Tag: Never Let Me Go
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‘Alice & Jack’ to Air on Masterpiece Next Year
Masterpiece, PBS’ showcase for UK programming, has acquired the Channel 4 miniseries Alice & Jack and will air it next year. The quirky romance stars Andrea Riseborough and Domhnall Gleeson. Deadline reports that Alice & Jack, a reunion of two of the stars of Never Let Me Go, will premiere next year on the public…
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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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‘Never Let Me Go’ Series Adaptation Adds Viola Prettejohn, Tracey Ullman & Kelly Macdonald In Key Roles
Back in May, it was announced that FX is developing a series based on the dystopian sci-fi novel “Never Let Me Go” by Japanese-British author Kazuo Ishiguro that comes from writer Melissa Iqbal from “The Nevers,” DNA Productions, FX Productions, and Searchlight Television. There are some updates on the status of the series along with…
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FX Developing Series Based On Grim Sci-Fi Drama ‘Never Let Me Go’
FX continues to add some really interesting genre television projects with a revival of “Justified” on the way, Noah Hawley‘s “Alien” prequel series expected to begin shooting next year, and the “Oa” creative team is reuniting for the murder mystery show “The Retreat.” Yet another high-profile genre show is on the way that will see…
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‘Yellowjackets’ Star Ella Purnell Recalls Being Pressured to Be Sexy at Age 15: I Didn’t ‘Have the Power to Say No’
“Yellowjackets” alum Ella Purnell has spent her career “trying to find the right balance” when it comes to her appearance onscreen.“You can’t be too strong, you can’t swear, you can’t wear short skirts,” Purnell told The Independent. “You can’t be too sexy because they won’t respect you, but you can’t not be beautiful because then…
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Wagner Moura Teases Alex Garland’s A24 Action Movie Civil War [Exclusive]
Alex Garland’s works are stunning, both visually and emotionally. If you’ve seen films like “Ex Machina” or “Annihilation,” or his series “Devs,” you know this. Or maybe you’ve watched “Never Let Me Go,” which he wrote, and broke down sobbing the way I did. He’s one of those filmmakers that gut punch you with stories…
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‘One Hour Photo’ Director Mark Romanek Returns With Horror Movie ‘Mother Land’
Beyond a successful career in music videos, Mark Romanek directed three feature films: Static in 1985, One Hour Photo in 2002, and Never Let Me Go in 2010. But then, curiously enough, the feature film work from Romanek stopped coming. He’s continued to helm music videos and also directed an episode of the Amazon series…
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‘A Christmas Carol’, Featuring Andy Serkis, Daniel Kaluuya, and Carey Mulligan, Coming to U.S. Theaters
There have been dozens of movie adaptations of Charles Dickens’ classic story A Christmas Carol (with even more to come), but here’s one that puts a new spin on things. Andy Serkis (The Lord of the Rings trilogy), Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out), Carey Mulligan (Never Let Me Go), Martin Freeman (The Hobbit), and more are…
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Alex Garland on the ‘Mistake’ That Led to Oscar Isaac’s Robot Dance in ‘Ex Machina’
As Alex Garland’s well-reviewed “Annihilation” steers into its second weekend at the U.S. box office, Tiff Originals just debuted a clip in which the writer-director details his motives for a beloved scene from his previous Oscar Isaac collaboration. Midway through “Ex Machina,” Bluebook CEO Nathan Bateman (Isaac) jolts his junior employee (Domhnall Gleeson) — and…