I’m stuck in a weird spot when it comes to movies and TV, these days. On one hand, the constant churn of remakes, reboots, franchise movies, and sequels often feels like it comes at the expense of original storytelling. But on the other, I am unabashedly looking forward to I’m really enjoying , and I’m sorry, but I’m the reason , and I .
(Also, I feel I must apologize to my friends and family in advance for my absence when is released.) Thankfully, the trailers that showed up this week look as promising as any of the best of those. It’s another ; what am I going to do, not watch it five times and then tell you about it? This one almost doesn’t have anything we haven’t had before.
Almost, that is, until it reveals that Tyler Mane will from the first film. We’ve got just under a month to go before the movie’s July 26th release. Things were looking dicey for after the and the show’s .
But it (August 1st), and now, a trailer full of every bit of the dark, 1940s-era art deco style that creator Bruce Timm’s 1990s series was dripping with. Actor Hamish Linklater’s Batman voice was shown off in a teaser earlier this month, clearly nodding at the portrayal of the character. In it, he listed the show’s stellar cast, which includes Christina Ricci, Jamie Chung, Diedrich Bader, John DiMaggio, Minnie Driver, and Mckenna Grace.
offers only a dim look at the vampire known as Count Orlok, once played by Max Schreck in the 1922 silent horror film the movie is remakin.
