Martin Carr reviews the second episode of Snowpiercer… There are metaphorical and literal meanings underpinning that tagline as we delve into episode two of TNT’s flagship series. Snowpiercer as a programme has already superseded its feature film predecessor, by defining its two opposing protagonists within the narrative. Daveed Diggs brings an easy charm to Andre […]
Exclusive Interview – Snowpiercer Production Designer Barry Robison
Martin Carr recently talked to production designer Barry Robison about bringing the long anticipated adaptation of Snowpiercer to our screens. A production which has historically made headlines, is burdened by a feature film forerunner of iconic status, and has yet emerged unscathed… Considering the protracted history behind Snowpiercer how did you first get involved? Through […]
Exclusive Interview – Senior VFX Supervisor Jon Cowley on Snowpiercer
Jon Cowley is Head of Studio and senior VFX supervisor at FuseFX. He recently took time out to talk to Martin Carr about TNT’s adaptation of Snowpiercer… How did you first get involved with Snowpiercer? I’m very fortunate that a lot of VFX work is about relationships, so the client side VFX supervisor Geoff Scott […]
Snowpiercer Season 1 Episode 1 Review – ‘First, The Weather Changed’
Martin Carr reviews the first episode of Snowpiercer… Based on the feature film adaptation by Boon Joon Ho and Kelly Masterson, Snowpiercer comes to screens following a protracted gestation period. Using elements from Le Transperceneige written by Jacques Lob, Jean-Marc Rochette and Benjamin Legrand it is a post-apocalyptic tale of class division, civil unrest and […]
TV Review – Snowpiercer Season One
Matt Rodgers reviews the first season of Snowpiercer… Adapting a revered film into a scripted hour-long television series is a brave move, especially one from the mind of newly crowned Hollywood royalty Bong Joon-Ho. But then people scoffed at the idea of Fargo being re-packaged for the small screen, and look at the masterful results […]
Snowpiercer TV series gets a new trailer
With a little over a month until its premiere, TNT has released a new trailer for the Snowpiercer TV series, based on Bong Joon-Ho’s 2013 film. Watch the trailer below… Set more than seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland, Snowpiercer centers on the remnants of humanity who inhabit a perpetually moving train, with […]
Snowpiercer TV series gets a batch of promotional images
With just a month to go until the season premiere of Snowpiercer, TNT has released a batch of images from the small-screen adaptation of the post-apocalyptic sci-fi which you can check out here… SEE ALSO: Watch the latest trailer for Snowpiercer Set more than seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland, Snowpiercer […]
Bong Joon Ho’s Snowpiercer finally set for UK Blu-ray and DVD release
Oscar-winning filmmaker Bong Joon-Ho’s (Parasite) star-studded 2013 dystopian sci-fi thriller Snowpiercer is finally set to make its way to Blu-ray and DVD for the very first time in the UK on May 25th 2020 thanks to Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Check out the details here… SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Amazon UK or Amazon US Set […]
Snowpiercer TV series gets a new trailer and earlier premiere date
TNT has released a new trailer for the upcoming TV adaptation of Jacques Lob and Jean-Marc Rochette’s graphic novel and Bong Joon Ho’s 2013 post-apocalyptic sci-fi feature Snowpiercer, along with the news that the series’ premiere date has been brought forward by two weeks to May 17th; watch the new trailer here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVMF7tz-20c&feature=youtu.be Set more than […]
Parasite and Snowpiercer: Class divides with Bong Joon Ho
In the first of new series of features, Tom Jolliffe suggests a class-themed double bill of Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite and Snowpiercer… The beauty of cinema is how so many films can form a connective strand with others. Sometimes it can be a film-makers penchant for a similar message between a couple of films, or […]
