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The King Has Spoken – Stephen King On The Choice To Cast Idris Elba As The Gunslinger

There have been a lot comments on the decision to cast Idris Elba as “The Gunslinger” in Nikolaj Arcel’s upcoming adaption of The Dark Tower. I’ve heard both positive and negative remarks. Some have an issues with the choice because the actor and the character (in the book) are different races. It’s true, Roland (The Gunslinger) is Caucasian in the books, but should that dictate who is cast in the film? Stephen King spoke out via Twitter on the decision. King created the character, so I think his verdict should be important and of course, King makes a great point. Elba is a talented actor. Personally I believe he’ll do a great job. Elba has appeared in a large array of films and genres, always leaving me impressed by his performances. Not only did he star in Prometheus, he also had roles in Pacific Rim, Thor: The Dark World, Avengers: Age of Ultron, The Unborn, and many other films and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 12, 2015
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Idris Elba To Star In The New Adaption Of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower

For a while now the franchise based on Stephen King’s novels has almost become a movie, a show, and back and forth, with no project actually seeing completion. We reported back in December of 2014 that the first ‘The Dark Tower’ Film was coming, but the cast and director has since changed. Now, once again, a Dark Tower film series is in the works. The project is being directed by Girl With The Dragon Tattoo’s Nikolaj Arcel, based on a script penned by Akiva Goldsman. The first film of the three film series will focus on King’s first book in the collection, The Gunslinger. We reported back in November that Matthew McConaughey may be signing on to the project, though at the time he was undecided which role to choose. Now, news has come that Prometheus actor Idris Elba has signed on to play the role of Roland Deschain, “The Gunslinger”, in The Dark Tower. This means that McConaughey has

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 10, 2015
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Series Based On Stephen King’s 11/22/63 Coming To Hulu

A new limited series, based on Stephen King’s 11/22/63, will be appearing on Hulu. The nine hour series will premier on February 15, 2016. 11/22/63 follows a high school history teacher, Jake Epping (James Franco) as he travels back in time to attempt to prevent the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Jake comes face to face with Lee Harvey Oswald and finally comes to the realization that the past does not want to be changed. Kevin McDonald directs the first segment of the series, with Stephen King, J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk and Bridget Carpenter serving as executive producers. The series will star Chris Cooper, Josh Duhamel, T.R. Knight, Cherry Jones, Lucy Fry, Sarah Gadon, Daniel Webber and George MacKay, along side Franco.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 19, 2015
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Obama To Present Stephen King With The National Medal Of Arts

On September 1oth Stephen King will be presented with the National Medal of Arts by President Barack Obama. The award is the highest award given by the government to artists. The artists receiving the award are “deserving of special recognition by reason of their outstanding contributions to excellence, growth, support and availability of the arts in the United States”. King has made an incredible contribution to the world of literature. King has had over one hundred books published since his first novel People, Places and Things was published in 1960. Let’s not forget the fifty-plus movies and over twenty series based on adaptions of King’s novels and stories. His works are unforgettable and have left a mark on each of his fans and those who have seen the adaptions in the form of movies or shows. The award is well deserved. King announced receiving the medal via Twitter this past weekend. Past recipients of the Medal of Arts includes Maya

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 9, 2015
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Stephen King and Joe Hill’s ‘In The Tall Grass’ Is Being Adapted For Film

Stephen King, the master of the horror novel, has another tale that is being adapted for a film. ‘In The Tall Grass’ is a collaboration between King and his son Joe Hill, which was published back in 2012 in Esquire magazine. You may recognize Hill as the writer of the novel adapted for 2013’s movie ‘Horns’ . The screenplay for ‘In The Tall Grass’ is being written by ‘Cube’ writer-director Vincenzo Natali, who also wrote several episodes of the cannibalistic series ‘Hannibal’ as well as writing and directing the 2009 movie ‘Splice’, that starred Adrian Brody. The film adaption of ‘In the Tall Grass’ is now in preproduction, but no other information is available at this time. The novella follows a young man and his sister, who is pregnant. The two end up fighting for their lives after responding to a young boy’s call for help in a field. Within minuets the two siblings are lost in the field. As

