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Uncharted director offers an update on the movie’s progress

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A big screen adaptation of Naughty Dog’s Uncharted video game series has been in the works for a number of years now, but it finally looked to be forging ahead last May when it was announced that Spider-Man: Homecoming star Tom Holland had signed on to play a young Nathan Drake.Fast forward some fifteen month, […]

Shawn Levy talks Stranger Things future, may extend to five seasons

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As we’ve heard previously from creators The Duffer Brothers, Netflix’s hit supernatural drama series Stranger Things is being eyed for a four season run, meaning we have two more trips back in time to Hawkins, Indiana to look forward to.However, speaking to Collider ahead of production on season three beginning this coming week, executive producer […]

Cary Elwes and Jake Busey join Stranger Things Season 3

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Hawkins just got a little bigger as Netflix has announced more casting for the third season of the sci-fi supernatural hit Stranger Things. Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride) and Jake Busey (The Predator) join the series for the upcoming season.Cary Elwes will play Mayor Klinem, a character described as handsome, slick and sleazy. Mayor Kline is […]

Glee’s Chris Colfer to write and direct adaptation of The Wishing Spell

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Glee alum Chris Colfer is set to make his directorial debut with The Wishing Spell, an adaptation of the first book in his young adult series The Land of Stories, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In addition to directing, Colfer will also write the script for 20th Century Fox and Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps.Colfer began writing The Land of Stories in […]

Some Stranger Things season 2 material being held back for season 3

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With Stranger Things set to return to Netflix for its second season this October, executive producer and director Shawn Levy has been chatting to Collider about the acclaimed supernatural drama series, revealing that creators The Duffer Brothers have had so many ideas for the story that some material is being held back for season three.“As […]

Joe Carnahan discusses the Uncharted movie and adapting the source material for the big screen

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The long-gestating Uncharted movie took a huge step towards finally becoming a reality last week when it was announced that Shawn Levy (Real Steel) is set to direct the project, from a script by Joe Carnahan (The Grey).Carnahan – who was unable to take on directing duties himself due to his commitment to the third […]

5 reasons why Shawn Levy is the perfect director for Uncharted

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Henry Bevan with five reasons why Shawn Levy is the perfect director for Uncharted…An action-adventure movie featuring quips, crazy set pieces and the dispatching of hundreds of pirates (the modern kind) doesn’t seem like the right fit for the director of Cheaper by the Dozen. But, Shawn Levy is the next director to jump onto […]

Shawn Levy to remake Starman

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The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that director Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum, Real Steel) has signed on to direct a remake of the 1984 sci-fi romance Starman, which will be scripted by Arash Amel (Grace of Monaco).Directed by John Carpenter, the original movie starred Jeff Bridges as an alien who comes to Earth and […]