Matt and Ross Duffer - the creators of Stranger Things - have been accused of plagiarism. According to TMZ, director Charlie Kessler is suing the duo for allegedly stealing a key idea from his 2011 found-footage short film Montauk for their Netflix smash hit series. Kessler alleges that he pitched a series based on his short to the Duffer brothers at a Tribeca Film Festival party in 2014 but they reportedly didn't show interest. The director expressed plans to “actively develop a feature version” of Montauk, a paranormal tale set near a mysterious military base, to /Film back in 2010. However, in April 2015, Netflix announced the series that would later become Stranger Things under the original title Montauk. The plot read as follows: “In the series, set in 1980 Montauk, Long Island, a young boy vanishes into thin air. As friends, family, and local police search for answers, they are drawn into an extraordinary mystery … [Read more...] about Stranger Things creators accused of stealing plot from short film Montauk
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Who is Maya Thurman-Hawke? Stranger Things season 3 cast member and Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke’s daughter
MAYA Hawke became a well know face on British telly when she starred in the BBC's adaptation of Little Women. Her career is now set to explode after she was cast as newcomer Robin in the third series of Stranger Things. We take a look at just who this young actress is, plus find out about her famous parents... Who is Maya Hawke? Maya, 19, was born July 8, 1998, in New York. She is an American actress. Maya made her television debut in BBC mini-series Little Women playing Jo March. In 2018 she will be starring in new film Ladyworld, which involves eight teenage girls being trapped at a never-ending birthday party. Who are are famous parents? Maya's mum and dad are Hollywood stars Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke. Uma is famous for the Kill Bill films, while Ethan shot to fame in the 1985 film Explorers. Maya revealed that her famous father visited her on the set of Little Women when they were filming the series in Ireland. Ethan recently said he was "proud" of his daughter following in his … [Read more...] about Who is Maya Thurman-Hawke? Stranger Things season 3 cast member and Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke’s daughter
Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown, 14, getting a ‘massive pay rise’ for season three and could earn £2.3million for nine episodes
STRANGER Things actress Millie Bobby Brown is reportedly set to make a whopping $3.2 million (£2.3million) for the upcoming third series of the popular Netflix show. All of the main cast of children have negotiated pay rises going forward, but Millie is set to be the break-out star with the biggest pay packet. She was scheduled to get $25k per episode for series 3 according to TMZ, but has negotiated a pay rise to $250k for each of the nine episodes. But rumours circulating mean that Millie might be getting paid as much as $350k per episode, meaning her salary matches that of Hollywood actress and cast-mate Winona Ryder. Millie - who was born in Spain but spent her childhood years growing up in Bournemouth - was nominated for an Emmy Award for her role as Eleven. The teen has also struck up a number of celebrity friendships since finding fame. She revealed her love of Keeping Up With The Kardashians during an appearance on the Tonight Show last November, and has been staying … [Read more...] about Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown, 14, getting a ‘massive pay rise’ for season three and could earn £2.3million for nine episodes
Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown shares moment she meets her idol Kim Kardashian in cute Instagram snaps
IT might be hard to believe, but even celebrities can fan girl - and Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown is no exception. The 13-year-old struck up a friendship with Kim Kardashian after revealing her love of Keeping Up With The Kardashians during an appearance on the Tonight Show last November. Since then they've been sharing correspondence on their social media pages with Kim even sending Millie a bottle of her perfume for Valentine's Day. And now it seems the unlikely pals have finally met face to face after they both shared a cute video together on their Instagram stories. The pair appear to be in a dressing room as Kim holds up the camera and says: "You guys, look who I'm hanging out with on this Good Friday." Millie, who plays Eleven in the hit Netflix series, then says: "Hi," as she blows a kiss for the camera. It's not clear what the new pals were up to but they shared a second snap on Millie's Instagram page using a cute bunny filter. Either way, fans loved seeing the duo … [Read more...] about Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown shares moment she meets her idol Kim Kardashian in cute Instagram snaps
Stranger Things’ Charlie Heaton has fully recovered from his cocaine bust, claims co-star
STRANGER Things star Charlie Heaton has recovered from his cocaine drama, according to co-star James Landry Hébert. Charlie, 24, was caught with cocaine in his luggage last year while travelling to the US for the series two launch of the Netflix sci-fi show. But he's put the bust well and truly behind him now, according to Hébert, 33, who plays Axel in the programme. Speaking at Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity event to raise awareness of Alzheimer's, the actor said: "I saw him recently. He was in town for the Fendi Flaunt party and he just looked like a million bucks. He seems like he's doing even better than when I saw him and got to know him in Atlanta when we were working together. "(I have) not one bad thing to say about him. I think that guy is just incredible and he's been an incredible human to me and I think he very much deserves to be back or whatever it was in season three. "He's an incredible human being, an incredible actor, and much like the kids, … [Read more...] about Stranger Things’ Charlie Heaton has fully recovered from his cocaine bust, claims co-star