in the original
idiom
: in the language used by the original writer
We read Homer in the original, not in translation.
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Hollywood, too, noted in approval, handing him the first of his two Oscar nominations for his music in the original film.
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Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025
Fincher is directing the movie from a script by Quentin Tarantino, who directed Pitt to an Oscar win in the original movie.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 18 June 2025
An announcement that Boyle and Garland were considering returning for a third chapter was greeted as great news, but given the oversaturation of similar sagas that had sprung up in the original’s wake, would the series itself simply be considered old news?
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2025
The late John Candy starred as the Chewbacca parody Barf in the original film.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 12 June 2025
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Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025
Fincher is directing the movie from a script by Quentin Tarantino, who directed Pitt to an Oscar win in the original movie.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 18 June 2025
An announcement that Boyle and Garland were considering returning for a third chapter was greeted as great news, but given the oversaturation of similar sagas that had sprung up in the original’s wake, would the series itself simply be considered old news?
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2025
The late John Candy starred as the Chewbacca parody Barf in the original film.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 12 June 2025
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