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TV: ‘The Walking Dead’ to Rise Again in July?
I was one of the biggest cheerleaders for AMC’s The Walking Dead, and with season one in the can, I have to admit I wasn’t impressed. While the majority of people I know seem to love it, I think the show looks like sh*t and lacks an episodic hook. It was painfully obvious Frank Darabont doesn’t watch series TV. I’m still excited for a second season, although I’m extremely concerned that Darabont fired the writing staff and appears to be taking an even simpler approach. Sigh. Anyways, AMC had been teasing an October return for the undead adaptation of the Robert Kirkman comic, but “Breaking Bad” (a great AMC series) star Bryan Cranston thinks otherwise: “It was a decision from AMC that they wanted to position us in July, along with Mad Men. And I believe they’re going to put Walking Dead in July as well.” Smart to topload your channel once a year? Sh*t, can they get AMC in HD on DirectTV already?!
Bram Stoker Award-winning novel The Fisherman from John Langan is getting a film adaptation, and David Lowery (The Green Knight, Mother Mary) will direct for Focus Features.
The Hollywood Reporter broke the news this afternoon.
THR details, “Langan’s novel told the story of Abe and Dan, two widowers who bond together with fishing getaways in upstate New York as way to cope with their grief. One day, however, Dan suggests that pair try a new spot, an isolated and mysterious spot named Dutchman’s Creek, which is whispered to allow a person to see their lost loved ones.
“Even a spooky tale from a man in a diner detailing the terrible history of the creek can’t stop these two men, who eventually find themselves face to face with Der Fisher, aka The Fisherman. They probably should have just stayed home that weekend.”
David Lowery will co-write the film adaptation with Alex Ross Perry. Producers include Michael Bay and Brad Fuller for Platinum Dunes, and Gary Dauberman for Coin Operated.
John Langan’s novel The Fisherman was published back in 2016.
A cover quote from author Laird Barron raves, “The Fisherman is an epic, yet intimate, horror novel. Langan channels M.R. James, Robert E. Howard, and Norman Maclean.”
“What you get is A River Runs Through It… Straight to hell,” the quote continues.
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