‘True Detective’ Teaser: Harrelson and McConaughey Slowly Track a Killer

Posted on Friday, June 14th, 2013 by Russ Fischer

Cary Fukanaga‘s first feature, Sin Nombre, was a beautiful, effective drama, and his second, Jane Eyre, brought a compelling vision to the classic tale, even if it didn’t quite hit the mark. All told, Fukunaga is one of the more promising new directors to emerge in the last few years, and so his HBO crime drama True Detective is super-enticing.

The show stars Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey as detectives on the trail of a killer in Louisiana. Fukunaga directs the eight episodes of the first season, which hits on 2014. Nic Pizzolatto scripted. The first teaser trailer is below. It doesn’t give up much about the two detectives and their decade-plus case. It does, however, tell you a lot about the tone of the series. Read More »

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Tom Cruise’s ‘The Magnificent Seven’ Remake Finds a Writer

Posted on Friday, August 10th, 2012 by Angie Han

There’s still no word on which of his famous pals Tom Cruise will be roping in for his remake of John Sturges‘ The Magnificent Seven, but in the meantime development is rolling along with a new writer on board. Nic Pizzolatto, a novelist and short story author who’s recently made forays into television screenwriting, has just been hired to pen the script. And I do mean recently – The Magnificent Seven will mark his first major film project. More details after the jump.

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