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John Walsh
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Double BAFTA nominated Filmmaker ❖ Best-Selling Author ❖ Trustee @rayharryhausen.bsky.social ❖ New book GLADIATOR II: The Art and Making of the Ridley Scott Film https://linktr.ee/johnwalsh
Saddened by the loss of Drew Struzan, whose iconic poster art defined cinema. Honoured to have spoken with him about his #EscapeFromNewYork works for my book, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK: The Official Story of the Film. #RIPDrewStruzan @titanbooks.bsky.social @StudiocanalUK #SnakePlissken #JohnCarpenter
October 14, 2025 at 4:36 PM
New and exclusive #harryhausenunboxing videos coming soon. @Ray.Harryhausen @StarAceToys @XPLUSCollection @theartofchristophernico
#RayHarryhausen
October 14, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Today marks the 53rd anniversary of filming beginning on The Wicker Man—the cult horror masterpiece! To celebrate, snag a limited edition bookmark + signed bookplate with my book 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗥 𝗠𝗔𝗡 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺. Pre-order now via @titanbooks.bsky.social! Link in bio. #TheWickerMan
October 9, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Deeply saddened by the passing of the legendary Italian artist Renato Casaro. I had the honor of interviewing him for my books, and his iconic poster art for #FlashGordon and #ConanTheBarbarian remains unforgettable. Rest in peace, maestro. #RIPRenatoCasaro
September 30, 2025 at 10:12 PM
My great privilege to have directed TP as Henry VIII in my film Monarch. Now streaming @primevideobrasil.bsky.social
September 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
“𝙶𝚕𝚊𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚝𝚘𝚛 𝙸𝙸: 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙰𝚛𝚝 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙼𝚊𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚏 - 𝙹𝚘𝚑𝚗 𝚆𝚊𝚕𝚜𝚑 𝚍𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚜 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚊 𝚍𝚎𝚎𝚙 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚌-𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚌𝚞𝚜 𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚜𝚝 𝚊𝚕𝚜𝚘 𝚔𝚎𝚎𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚒𝚝 𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚊 𝚕𝚊𝚛𝚐𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚊𝚢 𝚘𝚏 𝚙𝚒𝚗-𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚙 𝚒𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚕𝚢 𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚊𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚒𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚌𝚛𝚊𝚏𝚝𝚜𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚙.”-‪@bck2themovies.reme.social
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August 20, 2025 at 3:25 PM
“𝙶𝚕𝚊𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚝𝚘𝚛 𝙸𝙸: 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙰𝚛𝚝 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙼𝚊𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚏 - 𝙹𝚘𝚑𝚗 𝚆𝚊𝚕𝚜𝚑 𝚍𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚜 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚊 𝚍𝚎𝚎𝚙 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚌-𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚌𝚞𝚜 𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚜𝚝 𝚊𝚕𝚜𝚘 𝚔𝚎𝚎𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚒𝚝 𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚊 𝚕𝚊𝚛𝚐𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚊𝚢 𝚘𝚏 𝚙𝚒𝚗-𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚙 𝚒𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚕𝚢 𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚊𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚒𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚌𝚛𝚊𝚏𝚝𝚜𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚙.”-‪@bck2themovies.reme.social
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August 19, 2025 at 12:26 PM
“𝙶𝚕𝚊𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚝𝚘𝚛 𝙸𝙸: 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙰𝚛𝚝 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙼𝚊𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚁𝚒𝚍𝚕𝚎𝚢 𝚂𝚌𝚘𝚝𝚝 𝙵𝚒𝚕𝚖 𝚙𝚊𝚌𝚔𝚜 𝚊 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕 𝚙𝚞𝚗𝚌𝚑. 𝙸𝚝 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚜 𝚊𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚞𝚕𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚐𝚞𝚒𝚍𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚘𝚟𝚒𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚠𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚋𝚎 𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚊𝚝 𝚑𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔𝚜𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚏 𝚘𝚏 𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚍𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚏𝚒𝚕𝚖 𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚑𝚞𝚜𝚒𝚊𝚜𝚝.”- @SciFiPulse @Abramsbooks
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July 31, 2025 at 3:14 PM
On what would have been @rayharryhausen.bsky.social 105th birthday, greatly missed and always remembered. #RayHarryhausen
June 29, 2025 at 11:35 AM
If you were entertained, then get a signed copy of my new book 𝗚𝗟𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗢𝗥 𝗜𝗜: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗟𝗘𝗬 𝗦𝗖𝗢𝗧𝗧 𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗠 from @Abramsbooks at @ForbiddenPlanet forbiddenplanet.com/454675-gladi...
