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We reported back in March we told you that James Wan will be producing the upcoming new adaptation of Stephen King’s tale The Tommyknockers. Today, we have an update for you and it’s exciting! Jeremy Slater, who served as showrunner for “The Exorcist” series, has joined the team and will be writing, according to Variety. Wan will be producing along with Michael Clear, the same team who is behind The Nun. Roy Lee (IT) will executive produce along with Larry Sanitsky, who also executive produced the original 1993 mini-series’ (trailer below). The story tells of, “a town in Maine that falls under the influence of a dangerous gas from an unearthed spacecraft. The gas begins to transform the people, giving them enhanced abilities, but also making them violent and subject to an alien hive mentality. One man, thanks to a steel plate in his head, is immune to the effects and tries to stop the townspeople.”
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John Carpenter‘s adaptation of Stephen King‘s Christine is a true classic and to celebrate Christine‘s 35th Anniversary, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is introducing the film to a new generation by releasing Christine on 4K Ultra HD this September. “John Carpenter brings Stephen King’s best-selling novel to life in this chilling thriller. She was born in Detroit … on an automobile assembly line. But she is no ordinary automobile. Deep within her chassis lives an unholy presence. She is Christine – a red and white 1958 Plymouth Fury whose unique standard equipment includes an evil, indestructible vengeance that will destroy anyone in her way. She seduces 17-year-old Arnie Cunningham (Keith Gordon), who becomes consumed with passion for her sleek, rounded chrome-laden body. She demands his complete and unquestioned devotion and when outsiders seek to interfere, they become the victims of Christine’s horrifying wrath.” The film stars Keith Gordon (The Legend of Billie Jean, Back to School), John Stockwell (Into the Blue,
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After years of being in possession of Frank Darabont, the filmmaker behind the King adaptations The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile and The Mist, the movie rights for Stephen King’s The Long Walk is now possessed by New Line. New Line has brought on James Vanderbilt, the writer of 2007’s Zodiac and Independent’s Day: Resurrection, who wrote the script before the rights were even acquired. He will also produce alongside William Sherak. Tracey Nyberg of Mythology Entertainment will executive produce the film. The Long Walk, written under King’s pen name Richard Bachman, is set in “a future dystopian America ruled by an authoritarian. The Country holds an annual walking contest in which one hundred teens must journey, non-stop and under strict rules, until one of them is still standing alive to receive the prize. The story told of a 16-year-old walker named Raymond Garraty and the teens – some good, some bad, some mysterious – in his orbit.” The Long
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We’re not kidding when we say that are many Stephen King adaptations in the works, but we’re here to talk one specific project, CBS’s “The Stand” series adaptation from Josh Boone (The New Mutants). Originally, Boone, had a four-film franchise planned, instead, we’ll see ten one-hour episodes. This will make the second tv version of King’s “The Stand”. The first aired back in 1994 and was directed by Mick Garris. Tracking Board reported that, “Boone has a full plate once he wraps New Mutants.He’s still attached to direct an adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand, which we hear is coming together as a ten-hour limited series at CBS All Access.” In King’s 1978 novel, “After a deadly plague kills most of the world’s population, the remaining survivors split into two groups – one led by a benevolent elder and the other by a maleficent being – to face each other in a final battle between good and evil.” We’ll keep
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2017 was a huge year for Stephen King and 2018 is already off to a great start. King will soon release his new book titled ‘The Outsider’. The cover art should be released soon. In the 576-word novel, “An unspeakable crime. A confounding investigation. At a time when the King brand has never been stronger, he has delivered one of his most unsettling and compulsively readable stories. An eleven-year-old boy’s violated corpse is found in a town park. Eyewitnesses and fingerprints point unmistakably to one of Flint City’s most popular citizens. He is Terry Maitland, Little League coach, English teacher, husband, and father of two girls. Detective Ralph Anderson, whose son Maitland once coached, orders a quick and very public arrest. Maitland has an alibi, but Anderson and the district attorney soon add DNA evidence to go with the fingerprints and witnesses. Their case seems ironclad. As the investigation expands and horrifying answers begin to emerge, King’s propulsive story kicks
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We reported back in March we told you that James Wan will be producing the upcoming new adaptation of Stephen King’s tale The Tommyknockers. Today, we have an update for you and it’s exciting! Jeremy Slater, who served as showrunner for “The Exorcist” series, has joined the team and will be writing, according to Variety. Wan will be producing along with Michael Clear, the same team who is behind The Nun. Roy Lee (IT) will executive produce along with Larry Sanitsky, who also executive produced the original 1993 mini-series’ (trailer below). The story tells of, “a town in Maine that falls under the influence of a dangerous gas from an unearthed spacecraft. The gas begins to transform the people, giving them enhanced abilities, but also making them violent and subject to an alien hive mentality. One man, thanks to a steel plate in his head, is immune to the effects and tries to stop the townspeople.”
