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Doug Jones Sinks His Teeth Into The Lead Role In Nosferatu Remake

Filming is now underway for David Lee Fisher’s remake of F. W. Murnau’s classic 1922 black and white vampire film Nosferatu. Brilliant actor Doug Jones will be playing the titular character of Graf Orlok, originally played by Max Schreck. Jones has starred in many films, including Crimson Peak, Hellboy, Pan’s Labrinth and the upcoming supernatural film The Bye Bye Man. He also played “The Master” on the popular series The Strain. Emrhys Cooper, Sarah Carter, Joely Fisher and Jake Turner co-star along side Jones in Nosferatu. According to Variety, Fisher will be using a “…a mixture of live-action combined with colorized digital backgrounds recreated from the original film.” This should give the remake a similar feel as the original film. There has been no release date revealed at this time. Other Articles You Might Like: The Bye Bye Man, Starring Doug Jones. Says Hello To Its First Trailer Nosferatu Director’s Grave Robbed And Head Stolen Vampire Like Attacks Are Plaguing

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 14, 2016
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The Strain Renewed For Season 3

We have great news for fans of The Strain, Guillermo del Toro’s vampire series has been renewed for season 3! Eric Schrier and Nick Grad, the presidents of Original Programming for the FX network, announced the news today. From the Press Release: “Guillermo and Carlton have delivered two thrilling seasons of The Strain that are captivating and visually arresting, doing justice to the original novel trilogy and meeting fan’s high expectations in the process.” Schrier continued “We’re excited to see them carry this powerful story into a third season on FX.” The series is currently in the middle of it’s second season and will return with season 3 next summer. This season New York is in a downward spiral. The strigoi (vampires) are spreading and the Master is growing stronger. As Dr. Ephraim (Cory Stoll) and Dr. Nora Martinez (Mia Maestro) struggle to find a virus that will strike down the strigoi. Their allies, Fet (Kevin Durand), Dutch (Ruta Gedmintas)

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 7, 2015
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A Look At Season 2 Of ‘The Strain’

‘The Strain’, based on Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan’s best-selling graphic novel, was 2014’s most watched new scripted series. Del Toro continues to serve as one of the show’s writers, along with Chuck Hogan and several others. The show follows Dr. Goodweather,who is in charge of New York City’s Center for Disease Control (CDC). Dr. Goodweather “Eph”and his team are tasked with investigating a plane that has landed, It appears that there are no survivors on board, but the team finds three passengers still living. The outbreak is nothing like the CDC has ever seen before. When it’s determined that even the survivors may have been infected. The CDC team must go to each of the survivor’s homes. Eph soon realizes that this is much more than a illness, the infected are turning into grotesque vampires. Through out season one Eph’s group picks up new members. The group now consists of Nora (Mia Maestro), Eph’s fellow CDC team members,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 20, 2015
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University Offering Course Based On FX’s ‘The Strain’

The FX vampire apocalypse series ‘The Strain’ has inspired a college course. University of California, Irvine will be offering a four-week course referred to as “Fight or Die: The Science Behind FX’s ‘The Strain'”. The online course is free and open to everyone, including those who are not enrolled in the college. The course will cover a range of themes, including cyber-attacks, disease dynamics and parasites. Where were cool courses like this when I was in college? Kenya Hardaway the, VP of integrated promotions at FX made this statement: “beyond putting a unique twist on the vampire legend, ‘The Strain’ creates an opportunity for serious acedemic discussions about some of today’s most important topics. As society becomes more globally and technologically interconnected, the impact of biological parasites and computer hacks will only become more pronounced.” Sign up for the course here: https://www.canvas.net/browse/ucirvine/fx/courses/the-strain-mooc

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 15, 2015

More from The Strain

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Doug Jones Sinks His Teeth Into The Lead Role In Nosferatu Remake

Filming is now underway for David Lee Fisher’s remake of F. W. Murnau’s classic 1922 black and white vampire film Nosferatu. Brilliant actor Doug Jones will be playing the titular character of Graf Orlok, originally played by Max Schreck. Jones has starred in many films, including Crimson Peak, Hellboy, Pan’s Labrinth and the upcoming supernatural film The Bye Bye Man. He also played “The Master” on the popular series The Strain. Emrhys Cooper, Sarah Carter, Joely Fisher and Jake Turner co-star along side Jones in Nosferatu. According to Variety, Fisher will be using a “…a mixture of live-action combined with colorized digital backgrounds recreated from the original film.” This should give the remake a similar feel as the original film. There has been no release date revealed at this time. Other Articles You Might Like: The Bye Bye Man, Starring Doug Jones. Says Hello To Its First Trailer Nosferatu Director’s Grave Robbed And Head Stolen Vampire Like Attacks Are Plaguing

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 14, 2016
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The Strain Renewed For Season 3

We have great news for fans of The Strain, Guillermo del Toro’s vampire series has been renewed for season 3! Eric Schrier and Nick Grad, the presidents of Original Programming for the FX network, announced the news today. From the Press Release: “Guillermo and Carlton have delivered two thrilling seasons of The Strain that are captivating and visually arresting, doing justice to the original novel trilogy and meeting fan’s high expectations in the process.” Schrier continued “We’re excited to see them carry this powerful story into a third season on FX.” The series is currently in the middle of it’s second season and will return with season 3 next summer. This season New York is in a downward spiral. The strigoi (vampires) are spreading and the Master is growing stronger. As Dr. Ephraim (Cory Stoll) and Dr. Nora Martinez (Mia Maestro) struggle to find a virus that will strike down the strigoi. Their allies, Fet (Kevin Durand), Dutch (Ruta Gedmintas)

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 7, 2015
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A Look At Season 2 Of ‘The Strain’

‘The Strain’, based on Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan’s best-selling graphic novel, was 2014’s most watched new scripted series. Del Toro continues to serve as one of the show’s writers, along with Chuck Hogan and several others. The show follows Dr. Goodweather,who is in charge of New York City’s Center for Disease Control (CDC). Dr. Goodweather “Eph”and his team are tasked with investigating a plane that has landed, It appears that there are no survivors on board, but the team finds three passengers still living. The outbreak is nothing like the CDC has ever seen before. When it’s determined that even the survivors may have been infected. The CDC team must go to each of the survivor’s homes. Eph soon realizes that this is much more than a illness, the infected are turning into grotesque vampires. Through out season one Eph’s group picks up new members. The group now consists of Nora (Mia Maestro), Eph’s fellow CDC team members,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 20, 2015
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University Offering Course Based On FX’s ‘The Strain’

The FX vampire apocalypse series ‘The Strain’ has inspired a college course. University of California, Irvine will be offering a four-week course referred to as “Fight or Die: The Science Behind FX’s ‘The Strain'”. The online course is free and open to everyone, including those who are not enrolled in the college. The course will cover a range of themes, including cyber-attacks, disease dynamics and parasites. Where were cool courses like this when I was in college? Kenya Hardaway the, VP of integrated promotions at FX made this statement: “beyond putting a unique twist on the vampire legend, ‘The Strain’ creates an opportunity for serious acedemic discussions about some of today’s most important topics. As society becomes more globally and technologically interconnected, the impact of biological parasites and computer hacks will only become more pronounced.” Sign up for the course here: https://www.canvas.net/browse/ucirvine/fx/courses/the-strain-mooc

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 15, 2015