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Misery Comes To “Castle Rock” This October

Misery is coming to “Castle Rock” this season with Lizzy Caplan playing the role of young Annie Wilkes, one of Stephen King’s most disturbing characters. Tim Robbins (The Shawshank Redemption) returns to the world of Stephen King alongside Elsie Fish, Yusra Weigert, Barkhad Abdi, Matthew Alan, Paul Sparks, and John Hoogenakker, with Robin Weigert playing the role of Annie’s mother, Crysilda Wilkes. Guest stars include Sarah Gadon (“True Detective”), Alison Wright (“The Americans”), and “Heroes” actor Greg Grunberg. “In season 2, a feud between warring clans comes to a boil when budding psychopath Annie Wilkes gets waylaid in Castle Rock.” Produced by J.J. Abrams, “Castle Rock” returns to Hulu on October 23, 2019. Misery arrives October 23, only on @hulu. #CastleRock pic.twitter.com/p2zmqqUrc4 — 𝙲𝚊𝚜𝚝𝚕𝚎 𝚁𝚘𝚌𝚔 (@castlerockhulu) August 29, 2019

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 30, 2019
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Casting Update For HBO’s Upcoming Series “Lovecraft Country”

Jordan Peele‘s Monkeypaw Productions, J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot, Misha Green, and Warner Bros. Television’s upcoming adaptation of Matt Ruff’s 2016 novel “Lovecraft Country” has had a change in cast. Christina Braithwhite has exited the HBO series and has been replaced by Mad Max: Fury Road actress Abbey Lee. Jamie Chung and Jordan Patrick Smith have also joined the cast alongside Courtney B. Vance, Wunmi Mosaku, Aunjanue Ellis, and Jamie Harris. Penned by Green “Lovecraft Country” follows “Atticus Black (Jonathan Majors) as he joins up with his friend Letitia (Jurnee Smollett-Bell) and his Uncle George to embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of his missing father. This begins a struggle to survive and overcome both the racist terrors of white America and the terrifying monsters that could be ripped from a Lovecraft paperback.“ Yann Demange will be directing as well as executive producing the premiere episode. Daniel Sackheim will also executive produce and direct for

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 16, 2019
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Director Greg Yaitanes Teases Season 2 Of “Castle Rock”

Greg Yaitanes who directed “Castle Rock‘s” the episode “The Queen” in the first season, is back in the director’s chair for the second season, which is now in production. Yaitanes will be directing two episodes this season, including the premiere of the J.J. Abrams-produced series. Season two will spend a lot of time in the nearby town of Jerusalem’s Lot and will delve into the origin story of Miserey character Annie Wilkes, played by Lizzy Caplan (Cloverfield). We wanted to evolve the look on a visual level, and move [more] and be with characters more,” Yaitanes told Indiewire. “One of the things that worked well with ‘The Queen’ was point of view. That episode had a strong point of view of character, so [we’re] bringing that into Annie’s story and giving the show […] more urgency this year, more tension. We’re taking the things that worked well in Season 1 and taking them up a level.” He continued, “We’re seeing

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 5, 2019
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Guillermo Del Toro Set To Write And Direct Bad Robot’s ‘Zanbato’

After last year’s 3 wins and 13 nominations at the Oscars, for The Shape of Water, it’s no surprise that Guillermo del Toro is still one of the biggest names in Hollywood. Collider is reporting that del Toro has found his next project following Netflix’s Pinocchio which is already in pre-production. The amazing filmmaker will be both writing and directing Zanbato for Paramount and Bad Robot. While many of the details haven’t been shared, Collider has stated that “Zanbato centers around a young female ninja — a character who could be anywhere between 10 and 15 years old.” However, del Toro insists it’s not a ninja movie, it just features some. BTW- NOT a Ninja project,” del Toro tweeted. “But there are ninjas in it.” Bad Robot’s J.J. Abrams will be producing the film along with Lindsey Weber.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 1, 2019
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New Images Arrive As ‘Overlord’ Gears Up To Invade Theaters

The bloody, highly-anticipated film Overlord is set to land in theaters this November following its theatrical premiere last night at Alamo Drafthouse. From producer J.J. Abrams, Overlord is a thrilling, pulse-pounding action adventure with a twist. Today, we have some new images to share with you. In the WWII set film, “with only hours until D-Day, a team of American paratroopers drops into Nazi-occupied France to carry out a mission that’s crucial to the invasion’s success. Tasked with destroying a radio transmitter atop a fortified church, the desperate soldiers join forces with a young French villager to penetrate the walls and take down the tower. But, in a mysterious Nazi lab beneath the church, the outnumbered G.I.s come face-to-face with enemies unlike any the world has ever seen.” Directed by Julius Avery, Overlord stars Jovan Adepo and Wyatt Russell star of “Ladder 49”, along with Jacob Anderson (“Game of Thrones”), Dominic Applewhite (The King’s Speech), Pilou Asbaek (“Game of Thrones”),

