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When The Strain returns to FX in August, the show will begin it’s third season, but to the characters it has only been 23 days since their nightmare began when the plane landed filled with the infected. Now, it’s time for revenge. The series, based on Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan’s vampire graphic novel series by the same name, stars Corey Stoll, Kevin Durand, David Bradley, Mia Maestro, Richard Sammel, Miguel Gomez, Jonathan Hyde, Max Charles, Natalie Brown and Ruta Gedmintas. The Strain follows a group of survivors banded together in hopes of not only surviving, but preventing strigoi and their Master from taking over what is left of New York City. Eph (Stoll) is determined to create a cure for the virus that is turning New Yorkers into blood-thirsty creatures, including his ex wife Kelly (Brown), all while trying to keep his son Zach (Charles) in line. Abraham Setrakian (Bradley) has been waiting for so long to have
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Guillermo do Toro is no longer in the directors chair for Pacific Rim 2. The good new is that Steven DeKnight (Daredevil) has taken over. The project has also finally found a new writer to pen the monster movie. Derek Connolly, co-writer of Jurassic World, has signed on to pen the script, THR has reported. The previous scripts were written by del Toro, Jon Spaihts, and Zak Penn. It is unclear at this time if Connolly was brought in to write a new script or expand on an existing version. According to IMDb Charlie Hunnam is rumored to be returning for the sequel as is actor Ron Perlman. Max Martini will reprise his role as Herc Hansen. Hunnam and Perlman not only worked together on the first Pacific Rim movie, they co-starred in the hit motorcycle-gang series Sons of Anarchy, where Perlman played the role of Charlie Hunnam’s character’s stepfather. Guillermo del Toro has not left the project completely. He
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Guillermo del Toro’s next project, a still untitled supernatural romance, has found its villain. Boardwalk Empire’s Michael Shannon has boarded the film, which is set in 1963. In the film a mute laboratory worker, played by Sally Hawkins (Godzilla), falls in love with an amphibious man who’s being held captive and studied. Richard Jenkins, Michael Stuhlbarg and Octavia Spencer will co-star along side Shannon and Hawkins. Del Toro will direct, with Callum Green producing, according to Variety. Green and del Toro have worked together before, on Pacific Rim and Crimson Peak. Rumor is, the upcoming film’s title will be The Shape of Water, but that has not been confirmed. Photo Credit: Zimbo.com
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Late last night Kevin Durand Posted a group photo on Instagram featuring his fellow cast members Corey Stoll, David Bradley and Ruta Gedmintas from the hit series The Strain. The caption below the picture was as follows: “Thank you to the cast and crew of #TheStrain Season 3. We all put our heads down and worked hard and accomplished something great. Had a blast with you all. What an honor and a pleasure. Thank you to those of you who are patiently waiting for it. We do this for you and we are grateful for the love. Thank you @fxnetworks for your belief in us. Season 3 is EPIC. Let’s do this! BOOM! Season 3 wrapped.” The Strain, created by Guillermo del Toro, follows a group of New Yorkers who have banned together to survive the Strigoi, a type of vampire that spreads it’s infection through blood and their worms. Every Strigoi is linked to “The Master”, who leads his
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With Guillermo del Toro not returning to direct Pacific Rim 2 we were left wondering what he was planning. News came via Variety that del Toro’s next project is a supernatural thriller. The film has been described as a “mysterious and magical journey set against the backdrop of Cold War-era America circa 1963 with an otherwordly love story at the center of it.” The currently untitled film was written by del toro. He will also be directing and producing the project. Octavia Spencer (Insurgent, The Help) is currently in talks to star in the film, which will begin production this August. Del Toro has several other upcoming films including The Haunted Mansion, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Frankenstein, Fantastic Voyage, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and At the Mountains of Madness.
