Damon Lindelof On How ‘Watchmen’ Continues To Resonate – Crew Call Podcast

Manic Street Preachers‘ frontman James Dean Bradfield has shared the video for his new single ‘The Boy From The Plantation’.The clip, which you can watch, below sees the singer performing alongside clips of Chilean archive footage from the ’40s and ’50s.

It’s been 20 years since the world was introduced to Bryan Singer’s film, “X-Men.” And though it wasn’t the first (superhero films existed decades prior) and it wasn’t the most successful (Sam Raimi’s “Spider-Man” would break records two years later), “X-Men” holds a significant place in the history of superhero films—proving they could be serious and meaningful in a post-“Batman & Robin” world and that they could be blockbusters once again.

Liz Shannon Miller Alternate history series have been all the rage for quite a few months now, something “Watchmen” executive producer Damon Lindelof says could be happening because “alternate history is just more palatable than real history.”His HBO limited series adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ graphic novel of the same name explores the 1921 Tulsa massacre, but it also dips into fantastical incidents such as an “11/2” Dimensional Incursion Event.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office Editor“We were in a very intense post on Captain Marvel and had no interest in reading or committing to doing anything at that particular moment,” says Mrs.

Matt Grobar Assistant Editor, AwardslineOn HBO’s Watchmen, cinematographer Gregory Middleton shot episodes in black and white, and Doctor Manhattan blue, taking place in distinct worlds, while figuring out how to translate visual elements from the original graphic novel into the cinematic form.Created by Damon Lindelof, the gritty drama takes place in an alternate version of the 20th century, in which vigilantes—once celebrated as heroes—have been outlawed, due to their violent methods of

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorSpoiler Alert: The following podcast contains spoilers about season 3 of Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. MaiselThe one motif that rings throughout season 3 of Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs.

Damon Lindelof may be the obvious creative common denominator between ABC's Lostand HBO's Watchmen, but there's another bloodline pumping through the veins of those television masterworks: Carlton Cuse and son Nick Cuse, veterans of the heralded island drama and the recently launched (and allegedly concluded) comic book adaptation, respectively.

Matt Grobar Assistant Editor, AwardslineAfter his experience with Watchmen, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II has been thinking a lot about disruption. In the show’s timely exploration of systemic racism in America, the actor plays two roles—stay-at-home dad Cal, and the Black god known as Doctor Manhattan.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorWhen it comes to displaying the warmth and California style of the characters on Netflix’s Grace and Frankie, Devorah Herbert continually finds inspiration around her, whether she’s driving around LA, or at a friend’s home.“That authenticity in the sets is a huge part in my mind of the success of a show,” says the two-time Emmy nominated production designer, “You want people to feel that it’s really real, so that they can relate to

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorToday we speak with Westworld EP and writer Denise Thé who takes us inside the writers’ room of one of TV’s most genre-bending shows, and how the socially conscious sci-fi action series clicks in all its nuances.Thé wrote two key episodes this past season, episode 3 “The Absence of Field” in which we step inside Charlotte Hale’s (Tessa Thompson) life in the real world, and learn that she’s having connections problems with her ex-husband

Lost co-creator and showrunner Damon Lindelof has revealed that he attempted to end the show after its third season.The hit ABC series ran for six seasons between 2004 and 2010, starring Matthew Fox, Evangeline Lilly, Dominic Monaghan and more, whose characters found themselves stranded on a mysterious island following a plane crash.Co-creator Lindelof, who also served as a co-showrunner alongside Carlton Cuse, recently spoke to Collider about his initial desire to end Lost much sooner,

The moment “Watchmen” ended, everyone and their genetically-engineered lynx started asking if there would be a season 2. No matter how many times show creator Damon Lindelof said that he only intended the show to last nine episodes, there remains the possibility that HBO‘s hunger for more money overcomes the creative decision to give the show a definitive ending.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorShe’s set the hip tone before the Bride’s bloody samurai battle in the House of Blue Leaves in Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill: Vol.

Unlike many people in the entertainment industry, Tim Blake Nelson is already back at work. The “Ballad of Buster Scruggs” and “Syriana” star is currently in Arkansas producing and starring in the independent production “Ghosts of the Ozarks.” But when he looks back over the past 12 months, what will likely pop the most is the euphoric reaction to “Watchmen,” a program that literally was close to home.

Matt Grobar Assistant Editor, AwardslineWhen composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross first met with Damon Lindelof about his HBO superhero drama Watchmen, they had a hard time putting their finger on the tone of the show, and the kind of music that would be right for it.Based on a DC comics series created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons—which was previously adapted into a film by Zack Snyder—the gritty drama is set in an alternate reality, exploring episodes of racial violence erupting in Tulsa,

Don’t hold out hope for a second season of “Watchmen”.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorWhen Apple TV+ launched its flagship series The Morning Show starring Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, and Steve Carell, it didn’t exactly knock critics off its feet with a 61% Rotten Tomatoes score.Compare that to the first season of HBO’s Big Little Lies, another Witherspoon-produced zeitgeist series about #MeToo or even Netflix’s binge-pioneering DC takedown show House of Cards at 86% fresh.