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Stephen King's Summer 2021 bestseller Billy Summers is about to be in the middle of a streamer and cable battle as JJ Abrams' Bad Robot looks to shop the limited series package very soon Billy Summers is being introduced as a limited series by JJ Abrams' production company Bad Robot, which has had experience with past[...]

Stephen King has yet another adaptation of his works coming Universal will release an adaptation of his short story, The Boogeyman, to Hulu Rob Savage will direct, with 21 Laps' Shawn Levy, Dan Levine, and Dan Cohen producing Yellowjackets star Sophie Thatcher will star alongside Chris Messina Mark Heyman wrote the script after drafts by Scott Beck,[...]

Stephen King's novel Later has been optioned by Blumhouse TV as a mini-series The project is being seen as a star vehicle for Lucy Liu, who is attached to star in the adaptation Series creator Raelle Tucker penned the script for the pilot, with Tucker having previously written for True Blood, and worked with Blumhouse[...]

Firestarter is returning this year, as Blumhouse unleashes heir adaptation of the Stephen King classic releases in 2022 That release is one step closer, as the film has been rated "R" by the MPAA for violent content. Keith Tomas (The Vigil)is directing from a script by Scott Teems (Halloween Kills, Rectify), who will also executive produce. Jason Blum and Oscar[...]

Harrigan's Phone is a new Blumhouse film coming from director John Lee Hancock next year, based on the short story by Stephen King Blumhouse and Ryan Murphy are producing the film, starring Donald Sutherland and Jaeden Martell. Kirby Howell-Baptiste joined the cast recently, and now Colin O'Brien (Wonka, The Mothership) and Cyrus Arnold (8-Bit Christmas, Just Beyond) have signed on[...]

This week, that news became a much heavier reality with the streaming of either series or season finale "Victoria." One person who would love to see the series return is none other than famed prolific author Stephen King, and he took to Twitter to let folks know While willing to admit that it was "far[...]

Below are five of my top choices for those overlooked horror gems, and because I have a lot of spooky love in my heart I'll mention a favorite episode for each one: Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From The Stories Of Stephen King, Fear Itself, Masters of Horror, Channel Zero & Electric Dreams. "Eater" episode of Fear Itself[...]

Harrigan's Phone is a new Blumhouse film coming from director John Lee Hancock next year, based on the short story by Stephen King Blumhouse and Ryan Murphy are producing the film, starring Donald Sutherland and Jaeden Martell. Netflix is putting this one out, continuing a long line of releases of the author's works on the streamer[...]

Cody), Makenzie Leigh (Susan Norton), Bill Camp (Matthew Burke), Spencer Treat Clark (Mike Ryerson), and Pilou Asbæk (Straker). Annabelle Comes Home director Gary Dauberman will write and direct a new adaptation of Stephen King's 1975 vampire novel, with James Wan is as a producer The book was originally adapted in 1979 by Tobe Hooper and again in 2004[...]

He joins Makenzie Leigh,  Bill Camp, Spencer Treat Clark, and Lewis Pullman, who is in the lead role and son of actor Bill Pullman. Annabelle Comes Home director Gary Dauberman will write and direct a new adaptation of Stephen King's 1975 vampire novel, with James Wan is as a producer[...]

When it comes to the amazing, incredible, probably-a-Time-Lord-due-to-how-much-he-writes author Stephen King, we wear our bloody, beating heart on our sleeves for his genius The Shining, Salem's Lot, and On Writing would definitely make our "desert island bookshelf" (and he's the only one with multiple titles) So when we heard that he was going to be[...]

signed that massive deal with WarnerMedia that included projects such as the "Justice League Dark" series Madame X and Constantine (though neither officially confirmed) as well as Overlook, inspired by the demonic hotel at the dark heart of Stephen King's The Shining? Well, you can scratch that last one off of HBO Max's list, with[...]

Well, it's been two weeks and things have been pretty quiet (not a bad thing when negotiations are potentially going on) but now the fanbase is getting a major show of support from none other than author Stephen King. Manifest (NBCUniversal) Here's a look at King throwing his support towards the movement (and does either Netflix or[...]

