Original Shōgun Director Criticizes FX Remake: "It's Very Difficult for an American Audience to Get Their Grips Into" — GeekTyrant

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Original Shōgun Director Criticizes FX Remake: "It's Very Difficult for an American Audience to Get Their Grips Into" — GeekTyrant

FX’s Shōgun took the world by storm, sweeping the Emmys with a record-breaking 18 wins and earning universal critical acclaim. But there’s one person who isn’t sold on the new adaptation, and that’s Jerry London, the director of the 1980 miniseries.He made it clear that he finds the latest version inaccessible and not engaging for American audiences.In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, London didn’t hold back his thoughts, saying, …