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Oscar-nominated Luca Guadagnino to direct Scarface remake for Universal

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As reported in Variety, Universal is eyeing Call Me by Your Name‘s Luca Guadagnino to direct a retelling of Scarface for the studio. At the time of reporting, Joel Coen and Ethan Coen wrote the latest version of the script. Earlier drafts of this Scarface remake came from Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer, Jonathan Herman, and Paul Attanasio, […]

Patrick Ness to script Lord of the Flies for Luca Guadagnino

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Last summer it was revealed that Call Me By Your Name and Suspiria director Luca Guadagnino is set to adapt the classic William Golding novel Lord of the Flies for Warner Bros., and now comes word that the project has found a screenwriter. As reported by THR, Warner Bros. has tapped Patrick Ness, the author […]

Call Me By Your Name 2 put on hold

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Another day, another delayed movie production. This time, it’s the follow-up to the Oscar-nominated romance film Call Me By Your Name. Filmmaker Luca Guadagnino recently let viewers know that the film is now on the back-burner due to the ongoing global crisis. Guadagnino spoke with Gay.it (via The Playlist) about the global health crisis stalling […]

High praise and mass walkouts during first Suspiria screening

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Not everyone is ready or willing to dive into the world of Suspiria. Reports say that there were many walk-outs from the Venice Film Festival attendees about half-way through the film. Some went as far as to boo the movie when credits rolled. To be fair, it’s also reported that many are praising Suspiria with it getting whistles […]

Movie Review – Suspiria (2018)

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Suspiria, 2018. Directed by Luca Guadagnino. Starring Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton, Mia Goth, Sylvie Testud, Jessica Harper, Renée Soutendijk, Angela Winkler, Ingrid Caven, Małgorzata Bela, Vanda Capriolo, Fabrizia Sacchi, Elena Fokina, Alek Wek, Clementine Houdart, Jessica Batut, Doris Hick, Olivia Ancona, Anne-Lise Brevers, Majon Van der Schot, Christine Leboutte, and Chloe Grace Moretz. SYNOPSIS: A […]

Radiohead’s Thom Yorke to score the upcoming Suspiria remake

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It looks like the Suspiria remake is getting a perfect pairing in Radiohead’s Thom Yorke! It has been revealed that the iconic songwriter/musician/frontman will be providing all of the music for the upcoming movie. Sitting down with Variety, director Luca Guadagnino provided his thoughts on collaborating with the Radiohead frontman: “Thom’s art transcends the contemporary. […]

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 […]

John David Washington, Alicia Vikander, Boyd Holbrook and Vicky Krieps are Born to Be Murdered

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John David Washington (BlacKkKlansman), Alicia Vikander (Tomb Raider), Boyd Holbrook (The Predator) and Vicky Krieps (Phantom Thread) have been cast in the thriller Born to Be Murdered. The film is being produced by Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name, Suspiria), with his frequent second unit director Ferdinando Cito Filomarino helming from a script by […]

Dario Argento wasn’t a fan of the Suspiria remake

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While last year’s Suspiria was certainly better received than the vast majority of horror remakes, one person who wasn’t too impressed by Luca Guadagnino’s reimaging of the 1977 film is Dario Argento, director of the original classic, who has said that the new movie “betrayed his vision”. “It did not excite me, it betrayed the […]