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The past few years, Stephen King adaptations have filled theaters and streaming services (not that we’re complaining). News has now come via THR that director Mike Flanagan, who adapted King’s sequel to The Shining, Doctor Sleep, as well as Gerald’s Game, is now adapting King’s 2014 novel Revival. Flanagan will be writing, producing, and possibly directing the Warner Bros. film with Doctor Sleep‘s Trevor Macy also signed on to produce. The novel centers on the relationship between a heroin-addicted musician and a dubious faith healer with a hidden agenda. The minister is obsessed with trying to find a way to communicate with his departed wife and child but ends up reaching a Lovecraftian horror. Back in 2016, it was announced that an adaptation of Revival was being written by Josh Boone while he was working on his adaptation of The Stand, but the film never materialized. We’ll keep you posted.
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Almost exactly a year ago we reported that James Wan would be producing a new take on Stephen King’s vampire novel Salem’s Lot. We informed you back then that Gary Dauberman (IT, Annabelle Comes Home) would be penning the script. Now, news has come (via THR) that Dauberman will also be in the director’s chair. Published in 1975, Salem’s Lot centers on a writer who returns to his childhood home, the town of Jerusalem’s Lot where he discovers there’s a vampire plaguing the town. Dauberman had this to say last year: I did have a unique way into it but again, I think the book in itself is unique,” Dauberman told Slash Films. “I haven’t seen a scary vampire movie in a long, long time and I’d really love to tackle that. It’s one of my favorite books. It’s one of my favorite Stephen King books. We felt it should have the cinematic treatment that we gave IT; IT was
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Stephen King adaptations have never been more popular than they are today. It feels like we are reporting weekly about a new film or series based on King’s works (not that we are complaining). This time, we are here to talk about Sleeping Beauties, written by Stephen and Owen King (King’s youngest son). During the TelevisonCritics Association’s press tour AMC announced that they have given the order for the pilot episode with Stephen King and Owen King serving as executive producers alongside Michael Sugar and Ashley Zalta of Sugar23. “In a small Appalachian town, there’s a strange mystical occurrence that causes all the women to fall asleep, leaving the men to try and rescue them. But do the women want to be rescued?” We’ll keep you posted.
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For years Amazon has been teasing that a new series based in Stephen King’s The Dark Towers was coming. In fact, they were even announcing cast members this summer. Unfortunately, the series has now been canceled. Damn it. Deadline is reporting that the streaming service feels that series from showrunner and executive producer Glen Mazzara was “not on the level of other large scope elevated genre series,” like their upcoming “Lord of the Rings” series. The series would have followed King’s Novel closer than 2017’s film adaptation which bombed. It would have explored the origin story of Roland Deschain and his fight with the man in black. The cast was rumored to include Michael Rooker, Jerome Flynn, and Joana Ribeiro, among others.
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Stephen King’s Carrie is being adapted once again. With three adaptations of one of King’s most famous works already in existence, it was a bit of surprise when we learned via Collider that yeat another version is in the works. There is one difference, this time Carrie‘s getting a limited series from FX and MGM. There may be one change to the iconic character played in the past by Sissy Spacek, Angela Bettis, and Chloë Grace Moretz. According to Collider’s Jeff Sneider, Carrie White will likely this time be played by an actress of color or a trans actress. Though it’s still very early in the development process and there’s no script yet, sources say that this time around, telekinetic teen Carrie White will likely be played by either a trans performer or an actress of color rather than a cis white woman.” Sneider stated. King’s famous tale centers on Carrie White, a shy, high school outcast who has been
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It feels like there’s not a day goes by that we don’t report on something involving Stephen King (not that we are complaining). Today is no different. This time we are here to tell you that the MGM premium cable network Epix has ordered 10-episodes of “Jerusalem’s Lot” based on King’s Night Shift short story of the same name. The story, with connections to Salem’s Lot, takes place in the 1850s, in the fictional town of Preacher’s Corners in Cumberland County, Maine and is told through a series of letters and diary entries. Adrian Brody will star as Captain Charles Boone, who faces a series of troubles related to his family’s roots after moving to the town following the death of his wife. The series is an intense, absolutely terrifying reimaginig of classic gothic horror,” THR quoted Michael Wright, president of Epix, as saying. “We can’t wait to work with the exceptional team of Donald De Line and Jason and
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A few years ago Jason Blum announced that Blumhouse was teaming up with Akiva Goldsman to develop a new adaptation of Stephen King’s Firestarter. While the film spent years in limbo, it has now sprung to life. Akiva is reportedly now writing the script along with Halloween Kills‘ Scott Teems. But that’s not all, Collider is reporting that Keith Thomas (The Vigil) has now signed on to direct. While this is not the first adaptation, we got the first in 1984, a new updated version might be nice. The original, directed by Mark L. Lester, starred Drew Barrymore as a kid with pyrokinetic abilities on the run with her telekinetic father. There is no word yet on who will star in the new film.
