Darrell Roodt

Darrell Roodt

Date of Birth

1962-04-28

Place of Birth

Johannesburg, South Africa

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Lake Placid: Legacy is real and it’s coming soon

Posted 8 years ago

I don't know about you guys but I dug the hell out of the original killer-croc flick LAKE PLACID starring Bill Pullman, Bridget Fonda, Oliver Platt, Brendan Gleeson, and Betty White. The film is an utter delight and I partake...

Found footage trailer for Safari will hunt you

Posted 13 years ago

With so many films taking the route of found footage these days it's not easy to find something that stands out from the pack. SAFARI, from director Darrell Roodt, aims to bring something fresh to the genre as it takes...

Paul Robeson biopic starring Homeland’s David Harewood snags Darrell Roodt to direct

Posted 13 years ago

Variety has some news on the Paul Robeson biographical film staring Homeland’s David Harewood. South African director Darrell Roodt has agreed to direct the film for Four Star International and Greg Carter of Nexus films. Some of his works include...

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Man of Tomorrow: James Gunn unveils first official look at armored Lex Luthor

Posted 16 hours ago

James Gunn's released the first official look at his sequel to Superman, which comes out next summer.

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The End of Oak Street: There’s a nightmare on Oak Street in the new trailer of the sci-fi from the director of It Follows and J.J. Abrams

Posted 20 hours ago

The Amblin-style of a J.J. Abrams production meets the haunting, mysterious direction of David Robert Mitchell in the new trailer.

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The Top 10 Sega Dreamcast Games Ranked

Posted 3 days ago

We rank the Top 10 Sega Dreamcast games, from Ikaruga to Powerstone, and more, to honor the underappreciated diamond in Sega's rough.

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The Five Best Changes George Lucas Made to the Star Wars Trilogy

Posted 2 days ago

George Lucas has been tinkering with the Star Wars trilogy for years, but not all of those changes have been bad.

Zack Snyder has signed on to write and direct a remake of John Carpenter's 1981 classic Escape from New York

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Zack Snyder to write and direct Escape from New York remake

Posted 15 hours ago

Zack Snyder has signed on to write and direct a remake of John Carpenter's 1981 classic Escape from New York

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The Top 5 Action Movie Match-Ups of the 90s

Posted 3 weeks ago

It's star vs star. We rank those movies that pit name actors against each other in devilishly fun, heated rivalries.

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Five action stars who deserved bigger movies

Posted 1 month ago

In a world of Schwarzeneggers, Stallones and Van Dammes, there are more stars that could have graced us with big action classics.

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The Top 10 Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) Games Ranked

Posted 1 week ago

With video games on the rise in Hollywood, we decided to look back on old school systems and rank the Top 10 Games of the NES era!

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Superman Actors Ranked: Which Actors Were the Best At Playing The Man of Steel?

Posted 3 weeks ago

We rank all of the Superman actors from worst to best!

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The Top 10 Super Nintendo (SNES) Games Ranked

Posted 3 weeks ago

We're back with a bold list that ranks the Top 10 Super Nintendo games, from beat 'em ups to platformers, Metroidvanias, and more!

Discover why Terminator 2: Judgment Day was decades ahead of its time, from groundbreaking VFX to its eerily relevant AI themes

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Why Terminator 2: Judgment Day Still Feels Ahead of Its Time

Posted 3 weeks ago

Discover why Terminator 2: Judgment Day was decades ahead of its time, from groundbreaking VFX to its eerily relevant AI themes