Blood Meridian Rides Again: John Hillcoat Directing, Cormac McCarthy Executive-Producing New Adaptation
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Nearly as large as Blood Meridian's literary reputation is the notoriety of many, many failed adaptations that have claimed the likes of Ridley Scott, James Franco (who was hilariously told he didn't have rights), Tommy Lee Jones, purportedly even Martin Scorsese at one point. Few have come closer than John Hillcoat (of whose The Road
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Blood Meridian Rides Again: John Hillcoat Directing, Cormac McCarthy Executive-Producing New Adaptation
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Blood Meridian Rides Again: John Hillcoat Directing, Cormac McCarthy Executive-Producing New Adaptation
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Blood Meridian Rides Again: John Hillcoat Directing, Cormac McCarthy Executive-Producing New Adaptation
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A Matter of Perspective: Why John Hillcoat is entirely unfit for Blood Meridian (with many examples from his films) : r/cormacmccarthy
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Blood Meridian Rides Again: John Hillcoat Directing, Cormac McCarthy Executive-Producing New Adaptation
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