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Back in April, we reported on an upcoming Hellraiser HBO television series coming from genre luminaries like David Gordon Green and Danny McBride (Halloween), Michael Dougherty (Trick r' Treat), Mark Verheiden (Battlestar Galactica), and Roy Lee (It). Conspicuously absent from this list? Clive Barker, the original creator of the mythology that's spawned an iconic horror multimedia franchise. But now, per Deadline, Mr. Barker has been dragged back to Hellraiser, joining the HBO take on the material as a new executive producer. [caption id="attachment_786830" align="alignright" width="360"] Image via Entertainment Film Distributors[/caption] Barker is happy to join …
From director Brannon Braga and based on the acclaimed horror anthology written by Clive Barker, the Hulu original film Books of Blood tells the stories of two very different women – Jenna (Britt Robertson), a troubled college student trying to piece her life back together after suffering a mental break, and Mary (Anna Friel), a college professor who debunks psychics but then is challenged by one claiming to be able to speak to her dead son. As their stories interweave and we learn about the mission of a mercenary (Yul Vazquez) who’s trying to retrieve a book worth an extreme …
The long-gestating series adaptation of Clive Barker’s horror fantasy film Nightbreed has landed Trick r Treat’s Michael Dougherty as director. Barker revealed that the filmmaker had joined the project in an interview with ComingSoon.net, and Dougherty confirmed his involvement in an email. [caption id="attachment_932926" align="alignright" width="360"] Image via 20th Century Fox[/caption] Dougherty, who also directed the Christmas horror comedy Krampus and the big-budget sequel Godzilla: King of the Monsters, is currently working on the HBO series adaptation of Barker’s classic Hellraiser franchise as a writer and producer. Hiring him to …
Hulu has released a trailer hyping its upcoming horror movie Books of Blood, which is based on the acclaimed anthology by influential author Clive Barker. Books of Blood aims to take audiences on a journey into uncharted and forbidden territory through three uncanny tales tangled in space and time. These macabre stories are led by Britt Robertson, Rafi Gavron, Anna Friel, Yul Vazquez and Freda Foh Shen. Brannon Braga directed the film and served as an executive producer along with Seth MacFarlane, Erica Huggins, Alana Kleiman, Brian Witten, Jeff Kwatinetz, Josh Barry, Adam Simon and Barker himself. Jason Clark and …
Hulu's anthology feature-film take on Clive Barker's Books of Blood officially has a debut date smackdab in the middle of Spooky Season 2020: October 7. Directed by Brannon Braga (The Orville) and produced, strangely enough, by Seth MacFarlane's Fuzzy Door, Books of Blood will adapt three stories from Barker's landmark short story collections. Books of Blood stars Britt Robertson, Rafi Gavron, Anna Friel, Yul Vazquez, and Freda Foh Shen. No word yet on which stories are getting the film treatment here, but Barker's tales have a solid track record. Just some examples: His "The …
From director François Girard, the drama The Song of Names follows Martin Simmonds (Tim Roth), a man who has been haunted by the mysterious disappearance of the best friend he grew up with, virtuoso violinist Dovidl Rapaport (Clive Owen). Having vanished without a trace, just before the debut concert that would have launched his brilliant career, left many unanswered questions, and 35 years later, after learning that Dovidl may still be alive, martin sets out on an obsessive search to find those answers. During this 1-on-1 phone interview with Collider, Owen talks about the extensive research and …
Vikings' Rollo (played by Clive Standen) left in season 4, came back in season 5, and left again. Here's why and if he will come back in season 6.
Clive Owen joins Impeachment: American Crime Story as former US president Bill Clinton, appearing alongside Beanie Feldstein and Sarah Paulson.
In the first two seasons of FX's American Crime Story, Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski, Ryan Murphy, and the rest of the creative team tackled the huge American tragedies of O. J. Simpson and Gianni Versace. For season three, they're going straight to the top. Impeachment: American Crime Story will center on the nation-rocking sex scandal between President Bill Clinton and intern Monica Lewinsky. And as reported by Variety, they just found their Clinton: Clive Owen. Owen joins the previously announced Beanie Feldstein as Lewinsky, American Crime Story vet Sarah Paulson as Linda Tripp, and Annaleigh Ashford as …
Barker's sinister short stories previously gave us Candyman and Hellraiser.
Seth MacFarlane is known for comedy. Family Guy, Ted, American Dad -- all projects designed to make us laugh. Which is why it makes perfect, inherent sense that his next project would be... a Hulu film adaptation of Clive Barker's Books of Blood? Yep, that's right. As reported by the Hollywood Reporter, MacFarlane's Fuzzy Door production company will be bringing a vision of grotesquery from one of our most celebrated, prolific horror authors to Hulu's streaming service in 2020. To quote one of MacFarlane's most indelible creations: What the deuce? Okay, let's be fair. MacFarlane …
Clive Owen joins his Children of Men castmate Julianne Moore in Lisey’s Story, the upcoming Stephen King series adaptation from Apple TV Plus.
Stephen King’s Lisey's Story is coming to a small screen near you, with Clive Owen (Gemini Man) reuniting with his Children of Men co-star, Julianne Moore, who will also executive produce (with J.J. Abrams and Ben Stephenson). Owen will play Scott, Lisey's late husband. The prolific King has apparently fallen on hard times of late, as evidenced by his astounding output. Either that, or “Stephen King” is a league of writers (ya know, like Shakespeare) churning out literature at a rate never before seen. [caption id="attachment_838287" align="alignright" width="350"] Image via A24[/caption] …
We interview Gemini Man star Clive Owen about his character's perspective and his chemistry with Will Smith while making the film.
The Gemini Man cast and filmmakers discuss working with Will Smith, the game-changing visual effects and more.