Thema: Tales from the Crypt (Revival von TNT)

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Jepp, TNT arbeitetan einer neuen Crypt-Serie, basierend auf den alten EC-Comics. Unter der Aufsicht von M. Night Shyamalan.

“This is a new genre for us in our series efforts and a great chance to partner with M. Night Shyamalan, whose blockbuster hit The Visit reminded movie audiences and critics this past summer that he truly is a master of horror,” said Sarah Aubrey, executive vice president of original programming for TNT. “This two-hour horror block demonstrates not only TNT’s commitment to working with today’s top talents, but also our strategy to stand out in today’s marketplace by challenging the conventional rules of programming and scheduling.”

“I couldn’t be more excited to be teaming up with Kevin Reilly, Sarah Aubrey and the entire TNT team in this unique endeavor,” said Shyamalan. “To be part of such a beloved brand like Tales from the Crypt, something I grew up watching, and to also have the chance to push the boundaries of genre television as a whole, is an inspiring opportunity that I can’t wait to dive into.”

TNT’s new horror block marks the latest incarnation of Tales from the Crypt, which originated as a 1950’s EC Comics series created by William Gaines. In addition to Shyamalan and Rajan, James D. Stern (Looper, Freeheld) is executive-producing Tales from the Crypt with his company Endgame Entertainment. Aloris Entertainment’s John Santilli (The English Teacher, Missing William) and Dan McKinnon (Missing William) will also executive-produce. The original comics spawned multiple seasons of the cult classic show for HBO and became a worldwide brand.

TNT will announce the additional series to be featured in the horror block in the coming months.”

Wie die Serie letztlich aussehen wird, da darf man gespannt sein. Den bekannten Cryptkeeper wird es in der Form allerdings nicht geben, da HBO die Rechte an dem Gerippe hat. Hier wird man sich eher an den Comic-Vorlagen orientieren.

“The new show will be highlighted by an old man with a cane, wearing a hood, and keeping warm by a fireplace.”

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Ach hat der Crytkeeper seinen Ursprung außerhalb des Comics? Ich hab die damals gelesen aber ich weiss das garnicht mehr.

Doch, den Keeper gab es auch in den Comics. Aber HBO hatte ihn gänzlich anders gestaltet als in den Vorlagen.

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Mit Cryptkeeper, nur eben ein anderer als der, den wir durch HBO kennen.

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TNTs Horror-Block ist erst mal tot.

Die rechtliche Situation von Tales from the Crypt soll wohl ziemlich kompliziert sein, und man habe keine Lust, da jetzt noch mehr Zeit zu verlieren.
Stattdessen liebäugelt man nun mit einem Science-Fiction-Block mit Ridley Scott.

Bad news, friends. M. Night Shyamalan‘s reboot of Tales from the Crypt is off the docket, at least for now. Last year, TNT teamed with the Split director to reinvent the classic horror series as the centerpiece of a weekly two-hour horror programming block that would feature short and long-form storytelling curated by Shyamalan, hosted by a new Cryptkeeper. A few months later, the network issues a ten-episode order for the series and commissioned two new horror shows called Time of Death and Creatures to go with it. Things were looking good for a new weekly horror destination, but in a recent interview with Deadline (via our friends at Birth.Movies.Death) TNT president Kevin Reilly revealed that the horror block has been backburnered after they ran into rights issues with Tales from the Crypt.

“That one got really caught up in a complete legal mess unfortunately with a very complicated underlying rights structure,” Reilly said. “We lost so much time, so I said, ‘Look, I’m not waiting around four years for this thing’. Maybe that will come back around but in the meantime, Ridley Scott had come up, who has so much creative enthusiasm.”

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Das Revival ist dann wohl gestorben. Man wird sich nicht einig.

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