trend continue with all of […]

Adam Driver to star in sci-fi thriller 65 from producer Sam Raimi and A Quiet Place writers

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Adam Driver (Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Marriage Story) is set to star in Sony’s sci-fi horror thriller 65 from producer Sam Raimi and the writers of A Quiet Place, Scott Beck and Bryan Woods. Plot details for the original story are being kept under wraps but Collider is reporting that Driver will play an opioid addict who has become a […]

David Benioff and D.B. Weiss to adapt sci-fi novel trilogy The Three-Body Problem for Netflix

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Netflix has ordered an adaptation of The Three-Body Problem, the international best-selling science fiction trilogy by Chinese author Liu Cixin, from Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss as part of their deal with Netflix to produce new original films and TV series. The series order covers all three books in the trilogy — The Three-Body […]

Ant-Man 3 director Peyton Reed says the sequel will be “much bigger” and “more sprawling”

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Early production on the third Ant-Man is currently underway at Marvel Studios and franchise director Peyton Reed has offered an update on the sequel while teasing the direction of the script. During an interview with SiriusXM, Reed stated that while he wasn’t able to say much, the next instalment will be “much bigger” and “more sprawling” […]

New Haunted Mansion movie is in early development at Disney with Ghostbusters writer Katie Dippold

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A brand new Haunted Mansion live-action movie, based on its 51-year-old Disneyland theme park ride, is currently in early development at Disney. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Katie Dippold, best known for writing the recent Ghostbusters (2016) reboot and comedy The Heat, will be writing the script for the feature film with Dan Lin and […]

American Horror Story will resume production in October, Ryan Murphy releases new teaser image

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Earlier this year, it was announced the upcoming tenth season of American Horror Story had delayed its production due to the ongoing global health crisis. However, creator Ryan Murphy has provided an update on the filming schedule for the tenth season as well as releasing a new teaser image. Taking to Instagram, Murphy announced the […]

Tenet opens with $53 million at the international box office

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Christopher Nolan’s Tenet opened in international markets this weekend and despite the ongoing global health crisis, the film generated a surprisingly large $53 million debut. According to Variety, Tenet had the strongest start in the United Kingdom, where it made $7.1 million followed by France ($6.7 million), Korea ($5.1 million) and Germany ($4.2 million). The film launched […]