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The cast continues to build for the upcoming adaptation of Stephen King‘s Lisey’s Story over at Apple TV+. The latest to sign on is Fast and Furious star Sung Kang who will play the role of Officer Dan Beckman, assigned to watch Lisey’s home. Kang joins the cast that already includes Julianne Moore, Clive Owen, Dane Dehaan, and Joan Allen. “Every marriage has two hearts, one light, and one dark. Lisey knew it when she first fell for Scott. And now he’s dead, she knows it for sure. Lisey was the light to Scott Landon’s dark for twenty-five years. As his wife, only she saw the truth behind the public face of the famous author – that he was a haunted man whose bestselling novels were based on a terrifying reality. Now Scott has gone, Lisey wants to lock herself away with her memories. But the fans have other ideas. And when the sinister threats begin, Lisey realizes that, just
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After several attempts by several studios, it looks like the adaptation of Stephen King‘s “From a Buick 8” is finally happening with Thomas Jane set to star. Courtney Lauren Penn (Altitude) is producing. Penn is teaming up with LA-based company Renegade Entertainment, according to Deadline. King will also be on board to adapt and produce the film based on the 2002 thriller about a car which is a door to another dimension. The story centers around the rural town of Statler, Pennsylvania where the state police have kept a mysterious 1954 Buick Roadmaster in the shed behind the barracks for more than twenty years. When the town is plagued by strange and supernatural events, it turns out the Buick isn’t what it seems to be. ‘From a Buick 8′ is a thrilling and deeply personal project for us,” Jane and Penn stated, “as we explore a uniquely structured mystery spanning the 70s, 80s, 90s and post 9/11 rea, centered around
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Man, filmmaker Andy Muschietti really loves Stephen King, but don’t we all? Following the adaptation of King’s IT with IT:Chapter Two which is currently in theaters, director Muschietti has now signed on to adapt another King story written under the name Richard Bachman, titled Roadwork. He has also confirmed that he is still attached to the film adaptation of King’s short story The Jaunt. Roadwork takes place in an unnamed Midwestern city in the seventies. Grieving over the death of his son and the disintegration of his marriage, a man is driven to mental instability when he learns that both his home and his workplace are being demolished to make way for a connection to an interstate highway. Originally published in Twilight Zone Magazine in 1981, before being included in Skeleton Crew, The Jaunt is set in the 24th century where mankind has created instant teleportation known as “jaunting”. Unfortunately, travelers who make the leap while conscious either die or
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The past few years, Stephen King adaptations have filled theaters and streaming services (not that we’re complaining). News has now come via THR that director Mike Flanagan, who adapted King’s sequel to The Shining, Doctor Sleep, as well as Gerald’s Game, is now adapting King’s 2014 novel Revival. Flanagan will be writing, producing, and possibly directing the Warner Bros. film with Doctor Sleep‘s Trevor Macy also signed on to produce. The novel centers on the relationship between a heroin-addicted musician and a dubious faith healer with a hidden agenda. The minister is obsessed with trying to find a way to communicate with his departed wife and child but ends up reaching a Lovecraftian horror. Back in 2016, it was announced that an adaptation of Revival was being written by Josh Boone while he was working on his adaptation of The Stand, but the film never materialized. We’ll keep you posted.
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Almost exactly a year ago we reported that James Wan would be producing a new take on Stephen King’s vampire novel Salem’s Lot. We informed you back then that Gary Dauberman (IT, Annabelle Comes Home) would be penning the script. Now, news has come (via THR) that Dauberman will also be in the director’s chair. Published in 1975, Salem’s Lot centers on a writer who returns to his childhood home, the town of Jerusalem’s Lot where he discovers there’s a vampire plaguing the town. Dauberman had this to say last year: I did have a unique way into it but again, I think the book in itself is unique,” Dauberman told Slash Films. “I haven’t seen a scary vampire movie in a long, long time and I’d really love to tackle that. It’s one of my favorite books. It’s one of my favorite Stephen King books. We felt it should have the cinematic treatment that we gave IT; IT was
Continue reading →
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Stephen King adaptations have never been more popular than they are today. It feels like we are reporting weekly about a new film or series based on King’s works (not that we are complaining). This time, we are here to talk about Sleeping Beauties, written by Stephen and Owen King (King’s youngest son). During the TelevisonCritics Association’s press tour AMC announced that they have given the order for the pilot episode with Stephen King and Owen King serving as executive producers alongside Michael Sugar and Ashley Zalta of Sugar23. “In a small Appalachian town, there’s a strange mystical occurrence that causes all the women to fall asleep, leaving the men to try and rescue them. But do the women want to be rescued?” We’ll keep you posted.
Continue reading →
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For years Amazon has been teasing that a new series based in Stephen King’s The Dark Towers was coming. In fact, they were even announcing cast members this summer. Unfortunately, the series has now been canceled. Damn it. Deadline is reporting that the streaming service feels that series from showrunner and executive producer Glen Mazzara was “not on the level of other large scope elevated genre series,” like their upcoming “Lord of the Rings” series. The series would have followed King’s Novel closer than 2017’s film adaptation which bombed. It would have explored the origin story of Roland Deschain and his fight with the man in black. The cast was rumored to include Michael Rooker, Jerome Flynn, and Joana Ribeiro, among others.
