Back in November it was announced that Max Landis had signed on to write and direct a remake of his father John Landis’ 1981 cult classic An American Werewolf in London for Skybound Entertainment and Universal Pictures. We’ve heard very little about the project since the announcement, but now Max has been chatting about the […]
Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency Season 1 Episode 1 Review – “Horizons”
Villordsutch reviews Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency Season 1 Episode 1 – “Horizons”… There’s always a worry that when something is as quintessentially British, as say a Douglas Adams “Dirk Gently” novel, falls into the palms of a country called “America” and then they announce that they’re going to make a TV series out of it, […]
Interview: Arvind Ethan David, writer and executive producer of Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency
Flickering Myth recently had the chance to speak with Arvind Ethan David, recently announced as the Exec Producer of the Dirk Gently TV Series – for BBC America – with Max Landis writing. Last year Arvind was overseeing the edits of the Dirk Gently comic book, written by Chris Ryall, this year we see Arvind is […]
Gal Gadot to join Bradley Cooper in Deeper
Following on from the news that Gal Gadot is slated to reprise her role as Wonder Woman in Warner Bros.’ Flashpoint movie, Deadline is now reporting that the actress is in talks to join Bradley Cooper in Deeper. The project, which will be directed by Kornel Mundruczo (White God) from a script by Max Landis […]
Bradley Cooper to star in new Max Landis-scripted film Deeper
The Wrap is reporting that Academy Award nominee Bradley Cooper (American Sniper) is set to star in the new film from writer Max Landis. Landis, famed for his scripts for American Ultra and Chronicle, has written a spec script for Deeper, news of which was announced at the end of last year, with Kornel Mundruczo […]
Elijah Wood cast in Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency television series
Based on the cult novel Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency by English author Douglas Adams (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy), the BBC America television adaptation has reportedly cast Elijah Wood (Lord of the Rings) in a key role. According to Deadline, Wood will play Gently’s assistant Todd, who accompanies the titular detective on bizarre […]
BBC America picks up Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency series from Max Landis
Back in August it was revealed that Max Landis is working on a TV adaptation of Douglas Adams’ Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, and now it has been announced that BBC America has picked up the project with an eight-episode order. “Dirk Gently is a very original series, fresh and unlike anything else,” states BBC America president […]
Max Landis to write and direct American Werewolf in London remake
John Landis’ An American Werewolf in London is set for the remake treatment, with Landis’ son Max Landis signing on to write and direct a new take on the 1981 cult classic. The Walking Dead’s Robert Kirkman and David Alpert are producing the remake through Skybound Entertainment for Universal Pictures. John Landis is also attached […]
David S. Goyer to produce Max Landis script Deeper
Deadline is reporting that David S. Goyer’s Phantom Four and Addictive Pictures has snapped up the rights to Deeper, a new script from Max Landis (Chronicle, American Ultra). The project is a drama which sees “a disgraced astronaut embarks on a mission to reach the bottom of a newly discovered oceanic trench, theorized to be the lowest […]
Comic Book Review – Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency #3
Villordsutch reviews Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency #3… The reborn Egyptians keep walking, the Copycat Killers keep killing, and the museum gala where these and other seemingly random events will converge looms large! As with last month’s Dirk Gently [review here] our action isn’t as much of a firework display this month – it’s more of […]
