'Lord of the Flies' Netflix Adaptation: Writer Jack Thorne and Director Marc Munden on Reimagining the Classic Novel
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An interview with writer Jack Thorne and director Marc Munden about their upcoming Netflix miniseries adaptation of William Golding's "Lord of the Flies." The creative team discusses their approach to visually representing the novel's descent into darkness, digging deeper into the source material beyond surface-level plot points, and their creative vision for bringing this classic story to a new audience through the miniseries format.
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· 3 pulledThe story of William Golding's 'Lord of the Flies' isn't that complicated, at least in terms of plot.
But how you show that, the visual ways to emotionally represent that profound descent into darkness, is the name of the game for the 'Lord of the Flies' Netflix miniseries adaptation.
Writer Jack Thorne and director Marc Munden tell IndieWire about digging deeper into the William Golding book than what's on the page.
Writer Jack Thorne and director Marc Munden tell IndieWire about digging deeper into the William Golding book than what's on the page.
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