Mike Flanagan has developed a popularity as an amazing horror filmmaker (and TV creator) by way of films reminiscent of ‘Oculus’, ‘Gerald’s Game’ and ‘Doctor Sleep’ and reveals together with ‘The Haunting of Hill House’ and ‘Midnight Mass’.
Until not too long ago, he’s been underneath an enormous cope with Netflix, the place his TV output has been based mostly. But final December, he and producing accomplice Trevor Macy made a transfer to Amazon Studios.
Yet the Netflix deal nonetheless covers his most up-to-date restricted sequence, ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’, which finds Flanagan –– who has tailored Steven King a couple of occasions –– right here drawing from Edgar Allan Poe’s work.
What’s the story of ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’?
Carla Gugino as Verna in ‘The Fall of the House of Usher.’ Photo: Eike Schroter/Netflix © 2023.
Ruthless siblings Roderick (Bruce Greenwood) and Madeline (Mary McDonnell) Usher have constructed Fortunato Pharmaceuticals into an empire of wealth, privilege and energy.
But previous secrets and techniques come to mild when the heirs to the Usher dynasty begin dying by the hands of a mysterious girl (Carla Gugino) from their youth.
The plot for this one takes its inspiration from numerous Poe tales and poems, together with ‘The Pit and the Pendulum,’ ‘The Masque of the Red Death’, ‘Annabel Lee’ and extra, weaved in both as narrative parts, settings or character names.
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Who else stars in ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’?
(L to R) Carl Lumbly as C. Auguste Dupin, Nicholas Lea as Judge John Neal, and Mark Hamill as Arthur Pym in Netflix’s ‘The Fall of the House of Usher.’ Photo: Courtesy of Netflix © 2023.
The solid for Flanagan’s newest additionally consists of Carl Lumbly, Mark Hamill, Michael Trucco, T’Nia Miller, Paola Nuñez, Henry Thomas, Kyleigh Curran, Samantha Sloyan, Rahul Kohli, Kate Siegel, Sauriyan Sapkota, Zach Gilford, Willa Fitzgerald, Katie Parker, Malcolm Goodwin, Crystal Balint, Aya Furukawa, Daniel Jun, Matt Biedel, Ruth Codd, Annabeth Gish.
Some of them, reminiscent of Siegel (who occurs to be Flanagan’s spouse), Codd, Thomas and Gilford are Flanagan regulars who’ve popped in numerous reveals.
Flanagan is directing half of the sequence’ eight episodes, whereas Michael Fimognari handles the others.
Here’s what Gugino instructed Netflix concerning the sequence and her character:
“It’s bats**t crazy in the best possible way. It has quite a lot of very dark humor, but also really touches the soul. There is a fantastical supernatural element to the story, and she is the manifestation of that. You could say she’s the executor of fate or the executor of karma.”
The Frank Langella situation
Bruce Greenwood as Roderick Usher in Netflix’s ‘The Fall of the House of Usher.’ Photo: Eike Schroter/Netflix.
‘Usher’ turned considerably extra notable final yr when, roughly midway by way of filming, Frank Langellawas fired from the position of the older Roderick for inappropriate habits and feedback.
Greenwood, who had labored with Flanagan on ‘Doctor Sleep’ and ‘Gerald’s Game’ (and makes a cameo as a ghost within the background of ‘The Haunting of Hill House’) took over the position.
‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ will land on Netflix on October twelfth.
Mary McDonnell as Madeline Usher in Netflix’s ‘The Fall of the House of Usher.’ Photo: Eike Schroter/Netflix.
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