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 23, 2018
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‘Castle Rock’ To Tell A New “Unwritten King Story” Each Season

Just when we thought that Hulu’s anthology series “Castle Rock” couldn’t get any better we learn that the J.J. Abrams’ Stephen King universe-set show will “approach each season as an unwritten Stephen King novel”, according to co-creator Sam Shaw. Bloody Disgusting quoted Shaw as saying: “He’s a genre unto himself and there are seven or eight well-defined sub-genres. We’ve always loved the stories dealing with crime and punishment, and prisons, and Stephen King sort of grappling with real-world monsters – and what we do with them, and where we put them, how we treat them, and whether that makes us monsters. This season is written very much in the shadow of Shawshank and The Green Mile, and stories dealing with incarceration. But then there are great banging monster stories or there are cosmic stories about good and evil.” “We hope to have the latitude to come back to future seasons and just tell a great monster story set in like

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 31, 2018
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Action Packed Gore Filled ‘Overlord’ Trailer Unleashed Ahead Of SDCC

Ahead of tonight’s start of San Diego Comic-Con, Paramount has released the red band trailer for the WWII set Overlord. Kicking off with AC/DC’s “Hell’s Bells, the trailer is filled with blood, gore, and non-stop action. Soldiers seem to be going toe to toe with super soldiers that may or may not be zombies made by a Nazi-created serum. The trailer left us tickled pink and wondering what is behind the mysterious wall at the end of the trailer. This is going to be good. In Overlord, “On the eve of D-Day, a group of American paratroopers are dropped behind enemy lines to carry out a mission crucial to the invasion’s success, but as they approach their target, they begin to realize there is more going on in this Nazi-occupied village than a simple military operation. They find themselves fighting against supernatural forces, part of a Nazi experiment.” As we’ve previously reported, the J. J. Abrams-produced, Bad Robot horror film

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 18, 2018
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In New ‘King Cohen’ Clip We See Larry Cohen Talk ‘Q’

Larry Cohen, that’s a name every horror fan should recognize. Cohen is behind films such as It’s Alive, It Lives Again, Q, The Stuff, Maniac Cop, Body Snatchers, Uncle Sam, and so many more. Steve Mitchell‘s documentary King Cohen, about the life and works of Larry Cohen, is approaching its release and we’ve gotten our hands on the first clip from the film. We sat down with Mr. Mitchell recently for an interview and discussed both King Cohen and his classic genre film Chopping Mall. Mitchell talked with such passion about the project and filled us in on the many interviews that we will see in the film. We have a pretty good cast. In no order of importance, we have Martin Scorsese, Michael Moriarty, who was an important person for us to find seeing he starred in five of Larry’s films, Fred Williamson, John Landis, J.J. Abrams does our intro, we’ve got Robert Forester, Tara Reid, Tracy Lawrence, production

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 14, 2018
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Bill Skarsgard Is Creepy As Hell In The New “Castle Rock” Trailer

The first trailer for Hulu’s new series “Castle Rock” is here and it’s creepy as hell, but that’s only fitting seeing it’s from Master of Horror Stephen King and J.J. Abrams (Star Wars: The Force Awakens). The trailer features Bill Skarsgard (It) as a mysterious and twisted prisoner in Shawshank Prison. “Castle Rock is this town that [King] made famous in all these different books; and these two writers, Dustin Thomason and Sam Shaw, came up with this incredibly cool, terrifying, weird, funny idea of a series, new story, that takes place in this town,” producer J.J. Abrams recently told Jimmy Fallon. “And all of these characters from Stephen King’s books sort of are peripherally involved. We pitched it to Stephen King. He went nuts for it.” Scott Glenn stars as Alan Pangborn who appeared in both Needful Things and The Dark Half, and Sissy Spacek (Carrie) as Ruth Deaver, the adoptive mother of the series’ lead character Henry (Andre

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 11, 2018
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New Disturbing Teaser For “Castle Rock” Reveals Blood In Every Home

Hulu has unveiled a disturbing new teaser for “Castle Rock”, along with the premiere date for the series based on Stephen King’s literary universe. The new teaser reveals a series of disturbing images, including a suicidal mascot, and tells of a secret that has the town’s residents, “trapped in a cycle that stretches back centuries”. “There’s blood in every backyard, inside every house.” Andre Holland (Moonlight), Bill Skarsgard, Sissy Spacek, Melanie Lynskey, and Jane Levy star in the 10-episode first season. Stephen King is executive producing the series with J. J. Abrams, Ben Stephenson, and Liz Glotzer. The series was created by Sam Shaw and Dustin Thomason. “Castle Rock” makes its debut on July 25, 2018, on Hulu.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 3, 2018

