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‘Maniac’ Creator Bringing ‘Station Eleven’, ‘Made for Love’ Adaptations to WarnerMedia!!!

In case you forgot during your preparation for the great Netflix vs. Disney+ wars to come, WarnerMedia is also debuting its own streaming service in 2020 and it’s slowly but surely getting kinda’ stacked. J.J. Abrams and his Bad Robot arm are most likely coming aboard, Denis Villeneuve is directing a Dune pilot, and now Patrick Somerville, the writer and producer behind Netflix’s A-list limited … Continue reading ‘Maniac’ Creator Bringing ‘Station Eleven’, ‘Made for Love’ Adaptations to WarnerMedia!!!

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‘The Last of the Mohicans’ Series in the Works!!!

Although Cary Joji Fukunaga is at work on Bond 25, he’s not leaving TV behind completely. After directing Maniac and the first season of True Detective as well as developing The Alienist, he’s now teaming up with Watchmen director Nicole Kassell for a new adaptation of The Last of the Mohicans. James Fenimore Cooper’s 1826 novel is the second the Leatherstocking Tales pentalogy and is … Continue reading ‘The Last of the Mohicans’ Series in the Works!!!

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‘Explorers’: Cary Fukunaga and David Lowery Team for TV Pilot Based on the 1985 Film!!

What’s old is new again, especially on TV. Perhaps it’s thanks to the popularity of Netflix’s Stranger Things, or just revivals from 80s and 90s properties in general, but the 1985 film Explorers is now getting its own TV reboot on the Paramount Network — because starting with your own IP is always a savvy move. As Deadline is reporting, Cary Fukunaga and David Lowery … Continue reading ‘Explorers’: Cary Fukunaga and David Lowery Team for TV Pilot Based on the 1985 Film!!

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‘Maniac’ Unlikely To Have A Season 2 Confirms Showrunner!!!

It appears that Maniac will be sticking true to its “limited series” name. The “limited series” term has become rather loose lately, as shows like Big Little Lies and The Alienist have wrapped up their one-season storylines, only for their respective networks to order a second season, thus retroactively turning them into ongoing series. So whenever a limited series comes along, it arrives with the … Continue reading ‘Maniac’ Unlikely To Have A Season 2 Confirms Showrunner!!!

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‘Bond 25’: Cary Fukunaga to Direct The Next James Bond Film!!

The Bond 25 director search has taken yet another unexpected turn. While the folks at EON and MGM took their time in settling on a filmmaker to take the helm, considering directors like Denis Villeneuve and David Mackenzie, the surprise announcement came earlier this year that Danny Boyle would be directing Bond 25 based on an original story he hatched with Trainspotting 2 writer John … Continue reading ‘Bond 25’: Cary Fukunaga to Direct The Next James Bond Film!!

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‘Maniac’ Trailer Reveals Emma Stone and Jonah Hill’s Mind-Bending Netflix Series!! Check It Out!!

From creator, writer, and executive-producer Patrick Somerville (The Leftovers), Netflix’s limited series Maniac tells the story of two strangers who find themselves drawn into the late stages of a mysterious drug trial, and from there, things start to get really weird. The series stars Emma Stone and Jonah Hill, and will be directed by the absolutely fantastic Cary Fukunaga (Beasts of No Nation). The first … Continue reading ‘Maniac’ Trailer Reveals Emma Stone and Jonah Hill’s Mind-Bending Netflix Series!! Check It Out!!

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‘Maniac’: Netflix Sets Premiere Date for Series Starring Emma Stone and Jonah Hill!!!

At the TCA (Television Critics Association) press tour, Netflix announced its original limited series Maniac from creator, writer, and executive-producer Patrick Somerville (The Leftovers) will debut on September 21. Reader, this thing looks nucking futs. Set in an alt-version of our own near-future, Maniac boasts a dynamite leading pair in Emma Stone and Jonah Hill; the often-Oscar-nominated duo play two strangers taking part in an experimental pharmaceutical trial. Justin Theroux is onboard as the … Continue reading ‘Maniac’: Netflix Sets Premiere Date for Series Starring Emma Stone and Jonah Hill!!!

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First ‘Maniac’ Images Reveal Emma Stone & Jonah Hill in Cary Fukunaga’s Netflix Series!! Check It Out!!

