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The alluring rot of "Great Expectations"

Salon talks to the Oscar winner and screenwriter Steven Knight about their darker version of Charles Dickens' novel

Salon

Three ways Robert Downey Jr’s Vertigo might not be Hollywood’s stupidest ever idea

Hitchcock’s 1958 thriller is an acknowledged classic, meaning Downey Jr has a few options. I say go nuclear

The Guardian - UK

Where was Great Expectations filmed? Locations featured in the Olivia Colman BBC drama

Where was Great Expectations filmed? As Steven Knight brings the latest adaptation of the Dickens novel to life, we look at where filming took place.

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'Great Expectations' review: A dismal remodel of a Charles Dickens tale

FX, in partnership with the BBC, has made a dreary, dismal and not very Dickensian miniseries out of Charles Dickens' "Great Expectations." And while that seems to be in some measure the point, it is, all the same, dreary and dismal and does not count so much as an adaptation…

Los Angeles Times

Great Expectations review: Even with the infusion of sex and violence, it’s hard to feel excited about this new take on Dickens

The desire to sex up Victoriana is predictable and lazy, and demonstrates an odd lack of imagination

The Independent UK

Great Expectations review – Olivia Colman is mesmerisingly sinister

The Oscar winner is so good that the rest of this adaptation from the Peaky Blinders creator feels like filler. But do we really need yet another take on Dickens’ novel?

The Guardian - UK

Great Expectations Cast: Where You've Seen The Stars Of FX's Charles Dickens-Based TV Show

The Great Expectations cast should make this miniseries adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic worth a look.

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Great Expectations cast: who's who in the Steven Knight adaptation

The Great Expectations cast features some huge stars. Here are all the major players in the new BBC series.

WhatToWatch

How to watch Great Expectations: live stream the 2023 Dickens adaptation for free online

Steven Knight's BBC adaptation of the classic Charles Dickens novel stars Olivia Colman as Miss Havisham. Here's how to watch Great Expectations free online – and from anywhere.

TechRadar

Great Expectations star Fionn Whitehead on what makes this adaptation special

Great Expectations — Fionn Whitehead and Shalom Brune-Franklin reveal all about starring in a new take on Charles Dickens’ iconic novel.

WhatToWatch

TV Tonight: Our highlights for Sunday, March 26

Great Expectations is just one of the gems on TV Tonight.

WhatToWatch

The plot Dickens: Why TV needs to get over its Great Expectations obsession

Charles Dickens’ timeless 1861 novel has been adapted for TV and film numerous times – with the BBC’s new miniseries coming just 12 years after it last tackled the story. Commissioners should start showing a little more imagination, argues Louis Chilton

The Independent UK

Adapt and survive: why Dickens still endures on page, stage and screen

The new version of Great Expectations is the BBC’s seventh, while A Christmas Carol is the most adapted English classic ever. What is it about these stories that keeps us wanting more?

The Guardian - UK

BBC Great Expectations 2023 start time, cast list, plot, locations and how many episodes

Steven Knight's new Dickens adaptation brings the classic tale to life with a star-studded cast list including Olivia Colman, Shalom Brune-Franklin and Welsh actor Trystan Gravelle

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Evening Standard

A remake of Hitchcock’s Vertigo is in the works and it’s set to star Robert Downey Jr.

Peaky Blinders showrunner Steven Knight is set to write the script

Total Film

Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo is getting a remake starring Robert Downey Jr. and written by Peaky Blinders creator

Paramount is working on a remake of the 1958 movie

The Guardian - UK

The Guide #79: Five big questions going into the final season of Succession

In this week’s newsletter: Welcome back to TV’s worst family for one more round of backstabbing. But how will the Roy kids strike back? And who will ultimately come out on top?

The Guardian - UK

A tale of too many remakes: why we never need to see a Dickens novel on TV ever again

The BBC is about to screen yet another adaptation of Great Expectations – and enough is enough. It’s time they focused on new stories, rather than constantly making the same show

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The Guardian - US

Vertigo: remake of Hitchcock thriller set to star Robert Downey Jr

Actor in talks to take on role made famous by James Stewart in remake written by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight

Inverse

The Next Star Wars Movie Might Be Like Nothing You've Seen Before

Can the creator of 'Peaky Blinders' get Star Wars out of its funk?

The Independent UK

Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight ‘hired to write’ first Star Wars movie since Rise of Skywalker

Lucasfilm is expected to announce project next month

Cinemablend

Following Damon Lindelof’s Star Wars Exit, His Replacement Has Already Been Found

Just a day after Damon Lindelof and Justin Britt-Gibson exited the Star Wars franchise, a new writer has already been found for this particular movie.

The Independent UK

Great Expectations review: Even with the infusion of sex and violence, it’s hard to feel excited about this new take on Dickens

The desire to sex up Victoriana is predictable and lazy, and demonstrates an odd lack of imagination

Daily Mirror

Expectations are Great for Peaky Blinders-style take on Dickens classic

Olivia Colman stars as Miss Havisham in the new TV adaptation by Steven Knight - and her famous character is shown as an opium addict

Birmingham Post

Digbeth Loc. Studios launched with mission to create 760 jobs

New film and TV production studios will be housed in disused warehouses in Birmingham district

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