The feud between Frank Darabont and “The Walking Dead” just got shockingly public. The director of “The Shawkshank Redemption” and “The Mist” developed the zombie adaptation for television before being fired in the middle of production on Season 2. Ever since December 2013, he’s been in a lawsuit against the series, claiming $280 million in damages over allegedly being denied rightful profit participation. The emails were released this morning by The Hollywood Reporter.
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“F*ck you all for giving me chest pains because of the staggering f*cking incompetence, blindness to the important beats, and the beyond-arrogant lack of regard for what is written being exhibited on set every day,” he wrote in an email to producer Gale Anne Hurd and others on June 14, 2011. “I deserve better than a heart attack because...
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“F*ck you all for giving me chest pains because of the staggering f*cking incompetence, blindness to the important beats, and the beyond-arrogant lack of regard for what is written being exhibited on set every day,” he wrote in an email to producer Gale Anne Hurd and others on June 14, 2011. “I deserve better than a heart attack because...
- 7/13/2017
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
More than 30 years after enduring “16 Candles,” Molly Ringwald is heading back to the school dance, and “Riverdale” couldn’t be happier.
The former teen icon, known for her membership in the ‘80s Brat Pack and her John Hughes pedigree, guest stars on Thursday’s “Riverdale” as Archie’s mom Mary. She and her estranged husband Fred (Luke Perry) will be back together temporarily to see their son perform at the high school dance. While the casting was a natural fit because of Ringwald’s red hair, her teen star cred also helped. Both “Riverdale” and “13 Reasons Why” are two teen-centric shows that have been bringing back former teen stars to play the older generation, and reaping the benefits.
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The former teen icon, known for her membership in the ‘80s Brat Pack and her John Hughes pedigree, guest stars on Thursday’s “Riverdale” as Archie’s mom Mary. She and her estranged husband Fred (Luke Perry) will be back together temporarily to see their son perform at the high school dance. While the casting was a natural fit because of Ringwald’s red hair, her teen star cred also helped. Both “Riverdale” and “13 Reasons Why” are two teen-centric shows that have been bringing back former teen stars to play the older generation, and reaping the benefits.
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- 4/27/2017
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
The ominous prologue of Kevin Phillips’ “Super Dark Times” arrives like a shiver, and that chill lingers until the bitter end, continuing to sink into your skin even as the rest of the film begins to melt into the atmosphere. A slow-burn high school thriller that’s like a tortured cross between “Stand By Me” and “Donnie Darko” (with a bit of Dostoyevskian madness thrown in there for good measure, Phillips’ feature-length debut begins by welcoming us to a grey Hudson Valley town that’s lost in the barren phantom zone between fall and winter.
The place looks practically post-apocalyptic, the shattered window of a classroom evoking “Children of Men.” But it’s not the end of the world, just a petrified buck who’s gotten himself into a spot of trouble. Some cops stand over the animal as it lies dying on the floor between the desks, the men...
The place looks practically post-apocalyptic, the shattered window of a classroom evoking “Children of Men.” But it’s not the end of the world, just a petrified buck who’s gotten himself into a spot of trouble. Some cops stand over the animal as it lies dying on the floor between the desks, the men...
- 4/21/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
“Meg,” a new thriller starring Jason Li, Fan Bingbing and a giant shark, will breach theaters on March 2, 2018. Unless you live in China, that is — Jon Turteltaub’s film will open there a full two weeks early, during the country’s New Year celebrations.
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China is expected by many to surpass the United States as the world’s most lucrative film market within the next several years, one effect of which is that co-productions and events of this kind are likely to become increasingly common. (Bingbing, a massive star in her home country, was recently listed by Forbes as the fifth-highest-paid actress in the world.) According to Variety, this adaptation of Steve Alten’s best-selling novel follows the attack of a deep-sea submarine by a massive creature that we humans, in our arrogance, thought had gone the way of the dodo.
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China is expected by many to surpass the United States as the world’s most lucrative film market within the next several years, one effect of which is that co-productions and events of this kind are likely to become increasingly common. (Bingbing, a massive star in her home country, was recently listed by Forbes as the fifth-highest-paid actress in the world.) According to Variety, this adaptation of Steve Alten’s best-selling novel follows the attack of a deep-sea submarine by a massive creature that we humans, in our arrogance, thought had gone the way of the dodo.
- 10/13/2016
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
In the tense border drama “Transpecos,” the line between right and wrong blurs as the heat rises in the desert. The film follows three border patrol agents — the rookie Benjamin Davis (Johnny Simmons), the seasoned pro Lance Flores (Gabriel Luna), and the callous veteran Lou Hobbs (Clifton Collins Jr.) — who man a check point on a remote highway. One day on a routine stop, Hobbs examines a suspicious vehicle, but when the car tries to take off Hobbs shoots the passenger as they discover a trunk filled with cocaine. Before they can call it in, Davis pulls a gun on the two agents and claims that he must smuggle the drugs to a drop-off point or else his family will die. Drawn into a violent journey, all three must contend with dark secrets, malleable morality, and a potentially terrible fate. Watch an exclusive clip from the film below.
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- 8/18/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
Warning: If you haven’t watched the Season 2 finale of “Scream” yet, spoilers are ahead.
MTV’s “Scream,” the television show inspired by the successful film franchise, ended its second season on Tuesday night by revealing a final surprise prepared by season one killer Piper (Amelia Rose Blaire) and Kieran (Amadeus Serafini), a disclosure that gradually revealed itself as the finale approached. Choosing this path was perhaps the closest the show had ever come to recreating the spirit of the Wes Craven film series.
The season finale — the strongest of a very uneven season — finally celebrated Craven’s work openly. Making references to all of the previous “Scream” films, the episode offered fans of the original story a chance to relive it in more modern ways. An opening car crash scene was strikingly similar to a moment in the second film, and other instances and dialogue closely recreated portions of the other films.
MTV’s “Scream,” the television show inspired by the successful film franchise, ended its second season on Tuesday night by revealing a final surprise prepared by season one killer Piper (Amelia Rose Blaire) and Kieran (Amadeus Serafini), a disclosure that gradually revealed itself as the finale approached. Choosing this path was perhaps the closest the show had ever come to recreating the spirit of the Wes Craven film series.
The season finale — the strongest of a very uneven season — finally celebrated Craven’s work openly. Making references to all of the previous “Scream” films, the episode offered fans of the original story a chance to relive it in more modern ways. An opening car crash scene was strikingly similar to a moment in the second film, and other instances and dialogue closely recreated portions of the other films.
- 8/17/2016
- by Ingrid Oliveira
- Indiewire
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