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Guillermo Del Toro’s dark, gothic tale, Crimson Peak, will premiere on Digital HD on January 26th, followed by its DVD and Blu-ray release on February 9th via Universal. The film follows the story of an aspiring writer who is torn between her love for an old friend and the appeal of a mysterious stranger. While struggling to cope with her past, she is married and swept away to a decaying old manor that has a life of it’s own. The halls of the sprawling manor are filled with spirits that have set their sites on the new bride. Crimson Peak has a truly incredible cast that includes Charlie Hunnam (Sons Of Anarchy) in the role of the handsome Dr. Alan McMichael. Fiery red head Jessica Chastain (MAMA) will fill the role of Lady Lucille Sharpe. The man of the house and the brother of Lady Lucille, Sir Thomas Sharpe, is played by The Avengers actor Tom Hiddleston. Lady Sharpe’s mysterious
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There were very few smiles the day Silent Hills was stricken from Konami’s roster. In fact I feel bad for even bringing it up. But not for good reason! There’s a silver lining to this tale of woe. It might not be a “HOLY SHIT GUYS THEY ARE MAKING IT!” silver lining, but it’s good to hear nonetheless. Norman Reedus has recently stated that he is still totally down for the game to be made. Even though Konami has axed the project, Reedus has faith that Del Toro, Kojima will still be able to collaborate in the future on another project. I mean, with petitions going around the web since the announcement of the cancellation reaching thousands signatures, someone is bound to jump on to complete this project and get it done. Del Toro also gave his two cents on why he thinks it would have been a great experience for gamers. Word is, they were trying something new when
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‘The Strain’, based on Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan’s best-selling graphic novel, was 2014’s most watched new scripted series. Del Toro continues to serve as one of the show’s writers, along with Chuck Hogan and several others. The show follows Dr. Goodweather,who is in charge of New York City’s Center for Disease Control (CDC). Dr. Goodweather “Eph”and his team are tasked with investigating a plane that has landed, It appears that there are no survivors on board, but the team finds three passengers still living. The outbreak is nothing like the CDC has ever seen before. When it’s determined that even the survivors may have been infected. The CDC team must go to each of the survivor’s homes. Eph soon realizes that this is much more than a illness, the infected are turning into grotesque vampires. Through out season one Eph’s group picks up new members. The group now consists of Nora (Mia Maestro), Eph’s fellow CDC team members,
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Guillermo del Toro’s newest film,”Crimson Peak” is a dark, Gothic horror that focuses on the story of a of an aspiring writer who is torn between her love for an old friend and the appeal of a mysterious stranger. While struggling to cope with her past, she is married and swept away to a decaying old manor that has a life of it’s own. The halls of the sprawling manor are filled with spirits that have set their sites on her. “Crimson Peak” has a truly incredible cast. Charlie Hunnam, the star of “Sons Of Anarchy”, plays the role of the handsome Dr. Alan McMichael. Fiery red head Jessica Chastain (MAMA) will fill the role of Lady Lucille Sharpe. The man of the house and the brother of Lady Lucille, Sir Thomas Sharpe, is played by ‘The Avengers’ star Tom Hiddleston. Lady Sharpe’s mysterious brother Sir Thomas Sharpe, is soon to be married to the lovely and delicate Edith Cuching
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A few months ago, the gaming world received exciting news that Guillermo del Toro was teaming up with gaming giant, the Konami Corporation to make ‘Silent Hills’ starring Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead). A P.T. trailer was released and fans chimed in in excitement. Last month we began to hear rumors and reports that Hideo Kojima was planning to leave the Konami Corporation. Kojima soon announced that as soon as his ‘Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain’ was released he would indeed be leaving the company, which left ‘Silent Hills’ in serious trouble. Kojima and Del Toro Many gamers are about to be very disappointed with the news that I have to report. Director Gillermo del Toro announced last night at an event that ‘Silent Hills’ has officially been canceled. Unfortunately, there is no plan to resurrect the game any time soon. Reedus sent out a message about his disappointment and apologize to his fan via Twitter today.
