The collaboration between the Duffer brothers and Netflix does not remain in ‘Stranger Things’. The filmmakers have created a new production company, Upside Down Pictures, with which they will develop at least 5 new projects for the streaming platform. Among these stands out a new live-action adaptation of ‘Death Note’, the manga and anime originally created by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. Netflix already released a movie based on this story in 2017 that fans didn’t really like, so they’ll try again.
Together with Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment and Paramount Television, the Duffers will adapt the Stephen King and Peter Straub novel The Talisman into a television series, with Curtis Gwinn taking over. The story revolves around a young man who moves between reality and an alternate world called “The Territories” in search of a cure for his dying mother. According to Matt Duffer, it’s a lot cooler than “Stranger Things” because “It has science fiction. It has horror elements. It has a lot of heart. It has everything we love. And I think she has the best werewolf of all time. “. In addition, they will also produce an original series by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews, creators of The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.
Returning to Hawkins
Within the “Stranger Things” universe, Upside Down Pictures will produce the final season of the series, a spin-off based on an original idea by the Duffer brothers, and a play set in its mythology written by Kate Trefry and produced by Netflix, Stephen Daldry and Sonia Friedman. He will also direct Daldry, director of “Billy Elliot (I want to dance),” The hours “,” The reader (the reader) “and” The crown “.
In statements gathered by Deadline, the Duffers said the company’s goal is to create the same kind of stories that helped them grow the> “stories that unfold in that beautiful crossroads where the ordinary meets the extraordinary. where the great show coexists with the work of intimate characters, where the heart wins over cynicism “. Heading Upside Down Pictures will be Hilary Leavitt, a former BBC America and Hulu worker who has participated in the development of series such as “Orphan Black”, “Ozark”, “The Great” and “Las Luminosas”. “Hilary’s passion for storytelling is perhaps only matched by her passion for storytellers themselves, of which she is fiercely protective”the Duffers say about her in a statement, “No wonder so many writers and directors want to work with her. She is truly a rare talent and we are extremely grateful to have her by our side as we build Upside Down Pictures.”
Sure, Right now the Duffer brothers are taking a well-deserved break before writing “Stranger Things” season 5 in August. the grand finale of their series, which made Netflix executives cry when the idea was proposed to them.
Source: E Cartelera
