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Movie Review: Rings
Rings
Written by David Loucka, Jacob Estes, Akiva Goldsman
Directed by F. Javier Gutiérrez
Based on the novel by Kôji Suzuki
Starring Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, Alex Roe, Johnny Galecki, Aimee Teegarden, Bonnie Morgan
Paramount Pictures
Rated PG-13 | 102 minutes
Release date: Friday, February 3rd, 2017
Rings is the third installment of the American “Ring” series which started back in 2002 with the Naomi Watts led, The Ring directed by Gore Verbinski. Perhaps counting on the fact that it’s been 15-years since the original and twelve since the sequel, the creators of Rings open with a scene eschewing all pretense and jump right into exposition from the first line. “Have you ever heard of the videotape where you watch it and die?” People in the theater were cracking up.
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Tags: Aimee Teegarden, Akiva Goldsman, Alex Roe, Bonnie Morgan, David Loucka, Jacob Estes, Johnny Galecki, Laura Wiggins, Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, Paramount Pictures, Rings, Vincent D'Onofrio
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Bryan Fuller Out As ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Showrunner
When it was announced that Bryan Fuller (Hannibal, Pushing Daisies) would be acting as showrunner for Star Trek Discovery, fans were excited at what he would bring to their beloved franchise. Since they got their first look at the show at SDCC and learned how the show would “explore stories from a different point of view,” fans have been eagerly awaiting the pilot, which will air on CBS, with subsequent episodes airing on the CBS All Access streaming platform. However, significant delays have forced CBS to pull Fuller from his duties as showrunner. More on the story below.
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Tags: Aaron Harberts, Akiva Goldsman, Alex Kurtzman, Bryan Fuller, CBS, CBS All Access, CBS Television Studios, Gene Roddenberry, Gretchen Berg, Paramount Television, Star Trek, Star Trek: Discovery
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Michael Chabon, Brian K. Vaughan Join Hasbro Cinematic Universe Writer’s Room
Last December, Paramount Pictures announced the development of a shared cinematic universe based on their Hasbro properties – including G.I. Joe, M.A.S.K. (Mobile Armored Strike Kommand), Micronauts, Visionairies, and ROM – similar to the one they are currently working on for their extremely lucrative Transformers franchise. The next logical step was to assemble a team of creative samurai to help them foster Hollywood’s latest attempt to one-up Marvel to the silver screen.
The studio just announced that they have put together a jaw-dropping writers’ room that includes Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon (The Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, Wonder Boys) and Eisner Award-winning comic book writer Brian K. Vaughan (Y: The Last Man, Saga).
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Tags: Akiva Goldsman, Brian K. Vaughan, Cheo Hodari Coker, G.I. Joe, Hasbro, Jeff Pinkner, Joe Robert Cole, John Francis Daley, Jonathan M. Goldstein, Lindsey Beer, M.A.S.K., Michael Chabon, Micronauts, Nicole Perlman, Paramount Pictures, Transformers, Visionairies
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‘Transformers’: More Sequels and Bumblebee Spinoff Announced
As rotten as some of the Transformers films can be, they do make a bundle at the box office, and as such these films just keep getting made. It has been almost two years since the release of the fourth Transformers film, Age of Extinction, but we know that many more are on the way. Now, we know how many more we are going to get.
According to a new report, Paramount has the dates for the next three Transformers films. That’s right, three. Not only that, they are targeting a Bumblebee spinoff for a 2018 release. More on the story below.
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