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If recent history has taught us anything, it’s that nothing guarantees a film or movie will make it to the screen. That’s true even when a studio spends $90 million dollars and finishes a whole movie. So we understand if you long ago gave up on Hulu’s adaptation of Erik Larson’s 2003 best-selling non-fiction book The Devil in the White City. We first told you about the planned series in February 2019. That might as well be a thousand years ago! And that followed decades of failed attempts to bring the story of the first modern serial killer to the big screen. But fear not, because the streaming service has finally picked up the show from executive producers Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio to air. Unfortunately, The Devil in the White City will no longer star Keanu Reeves.
According to Variety, Keanu Reeves will no longer star in The Devil in the White City. Hulu recently ordered the adaptation to series, and Reeves was set to take on his first leading television role. Reeves was meant to play the architect Daniel H. Burnham, one of the breakout stars of the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago. He designed the event’s “white city” that lends its name to the book. But now that Reeves has exited, it’s unclear who will take on the role.
Either way, the “devil” in the series title refers to the infamous serial killer H.H. Holmes. His heinous crimes took place near the World’s Fair. He claimed to have murdered more than 200 people in his building known as “Murder Castle.” Holmes designed the three-story labyrinth to trap victims inside. That’s where he killed and dismembered them before cremating them in the basement.
According to Variety, Sam Shaw will adapt the book. He’ll also serve as showrunner and executive producer. Todd Field will direct. And if nothing prevents the show from airing, it will mark the end of a long journey from the page to the screen. But we guess The Devil in the White City will have to do it without Keanu Reeves.
With the current state of Hollywood, more than ever, we’ll literally have to see it to know it’s real.
Originally published on August 4, 2022.
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If recent history has taught us anything, it’s that nothing guarantees a film or movie will make it to the screen. That’s true even when a studio spends $90 million dollars and finishes a whole movie. So we understand if you long ago gave up on Hulu’s adaptation of Erik Larson’s 2003 best-selling non-fiction book The Devil in the White City. We first told you about the planned series in February 2019. That might as well be a thousand years ago! And that followed decades of failed attempts to bring the story of the first modern serial killer to the big screen. But fear not, because the streaming service has finally picked up the show from executive producers Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio to air. Unfortunately, The Devil in the White City will no longer star Keanu Reeves.
According to Variety, Keanu Reeves will no longer star in The Devil in the White City. Hulu recently ordered the adaptation to series, and Reeves was set to take on his first leading television role. Reeves was meant to play the architect Daniel H. Burnham, one of the breakout stars of the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago. He designed the event’s “white city” that lends its name to the book. But now that Reeves has exited, it’s unclear who will take on the role.
Either way, the “devil” in the series title refers to the infamous serial killer H.H. Holmes. His heinous crimes took place near the World’s Fair. He claimed to have murdered more than 200 people in his building known as “Murder Castle.” Holmes designed the three-story labyrinth to trap victims inside. That’s where he killed and dismembered them before cremating them in the basement.
According to Variety, Sam Shaw will adapt the book. He’ll also serve as showrunner and executive producer. Todd Field will direct. And if nothing prevents the show from airing, it will mark the end of a long journey from the page to the screen. But we guess The Devil in the White City will have to do it without Keanu Reeves.
With the current state of Hollywood, more than ever, we’ll literally have to see it to know it’s real.
Originally published on August 4, 2022.
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I spent countless hours in my younger days wandering the aisles of Blockbuster. I miss those days. The very act of choosing a movie was something to do. That’s why I find it slightly unsettling the streaming site that helped put the video rental chain out of business will now have its own show about that company. It’s like someone stealing all your clothes and then renting them back to you. But if you’re going to have the gall to do that, you might as well do it in style. Or, in this case, with an awesome cast. And the new trailer for Netflix’s Blockbuster definitely has that.
Look, if you’re young, I get it. You don’t understand why any of us would be nostalgic for putting on clothes and going to a store only to potentially find out the movie you want is unavailable. (Not to mention the scourge of late fees.) But I promise, that was way better than scrolling through infinite streaming options at home. And if this show captures even a little bit of why, it’ll be a fun watch. The trailer for Blockbuster certainly has us anticipating more.
The premise and the show’s stars should also make for a good time. Here’s Blockbuster‘s official synopsis from Netflix:
Timmy Yoon (Randall Park) is an analog dreamer in a 5G world. He’s spent his entire adult life dedicated to his first love, movies — a passion that’s kept him at his first and only job, managing his hometown Blockbuster Video.
Then Timmy is alarmed to learn that his store is officially the last Blockbuster in America. He now has no choice but to take action to stay open and keep his friends employed. Timmy and his staff quickly come to realize that being home to the last Blockbuster might actually be exactly what their community needs to rekindle the human connections they lost to the digital age. It also unexpectedly reunites him with his long-time crush Eliza (Melissa Fumero), who’s recently come back to work for him. Will this battle to preserve the past be the push Timmy needs to step into the present? His employees can only hope so.
Hard to go wrong with Park and Fumero as your leads. But when you add in J.B. Smoove, it might actually be impossible.
Of course, the irony is that if you want to see Blockbuster, you’ll have to stay home and watch it on Netflix. The ten-episode first season comes to the streaming site on November 3. But I might wander around my house for an hour before watching. That way, it feels more authentic.
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