Tag: Metropolis
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Loki Drew Inspiration From Generations Of Sci-Fi Movies
I’m not sure if “Loki” season 1 is Marvel’s best Disney+ series to date, but it may be the most consistent quality-wise. While other Marvel Cinematic Universe shows have flown higher before stumbling in the final stretch (not naming names), director Kate Herron was steady-handed in her efforts behind the camera on the God of…
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Sam Esmail’s ‘Metropolis’ Series Is Scrapped — Sorry, German Expressionism Fans
Ach der lieber! German Expressionism fans everywhere are in sorrow as Sam Esmail’s seven-years-in-the-making passion project, a series adaptation of Fritz Lang’s “Metropolis” has been shelved, Deadline confirms.The series, from Universal Cable Productions (UCP), had been prepping for production in Australia and was expected to be the biggest TV series ever shot there. It was…
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High-Profile ‘Metropolis’ Series Officially Dead
As writers remain resolute in pressing home their demands with the ongoing Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike with no perceivable end in sight, more big-budget productions continue to take the hit. The latest to join the growing list of affected projects is Sam Esmail’s ambitious TV series, Metropolis. According to Deadline, production on the…
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This Harrowing Sci-Fi Classic Was Even More Brutal Behind the Scenes
Surviving as one of the most celebrated and analyzed films in Hollywood, Fritz Lang’s 1927 sci-fi classic Metropolis continues to offer film nerds and silent movie lovers alike much food for thought. The visuals and plot devices that the film introduced were, at the time, groundbreaking, and are often credited as having largely shaped the…
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Superman Legacy: Everything We Know so Far About James Gunn’s Reboot
Chances are when you hear the word superhero, the first name that pops into your head is Superman. Easily the face of DC Comics (sorry Batman), the story of Metropolis‘s red-capped protector from the planet Krypton is universally known by fans both hardcore and casual, and a big reason for his popularity can easily be…
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James Gunn Writing New ‘Superman’ Film; Henry Cavill Will Not Return, but Eyed to Play Different DC Character
Things are heating up in Metropolis, as DC Studios co-head James Gunn has announced he is writing a new feature film about Superman. In step with the new project, Gunn has also revealed that Henry Cavill will not return as the hero.“Peter & I have a DC slate ready to go, which we couldn’t be…
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Sam Esmail’s ‘Metropolis’ TV Series Will Bring New Spin to Fritz Lang’s Classic
Hot off a Best Picture win for “Coda” and a blockbuster TV drama in “Severance,” Apple TV+ is plotting its most ambitious project yet: an epic eight-part television adaption of “Metropolis” from “Mr. Robot” creator Sam Esmail.Fritz Lang’s original “Metropolis” is one of the most influential films in cinematic history. The silent film, which tells…
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How Fennec Shand Subverts An Irritating Sci-Fi Trope In The Book Of Boba Fett
The Greek myth of Pygmalion told of a misogynist sculptor who fell in love with an ivory statue of a woman he had carved, “detesting the faults beyond measure which nature has given to women,” only able to find love with a woman created artificially from his own fantastical design. As we evolved as a…
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I’ve never seen … Metropolis
As part of a new series, one of our writers finally catches up with the cinematic classic they’ve somehow missed. Today, Stuart Jeffries watches Fritz Lang’s pioneering sci-fi epicIt’s Freddie Mercury’s fault. When he and his lavishly coiffed backing band released Radio Gaga in 1984, the video used footage from the 1927 German expressionist film,…
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Superhero Bits: 2018 MTV Movie Award Nominations, Jimmy Kimmel is Voicing Batman & More
Want to see Adam Pally‘s cool new superhero Snaredevil? Which comic book movies landed 2018 MTV Movie & TV Award nominations? Did you hear the second season of Legion is getting an extra episode? Who is voicing Batman in Teen Titans Go! to the Movies? Why is the DC series Metropolis being delayed? Is Peter…