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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,...

A remake of The Princess Bride? Cary Elwes says drop your sword

Posted 7 years ago

"Who says life is fair? Where is that written?" – William Goldman, The Princess Bride It's a given that the internet is always in a snit about something at any given time, but Variety's recent profile focusing on legendary producer Norman...

The Best Movie You Never Saw: Alien Nation

Posted 7 years ago

Welcome to The Best Movie You NEVER Saw, a column dedicated to examining films that have flown under the radar or gained traction throughout the years, earning them a place as a cult classic or underrated gem that was either...

Showtime pushes Homeland back as plot details on the final season emerge

Posted 7 years ago

The eighth and final season of Showtime's Homeland was originally slated to debut last month, but the network later pushed the release back to fall 2019, citing "[international] production demands," and now the series' swan song has been bumped back...

Disney has hit the brakes on Jeff Nichols’ Alien Nation remake

Posted 7 years ago

Nearly three years ago, Jeff Nichols (MIDNIGHT SPECIAL) signed on to write and direct a remake of ALIEN NATION for 20th Century Fox, but now that Disney has acquired Fox, it seems that the remake has been shelved for now....

The Best Movie You Never Saw: Alien Nation

Posted 7 years ago

Chris Welcome to The Best Movie You NEVER Saw, a column dedicated to examining films that have flown under the radar or gained traction throughout the years, earning them a place as a cult classic or underrated gem that was...

Butch Cassidy, Princess Bride writer William Goldman has passed away at 87

Posted 8 years ago

Two-time Oscar winner and Hollywood legend William Goldman passed away last night, Deadline has learned. The writer best known for works like BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID and THE PRINCESS BRIDE had apparently been experiencing health issues for some time,...

Jeff Nichols says that his Alien Nation remake will be epic

Posted 8 years ago

1988's ALIEN NATION introduced the Newcomers, an alien race who landed on Earth and were forced to live among the distrustful human population. The film starred James Caan as an LA police detective who finds himself partnered with a Newcomer...

Review: Life Itself

Posted 8 years ago

PLOT: Fate intertwines the destiny of a couple in New York (Oscar Isaac & Olivia Wilde), a young woman (Olivia Cooke) growing up a generation later, a Spanish landowner (Antonio Banderas), a couple working for him (Laia Costa & Sergio...

Showtime confirms that the eighth season of Homeland will be its last

Posted 8 years ago

While speaking with Howard Stern on his Sirius XM show several months ago, Homeland star Claire Danes said that the upcoming eighth season of the Showtime series would be its last, and now, Showtime's CEO David Nevins confirmed the news...

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