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A while back we reported that Mike Barker (The Handmaid’s Tale) was set to adapt Stephen King’s The Talisman. Since then there have been some changes. Steven Spielberg is now teaming up with the Duffer Brothers (“Stranger Things”) and the master of written horror himself will be involved. Curtis Gwinn, a writer-executive producer for the Duffer Brothers’ “Stranger Things”, will serve as writer and showrunner for the adaptation produced by Netflix in association with Spielberg’s Amblin Television and Paramount Television Studios. Reportedly, Spielberg, who has been itching to adapt King’s tale for years and secured the rights to the novel back in 1982. In the novel, “Jack Sawyer, twelve years old, is about to begin a most fantastic journey, an exalting, terrifying quest for the mystical Talisman—the only thing that can save Jack’s dying mother. But to reach his goal, Jack must make his way not only across the breadth of the United States but also through the wondrous and
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As Matt and Ross Duffer, the creator of Netflix’s “Stranger Things“, gear up for the third season they are headed to court. They have been accused of stealing the plot of the hit series. While they have tried to get the plagiarism lawsuit thrown out, their attempts have been unsuccessful. Now they will go before an LA judge to defend themselves. Director Charlie Kessler is suing the duo for allegedly stealing the idea for the show from his found footage short film Montauk. Kessler also alleges that he pitched a series based on the short to the Duffer brothers during a party in 2014 during the Tribeca Film Festival, but they reportedly didn’t have any interest. Kessler even expressed plans to adapt his short for a feature film during an interview with /Film back in 2010. In April 2015 Netflix announced the series now named “Stranger Things” under the original title Montauk. The plot for Kessler’s film is as follows:
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Netflix’s original series ‘Stranger Things’ will be back next year for season 2. The season one finale left us wondering if Millie Bobby Brown’s character Eleven would be part of the cast since her character disappeared. Today, TVLine confirmed that not only will Eleven be back, Brown has been bumped up to a series regular. Other cast members from the first season will be returning as well. Take a look at one of the clips from the first season featuring Eleven. Sadie Sink (Unbreakable Kimmy Schidt) and Dacre Montgomery (Power Rangers) have already been announced as new cast members. Sadie Sink has been cast as Max, a tomboy with a complicated history. The young actress has appeared on several series including ‘American Odyssey’, and the Netflix series ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’. Aussie actor Dacre Montgomery who will be playing Billy, Max’s bad boy older step brother. Montgomery co-starred as the red Power Ranger in Lionsgate’s upcoming film. Season one starred Winona
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We all assumed that ‘Stranger Things’ would be picked up for a second season. Netflix has just made it official by confirming that the gang will return in 2017 in a teaser trailer that includes the titles for season 2. During a conversation with Entertainment Weekly the series’ writers/directors, Matt and Ross Duffer, revealed a few details of the second season including that the group of characters we love will be back next season. I don’t think we ever thought anthology,” said Ross Duffer. “I think we talked like a larger time jump where the kids are older now and it’s a different decade. That’s something we batted around from the very beginning. But for us, there’s still more story here [in the 1980s], there’s still things that are unresolved.” What about Eleven? Season one left us not knowing if she’s really dead or in hiding. We don’t know about Eleven,” said Ross. “We leave that up in the air.”
