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‘Spartacus: Vengeance’ Episode 3: ‘The Greater Good’ Recap
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‘The Greater Good’ is the first episode of this young Spartacus: Vengeance season to allow advancement of the various plotlines, now that the necessary exposition and set up has been handled by the premiere and last week’s episode: ‘A Place in This World.’
Here, Spartacus is determined as ever to help Crixus locate the missing Naevia, although it may mean putting the lives of those who follow them at great risk. Seeing this as a detriment to the cause, and his own life, Spartacus’ close ally, Agron (Daniel Feuerriegel), deceives Crixus by telling him that the woman he seeks is dead. Agron and his newfound Syrian friend Nasir/Tiberius (Pana Hema Taylor) fabricate Naevia’s demise under the belief that a prolonged search for one slave is contrary to the group’s ultimate goal.
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Creators of ‘V’ Reboot Bringing ‘Space: 2099′ to Television
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Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s Space: 1999 is getting the reboot treatment from HDFilms, the studio behind the recently cancelled V reboot on ABC. Step one of bringing the memorable sci-fi series back to television: push the titular date forward a century to Space: 2099.
ITV Studios America is teaming with HDFilms to re-imagine the series, and make it accessible to fans of the original, as well as those who’ve never heard of the program before.
For the uninitiated, Space: 1999 came from the Anderson’s prolific productions, which churned out a multitude of science fiction programs in the ’60s and ’70s; most notable, perhaps, was the marionette-filled series Thuderbirds and the alien invasion drama UFO – which was rumored at one point to be turned into a film featuring Fringe star Joshua Jackson.
Space: 1999 starred Martin Landau (Ed Wood, Frankenweenie), as Commander John ...
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Movie News Wrap Up: February 11th 2012
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This week:
Harry Potter‘s Tom Felton knows Therese Raquin; Philip Seymour Hoffman is A Most Wanted Man; Justin Long orders A Case of You; Can The Da Vinci Code crack The Vatican Connection? The Vampire Lestat chases The Body Thief and Pierce Brosnan and Emma Thompson get a Love Punch.
1. A Harry Potter star takes a lead role in a period ghost story. Nope, it’s not about Daniel Radcliffe’s The Woman In Black, this story is about Tom Felton.
The success of The Woman in Black has meant there is life after Potter for Radcliffe. Now, it is Felton’s turn as he’s set to star in a “dark and erotic thriller”.
The former Malfoy character will join Glenn Close and Elizabeth Olsen in Therese Raquin, a film which Charlie Stratton will write and direct, based on Emile ...
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‘Dracula Year Zero’ Will Be Resurrected By Universal
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With news that Russell Crowe is in early talks for the Dracula re-imagining Harker still hot off the press, we have an update on another reworking of Bram Stoker’s iconic vampire tale. The title in question is Dracula Year Zero, a project that reportedly ties together aspects of the traditional Dracula mythology with historical elements from the actual life of Prince Vlad the Impaler – in order to produce a more sympathetic portrayal of the semi-immortal bloodsucker.
Alex Proyas was originally onboard to direct Year Zero, but left the project after its was temporarily “killed,” due to budget issues. As bad luck would have it, the same exact fate has now befallen the film Proyas moved onto after Year Zero collapsed (the Paradise Lost adaptation).
Deadline reports that Universal is now negotiating with ...
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‘Dracula Year Zero’ Will Be Resurrected By Universal
0463 days
by Screen Rant
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With news that Russell Crowe is in early talks for the Dracula re-imagining Harker still hot off the press, we have an update on another reworking of Bram Stoker’s iconic vampire tale. The title in question is Dracula Year Zero, a project that reportedly ties together aspects of the traditional Dracula mythology with historical elements from the actual life of Prince Vlad the Impaler – in order to produce a more sympathetic portrayal of the semi-immortal bloodsucker.
Alex Proyas was originally onboard to direct Year Zero, but left the project after its was temporarily “killed,” due to budget issues. As bad luck would have it, the same exact fate has now befallen the film Proyas moved onto after Year Zero collapsed (the Paradise Lost adaptation).
Deadline reports that Universal is now negotiating with ...
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