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John Hyams-directed thriller Alone gets a poster and trailer

August 7, 2020 by Amie Cranswick

A trailer has arrived online for the upcoming thriller Alone, ahead of its release next month. Directed by John Hyams (Universal Soldier: Regeneration), the film stars Jules Willcox as a grief stricken widow who is kidnapped by a cold blood killer (Marc Menchaca) and locked in a cabin deep in the wilderness of the Pacific […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Alone, John Hyams, Jules Willcox, Marc Menchaca

Nicolas Winding Refn’s Maniac Cop remake gets the green light from HBO as TV series

October 11, 2019 by Gary Collinson

Way back in 2014 it was announced that Drive filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn was looking to produce a remake of the cult 1988 slasher Maniac Cop with director John Hyams (Universal Soldier: Regeneration). While the project has been on and off over the past five years, Deadline now brings word that it is officially moving […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: John Hyams, Maniac Cop, Nicolas Winding Refn

Maniac Cop director teases “completely different” tone for the remake

November 21, 2018 by Samuel Brace

John Hyams, the director of the Maniac Cop remake, has teased a new tone for the film. News of a Maniac Cop remake has been around for years but the film’s attached director John Hymas has now offered an update on the project from producer Nicolas Winding Refn. Speaking with The Movie Crypt podcast (via EW), Hyams […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Samuel Brace Tagged With: John Hyams, Maniac Cop

Directorial Vision vs Crowd Pleasing

July 12, 2017 by Amie Cranswick

Tom Jolliffe on directorial vision vs crowd pleasing… We’ve all done it in our lives. The crowd leans a certain way and we adhere to that. Maybe it was in school. Oasis vs Blur (yes, I’m old). The consensus is Oasis, so you put Oasis in your tape deck to please everyone. Secretly though you’re […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Christopher Nolan, DC, DC Extended Universe, John Hyams, Lars Von Trier, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Nicolas Winding Refn, Star Wars

Nicolas Winding Refn moving ahead with Maniac Cop remake

May 17, 2016 by Kieran Fisher

Nicolas Winding Refn has been talking about the prospect of a Maniac Cop remake for years now.  Well, now it looks like it’s finally going ahead. According to Variety, Vendian Entertainment has teamed up with Wild Bunch and Refn’s Space Rocket on a multi-year first look deal. The slasher Maniac Cop will be the first project produced and financed as part […]

Filed Under: Kieran Fisher, Movies, News, Uncategorized Tagged With: Ed Brubaker, John Hyams, Nicolas Winding Refn

Director John Hyams says Maniac Cop remake is still happening

March 26, 2018 by Gary Collinson

Back in 2015, it was announced that a remake of the 80s cult classic Maniac Cop was in development, with John Hyams (Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning) directing, Nicolas Winding Refn (The Neon Demon) producing, and Ed Brubaker (Captain America: The Winter Soldier) penning the script. Since then, there seems to have been very little […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: John Hyams, Maniac Cop

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