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We have great news for fans of Netflix’s original series Stranger Things! While Netflix has not officially announced it, Matthew Modine, one of the series’ cast members, has confirmed there will indeed be a season 2. Modine let the news slip while speaking to the French entertainment site Premiere. In the 8-episode season 1 of Stranger Things, Will (Noah Schnapp) a young boy goes missing and his mother, played by Winona Ryder, will do anything to find him and bring him home. At the same time a strange girl with strong powers, name Eleven, escapes from a secret government facility and runs into of the missing boy’s friends. Together they, along with the rest of the Will’s friends, are on a mission to find him. Modine plays the role of Dr. Martin Brenner, head of the agency and the doctor who over sees the experiments conducted on Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown). David Harbour co-stars along with Ryder, Modine, Finn Wolfhard,
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A while back we reported that Mike Barker (The Handmaid’s Tale) was set to adapt Stephen King’s The Talisman. Since then there have been some changes. Steven Spielberg is now teaming up with the Duffer Brothers (“Stranger Things”) and the master of written horror himself will be involved. Curtis Gwinn, a writer-executive producer for the Duffer Brothers’ “Stranger Things”, will serve as writer and showrunner for the adaptation produced by Netflix in association with Spielberg’s Amblin Television and Paramount Television Studios. Reportedly, Spielberg, who has been itching to adapt King’s tale for years and secured the rights to the novel back in 1982. In the novel, “Jack Sawyer, twelve years old, is about to begin a most fantastic journey, an exalting, terrifying quest for the mystical Talisman—the only thing that can save Jack’s dying mother. But to reach his goal, Jack must make his way not only across the breadth of the United States but also through the wondrous and
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As Matt and Ross Duffer, the creator of Netflix’s “Stranger Things“, gear up for the third season they are headed to court. They have been accused of stealing the plot of the hit series. While they have tried to get the plagiarism lawsuit thrown out, their attempts have been unsuccessful. Now they will go before an LA judge to defend themselves. Director Charlie Kessler is suing the duo for allegedly stealing the idea for the show from his found footage short film Montauk. Kessler also alleges that he pitched a series based on the short to the Duffer brothers during a party in 2014 during the Tribeca Film Festival, but they reportedly didn’t have any interest. Kessler even expressed plans to adapt his short for a feature film during an interview with /Film back in 2010. In April 2015 Netflix announced the series now named “Stranger Things” under the original title Montauk. The plot for Kessler’s film is as follows:
Continue reading →
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Netflix’s original series ‘Stranger Things’ will be back next year for season 2. The season one finale left us wondering if Millie Bobby Brown’s character Eleven would be part of the cast since her character disappeared. Today, TVLine confirmed that not only will Eleven be back, Brown has been bumped up to a series regular. Other cast members from the first season will be returning as well. Take a look at one of the clips from the first season featuring Eleven. Sadie Sink (Unbreakable Kimmy Schidt) and Dacre Montgomery (Power Rangers) have already been announced as new cast members. Sadie Sink has been cast as Max, a tomboy with a complicated history. The young actress has appeared on several series including ‘American Odyssey’, and the Netflix series ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’. Aussie actor Dacre Montgomery who will be playing Billy, Max’s bad boy older step brother. Montgomery co-starred as the red Power Ranger in Lionsgate’s upcoming film. Season one starred Winona
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Streaming TV
We all assumed that ‘Stranger Things’ would be picked up for a second season. Netflix has just made it official by confirming that the gang will return in 2017 in a teaser trailer that includes the titles for season 2. During a conversation with Entertainment Weekly the series’ writers/directors, Matt and Ross Duffer, revealed a few details of the second season including that the group of characters we love will be back next season. I don’t think we ever thought anthology,” said Ross Duffer. “I think we talked like a larger time jump where the kids are older now and it’s a different decade. That’s something we batted around from the very beginning. But for us, there’s still more story here [in the 1980s], there’s still things that are unresolved.” What about Eleven? Season one left us not knowing if she’s really dead or in hiding. We don’t know about Eleven,” said Ross. “We leave that up in the air.”
Continue reading →
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We have great news for fans of Netflix’s original series Stranger Things! While Netflix has not officially announced it, Matthew Modine, one of the series’ cast members, has confirmed there will indeed be a season 2. Modine let the news slip while speaking to the French entertainment site Premiere. In the 8-episode season 1 of Stranger Things, Will (Noah Schnapp) a young boy goes missing and his mother, played by Winona Ryder, will do anything to find him and bring him home. At the same time a strange girl with strong powers, name Eleven, escapes from a secret government facility and runs into of the missing boy’s friends. Together they, along with the rest of the Will’s friends, are on a mission to find him. Modine plays the role of Dr. Martin Brenner, head of the agency and the doctor who over sees the experiments conducted on Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown). David Harbour co-stars along with Ryder, Modine, Finn Wolfhard,
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