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Patrick Wilson would like to reprise his Watchmen role

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Arguably one of the best and most under appreciated actors working today, Patrick Wilson, who’s currently doing the press-rounds for Liam Neeson on a train action flick The Commuter (read our review here), has spoken exclusively to Yahoo Movies about reprising his role as Nite Owl from Zack Snyder’s Watchmen. HBO will begin production on […]

Watchmen TV pilot script is “amazing”

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Little has been said regarding the upcoming Watchmen TV series for HBO from Damon Linelof. We still don’t know whether its a reimagining of the graphic novel series, a prequel, sequel or some other form of spin-off. However, as the project ramps up production and is reportedly beginning its shoot in March, anticipation for the series may […]

HBO’s Watchmen series will reportedly start shooting in March

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Back in September, Damon Lindelof announced that pre-production work on HBO’s Watchmen TV series was underway, and now it seems we have an idea as to when cameras are expected to start rolling. According to That Hashtag Show, filming on the pilot is slated to get underway in March, which means we should start to […]

Damon Lindelof explains why he wants to make a Watchmen TV series

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The Watchmen returned to the world of comic books today with the release of DC’s Doomsday Clock #1, and they’ll soon be making their return to the screen too, with Damon Lindelof currently hard at work on a small screen adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ classic comic book series for HBO. During an […]

Damon Lindelof says he’s had no talks with HBO about a Watchmen series

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Back in June, a rumour emerged claiming that HBO was taking a second stab at developing a Watchmen series, after its first attempt with director Zack Snyder failed to get off the ground in 2014. This latest report claimed than Damon Lindelof (Lost, The Leftovers) was spearheading the adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ […]

The Leftovers series finale will feature “no spinoff possibilities” or “dangling threads”

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When The Leftovers delivers its final moments there will be no “dangling threads” or chance for a spin-off according to showrunner Damon Lindelof. Following the news of how the third and final season of The Leftovers will pick up on events, showrunner Damon Lindelof has now declared that there is zero chance of any type of […]

Damon Lindelof says it was a mistake to keep Khan’s identity a secret in Star Trek Into Darkness

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In the run up to the release of Star Trek Into Darkness, director J.J. Abrams and everyone else involved with the film went to painstaking lengths to keep the identity of Benedict Cumberbatch’s Khan Noonien Singh a secret – which would have been fine, had everyone not guessed the villain from the moment that the […]

The Week in Disappointment – Shia LaBeouf, Star Wars, Prometheus, Fantastic Four, Jem and the Holograms, Johnny Depp

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Anghus Houvouras with this week’s disappointments from the entertainment world… “Shia LaBeouf is watching all of his movies in a row” They say you have to suffer for your art. That would explain why Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is in the line up. Speaking of fundamental story problems… “J.J. Abrams […]

Damon Lindelof explains why he changed Prometheus from a direct prequel to Alien

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As Ridley Scott puts the finishing touches to his script for the upcoming Prometheus sequel Alien: Paradise Lost, bringing the franchise closer in line to the Alien franchise, screenwriter Damon Lindelof has been speaking to THR about how he went about doing the opposite on first movie – rewriting Jon Spaihts’ script Alien Zero to make Prometheus […]