Happy Wednesday, my dear strangers!
This is Mrs. Strange, and on today’s episode for Stranger Universe, I will go over breaking
news for Stranger Things 5!
Earlier today, Netflix and the Duffer Brothers welcomed a new guest director for Stranger
Things 5.
Dan Trachtenberg, famous for being the director of the blockbuster films “Prey” and “10
Cloverfield Lane,” has been brought on board to direct one episode for season 5.
He also directed the pilot episode for “The Boys” for Amazon, as well as a couple of
episodes on “Black Mirror” for Netflix.
The news comes just after “Terminator” alum Linda Hamilton’s casting was announced
at Netflix’s TUDUM event, which made her the latest 80s icon to join the series.
Stranger Things has had strong filmmakers at the helm of various episodes throughout
the series, such as Shawn Levy directing the third or fourth episode of every season.
Trachtenberg will be joining the team to direct a yet-to-be-disclosed episode in Stranger
Things season 5.
His most recent film, Prey, a spin-off from the Predator franchise, turned out to be an
instant hit among fans and critics alike.
Speaking of the Predator series, he is not the only director from the show that has directed
a Predator film.
Nimród Antal, who directed episodes 5 and 6 of Stranger Things 4, was the director of
“The Predators” from 2010.
Interesting coincidence.
Aside from Antal, previous guest directors for the show have also directed the fifth
and sixth episodes of every season, so it is safe to assume that Dan Trachtenberg will
direct one of those episodes.
Netflix announced on their TUDUM website that “there's no word yet on which episode the
director will helm, but he's an eminently qualified set of hands."
A lot of fans that have seen his previous movies have speculated on what he can film
on the show.
Prey was a survival horror film taking place deep within the woods and wilderness of the
American Great Plains in the 1700s.
Perhaps in Stranger Things 5, we will have a Predator-esque episode where one of the
groups is being hunted down by a creature from the Upside Down, and this is where Trachtenberg
will showcase his filmmaking skills.
On the other hand, 10 Cloverfield Lane took place in a post apocalyptic world overrun
by monsters, and it focuses on a trio that’s stuck in a bunker with mist outside.
Once again, similar to Stephen King’s The Mist.
This film in particular is a more psychological horror story, which is something we can see
in season 5 now that the town will likely be forced to quarantine and freak out about
the horrifying truth they are facing.
We can kind of see where Stranger Things season 5 could be heading based on this guy’s filmography,
as well as previous comments by the Duffers on interviews and on social media.
The Stranger Things writing team began working on the show’s final season in August 2022,
and back in November, they gave us a tantalizing hint about the Upside Down’s epic conclusion.
Episode 1 will be called “The Crawl,” but what that might signify is anyone’s
guess.
One thing is for sure: The dense mythology that the Duffer Brothers started crafting
all the way back in Season 1 is about to reach its conclusion in Stranger Things 5.
We shall see what other news and updates are coming within the next few months.
Overall, very exciting times!
And that is all that we have for today!
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