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Misery Comes To “Castle Rock” This October

Misery is coming to “Castle Rock” this season with Lizzy Caplan playing the role of young Annie Wilkes, one of Stephen King’s most disturbing characters. Tim Robbins (The Shawshank Redemption) returns to the world of Stephen King alongside Elsie Fish, Yusra Weigert, Barkhad Abdi, Matthew Alan, Paul Sparks, and John Hoogenakker, with Robin Weigert playing the role of Annie’s mother, Crysilda Wilkes. Guest stars include Sarah Gadon (“True Detective”), Alison Wright (“The Americans”), and “Heroes” actor Greg Grunberg. “In season 2, a feud between warring clans comes to a boil when budding psychopath Annie Wilkes gets waylaid in Castle Rock.” Produced by J.J. Abrams, “Castle Rock” returns to Hulu on October 23, 2019. Misery arrives October 23, only on @hulu. #CastleRock pic.twitter.com/p2zmqqUrc4 — 𝙲𝚊𝚜𝚝𝚕𝚎 𝚁𝚘𝚌𝚔 (@castlerockhulu) August 29, 2019

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 30, 2019
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Casting Update For HBO’s Upcoming Series “Lovecraft Country”

Jordan Peele‘s Monkeypaw Productions, J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot, Misha Green, and Warner Bros. Television’s upcoming adaptation of Matt Ruff’s 2016 novel “Lovecraft Country” has had a change in cast. Christina Braithwhite has exited the HBO series and has been replaced by Mad Max: Fury Road actress Abbey Lee. Jamie Chung and Jordan Patrick Smith have also joined the cast alongside Courtney B. Vance, Wunmi Mosaku, Aunjanue Ellis, and Jamie Harris. Penned by Green “Lovecraft Country” follows “Atticus Black (Jonathan Majors) as he joins up with his friend Letitia (Jurnee Smollett-Bell) and his Uncle George to embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of his missing father. This begins a struggle to survive and overcome both the racist terrors of white America and the terrifying monsters that could be ripped from a Lovecraft paperback.“ Yann Demange will be directing as well as executive producing the premiere episode. Daniel Sackheim will also executive produce and direct for

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 16, 2019
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Director Greg Yaitanes Teases Season 2 Of “Castle Rock”

Greg Yaitanes who directed “Castle Rock‘s” the episode “The Queen” in the first season, is back in the director’s chair for the second season, which is now in production. Yaitanes will be directing two episodes this season, including the premiere of the J.J. Abrams-produced series. Season two will spend a lot of time in the nearby town of Jerusalem’s Lot and will delve into the origin story of Miserey character Annie Wilkes, played by Lizzy Caplan (Cloverfield). We wanted to evolve the look on a visual level, and move [more] and be with characters more,” Yaitanes told Indiewire. “One of the things that worked well with ‘The Queen’ was point of view. That episode had a strong point of view of character, so [we’re] bringing that into Annie’s story and giving the show […] more urgency this year, more tension. We’re taking the things that worked well in Season 1 and taking them up a level.” He continued, “We’re seeing

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 5, 2019
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Guillermo Del Toro Set To Write And Direct Bad Robot’s ‘Zanbato’

After last year’s 3 wins and 13 nominations at the Oscars, for The Shape of Water, it’s no surprise that Guillermo del Toro is still one of the biggest names in Hollywood. Collider is reporting that del Toro has found his next project following Netflix’s Pinocchio which is already in pre-production. The amazing filmmaker will be both writing and directing Zanbato for Paramount and Bad Robot. While many of the details haven’t been shared, Collider has stated that “Zanbato centers around a young female ninja — a character who could be anywhere between 10 and 15 years old.” However, del Toro insists it’s not a ninja movie, it just features some. BTW- NOT a Ninja project,” del Toro tweeted. “But there are ninjas in it.” Bad Robot’s J.J. Abrams will be producing the film along with Lindsey Weber.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 1, 2019
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New Images Arrive As ‘Overlord’ Gears Up To Invade Theaters

The bloody, highly-anticipated film Overlord is set to land in theaters this November following its theatrical premiere last night at Alamo Drafthouse. From producer J.J. Abrams, Overlord is a thrilling, pulse-pounding action adventure with a twist. Today, we have some new images to share with you. In the WWII set film, “with only hours until D-Day, a team of American paratroopers drops into Nazi-occupied France to carry out a mission that’s crucial to the invasion’s success. Tasked with destroying a radio transmitter atop a fortified church, the desperate soldiers join forces with a young French villager to penetrate the walls and take down the tower. But, in a mysterious Nazi lab beneath the church, the outnumbered G.I.s come face-to-face with enemies unlike any the world has ever seen.” Directed by Julius Avery, Overlord stars Jovan Adepo and Wyatt Russell star of “Ladder 49”, along with Jacob Anderson (“Game of Thrones”), Dominic Applewhite (The King’s Speech), Pilou Asbaek (“Game of Thrones”),

