It looks like Stranger Things season 3 is shaping up to be the most ambitious and darkest season yet! Now, each season seems to be set in a different year of the ‘80s with specific references to works from iconic directors and writers of that decade. The first season has major nods to Stephen King movies and novels while season 2 harkens back to Spielberg’s movies. Season 3 is expected to take place in 1985 with influences from classic John Carpenter movies. Carpenter, a famous director and screenwriter, is known for his movies such as The Fog and Halloween. …
The fantasy film, Time Bandits is coming to Apple as a TV series! Apple is not stopping at The Lord Of The Rings For those who don’t know, Time Bandits is a 1980s fantasy adventure film that centers on a young boy who unexpectedly joins a band of time-traveling dwarves as they try steal treasure from various eras. The film included famous historical figures such as Napoleon Bonaparte (Ian Holm), Robin Hood (John Cleese), King Agamemnon (Sean Connery), and Dame Pansy (Shelley Duvall). The TV series will be headed by Terry Gilliam (of Monty Python fame) as the executive producer but that is …
Potter fans are excitingly awaiting the next installment of the Fantastic Beasts series Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindlewald, and the latest piece of news is that J.K. Rowling is currently writing the script for Fantastic Beasts 3, and that this script may include a Chinese Wizard School, a school which has yet to be mentioned among the eleven named wizarding schools known to Muggles. According to the site Wizards and WhatNot, while promoting Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Rowling released some information about one magical creature that might seems to hint at the third installment taking place in China. Rowling stated …
It looks like Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables has gone from classic novel to beloved musical to Academy Award-winning movie and is now becoming a TV mini-series. The six-part adaption will be a collaboration between BBC One and Masterpiece, and, just like the movie adaption, the cast is star-studded yet again. Dominic West will play Jean Valjean, David Oyelowo will portray Javert, while Lily Collins will take on the role of Fantine, and Adeel Akhtar will play Monsieur Thenardier nad. Madame Thenardier will be played by Olivia Colman. Image Via Variety The mini-series will actually be a different take …
It looks like the next season of Netflix’s Stranger Things is going to be even darker than the previous two while also taking some new risks. The series racked up 12 Emmy nominations on Thursday including Outstanding Drama Series for the second year in a row. According to Deadline, Shawn Levy, executive producer and director of the series said it’s “Definitely going to yet darker, still places that I think audiences are going to really love.” Emmy nominated for Best Supporting Actor, David Harbour who plays the determined Hawkins police chief, Jim Hopper had some intriguing information about the cinematic …
