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Previous attempts to get a high-end Warhammer adaptation over the line have failed, leaving endless discussion in fan forums and on social media as to who could play the setting's famous characters.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2022

Something “RRR” proved was that moviegoers around the world can connect to his films even absent specific cultural context, such as the setting’s history or politics.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2022

The film’s writer and director John Barr is a southern Maine native and says he is committed to the setting’s authenticity.

From Washington Times • Feb. 11, 2019

There are few directors around with as much command of material culture as Coppola, who imbues the setting’s silks, crinolines, glassware and candle wax with refulgent depth and texture.

From Washington Post • Jun. 29, 2017

"And the setting's quaint—I wouldn't wonder but what it was one of old Gran'ma Dagonet's."

From The Custom of the Country by Wharton, Edith