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 23, 2018
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‘Castle Rock’ To Tell A New “Unwritten King Story” Each Season

Just when we thought that Hulu’s anthology series “Castle Rock” couldn’t get any better we learn that the J.J. Abrams’ Stephen King universe-set show will “approach each season as an unwritten Stephen King novel”, according to co-creator Sam Shaw. Bloody Disgusting quoted Shaw as saying: “He’s a genre unto himself and there are seven or eight well-defined sub-genres. We’ve always loved the stories dealing with crime and punishment, and prisons, and Stephen King sort of grappling with real-world monsters – and what we do with them, and where we put them, how we treat them, and whether that makes us monsters. This season is written very much in the shadow of Shawshank and The Green Mile, and stories dealing with incarceration. But then there are great banging monster stories or there are cosmic stories about good and evil.” “We hope to have the latitude to come back to future seasons and just tell a great monster story set in like

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 31, 2018
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Action Packed Gore Filled ‘Overlord’ Trailer Unleashed Ahead Of SDCC

Ahead of tonight’s start of San Diego Comic-Con, Paramount has released the red band trailer for the WWII set Overlord. Kicking off with AC/DC’s “Hell’s Bells, the trailer is filled with blood, gore, and non-stop action. Soldiers seem to be going toe to toe with super soldiers that may or may not be zombies made by a Nazi-created serum. The trailer left us tickled pink and wondering what is behind the mysterious wall at the end of the trailer. This is going to be good. In Overlord, “On the eve of D-Day, a group of American paratroopers are dropped behind enemy lines to carry out a mission crucial to the invasion’s success, but as they approach their target, they begin to realize there is more going on in this Nazi-occupied village than a simple military operation. They find themselves fighting against supernatural forces, part of a Nazi experiment.” As we’ve previously reported, the J. J. Abrams-produced, Bad Robot horror film

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 18, 2018
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In New ‘King Cohen’ Clip We See Larry Cohen Talk ‘Q’

Larry Cohen, that’s a name every horror fan should recognize. Cohen is behind films such as It’s Alive, It Lives Again, Q, The Stuff, Maniac Cop, Body Snatchers, Uncle Sam, and so many more. Steve Mitchell‘s documentary King Cohen, about the life and works of Larry Cohen, is approaching its release and we’ve gotten our hands on the first clip from the film. We sat down with Mr. Mitchell recently for an interview and discussed both King Cohen and his classic genre film Chopping Mall. Mitchell talked with such passion about the project and filled us in on the many interviews that we will see in the film. We have a pretty good cast. In no order of importance, we have Martin Scorsese, Michael Moriarty, who was an important person for us to find seeing he starred in five of Larry’s films, Fred Williamson, John Landis, J.J. Abrams does our intro, we’ve got Robert Forester, Tara Reid, Tracy Lawrence, production

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 14, 2018
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Bill Skarsgard Is Creepy As Hell In The New “Castle Rock” Trailer

The first trailer for Hulu’s new series “Castle Rock” is here and it’s creepy as hell, but that’s only fitting seeing it’s from Master of Horror Stephen King and J.J. Abrams (Star Wars: The Force Awakens). The trailer features Bill Skarsgard (It) as a mysterious and twisted prisoner in Shawshank Prison. “Castle Rock is this town that [King] made famous in all these different books; and these two writers, Dustin Thomason and Sam Shaw, came up with this incredibly cool, terrifying, weird, funny idea of a series, new story, that takes place in this town,” producer J.J. Abrams recently told Jimmy Fallon. “And all of these characters from Stephen King’s books sort of are peripherally involved. We pitched it to Stephen King. He went nuts for it.” Scott Glenn stars as Alan Pangborn who appeared in both Needful Things and The Dark Half, and Sissy Spacek (Carrie) as Ruth Deaver, the adoptive mother of the series’ lead character Henry (Andre

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 11, 2018
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New Disturbing Teaser For “Castle Rock” Reveals Blood In Every Home

Hulu has unveiled a disturbing new teaser for “Castle Rock”, along with the premiere date for the series based on Stephen King’s literary universe. The new teaser reveals a series of disturbing images, including a suicidal mascot, and tells of a secret that has the town’s residents, “trapped in a cycle that stretches back centuries”. “There’s blood in every backyard, inside every house.” Andre Holland (Moonlight), Bill Skarsgard, Sissy Spacek, Melanie Lynskey, and Jane Levy star in the 10-episode first season. Stephen King is executive producing the series with J. J. Abrams, Ben Stephenson, and Liz Glotzer. The series was created by Sam Shaw and Dustin Thomason. “Castle Rock” makes its debut on July 25, 2018, on Hulu.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 3, 2018
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