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When The Strain returns to FX in August, the show will begin it’s third season, but to the characters it has only been 23 days since their nightmare began when the plane landed filled with the infected. Now, it’s time for revenge. The series, based on Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan’s vampire graphic novel series by the same name, stars Corey Stoll, Kevin Durand, David Bradley, Mia Maestro, Richard Sammel, Miguel Gomez, Jonathan Hyde, Max Charles, Natalie Brown and Ruta Gedmintas. The Strain follows a group of survivors banded together in hopes of not only surviving, but preventing strigoi and their Master from taking over what is left of New York City. Eph (Stoll) is determined to create a cure for the virus that is turning New Yorkers into blood-thirsty creatures, including his ex wife Kelly (Brown), all while trying to keep his son Zach (Charles) in line. Abraham Setrakian (Bradley) has been waiting for so long to have
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Guillermo do Toro is no longer in the directors chair for Pacific Rim 2. The good new is that Steven DeKnight (Daredevil) has taken over. The project has also finally found a new writer to pen the monster movie. Derek Connolly, co-writer of Jurassic World, has signed on to pen the script, THR has reported. The previous scripts were written by del Toro, Jon Spaihts, and Zak Penn. It is unclear at this time if Connolly was brought in to write a new script or expand on an existing version. According to IMDb Charlie Hunnam is rumored to be returning for the sequel as is actor Ron Perlman. Max Martini will reprise his role as Herc Hansen. Hunnam and Perlman not only worked together on the first Pacific Rim movie, they co-starred in the hit motorcycle-gang series Sons of Anarchy, where Perlman played the role of Charlie Hunnam’s character’s stepfather. Guillermo del Toro has not left the project completely. He
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Guillermo del Toro’s next project, a still untitled supernatural romance, has found its villain. Boardwalk Empire’s Michael Shannon has boarded the film, which is set in 1963. In the film a mute laboratory worker, played by Sally Hawkins (Godzilla), falls in love with an amphibious man who’s being held captive and studied. Richard Jenkins, Michael Stuhlbarg and Octavia Spencer will co-star along side Shannon and Hawkins. Del Toro will direct, with Callum Green producing, according to Variety. Green and del Toro have worked together before, on Pacific Rim and Crimson Peak. Rumor is, the upcoming film’s title will be The Shape of Water, but that has not been confirmed. Photo Credit: Zimbo.com
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Late last night Kevin Durand Posted a group photo on Instagram featuring his fellow cast members Corey Stoll, David Bradley and Ruta Gedmintas from the hit series The Strain. The caption below the picture was as follows: “Thank you to the cast and crew of #TheStrain Season 3. We all put our heads down and worked hard and accomplished something great. Had a blast with you all. What an honor and a pleasure. Thank you to those of you who are patiently waiting for it. We do this for you and we are grateful for the love. Thank you @fxnetworks for your belief in us. Season 3 is EPIC. Let’s do this! BOOM! Season 3 wrapped.” The Strain, created by Guillermo del Toro, follows a group of New Yorkers who have banned together to survive the Strigoi, a type of vampire that spreads it’s infection through blood and their worms. Every Strigoi is linked to “The Master”, who leads his
Continue reading →
News
With Guillermo del Toro not returning to direct Pacific Rim 2 we were left wondering what he was planning. News came via Variety that del Toro’s next project is a supernatural thriller. The film has been described as a “mysterious and magical journey set against the backdrop of Cold War-era America circa 1963 with an otherwordly love story at the center of it.” The currently untitled film was written by del toro. He will also be directing and producing the project. Octavia Spencer (Insurgent, The Help) is currently in talks to star in the film, which will begin production this August. Del Toro has several other upcoming films including The Haunted Mansion, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Frankenstein, Fantastic Voyage, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and At the Mountains of Madness.