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@GladiatorMovie @ParamountPics #GladiatorII
June 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Thanks to the team at @forbiddenplanet.bsky.social for making my book signing of 𝗚𝗟𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗢𝗥 𝗜𝗜: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗟𝗘𝗬 𝗦𝗖𝗢𝗧𝗧 𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗠 a great success. Over 100 books signed. A new personal best! Thanks to my number one fan, too, Maura Walsh. @Abramsbooks @GladiatorMovie @ParamountPics
April 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Sad to hear the news that Jean Marsh has died. It was my privilege to direct her in my film Monarch as an amalgamation of Henry VIII’s wives. #RipJeanMarsh
April 13, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Meet me at my book signing for 𝗚𝗟𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗢𝗥 𝗜𝗜: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗟𝗘𝗬 𝗦𝗖𝗢𝗧𝗧 𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗠 Saturday 12th April 2 PM at @ForbiddenPlanet London and feel free to bring any of my other books for signing. @Abramsbooks / @ParamountPics
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April 11, 2025 at 1:28 PM
An epic thank you to everyone who bought my new book 𝗚𝗟𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗢𝗥 𝗜𝗜: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗟𝗘𝗬 𝗦𝗖𝗢𝗧𝗧 𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗠 from @Abramsbooks and putting it at No:1. Book signing details to follow. @ForbiddenPlanet @GladiatorMovie @ParamountPics #GladiatorII
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March 28, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Now, the behind-the-scenes secrets of Gladiator II can be revealed. My new book 𝗚𝗟𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗢𝗥 𝗜𝗜: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗟𝗘𝗬 𝗦𝗖𝗢𝗧𝗧 𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗠 from @Abramsbooks is officially on sale with exclusive interviews and a foreword by Sir Ridley Scott himself @ParamountPics
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March 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
From togas and tunics to breastplates and helmets, discover the magic behind @GladiatorMovie’s gorgeous Oscar-nominated costume designs with my new book 𝗚𝗟𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗢𝗥 𝗜𝗜: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗟𝗘𝗬 𝗦𝗖𝗢𝗧𝗧 𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗠 from @Abramsbooks. #GladiatorII #WorldBookDay
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March 6, 2025 at 1:07 PM
My new book 𝗚𝗟𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗢𝗥 𝗜𝗜: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗟𝗘𝗬 𝗦𝗖𝗢𝗧𝗧 𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗠 gives an insider’s look at the revolutionary special effects and artistry that went into re-creating the grandeur of ancient Rome on an epic scale. Preorder @ABRAMSbooks @ParamountPics
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February 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
#MelodyAnderson recommends my book 𝐅𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐇 𝐆𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐎𝐍: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦 melodyanderson.com
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January 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Congratulations Sir Ridley Scott #GladiatorII @paramountpictures.bsky.social for their 3 #EEBAFTA nominations, including Outstanding British Film! Find out how history was repeated in my new book 𝗚𝗟𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗢𝗥 𝗜𝗜: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗟𝗘𝗬 𝗦𝗖𝗢𝗧𝗧 𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗠 @ABRAMS Books. Preorder now! bit.ly/4iIePUk
January 16, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Congratulations to Sir Ridley Scott @GladiatorMovie @ParamountPics for their 9 @BAFTA long list nominations. Find out how history was repeated in my new book 𝗚𝗟𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗢𝗥 𝗜𝗜: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗟𝗘𝗬 𝗦𝗖𝗢𝗧𝗧 𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗠 from @ABRAMSbooks. Preorder now! bit.ly/4iIePUk
January 4, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Are you not entertained?! Bought Gladiator II on digital and still need more? Take a deep dive into the extraordinary production of @ParamountPictures breathtaking sequel with my new book 𝗚𝗟𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗢𝗥 𝗜𝗜: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗟𝗘𝗬 𝗦𝗖𝗢𝗧𝗧 𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗠 from @ABRAMSbooks. Preorder now! bit.ly/4iIePUk
December 30, 2024 at 8:57 AM