‘Fear Street’ Trilogy Doesn’t End Here: Leigh Janiak Hopes to Create Horror Spin on MCU
Janiak tells IndieWire her hopes for the future of her already ambitious series: another trilogy, standalone films, TV shows, and maybe even more.
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‘Fear Street’ Trilogy: How ‘Pulp Fiction’ Inspired the Final Film’s Unexpected, ‘Weird’ Structure
“We’re already doing something weird and new in doing these three movies. Why not do this?” When it came time to map out a trilogy’s worth of material, filmmaker Leigh Janiak tells IndieWire why she decided to break some rules.
‘Fear Street Part 3: 1666’ Review: Revenge Is Messy in Twisted Netflix Trilogy Bookend
Showing glimpses of inspiration, Leigh Janiak closes out her trio of centuries-spanning horror stories with a chapter that succeeds more on ambition than execution.
‘Fear Street’: How Slashers Like ‘Scream’ and ‘Halloween’ Inspired the Trilogy’s ’70s-Set Second Film
Filmmaker Leigh Janiak tells IndieWire why she wanted to employ two different eras of slasher lore, from the self-reflexive ’90s to the blood-soaked ’70s.
‘Fear Street Part 2: 1978’ Review: A Lean, Brutal Camp Slasher with Plenty of Purpose and Payoff
The middle entry in Leigh Janiak’s Netflix horror trilogy brings the whole project into focus with a night of doom and dread in the forest that makes good on its promises.
‘Fear Street’: Why Filmmaker Leigh Janiak Fought for Lots of Gore, Especially Her ‘Shocking’ Favorite Kill
As Janiak tells IndieWire, she always knew her trilogy needed to be R-rated, including some truly queasy kills that set it a cut above.
‘Fear Street’: Why Netflix’s Horror Trilogy Is Built Around an ‘Underrepresented’ Queer Love Story
“There is a whole swath of people that are underrepresented in horror movies or die very quickly,” filmmaker Leigh Janiak told IndieWire. They take center stage in her trilogy.
‘Fear Street’: How Netflix’s R-Rated Horror Trilogy Survived the Fox-Disney Merger
Filmmaker Leigh Janiak’s ambitious, gory trilogy was first set up at Fox. Four years, one merger, and one pandemic later, it found a fitting home at Netflix.
‘Fear Street Part 1: 1994’ Review: A Fun Slasher Lays the Groundwork for Netflix’s Epic Horror Trilogy
“Honeymoon” writer-director Leigh Janiak returns with the first in a trilogy of R.L. Stine adaptations that works best when seen in full.
’90s Cult Fave ‘The Craft’ Is Getting A Remake
’90s Cult Fave ‘The Craft’ Is Getting A Remake
Interview: ‘Honeymoon’ Director Leigh Janiak Talks Relationships, Whippets & Michael Haneke As Horror Inspiration
Interview: ‘Honeymoon’ Director Leigh Janiak Talks Relationships, Whippets & Michael Haneke As Horror Inspiration
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Watch: Something’s Wrong with ‘Game of Thrones” Rose Leslie In This Chilling Trailer for ‘Honeymoon’
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