Tag: Dredd
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Thursday’s Widows Is The Netflix Series People Can’t Stop Binge-Watching
While movie studios are busy figuring out how to navigate the streaming era, Netflix is chugging along serving up all manner of forgotten oddities and hidden gems. After a rocky 2022 that saw the company crack down on password sharing to boost subscriber numbers, the streaming giant is back to doing what it does best…
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Every Alex Garland Movie and TV Show, Ranked
Alex Garland is one of the most successful science fiction writers working today, and has significantly changed the way that modern films look and feel. Garland’s work writing for director Danny Boyle resulted in 28 Days Later and Sunshine, both of which became highly influential. The development of fast-moving zombies and the interest in existentialist…
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The Transformers Writer Behind Optimus Prime Has A Problem With Michael Bay
Have you ever noticed Optimus Prime in Michael Bay’s “Transformers” films isn’t really all that heroic? To be fair, he doesn’t start that way in Bay’s original 2007 “Transformers” film. There, he tries to keep the fights between the Autobots and Decepticons away from densely-populated areas and, when that’s not possible, makes an active effort…
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8 Best Karl Urban Movies, Ranked
While he may be best known right now for his highly entertaining role as Billy Butcher on Amazon Prime Video’s The Boys, Karl Urban has an absolute monopoly on being in popular franchises. Between the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the work of Robert Kirkman, Riddick, Star Trek, the world of J.R.R. Tolkien, the Red series, and…
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Splice is right: has Disney stumbled upon the perfect Star Wars formula?
Solo and Rogue One have both struck gold after hiring an old hand to resolve early chaos. Coincidence?There are few clearer indications that a big-budget Hollywood movie is in trouble than a change of director. It is not always the signal for a production to descend into chaos and ignominy – for every Exorcist: The…
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‘Annihilation’ Director Alex Garland Speaks Out on Screwing With Genre and Studio Panic Attacks
The brainy 47-year-old son of a British political cartoonist, Alex Garland made his name with novels “The Beach” and “The Tesseract” before moving on to a tortuous relationship with Hollywood. After Leonardo DiCaprio starred in Danny Boyle’s movie version of “The Beach” (Fox), Garland turned to screenwriting on two original grim visions of the future…
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‘Mr. Rogers: A War Hero’: Adi Shankar’s Bootleg Universe Entry Takes Aim at an Urban Legend
By now, you should know the name Adi Shankar, but how you’ve heard about him might vary: If you’re a fan of excellent video game adaptations / Netflix anime series, you likely know him as the Castlevania showrunner. If you’ve enjoyed fan-favorite films like The Grey, Dredd, A Walk among the Tombstones, or the upcoming,…
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Karl Urban Claims Alex Garland Actually Directed ‘Dredd,’ Not Pete Travis
Rumors have persisted for years that the making of “Dredd,” the 2012 science-fiction film starring Karl Ubran, was plagued by confrontations between Lionsgate and director Pete Travis in the editing room. The studio apparently disliked the direction Travis was taking the movie so much that he was forced out of post-production. The rumor has never…