STACK #153 Jul 2017

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The return of the King. KONG: SKULL ISLAND

Release Date: 19/07/17 Format:

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Tom Hiddleston: The Intrepid Traveler Deleted Scenes

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Director’s Commentary Creating A King: - Realising an Icon - Summoning a God - A Terrifying Paradise Monarch Files 2.0 Through the Lens: Brie Larson’s Photography

Kong: Skull Island is the first film featuring the legendary ape to be set entirely on his home turf, upon which John Goodman, Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson and Samuel L. Jackson foolishly trespass. They don’t even have a chance to touch down before Kong makes a spectacular entrance, swatting helicopters from the sky and leaving them stranded and separated in a jungle hell teeming with giant

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spiders and slithering Skullcrawlers. Capturing the adventurous spirit of yesteryear monster movies like Valley of Gwangi and Mysterious Island, with a liberal dose of VietnamWar gung-ho and Jurassic World , Kong: Skull Island raises the bar for visual effects and is far better paced and more entertaining than Peter

Jackson’s 2005 Kong remake. As with most reboots these days, it also lays the foundations for a shared universe – make that a ‘Monsterverse’ – and the obligatory post-credits scene teases a future face-off between Kong and a certain Japanese monster icon. Did somebody mention Mothra? SH (See page 20)

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Prepare to believe. AMERICAN GODS: SEASON 1

Release Date: 19/07/17

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San Diego Comic Con Panel Footage Crocodile Bar 360 American Gods Origins Old Gods New Gods Book vs. Show What is American Gods? Interviews: - Ian McShane

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If you only know British fantasy author Neil Gaiman from the family-friendly Stardust and Coraline , you should brace yourself for American Gods . This ambitious, audacious and adults-only adaptation of his 2001 best-seller is a dark and delirious journey into a mystical America, where war is brewing between the old gods of mythology (who arrived with the first settlers and have since been forgotten) and

- Ian McShane & Ricky Whittle - Ricky Whittle & Emily Browning - Bruce Langley

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The whole Laura backstory isn’t in the book – it was created for the show to further develop the lead female character. Emily Browning was directly presented with the script for the Laura-focused episode when offered the role.

imagery, a pervading sense of dread, biting cultural commentary and impeccable casting. McShane and Whittle are both standouts, and Pablo Schreiber’s hulking leprechaun Mad Sweeney steals every scene he’s in. Fans of the novel are going to love this largely faithful adaptation, while newcomers will be well and truly hooked from the bloody beginning – and frequently feel as bewildered as Shadow. SH (See page 22)

the new deities of technology, media and big business. Stoic ex-con Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle) is thrust into this preternatural conflict by mysterious grifter Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane), who is rallying his forces for a cataclysmic confrontation. It’s a fantastic concept and showrunners Bryan Fuller ( Hannibal ) and Michael Green ( Smallville ) bring Gaiman’s novel to lurid life, with potent

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Preacher: Season 1

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