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  • ‘Prey’ Director Joins ‘Stranger Things’ Final Season

    ‘Prey’ Director Joins ‘Stranger Things’ Final Season

    While Stranger Things’ final season is still on hold until the writer’s strike ends, it looks like some plans are still being put into motion. As first reported by One TAke News, Dan Trachtenberg who famously directed the Predator prequel Prey and 10 Cloverfield Lane, will join the upcoming fifth season as a director. While it’s unclear what episode he is set to tackle or even if he’s going to tackle multiple going in.

    This isn’t his first TV work, as he also was the one who directed the pilot episode for Amazon’s The Boys, and also worked on Netflix’s Black Mirror: Playtest. He’s the second bit of news we got from Netflix recently, as during their TUDUM event it was confirmed that Terminator alum Linda Hamilton is also joining the cast of the sequel. Sadly, it seems like Arnold Schwarzenegger is going to stick to Fubar for now.

    It’ll be interesting to see what exactly their plans are for the final season. While each season paid tribute to different horror genres, such as The Blob in Season 3. Perhaps after teasing the Freddy Krueger influences in its latest season, they might go all-in on a 90s slasher-inspired season. Hamilton joining would be a fun hint at them playing around with a new type of horror.

    Source: One Take News, Empire

  • ‘Stranger Things’ Season 5 to Start Production in May; 2024 Release in Question

    ‘Stranger Things’ Season 5 to Start Production in May; 2024 Release in Question

    There has been a lot of speculation on when we can see the final season of Stranger Things. The fourth season just released and the wait has been a long one, but it was surprising to find out that the Duffer Brothers and their writing staff haven’t even tackled the fifth season’s scripts once the fourth season was released. So, it seemed like the wait might take quite a bit longer than expected and according to Finn Wolfhard, it may have gotten just a bit longer.

    In an interview with GQ answering fan questions, he reveals that Stranger Things will start filming in May. Yet, he also hints that the time the series is likely to release might not be until 2025; a far cry from a late 2024 release everyone might be hoping for. Given that the series is only starting production in a few months and will be quite effects heavy like the previous one, it would make sense that the wait is going to take a while.

    He does jokingly state that Netflix and himself would love to milk it with a return in ten years; not a bad idea to see the Upside-Down once again seep into the world and get a chance to see these characters having grown older. The series has struggled a bit with an aging cast as productions continued to get postponed. If they are only filming now, perhaps we’ll get a time jump going into the fifth and final season. There’s also a spinoff being prepared which may also be set up with this final season, but much is unknown about when to expect it.

    You can check out the full interview here:

    Source: YouTube via Twitter

  • ‘Stranger Things’ Writing Team Share BTS Image as Work Starts on the Final Season

    ‘Stranger Things’ Writing Team Share BTS Image as Work Starts on the Final Season

    It looks like work on the final season of Stranger Things has finally begun. While it confirms that the wait for its release is going to be a long one, it’s great to know that we’re finally seeing some development on the project. The Russo Brothers have quite a few plans ahead of them with a spinoff and even a Harry Potter-style project heading out as a musical. Their Upside Down Studios will be busy but that doesn’t mean the focus won’t remain on their flagship franchise.

    Netflix is definitely on board for the project, and luckily with this first image, we know that writing has started on the fifth and final season of Stranger Things. Sadly, they won’t give us a look at what they are writing down for the project but here’s hoping we get some ongoing updates that tease whatever the ending of the last episode gives us.

    It’s a bit hard to make out who is part of the writing team but they are likely to have many from the previous one back in action. With the Upside Down finally unleashed into the real world, Vecna is ready to unleash his final plan and do whatever it is that an evil man does. The wait will be tough but at least it gives us time to listen to “Running Up That Hill” or “Masters of Puppets” on repeat for as long as possible until the next major 80s hit grabs our hearts.

    Source: Twitter