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As Matt and Ross Duffer, the creator of Netflix’s “Stranger Things“, gear up for the third season they are headed to court. They have been accused of stealing the plot of the hit series. While they have tried to get the plagiarism lawsuit thrown out, their attempts have been unsuccessful. Now they will go before an LA judge to defend themselves. Director Charlie Kessler is suing the duo for allegedly stealing the idea for the show from his found footage short film Montauk. Kessler also alleges that he pitched a series based on the short to the Duffer brothers during a party in 2014 during the Tribeca Film Festival, but they reportedly didn’t have any interest. Kessler even expressed plans to adapt his short for a feature film during an interview with /Film back in 2010. In April 2015 Netflix announced the series now named “Stranger Things” under the original title Montauk. The plot for Kessler’s film is as follows:
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The hit Netflix original series ‘Stranger Things’ is gearing up to begin filming season two. Variety has reported that two new cast members have joined the team. Sadie Sink has been cast as Max, a tomboy with a complicated history. The young actress has appeared on several series including ‘American Odyssey’, and the Netflix series ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’. Aussie actor Dacre Montgomery who will be playing Billy, Max’s bad boy older step brother. Montgomery co-starred as the red Power Ranger in Lionsgate’s upcoming film. Noah Schnapp who plays Will Byers, the youngster trapped in the Upside Down in season one, has been bumped up to a series regular for season 2. The season 1 cast included Winona Ryder, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Lucas Sinclair, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Matthew Modine, and Joe Keery. Creators Matt and Ross Duffer have said that next season we will learn more about the Upside Down and the connection between Sheriff Hooper (David Harbour) and
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We all assumed that ‘Stranger Things’ would be picked up for a second season. Netflix has just made it official by confirming that the gang will return in 2017 in a teaser trailer that includes the titles for season 2. During a conversation with Entertainment Weekly the series’ writers/directors, Matt and Ross Duffer, revealed a few details of the second season including that the group of characters we love will be back next season. I don’t think we ever thought anthology,” said Ross Duffer. “I think we talked like a larger time jump where the kids are older now and it’s a different decade. That’s something we batted around from the very beginning. But for us, there’s still more story here [in the 1980s], there’s still things that are unresolved.” What about Eleven? Season one left us not knowing if she’s really dead or in hiding. We don’t know about Eleven,” said Ross. “We leave that up in the air.”
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Written and directed by Matt and Ross Duffer, the team behind Wayward Pines, the new 8-episode Netflix original series Stranger Things follows the search for answers when a young boy vanishes without a trace. During the search, the town is drawn into an extraordinary mystery that involves top secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one very strange little girl. Wynona Ryder (Beetlejuice) stars along side David Harbour (Suicide Squad), Gaten Mataeazzo (The Blacklist), Caleb McLaughlin (The Lion King on Broadway), Noah Schnapp (Bridge of Spies), Charlie Heaton (Shut In), Natalia Dyer (After Darkness) and Mathew Modine (Weeds). Netflix will make the series available on its streaming service on July 15 at 12:01 am. Don’t miss it. Today we have a new featurette, hosted by Matt and Ross Duffer, that gives us a closer look at one of the series characters, the mysterious little girl known as “Eleven”. We also haven the brand new trailer.
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As Matt and Ross Duffer, the creator of Netflix’s “Stranger Things“, gear up for the third season they are headed to court. They have been accused of stealing the plot of the hit series. While they have tried to get the plagiarism lawsuit thrown out, their attempts have been unsuccessful. Now they will go before an LA judge to defend themselves. Director Charlie Kessler is suing the duo for allegedly stealing the idea for the show from his found footage short film Montauk. Kessler also alleges that he pitched a series based on the short to the Duffer brothers during a party in 2014 during the Tribeca Film Festival, but they reportedly didn’t have any interest. Kessler even expressed plans to adapt his short for a feature film during an interview with /Film back in 2010. In April 2015 Netflix announced the series now named “Stranger Things” under the original title Montauk. The plot for Kessler’s film is as follows:
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Streaming TV
The hit Netflix original series ‘Stranger Things’ is gearing up to begin filming season two. Variety has reported that two new cast members have joined the team. Sadie Sink has been cast as Max, a tomboy with a complicated history. The young actress has appeared on several series including ‘American Odyssey’, and the Netflix series ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’. Aussie actor Dacre Montgomery who will be playing Billy, Max’s bad boy older step brother. Montgomery co-starred as the red Power Ranger in Lionsgate’s upcoming film. Noah Schnapp who plays Will Byers, the youngster trapped in the Upside Down in season one, has been bumped up to a series regular for season 2. The season 1 cast included Winona Ryder, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Lucas Sinclair, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Matthew Modine, and Joe Keery. Creators Matt and Ross Duffer have said that next season we will learn more about the Upside Down and the connection between Sheriff Hooper (David Harbour) and
Continue reading →
Streaming TV
We all assumed that ‘Stranger Things’ would be picked up for a second season. Netflix has just made it official by confirming that the gang will return in 2017 in a teaser trailer that includes the titles for season 2. During a conversation with Entertainment Weekly the series’ writers/directors, Matt and Ross Duffer, revealed a few details of the second season including that the group of characters we love will be back next season. I don’t think we ever thought anthology,” said Ross Duffer. “I think we talked like a larger time jump where the kids are older now and it’s a different decade. That’s something we batted around from the very beginning. But for us, there’s still more story here [in the 1980s], there’s still things that are unresolved.” What about Eleven? Season one left us not knowing if she’s really dead or in hiding. We don’t know about Eleven,” said Ross. “We leave that up in the air.”
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Streaming TV
Written and directed by Matt and Ross Duffer, the team behind Wayward Pines, the new 8-episode Netflix original series Stranger Things follows the search for answers when a young boy vanishes without a trace. During the search, the town is drawn into an extraordinary mystery that involves top secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one very strange little girl. Wynona Ryder (Beetlejuice) stars along side David Harbour (Suicide Squad), Gaten Mataeazzo (The Blacklist), Caleb McLaughlin (The Lion King on Broadway), Noah Schnapp (Bridge of Spies), Charlie Heaton (Shut In), Natalia Dyer (After Darkness) and Mathew Modine (Weeds). Netflix will make the series available on its streaming service on July 15 at 12:01 am. Don’t miss it. Today we have a new featurette, hosted by Matt and Ross Duffer, that gives us a closer look at one of the series characters, the mysterious little girl known as “Eleven”. We also haven the brand new trailer.
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