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One of the big ways that the genre changed was back in 2003 with 28 Days Later by director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland Instead of the slow-moving monsters that were creeping up on you, these zombies were fast, and they weren't afraid to get their sprint on The film was a game-changer in terms[...]

From filmmaker Alex Garland comes a journey across a dystopian future America, following a team of military-embedded journalists as they race against time to reach DC before rebel factions descend upon the White House Featuring an all-star cast including Academy Award® nominee Kirsten Dunst (2021, Best Supporting Actress, The Power of the Dog), Cailee Spaeny (Priscilla), Primetime[...]

While another sequel to 28 Days Later has been hanging out in development hell for a long time, ever since word came down earlier this year that not only was another film happening, but it was reuniting director Danny Boyle with writer Alex Garland, things have moved pretty fast The new film, which is set to kick[...]

Then word came down in January that Danny Boyle, Alex Garland, and Cillian Murphy were returning to direct, write, and executive produce respectively, at least the first film, and this would be kicking off a new series of films. Recently, casting announcements started coming down, including Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ralph Fiennes, and Jack O'Connell[...]

So, does Ava have a spark of humanity by the time the film comes to an end? Maybe. Ex Machina (2014) | Universal Pictures Ex Machina Director Discusses Ava's Development and Consciousness When speaking to EW, director Alex Garland shares his thoughts on the consciousness debate for the AI-creation known as Ava, admitting, "I put my own opinion[...]

One of the big ways that the genre changed was back in 2003 with 28 Days Later by director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland Instead of the slow-moving monsters that were creeping up on you, these zombies were fast, and they weren't afraid to get their sprint on The film was a game-changer in terms[...]

A24 has released the first trailer for Alex Garland's Civil War Starring Kirsten Dunst, Cailee Spaeny, Wagner Moura, Stephen McKinley Henderson, and Nick Offerman, this has been a project high on most film fan's most anticipated list for a while now We also know that it will open in theaters on April 26th, 2024, so[...]

The upcoming A24 film Men is just around the corner, and already, critics are suggesting that Annihilation director Alex Garland has totally brought his A-game with this new horror-themed project Though the film might be introducing those who have already seen its supposed uniqueness, Garland himself recently noted that there was one title that caused[...]

Alex Garland is responsible for some rather unique and interesting ideas in his projects like Annihilation or Ex Machina, but his new film offers a slightly different subgenre feel. Credit A24 The A24 film, titled Men, is set to be released in late May, meaning that there are certainly some new traditional A24 expectations[...]

Men debuted a trailer this morning, the newest film from Alex Garland and studio A24 Starring Oscar nominee Jessie Buckley, Rory Kinnear, and Paapa Essiedu, the trailer promises a wholly terrifying watch that will make the hair on your neck stand straight up even in these two minutes Something about A24 trailers gives me the[...]

Men, the new Alex Garland film being released by A24, debuted a new trailer and poster today Starring Jessie Buckley, fresh off her Best Actress Academy Award nomination for The Lost Daughter, the film is about a young woman who goes on a solo vacation to the English countryside after the death of her ex-husband[...]

Kirsten Dunst will star in a new A24 film titled Civil War by writer/director Alex Garland Plot details are being kept close to the vest for now, but the film will also star Wagner Moura, Stephen Henderson, and Cailee Spaeny It will be set in the near future in America That is all A24 is[...]

Alex Garland and Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later would not exist without Romero's films, nor Shaun of the Dead. Entire decades' worth of cheesy Italian zombie movies and the current crop of Asian zombie movies and TV series would not exist without Romero The Resident Evil games would not exist without Romero, and the makers would be[...]

Devs ended its run this week, with Alex Garland's 8-part novel for television proving a dystopian take on too-powerful tech companies and their god complex Sonoya Mizuno plays Lily, a programmer working for a tech company called Amaya When her boyfriend and fellow programmer Sergei dies mysteriously, she suspects the CEO Forest (Nick Offerman) had[...]

It was during FX Networks' Television Critics Association (TCA) summer 2018 press event that CEO John Landgraf announced the cable network had upped award-winning writer/director Alex Garland's (Annihilation, Ex Machina) Devs from pilot to limited series order Produced by FX Productions, Garland executive produces the series with DNA TV's Andrew Macdonald and Allon Reich, Eli Bush, and Scott[...]

Credit: FX FX's Television Critics Association (TCA) summer press event wasn't just about returning series like American Horror Story and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, with FX Networks and FX Produtions CEO John Landgraf announcing that the cable network has upped award-winning writer/director Alex Garland's (Annihilation, Ex Machina) Devs from pilot to limited series order[...]

Maybe I'm slightly biased because of how much I LOVED Ex Machina, but I'll see anything Alex Garland makes.  Annihilation was pretty great, minus the final 10 minutes, and Karl Urban has now gone on record to say that Alex "directed Dredd" (which was AMAZING), so that puts more positive tally marks in Garland's collum. It appears his next project will be[...]

If the answer is "yes" then you already know why director Alex Garland's next movie getting a release date is a good thing According to Variety his new picture has just snagged Pacific Rim: Uprising's old release date of February 23, 2018. The film, based on Jeff VanderMeer's novel, is directed by Alex Garland from his[...]

Screenwriter, and then caretaker director on the first film Alex Garland apparently had a very different take early on for the film According to franchise co-creator John Wagner, speaking to ScreenGeek, an early draft by Garland featured Judge Death He said: That was actually the first script that Alex Garland did was a Judge Death script but[...]

Jock added that he has a portfolio of Ava from Ex-Machina that he worked on with Alex Garland available for purchase at the 2000AD (Booth 2806) He also mentioned that he was currently working with Garland on Adaptation of Annihilation, based on Jeff VanderMeer's novel, Annihilation. The UK comics company 2000AD is significant to the comics[...]

And so we arrive at director Alex Garland's Ex Machina. Getting a good sci-fi movie nowadays can be tricky; especially since superhero films are taking over the genre Ex Machina, while it might have a flaw or two, approaches the subject of artificial intelligence in a way true to the roots of the stories that have[...]

By Chris Thompson [audio:http://popculturehound.net/podcast/PCHAtTheMoviesEpisode7.mp3] Following on from my last film-based podcast with Bill Plympton to discuss his new animated feature Cheatin' (which you can still listen to here), this time I'm back with writer/director Alex Garland to talk about his recent sci-fi thriller Ex Machina which is in cinemas now. Alex & I discuss the many stages his[...]

Ex Machina is the directorial debut of Alex Garland (Dredd) and stars Domnhall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac and Alicia Vikander The film focuses on the relationship between humans and artificial intelligence as a young programmer is put into an experiment by evaluating the human traits of an A.I female. Ex Machina hits US theaters April 10. Here's the US[...]

Dredd ends up leading a small group into the Cursed Earth to retrieve the body and tells the story through flashbacks of how the Judges of Mega-City One rose to power. There had been reports that Lionsgate and screenwriter Alex Garland had been talking about a sequel earlier this year Assuming Urban isn't just pulling things[...]

By one of our West Coast corespondents Gavin Lees: This year's Emerald City Comicon featured a number of film screenings at Seattle's historic Cinerama, with some of the stars in attendance.  Saturday night's main event was Dredd 3D, with star Karl Urban, production designer Jock, and 2000AD's Arthur Wyatt, who is currently working on Underbelly, a[...]