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Halloween Returns director Marcus Dunstan explains the significance of the film’s title

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Marcus Dunstan, director of franchise reboot Halloween Returns, has revealed the meaning of the horror film’s title in an interview with Youtuber The Myers Fan. SEE ALSO: Halloween “recalibration” coming from Saw writers Dunstan, who will also write the film with his Saw collaborator Patrick Melton, elaborated on the lack of punctuation in the title […]

Barry Sonnenfeld to direct A Series of Unfortunate Events for Netflix

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Netflix’s new television series based on Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events now has a director and a showrunner, with Mark Hudis (True Blood) steering the programme and Barry Sonnenfeld (Men in Black) stepping behind the camera. SEE ALSO: Netflix is developing series based on Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events SEE ALSO: […]

Jurassic World is fourth film ever to cross $1 billion outside USA

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Multiplex powerhouse Jurassic World has become only the fourth film to clear $1 billion outside of America, joining this year’s Furious 7 along with James Cameron’s one-two punch of Avatar and Titanic. SEE ALSO: 2015 – The Best or Worst Year At The Box Office? SEE ALSO: Jurassic World screenwriter swaps dinosaurs for Kong: Skull […]

Luca Guadagnino will shoot Suspiria remake this year

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Italian director and producer Luca Guadagnino has announced that he will direct a remake of Dario Argento’s horror classic Suspiria. SEE ALSO: Django and Suspiria heading to the small screen SEE ALSO: Five Essential… Films of Dario Argento Promoting his new film A Bigger Splash at the Venice Film Festival, Guadagnino confirmed that the long-gestating […]

The Danish Girl director Tom Hooper says there is “a problem” with roles for transgender actors

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Tom Hooper, director of Oscar hopeful The Danish Girl, has spoken about roles for transgender actors after his film’s world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. SEE ALSO: First trailer for The Danish Girl starring Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander According to Variety, the director was asked at a press conference why he chose not […]

DreamWorks and producer Frank Marshall developing horror-thriller Cropsey

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Producer Frank Marshall is developing horror-thriller Cropsey for DreamWorks, according to a report in Variety, with the style of Amblin blockbusters as a key influence. SEE ALSO: Frank Marshall shoots down “ridiculous” Bradley Cooper / Indiana Jones rumour SEE ALSO: Producer Frank Marshall says the Bourne franchise is now on “two tracks” Cropsey will focus […]