Just before Christmas it was announced that Shawn Levy had become the latest filmmaker to vacate the director’s chair on Sony’s long-planned Uncharted movie, and now we have word that the studio has found his replacement. According to Variety, Sony has enlisted Dan Trachtenberg (10 Cloverfield Lane) to direct the film, which will see Spider-Man: […]
10 Cloverfield Lane’s Dan Trachtenberg to direct Amazon’s The Boys
Variety is reporting that 10 Cloverfield Lane director Dan Trachtenberg is set to take over as director on Amazon’s pilot episode of The Boys after Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg were forced to bow out due to scheduling conflicts. Based on the Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson comic book series, The Boys takes place in a world […]
10 Cloverfield Lane director joins the Space Race
Universal Pictures is looking to snap up the sci-fi spec script Space Race from writer Daniel Kunka (12 Rounds), which has 10 Cloverfield Lane helmer Dan Trachtenberg attached to direct. Plot details for Space Race are being kept under wraps, but Deadline reports that it is being described as “a high concept with four-quadrant tentpole […]
Dan Trachtenberg to direct The Secret Life of Houdini
Deadline is reporting that 10 Cloverfield Lane director Dan Trachtenberg is set to direct Lionsgate’s long-gestating Harry Houdini biopic. The project is based upon Larry Sloman’s book The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America’s First Superhero and will depict the legendary illusionist “not just as the master of magic, but as an adventurer and […]
Black Mirror Season 3 Episode 2 Review – ‘Playtest’
Tony Black reviews the second episode of Black Mirror season 3… Charlie Brooker has always been a big gamer, growing up in the 80’s with the advent of the home entertainment system, through to middle age as this year we enter the realm of PlayStation VR – the true first step after Kinect & Google […]
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Movie Review – 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
10 Cloverfield Lane, 2016. Directed by Dan Trachtenberg. Starring John Goodman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and John Gallagher Jr. SYNOPSIS: A woman awakes in an underground bunker after being knocked unconscious in a car accident. Two men are with her, claiming the world up above has been devastated by a chemical attack. Back in 2007, a […]
Damien Chazelle was original choice for 10 Cloverfield Lane director, says Dan Trachtenberg
Have you seen 10 Cloverfield Lane yet? If the answer is no then you are missing out on a tense and thrilling night at the movies (read our reviews here and here). With the “spiritual sequel” to Cloverfield now released in many territories, director Dan Trachtenberg has been discussing the film and revealed that he wasn’t […]
Why John Goodman’s Howard is the real victim in 10 Cloverfield Lane
Before you go any further, this article contains multiple spoilers for 10 Cloverfield Lane. It’s a film best seen with as little prior knowledge as possible. So, in the spirit of the movie, hole yourself up in a bunker until you’ve seen it. Here comes the spoilers. In Defence of Howard’s Actions in 10 Cloverfield […]
10 Cloverfield Lane – Dan Trachtenberg Interview
Last weekend Flickering Myth was given the opportunity to view a press screening of 10 Cloverfield Lane and interview stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Goodman and director Dan Trachtenberg in a roundtable discussion with other journalists. His first time directing a full length feature film, Dan Trachtenberg nevertheless brings a great amount of knowledge and […]