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‘A Quiet Place’ Spin-Off Director Jeff Nichols Reteaming With Paramount For A New Sci-Fi Movie

June 9, 2021 4:44 pm

Paramount Pictures is going all-in on filmmaker Jeff Nichols as they secured him to direct the third film in the successful "A Quiet Place" franchise with the first two installments helmed by ac...

Jeff Nichols Has Turned ‘Alien Nation’ Into A 10-Episode Series & Hopes Disney Will Make It

Rafael Motamayor

January 23, 2021 2:44 pm

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Back in 2016, it was reported that Fox had tapped "Take Shelter" director Jeff Nichols to remake the 1988 sci-fi neo-noir buddy cop film "Alien Nation" which starred James Caan, Mandy Patinkin and Terence Stam...

Jeff Nichols’ Alien Nation Remake Becomes A Fox/Disney Merger Casualty & Is Now Shelved

Alex David Lynch

June 29, 2019 9:17 pm

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A few months after the Disney/20th Century Fox merger was inked into completion, cinephiles are still seeing the fallout in the form of project developments and priority shifts. READ MORE: The Best Films Of ...

Jeff Nichols Says His ‘Alien Nation’ Remake Will Be “Epic”…If The Film Survives The Disney/Fox Merger

Charles Barfield

November 5, 2018 3:04 pm

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Jeff Nichols has a rare filmography for a director. Out of his first five films, he has yet to turn in a dud. Sure, films like “Mud” and “Midnight Special’ weren’t the massive hits that he might have hoped for,...

Jeff Nichols Returns To Sci-Fi To Direct ‘Alien Nation’ Remake

Oliver Lyttelton

September 9, 2016 11:01 am

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At a time when filmmakers can go from a tiny Sundance indie to a $200 million blockbuster virtually overnight, it’s been heartening to see Jeff Nichols’ slow-and-steady rise. Since his striking debut “Shotgun S...

Sitcom ‘Coach’ With Craig T. Nelson Is Coming Back To TV & ‘Alien Nation’ Is Getting A Reboot

Kevin Jagernauth

March 27, 2015 11:22 am

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Sitcom 'Coach' With Craig T. Nelson Is Coming Back To TV & 'Alien Nation' Is Getting A Reboot

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