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Duffer Brothers Eyeing Massive Paramount Overall Deal
Yara Sameh Matt and Ross Duffer are contemplating moving from Netflix to Paramount in a rich new overall deal. The Duffer Brothers, creators of the Netflix juggernaut 'Stranger Things,' are in advanced negotiations to exclusively create film and television — with an emphasis on tentpole movies — at the legacy studio just taken over by David Ellison's Skydance. The move reunites the Duffers with Cindy Holland, Paramount's new head of streaming, who greenlit 'Stranger Things' at Netflix. It would also witness the pair working with Josh Greenstein and Dana Goldberg, who share film and series creative duties. The Duffers do still have considerable business with Netflix through their production company Upside Down Pictures — a nod to the phantasmagoric alternate dimension that fuels the story on 'Stranger Things' —, run by producing partner Hilary Leavitt. The pair completed production on two new series set to debut on the streamer in 2026: the adventure series 'The Boroughs' with Bill Pullman, Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard and Alfred Molina; and the relationship horror series 'Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen' with Jennifer Jason Leigh. A preview of the upcoming animated prequel 'Stranger Things: Tales From '85' screened at the 2025 Annecy Festival in June. The brothers are expected to mount an as-yet unannounced live-action spin-off series following the fifth and final season of 'Stranger Things,' which premieres in November. Before 'Stranger Things' made them household names, the Duffers' career almost stalled before it could start, when Warner Bros. sat on their directorial debut, the post-apocalyptic thriller 'Hidden,' for years after they'd made it, ultimately dumping it into the VOD market. M. Night Shyamalan, however, liked their script for the film so much that he hired them as writers on his 2015 Fox series 'Wayward Pines.' Their pilot script for what became 'Stranger Things' was turned down by just about every network in the industry, until Shawn Levy's 21 Laps came on board and sold the show to Netflix. The first season, for which the Duffers directed six of the eight episodes, became an instant sensation when it debuted in July 2016 — the streamer's first homegrown hit show without a name-brand creator or subject matter. The fourth season of the show became Netflix's most-watched English-language series ever when it debuted in 2022. read more New Tourism Route To Launch in Old Cairo Ahmed El Sakka-Led Play 'Sayidati Al Jamila' to Be Staged in KSA on Dec. 6 Mandy Moore Joins Season 2 of "Dr. Death" Anthology Series Don't Miss These Movies at 44th Cairo Int'l Film Festival Today Amr Diab to Headline KSA's MDLBEAST Soundstorm 2022 Festival Arts & Culture Mai Omar Stuns in Latest Instagram Photos Arts & Culture "The Flash" to End with Season 9 Arts & Culture Ministry of Culture Organizes four day Children's Film Festival Arts & Culture Canadian PM wishes Muslims Eid-al-Adha Videos & Features Story behind Trending Jessica Radcliffe Death Video News Israeli-Linked Hadassah Clinic in Moscow Treats Wounded Iranian IRGC Fighters Arts & Culture "Jurassic World Rebirth" Gets Streaming Date News China Launches Largest Ever Aircraft Carrier News Ayat Khaddoura's Final Video Captures Bombardment of Beit Lahia Business Egyptian Pound Undervalued by 30%, Says Goldman Sachs Videos & Features Tragedy Overshadows MC Alger Championship Celebration: One Fan Dead, 11 Injured After Stadium Fall Arts & Culture South Korean Actress Kang Seo-ha Dies at 31 after Cancer Battle Lifestyle Get to Know 2025 Eid Al Adha Prayer Times in Egypt News The Jessica Radcliffe Orca Attack? 100% Fake and AI-Generated
Yahoo
16-02-2025
- Entertainment
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Maya Hawke Laments Some Producers Relying On Follower Counts To Cast Films: 'A Lifelong Question For Me'
Maya Hawke shed some light on some of the difficulty surrounding filmmaking, what she calls a 'confusing' state in the industry nowadays in which some producers rely on social media follower counts to cast their movies. The Stranger Things actress discussed the topic on Josh Horowitz's Happy Sad Confused podcast recently, when she made the distinction between actor and celebrity, saying how she has always wanted to embody the former (judged on her work versus her personality). More from Deadline Maya Hawke Says Producer Told Her She "Looked Prettier With My Mouth Closed" The Duffer Brothers Admit That 'The Boroughs' Shares DNA With 'Stranger Things' As They Preview 2 New Series For Netflix 'Stranger Things' Creators Tease Big & Personal Final Season: "It's Like Eight Blockbuster Movies" 'But the industry keeps changing, and you have to change with it, and understand that all of these things are getting blurred and there are wonderful, incredible actors I admire whose personalities we all know very well,' she began. One of the rapid changes is the advent of online platforms like Instagram and TikTok that Hawke, whose parents are industry heavyweights Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, has struggled with in the past. 'Just figuring out the footing in these changing times of social media and public personality and also how difficult it is to get things made, where it's like, 'I don't care about Instagram, Instagram sucks.' 'Right, but just so you know, if you have over this many followers, you can get the money movie funded.' Well, I want to make the movie, so it's a really confusing line to walk,' she said. The Inside Out 2 star said she has spoken to 'so many smart directors' about deleting her Instagram until they've told her of why that might not be such a good idea. 'They're like, 'Just so you know, when I'm casting a movie with some producers, they hand me a sheet with the amount of collective followers I have to get of the cast that I cast so if you delete your Instagram, and I lose those followers, understand that these are the kinds of people that I need to cast around you.'' (Hawke has 8.9 million Instagram followers.) Hawke concluded that the subject will produce a 'lifelong question' for her, even as she's worked with a few directors — like Quentin Tarantino on Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood, who is known for shunning modern tech like iPhones and prefers physical media to streaming. 'Few directors, maybe there's ten of them, who have reputations that are vast enough and have shown how well they can work and what they can do, that they get given a lot of freedom and a lot of privacy,' she said. Elsewhere in the interview, Hawke addressed another producer-related incident that left a bad taste in her mouth. Best of Deadline How To Watch The 'SNL50' Anniversary Concert And Three-Hour Special This Weekend Everything We Know About Christopher Nolan's Next Film – 'The Odyssey': Release Date, Cast And More 'Bridgerton' Season 4: Everything We Know So Far