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Guillermo Del Toro’s dark, gothic tale, Crimson Peak, will premiere on Digital HD on January 26th, followed by its DVD and Blu-ray release on February 9th via Universal. The film follows the story of an aspiring writer who is torn between her love for an old friend and the appeal of a mysterious stranger. While struggling to cope with her past, she is married and swept away to a decaying old manor that has a life of it’s own. The halls of the sprawling manor are filled with spirits that have set their sites on the new bride. Crimson Peak has a truly incredible cast that includes Charlie Hunnam (Sons Of Anarchy) in the role of the handsome Dr. Alan McMichael. Fiery red head Jessica Chastain (MAMA) will fill the role of Lady Lucille Sharpe. The man of the house and the brother of Lady Lucille, Sir Thomas Sharpe, is played by The Avengers actor Tom Hiddleston. Lady Sharpe’s mysterious
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There were very few smiles the day Silent Hills was stricken from Konami’s roster. In fact I feel bad for even bringing it up. But not for good reason! There’s a silver lining to this tale of woe. It might not be a “HOLY SHIT GUYS THEY ARE MAKING IT!” silver lining, but it’s good to hear nonetheless. Norman Reedus has recently stated that he is still totally down for the game to be made. Even though Konami has axed the project, Reedus has faith that Del Toro, Kojima will still be able to collaborate in the future on another project. I mean, with petitions going around the web since the announcement of the cancellation reaching thousands signatures, someone is bound to jump on to complete this project and get it done. Del Toro also gave his two cents on why he thinks it would have been a great experience for gamers. Word is, they were trying something new when
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‘The Strain’, based on Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan’s best-selling graphic novel, was 2014’s most watched new scripted series. Del Toro continues to serve as one of the show’s writers, along with Chuck Hogan and several others. The show follows Dr. Goodweather,who is in charge of New York City’s Center for Disease Control (CDC). Dr. Goodweather “Eph”and his team are tasked with investigating a plane that has landed, It appears that there are no survivors on board, but the team finds three passengers still living. The outbreak is nothing like the CDC has ever seen before. When it’s determined that even the survivors may have been infected. The CDC team must go to each of the survivor’s homes. Eph soon realizes that this is much more than a illness, the infected are turning into grotesque vampires. Through out season one Eph’s group picks up new members. The group now consists of Nora (Mia Maestro), Eph’s fellow CDC team members,
Continue reading →
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Guillermo del Toro’s newest film,”Crimson Peak” is a dark, Gothic horror that focuses on the story of a of an aspiring writer who is torn between her love for an old friend and the appeal of a mysterious stranger. While struggling to cope with her past, she is married and swept away to a decaying old manor that has a life of it’s own. The halls of the sprawling manor are filled with spirits that have set their sites on her. “Crimson Peak” has a truly incredible cast. Charlie Hunnam, the star of “Sons Of Anarchy”, plays the role of the handsome Dr. Alan McMichael. Fiery red head Jessica Chastain (MAMA) will fill the role of Lady Lucille Sharpe. The man of the house and the brother of Lady Lucille, Sir Thomas Sharpe, is played by ‘The Avengers’ star Tom Hiddleston. Lady Sharpe’s mysterious brother Sir Thomas Sharpe, is soon to be married to the lovely and delicate Edith Cuching
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A few months ago, the gaming world received exciting news that Guillermo del Toro was teaming up with gaming giant, the Konami Corporation to make ‘Silent Hills’ starring Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead). A P.T. trailer was released and fans chimed in in excitement. Last month we began to hear rumors and reports that Hideo Kojima was planning to leave the Konami Corporation. Kojima soon announced that as soon as his ‘Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain’ was released he would indeed be leaving the company, which left ‘Silent Hills’ in serious trouble. Kojima and Del Toro Many gamers are about to be very disappointed with the news that I have to report. Director Gillermo del Toro announced last night at an event that ‘Silent Hills’ has officially been canceled. Unfortunately, there is no plan to resurrect the game any time soon. Reedus sent out a message about his disappointment and apologize to his fan via Twitter today.
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