Tag: Seven Samurai
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Yes, Star Wars Has a Holy Trinity
The Star Wars universe is crafted from various influences, such as the films of Akira Kurosawa — particularly Seven Samurai and The Hidden Fortress — and Flash Gordon (Star Wars architect George Lucas actually wanted to make a Flash Gordon movie.) Philosophy and religion helped shape the direction of the Force, as well as the…
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Nothing Influenced ’60s Westerns Like Akira Kurosawa’s Samurai Movies
The ’60s were an age that saw Hollywood running dry on Western ideas, so they turned elsewhere for influence and found gold in samurai movies. Up until this point, the genre had dominated a large part of moviegoers’ diets. Classic Westerns were being cranked out of Hollywood left and right in the ’50s, with most…
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Rebel Moon Director Zack Snyder Welcomes Your Inevitable Star Wars Comparisons
It’s no secret that Zack Snyder’s upcoming big-budget Netflix film “Rebel Moon” shares some DNA with “Star Wars.” Way back in 2013, outlets reported that the future “Justice League” filmmaker was already working on an idea for a “Star Wars” project in the vein of Akira Kurosawa’s “Seven Samurai.” By 2021, Lucasfilm had become firmly…
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Zack Snyder’s ‘Star Wars’ Pitch Was a ‘Big Ask’ Since It Had No Pre-Existing Characters and an R-Rating: ‘That Was Almost a Non-Starter’
Zack Snyder’s space opera “Rebel Moon” is coming to Netflix at the end of the year, but it would’ve been a “Star Wars” movie had the “Justice League” director’s original plan for the project panned out. The idea for “Rebel Moon” started out as a pitch for a Snyder-directed “Star Wars” movie that Lucasfilm heard…
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Rebel Moon: Cleopatra Coleman Praises Zack Snyder’s Enthusiasm
Rebel Moon is Zack Snyder’s answer to the space opera genre and, much like the franchise that inspired him, the project will see aspects of Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai given a sci-fi spin. Earlier this month, Netflix revealed that the film will arrive on the streamer later this year, and with the all-star cast that…
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The Witcher: Blood Origin Review: An Entertaining Fantasy Folk Tale That Will Tickle Witcher Fans
“The Witcher: Blood Origin” is a folk tale, but it’s not just any folk tale set in “The Witcher” world. It’s a story a mysterious entity tells to everyone’s favorite bard, Jaskier (Joey Batey), and it’s a tale about events that took place 1,200 years before Henry Cavill’s Geralt sardonically lazed about in hot tubs.It’s…
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The One Trait That Ties Together Akira Kurosawa’s Favorite Directors
Akira Kurosawa is your favorite director’s favorite director, but do you know his favorite directors? The acclaimed Japanese filmmaker is primarily known for his historical epics and samurai films, including “Seven Samurai” and “Rashomon.”Kurosawa was heavily inspired by the cowboys in American Westerns, and in turn, many spaghetti Westerns were heavily inspired by Kurosawa. The director…
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Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon Adds Rupert Friend And More To The Cast
The moon is really having its moment in the sun right now on streaming services. Not only are True Believers looking forward to Marvel Studios’ “Moon Knight” on Disney+, but Zack Snyder’s “Rebel Moon” is currently in the works over at Netflix. Previously conceived as a “Star Wars” film inspired by Akira Kurosawa’s “Seven Samurai,”…
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Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon Will Star Charlie Hunnam, Djimon Hounsou, Ray Fisher, And Bae Doona
Following his sendoff from the Dceu with his divisive cut of “Justice League” and the success of Netflix’s “Army of the Dead,” Zack Snyder and his production company Stone Quarry Productions signed a two-year first-look deal with the streaming giant last year. And one of the products to emerge from that partnership is “Rebel Moon.”…
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‘Rebel Moon’: Zack Snyder’s Latest Pic Adds Charlie Hunnam, Doona Bae, Djimon Hounsou, Ray Fisher & More
Director Zack Snyder is moving towards his future at Netflix as the streaming giant is just about to begin filming “Rebel Moon,” his second original film that is loosely based on a sci-fi take of Akira Kurosawa’s masterpiece “Seven Samurai.” The project even initially started as a “Star Wars” pitch to Lucasfilm.With production about to…