It’s been way too long since we’ve seen anything new from filmmaker Cary Fukunaga, but that changes this year. Netflix has released the first images from the True Detective Season 1 director’s highly anticipated new series Maniac, which stars Emma Stone and Jonah Hill as two strangers who find themselves caught up in a mind-bending pharmaceutical trial gone awry. Patrick Somerville (The Leftovers) wrote all 10 … Continue reading First ‘Maniac’ Images Reveal Emma Stone & Jonah Hill in Cary Fukunaga’s Netflix Series!! Check It Out!!

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George Clooney Headed Back to TV for Limited ‘Catch-22’ Adaptation!!!

George Clooney taking his talents back to the small screen for the first time in decades. The Oscar-winner is set to direct and star in a limited series adaptation of Joseph Heller‘s classic novel Catch-22. The actor and filmmaker launched his career on TV back in the late 80s and early 90s and went on to an Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated turn on E.R., but … Continue reading George Clooney Headed Back to TV for Limited ‘Catch-22’ Adaptation!!!

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‘Untold Horror’: New Documentary Series Will Explore the Best Horror Movies Never Made!!! Check It Out!!

You never forget the ones that got away. If you’re a die-hard film fan, you’re probably used to the disappointment of canceled projects. It happens all too often — a great filmmaker gets an exciting idea, the wheels start to get off the ground, sometimes they even make it into preproduction, but then come the budget issues or the studio shakeups and boom, the movie … Continue reading ‘Untold Horror’: New Documentary Series Will Explore the Best Horror Movies Never Made!!! Check It Out!!

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Cary Fukunaga in Talks to Direct Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Movie for Universal!!!

It feels like it’s taken forever for True Detective and Beasts of No Nation director Cary Fukunaga to get back behind the camera, but there’s some comfort in knowing the filmmaker has no shortage of options on the table for what comes next. Now, the director is in negotiations with Universal for another project to sit atop the growing pile. Per Deadline, the studio is … Continue reading Cary Fukunaga in Talks to Direct Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Movie for Universal!!!

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Cary Fukunaga Netflix Series ‘Maniac’ Gets Start Date!!!

That’s no fault of his—fresh off the success of True Detective, the Jane Eyre director made his passion project Beasts of No Nation a reality at Netflix, and then entered development on a couple of projects that didn’t pan out. He was lined up to write and direct the high-profile It movie, but departed over creative differences. Then he was set to spearhead the TNT series … Continue reading Cary Fukunaga Netflix Series ‘Maniac’ Gets Start Date!!!

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Jonah Hill, Rooney Mara May Join Joaquin Phoenix in New Gus Van Sant Film!!

A formidable ensemble is coming together for the next film from director Gus Van Sant. We previously learned that Joaquin Phoenix was set to star in Van Sant’s next project, a biopic of quadriplegic cartoonist John Callahan called Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot. And now Variety reports that Oscar nominees Jonah Hill and Rooney Mara are in talks to join the cast. … Continue reading Jonah Hill, Rooney Mara May Join Joaquin Phoenix in New Gus Van Sant Film!!

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Cary Fukunaga Drops Out of TNT Series ‘The Alienist’ and Will Next Helm ‘The Black Count’!!

While many have tried, in the two years since True Detective Season 1 first aired, no one has been able to accomplish the feat of a single writer and a single directing collaborating on a TV series to near-perfect results. That director, Cary Fukunaga, quickly became an in demand name, and while he quickly moved onto the moving child soldier drama Beasts of No Nation, he’s since been busy developing a … Continue reading Cary Fukunaga Drops Out of TNT Series ‘The Alienist’ and Will Next Helm ‘The Black Count’!!

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Emma Stone, Jonah Hill, Cary Fukunaga Teaming for TV Series ‘Maniac!!

Brace yourselves, folks, because this one is almost too good to be true. Filmmaker Cary Fukunaga kicked off a longform storytelling trend by directing every episode of the tremendous first season of HBO’s True Detective, and after a sojourn back to feature film territory with his gripping drama Beasts of No Nation it appears that Fukunaga is ready to head back to TV in a … Continue reading Emma Stone, Jonah Hill, Cary Fukunaga Teaming for TV Series ‘Maniac!!

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