CNN
30-01-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
‘Stranger Things' creators tease new supernatural show set in a retirement community: ‘They ride golf carts, not bikes'
Finn Wolfhard, Caleb McLaughlin and Gaten Matarazzo in Season 2 of "Stranger Things." CNN — While everyone is hanging at the edge of their seats for more info on the fifth and final season of ' Stranger Things,' the brothers behind the hit show are already cooking up their next projects. At a Netflix presentation of the streaming giant's 2025 slate for press on Wednesday, 'Stranger Things' creators Ross and Matt Duffer revealed that in 2026 they will be executive producing two new shows, titled 'The Boroughs' and 'Something Very Bad is Going to Happen,' both of which 'encompass what we feel is at the core of 'Stranger Things,'' according to Ross Duffer – 'they're stories about ordinary people who encounter the extraordinary.' Matt Duffer added that 'The Boroughs' 'probably shares the most DNA with 'Stranger Things' because it's about a group of misfits who fight an otherworldly evil.' 'Only unlike 'Stranger Things,' it's set in a retirement community, so that's something different,' he quipped. 'This time our misfits are a little on the older side. They ride golf carts, not bikes,' he said, in reference to the young characters in 'Stranger Things' who ride their bicycles around Hawkins, Indiana. Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven, Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler and Noah Schnapp as Will Byers in Season 4 of "Stranger Things." Aside from the brief description, the pair were able to share some key cast members for 'The Boroughs,' including Alfred Molina, Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard and Bill Pullman. As for 'Stranger Things,' the Duffers shared a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the concluding season and revealed that they'd spent an entire year filming it, capturing over 650 hours of footage. 'It's like eight blockbuster movies. It's pretty insane,' Ross Duffer said, while his brother highlighted that it 'was super intense and emotional to film – for us and for our actors. We've been making this show together for almost ten years. There was a lot of crying. There was SO much crying.' For context, 'Stranger Things' first premiered on Netflix back in 2016, when star Millie Bobbie Brown was 11 (and coincidentally began playing a character named Eleven). Netflix chief content officer Bela Bajaria pointed this out at the presentation, going on to say that she was recently in attendance at Brown's wedding. If that weren't enough, the Duffers also promised that Season 5 of 'Stranger Things' wouldn't mark the end of the story of the Upside Down. 'There are more 'Stranger Things' stories to tell and in the works. It's a bit early at this point to talk about them, but we're deeply involved in every one,' Matt Duffer teased. Also in the mix at the Netflix presentation was more information on another sinister and escapist hit show – namely 'Squid Game,' which debuted its second season last month. Bajaria unveiled the news that the third and final season of the South Korean thriller series will hit the streamer on June 27.
CNN
30-01-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
‘Stranger Things' creators tease new supernatural show set in a retirement community: ‘They ride golf carts, not bikes'
While everyone is hanging at the edge of their seats for more info on the fifth and final season of 'Stranger Things,' the brothers behind the hit show are already cooking up their next projects. At a Netflix presentation of the streaming giant's 2025 slate for press on Wednesday, 'Stranger Things' creators Ross and Matt Duffer revealed that in 2026 they will be executive producing two new shows, titled 'The Boroughs' and 'Something Very Bad is Going to Happen,' both of which 'encompass what we feel is at the core of 'Stranger Things,'' according to Ross Duffer – 'they're stories about ordinary people who encounter the extraordinary.' Matt Duffer added that 'The Boroughs' 'probably shares the most DNA with 'Stranger Things' because it's about a group of misfits who fight an otherworldly evil.' 'Only unlike 'Stranger Things,' it's set in a retirement community, so that's something different,' he quipped. 'This time our misfits are a little on the older side. They ride golf carts, not bikes,' he said, in reference to the young characters in 'Stranger Things' who ride their bicycles around Hawkins, Indiana. Aside from the brief description, the pair were able to share some key cast members for 'The Boroughs,' including Alfred Molina, Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard and Bill Pullman. As for 'Stranger Things,' the Duffers shared a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the concluding season and revealed that they'd spent an entire year filming it, capturing over 650 hours of footage. 'It's like eight blockbuster movies. It's pretty insane,' Ross Duffer said, while his brother highlighted that it 'was super intense and emotional to film – for us and for our actors. We've been making this show together for almost ten years. There was a lot of crying. There was SO much crying.' For context, 'Stranger Things' first premiered on Netflix back in 2016, when star Millie Bobbie Brown was 11 (and coincidentally began playing a character named Eleven). Netflix chief content officer Bela Bajaria pointed this out at the presentation, going on to say that she was recently in attendance at Brown's wedding. If that weren't enough, the Duffers also promised that Season 5 of 'Stranger Things' wouldn't mark the end of the story of the Upside Down. 'There are more 'Stranger Things' stories to tell and in the works. It's a bit early at this point to talk about them, but we're deeply involved in every one,' Matt Duffer teased. Also in the mix at the Netflix presentation was more information on another sinister and escapist hit show – namely 'Squid Game,' which debuted its second season last month. Bajaria unveiled the news that the third and final season of the South Korean thriller series will hit the streamer on June 27.
