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‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’: Netflix to Adapt Iconic Gothic Novel!!

Movies and television have, across the decades, been littered with the adaptations of great written works into live-action. Perhaps one of the greatest of such ventures was the early 2000s adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings into an iconic trilogy by Peter Jackson. Some of the more recent ventures of a similar sort are Netflix’s adaptation of Andrzej Sapkowski’s The Witcher novels … Continue reading ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’: Netflix to Adapt Iconic Gothic Novel!!

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‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’: The CW Planning A Gender-Swapped Series Adaption!!

Variety is reporting that The CW is developing a new TV adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray, which will gender-swap the title character and adopt a comedic tone. Entitled Dorian and created by Marisa Coughlan (Lost and Found, Pushing), the potential series “follows a woman who made a deal with the devil 50 years ago to remain young and has spent the … Continue reading ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’: The CW Planning A Gender-Swapped Series Adaption!!

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St. Vincent to Direct Gender-Bent ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ Movie!!

Some film projects just appeal to you on a personal, spiritual level. For me, this is one of those jams. Annie Clark, better known as her stage name as musician St. Vincent, is set to direct an adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray for Lionsgate. But that’s just the start of the good news. The script will come from Elle screenwriter David Birke, who … Continue reading St. Vincent to Direct Gender-Bent ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ Movie!!

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