Continue reading →
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John Carpenter‘s adaptation of Stephen King‘s Christine is a true classic and to celebrate Christine‘s 35th Anniversary, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is introducing the film to a new generation by releasing Christine on 4K Ultra HD this September. “John Carpenter brings Stephen King’s best-selling novel to life in this chilling thriller. She was born in Detroit … on an automobile assembly line. But she is no ordinary automobile. Deep within her chassis lives an unholy presence. She is Christine – a red and white 1958 Plymouth Fury whose unique standard equipment includes an evil, indestructible vengeance that will destroy anyone in her way. She seduces 17-year-old Arnie Cunningham (Keith Gordon), who becomes consumed with passion for her sleek, rounded chrome-laden body. She demands his complete and unquestioned devotion and when outsiders seek to interfere, they become the victims of Christine’s horrifying wrath.” The film stars Keith Gordon (The Legend of Billie Jean, Back to School), John Stockwell (Into the Blue,
Continue reading →
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After years of being in possession of Frank Darabont, the filmmaker behind the King adaptations The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile and The Mist, the movie rights for Stephen King’s The Long Walk is now possessed by New Line. New Line has brought on James Vanderbilt, the writer of 2007’s Zodiac and Independent’s Day: Resurrection, who wrote the script before the rights were even acquired. He will also produce alongside William Sherak. Tracey Nyberg of Mythology Entertainment will executive produce the film. The Long Walk, written under King’s pen name Richard Bachman, is set in “a future dystopian America ruled by an authoritarian. The Country holds an annual walking contest in which one hundred teens must journey, non-stop and under strict rules, until one of them is still standing alive to receive the prize. The story told of a 16-year-old walker named Raymond Garraty and the teens – some good, some bad, some mysterious – in his orbit.” The Long
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Books
We’re not kidding when we say that are many Stephen King adaptations in the works, but we’re here to talk one specific project, CBS’s “The Stand” series adaptation from Josh Boone (The New Mutants). Originally, Boone, had a four-film franchise planned, instead, we’ll see ten one-hour episodes. This will make the second tv version of King’s “The Stand”. The first aired back in 1994 and was directed by Mick Garris. Tracking Board reported that, “Boone has a full plate once he wraps New Mutants.He’s still attached to direct an adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand, which we hear is coming together as a ten-hour limited series at CBS All Access.” In King’s 1978 novel, “After a deadly plague kills most of the world’s population, the remaining survivors split into two groups – one led by a benevolent elder and the other by a maleficent being – to face each other in a final battle between good and evil.” We’ll keep
Continue reading →
Books
2017 was a huge year for Stephen King and 2018 is already off to a great start. King will soon release his new book titled ‘The Outsider’. The cover art should be released soon. In the 576-word novel, “An unspeakable crime. A confounding investigation. At a time when the King brand has never been stronger, he has delivered one of his most unsettling and compulsively readable stories. An eleven-year-old boy’s violated corpse is found in a town park. Eyewitnesses and fingerprints point unmistakably to one of Flint City’s most popular citizens. He is Terry Maitland, Little League coach, English teacher, husband, and father of two girls. Detective Ralph Anderson, whose son Maitland once coached, orders a quick and very public arrest. Maitland has an alibi, but Anderson and the district attorney soon add DNA evidence to go with the fingerprints and witnesses. Their case seems ironclad. As the investigation expands and horrifying answers begin to emerge, King’s propulsive story kicks
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