Continue reading →
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Stephen King’s Carrie is being adapted once again. With three adaptations of one of King’s most famous works already in existence, it was a bit of surprise when we learned via Collider that yeat another version is in the works. There is one difference, this time Carrie‘s getting a limited series from FX and MGM. There may be one change to the iconic character played in the past by Sissy Spacek, Angela Bettis, and Chloë Grace Moretz. According to Collider’s Jeff Sneider, Carrie White will likely this time be played by an actress of color or a trans actress. Though it’s still very early in the development process and there’s no script yet, sources say that this time around, telekinetic teen Carrie White will likely be played by either a trans performer or an actress of color rather than a cis white woman.” Sneider stated. King’s famous tale centers on Carrie White, a shy, high school outcast who has been
Continue reading →
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It feels like there’s not a day goes by that we don’t report on something involving Stephen King (not that we are complaining). Today is no different. This time we are here to tell you that the MGM premium cable network Epix has ordered 10-episodes of “Jerusalem’s Lot” based on King’s Night Shift short story of the same name. The story, with connections to Salem’s Lot, takes place in the 1850s, in the fictional town of Preacher’s Corners in Cumberland County, Maine and is told through a series of letters and diary entries. Adrian Brody will star as Captain Charles Boone, who faces a series of troubles related to his family’s roots after moving to the town following the death of his wife. The series is an intense, absolutely terrifying reimaginig of classic gothic horror,” THR quoted Michael Wright, president of Epix, as saying. “We can’t wait to work with the exceptional team of Donald De Line and Jason and
Continue reading →
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A few years ago Jason Blum announced that Blumhouse was teaming up with Akiva Goldsman to develop a new adaptation of Stephen King’s Firestarter. While the film spent years in limbo, it has now sprung to life. Akiva is reportedly now writing the script along with Halloween Kills‘ Scott Teems. But that’s not all, Collider is reporting that Keith Thomas (The Vigil) has now signed on to direct. While this is not the first adaptation, we got the first in 1984, a new updated version might be nice. The original, directed by Mark L. Lester, starred Drew Barrymore as a kid with pyrokinetic abilities on the run with her telekinetic father. There is no word yet on who will star in the new film.
Continue reading →
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The cast continues to build for the upcoming adaptation of Stephen King‘s Lisey’s Story over at Apple TV+. The latest to sign on is Fast and Furious star Sung Kang who will play the role of Officer Dan Beckman, assigned to watch Lisey’s home. Kang joins the cast that already includes Julianne Moore, Clive Owen, Dane Dehaan, and Joan Allen. “Every marriage has two hearts, one light, and one dark. Lisey knew it when she first fell for Scott. And now he’s dead, she knows it for sure. Lisey was the light to Scott Landon’s dark for twenty-five years. As his wife, only she saw the truth behind the public face of the famous author – that he was a haunted man whose bestselling novels were based on a terrifying reality. Now Scott has gone, Lisey wants to lock herself away with her memories. But the fans have other ideas. And when the sinister threats begin, Lisey realizes that, just
Continue reading →
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After several attempts by several studios, it looks like the adaptation of Stephen King‘s “From a Buick 8” is finally happening with Thomas Jane set to star. Courtney Lauren Penn (Altitude) is producing. Penn is teaming up with LA-based company Renegade Entertainment, according to Deadline. King will also be on board to adapt and produce the film based on the 2002 thriller about a car which is a door to another dimension. The story centers around the rural town of Statler, Pennsylvania where the state police have kept a mysterious 1954 Buick Roadmaster in the shed behind the barracks for more than twenty years. When the town is plagued by strange and supernatural events, it turns out the Buick isn’t what it seems to be. ‘From a Buick 8′ is a thrilling and deeply personal project for us,” Jane and Penn stated, “as we explore a uniquely structured mystery spanning the 70s, 80s, 90s and post 9/11 rea, centered around
Continue reading →
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Man, filmmaker Andy Muschietti really loves Stephen King, but don’t we all? Following the adaptation of King’s IT with IT:Chapter Two which is currently in theaters, director Muschietti has now signed on to adapt another King story written under the name Richard Bachman, titled Roadwork. He has also confirmed that he is still attached to the film adaptation of King’s short story The Jaunt. Roadwork takes place in an unnamed Midwestern city in the seventies. Grieving over the death of his son and the disintegration of his marriage, a man is driven to mental instability when he learns that both his home and his workplace are being demolished to make way for a connection to an interstate highway. Originally published in Twilight Zone Magazine in 1981, before being included in Skeleton Crew, The Jaunt is set in the 24th century where mankind has created instant teleportation known as “jaunting”. Unfortunately, travelers who make the leap while conscious either die or
Continue reading →
