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Aquaman pitch from Jeff Nichols, which included his hook hand and dead son, was deemed unfeasible

Posted 3 years ago

The director of Mud and Take Shelter wanted to explore the older Aquaman who was a fallen king, but he feels it wouldn't have made money.

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James Caan: dead at 82, classic star of The Godfather, Thief and more

Posted 4 years ago

Sad news to report today, folks, with news breaking that the legendary James Caan has passed away at 82 years old. Caan’s own family broke the news via the actor’s official Twitter page, where he would memorably sign off each...

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Alien Nation TV Show: Gone But Not Forgotten

Posted 4 years ago

Chris 1988’s Alien Nation was a sci-fi twist on the classic buddy cop formula. While only a modest hit, it did have some devoted fans (we covered it in a Best Movie You Never Saw), and the premise was gold....

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Best Underrated 80s Action Movies – Part 3

Posted 4 years ago

Steve The eighties were full of incredible action movies, but while a lot of them are considered classics now, some of the best movies (you never saw) routinely get underrated, so here on JoBlo we’re celebrating some diamonds in the...

Alien Nation: Jeff Nichols’ remake idea may become a Disney TV series

Posted 5 years ago

Midnight Special (watch it HERE) filmmaker Jeff Nichols spent three years working on a remake of the 1988 sci-fi thriller Alien Nation (check that one out HERE) for 20th Century Fox before Disney acquired the studio and halted development on Nichols'...

Alien Nation: Jeff Nichols’ remake may turn into a TV series

Posted 5 years ago

There have been rumblings of a big-screen remake of Alien Nation for a number of years, and the project has been in the hands of Jeff Nichols (Loving) for just as long. The original film introduced the Newcomers, an alien...

Director Louis Leterrier to replace David Ayer on Bright 2

Posted 6 years ago

BRIGHT was Netflix's big attempt to prove they too could make star-studded blockbuster films. And it worked! The 90-million dollar modern fantasy film, directed by David Ayer (SUICIDE SQUAD) and starring Will Smith and Joel Edgerton as a human and...

Jeff Nichols may turn scrapped Alien Nation remake into something else

Posted 6 years ago

Back in 2016, it was announced that Jeff Nichols (TAKE SHELTER, MIDNIGHT SPECIAL) would be writing and directing a remake of the 1988 sci-fi thriller ALIEN NATION for 20th Century Fox.  Written by Rockne S. O'Bannon, the '88 movie starred...

Michael Shannon says Alien Nation remake could mutate into something else

Posted 6 years ago

Jeff Nichols signed on to write and direct a remake of ALIEN NATION for 20th Century Fox close to four years ago, but Disney's acquisition of the studio put the project on pause. The original 1988 film introduced the Newcomers,...

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