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 10, 2015

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The King Has Spoken – Stephen King On The Choice To Cast Idris Elba As The Gunslinger

There have been a lot comments on the decision to cast Idris Elba as “The Gunslinger” in Nikolaj Arcel’s upcoming adaption of The Dark Tower. I’ve heard both positive and negative remarks. Some have an issues with the choice because the actor and the character (in the book) are different races. It’s true, Roland (The Gunslinger) is Caucasian in the books, but should that dictate who is cast in the film? Stephen King spoke out via Twitter on the decision. King created the character, so I think his verdict should be important and of course, King makes a great point. Elba is a talented actor. Personally I believe he’ll do a great job. Elba has appeared in a large array of films and genres, always leaving me impressed by his performances. Not only did he star in Prometheus, he also had roles in Pacific Rim, Thor: The Dark World, Avengers: Age of Ultron, The Unborn, and many other films and

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 12, 2015
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Idris Elba To Star In The New Adaption Of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower

For a while now the franchise based on Stephen King’s novels has almost become a movie, a show, and back and forth, with no project actually seeing completion. We reported back in December of 2014 that the first ‘The Dark Tower’ Film was coming, but the cast and director has since changed. Now, once again, a Dark Tower film series is in the works. The project is being directed by Girl With The Dragon Tattoo’s Nikolaj Arcel, based on a script penned by Akiva Goldsman. The first film of the three film series will focus on King’s first book in the collection, The Gunslinger. We reported back in November that Matthew McConaughey may be signing on to the project, though at the time he was undecided which role to choose. Now, news has come that Prometheus actor Idris Elba has signed on to play the role of Roland Deschain, “The Gunslinger”, in The Dark Tower. This means that McConaughey has

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 10, 2015
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Series Based On Stephen King’s 11/22/63 Coming To Hulu

A new limited series, based on Stephen King’s 11/22/63, will be appearing on Hulu. The nine hour series will premier on February 15, 2016. 11/22/63 follows a high school history teacher, Jake Epping (James Franco) as he travels back in time to attempt to prevent the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Jake comes face to face with Lee Harvey Oswald and finally comes to the realization that the past does not want to be changed. Kevin McDonald directs the first segment of the series, with Stephen King, J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk and Bridget Carpenter serving as executive producers. The series will star Chris Cooper, Josh Duhamel, T.R. Knight, Cherry Jones, Lucy Fry, Sarah Gadon, Daniel Webber and George MacKay, along side Franco.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 19, 2015
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Obama To Present Stephen King With The National Medal Of Arts

On September 1oth Stephen King will be presented with the National Medal of Arts by President Barack Obama. The award is the highest award given by the government to artists. The artists receiving the award are “deserving of special recognition by reason of their outstanding contributions to excellence, growth, support and availability of the arts in the United States”. King has made an incredible contribution to the world of literature. King has had over one hundred books published since his first novel People, Places and Things was published in 1960. Let’s not forget the fifty-plus movies and over twenty series based on adaptions of King’s novels and stories. His works are unforgettable and have left a mark on each of his fans and those who have seen the adaptions in the form of movies or shows. The award is well deserved. King announced receiving the medal via Twitter this past weekend. Past recipients of the Medal of Arts includes Maya

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 9, 2015
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Stephen King and Joe Hill’s ‘In The Tall Grass’ Is Being Adapted For Film

Stephen King, the master of the horror novel, has another tale that is being adapted for a film. ‘In The Tall Grass’ is a collaboration between King and his son Joe Hill, which was published back in 2012 in Esquire magazine. You may recognize Hill as the writer of the novel adapted for 2013’s movie ‘Horns’ . The screenplay for ‘In The Tall Grass’ is being written by ‘Cube’ writer-director Vincenzo Natali, who also wrote several episodes of the cannibalistic series ‘Hannibal’ as well as writing and directing the 2009 movie ‘Splice’, that starred Adrian Brody. The film adaption of ‘In the Tall Grass’ is now in preproduction, but no other information is available at this time. The novella follows a young man and his sister, who is pregnant. The two end up fighting for their lives after responding to a young boy’s call for help in a field. Within minuets the two siblings are lost in the field. As

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 10, 2015