The three take the role of survivors from a scenario not unlike the older monster movies inspired by the likes of Stephen King, John Carpenter, or Steven Spielberg These players salvage makeshift weapons and seek to survive the fourth player, who controls the monsters hunting them Where this gets interesting is in the fact that the first three[...]

The Stephen King adaptation is being directed by Keith Tomas (The Vigil) The script is being written by Scott Teems (Halloween Kills, Rectify), who will also executive produce. Jason Blum and Oscar winner Akiva Goldsman will produce. Martha De Laurentiis, who was an associate producer on the 1984 version of Firestarter that starred a really young Drew Barrymore as Charlie, will executive produce. Zac Efron and Michael Greyeyes will star in the film,[...]

The Dead Zone is one of the more underappreciated Stephen King adaptations and a really good film Thankfully, we have a label like Scream Factory that brings awareness back to these gems, as they will with the film releasing on special edition Blu-ray on July 27th The new disc will feature a remastered version of[...]

Sony and Blumhouse will produce a remake of Stephen King's possessed car novel written and directed by Bryan Fuller Jason Blum is producing for Blumhouse, and Vincenzo Natali and Steven Hoban are also producing The original 1983 film version is a classic and was directed by John Carpenter Christine is about "a shy teen who[...]

The Stephen King adaptation is being directed by Keith Tomas (The Vigil) The script is being written by Scott Teems (Halloween Kills, Rectify), who will also executive produce. Jason Blum and Oscar winner Akiva Goldsman will produce. Martha De Laurentiis, who was an associate producer on the 1984 version of Firestarter that starred a really young Drew Barrymore as Charlie, will executive produce. Zac Efron and Michael Greyeyes will star in the film[...]

Stephen King's adaptation Lisey's Story is coming to Apple TV+ this week The adaptation was penned by the author himself, with J.J Abrams executive producing. Pablo Larraín also executive produces as well as directs the series, which stars Julianne Moore and Clive Owen[...]

The Stephen King adaptation is being directed by Keith Tomas (The Vigil) The script is being written by Scott Teems (Halloween Kills, Rectify), who will also executive produce. Jason Blum and Oscar winner Akiva Goldsman will produce. Martha De Laurentiis, who was an associate producer on the 1984 version of Firestarter that starred a really young Drew Barrymore as Charlie, will executive produce. Zac Efron and Michael Greyeyes will star in the[...]

A little more than two weeks ago, Stephen King fans were treated to the first official trailer for the bestselling author's and filmmaker J.J Abrams ("Star Wars" and "Star Trek" franchises) upcoming adaptation of King's novel Lisey's Story Now, the Julianne Moore and Clive Owen starring series is pulling back the curtain to show viewers[...]

The Stephen King adaptation is being directed by Keith Tomas (The Vigil) The script is being written by Scott Teems (Halloween Kills, Rectify), who will also executive produce Jason Blum and Oscar winner Akiva Goldsman will produce. Martha De Laurentiis, who was an associate producer on the 1984 version of Firestarter that starred a really young Drew Barrymore, will executive produce[...]

Earlier this year, Stephen King fans were treated to their first look at the bestselling author's and filmmaker J.J Abrams ("Star Wars" and "Star Trek" franchises) upcoming adaptation of King's novel Lisey's Story Now, they're getting a look at the Julianne Moore and Clive Owen starring series via the official trailer, with a two-episode opener[...]

Stephen King's adaptation Lisey's Story is coming to Apple TV+ on June 4th The adaptation was adapted by the author himself, with J.J Abrams executive producing. Pablo Larraín also executive produces as well as directs the series, which stars Julianne Moore and Clive Owen Moore is also an executive producer. Joan Allen, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Dane DeHaan, and Ron Cephas Jones also star[...]

The short story by Stephen King, already one of the best action films ever made starring Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1987, is set to get a reimagining at Paramount from director Edgar Wright, who will co-write the film's script with Michael Bacall According to the Deadline story, this version sounds like it will be closer to[...]

Apple TV+ has released the first teaser images from their upcoming Stephen King mini-series Lisey's Story The adaptation was adapted by the author himself, with J.J Abrams executive producing Pablo Larraín also executive produces as well as directs the series, which stars Julianne Moore and Clive Owen Moore is also an executive producer[...]

Firestarter is kicking into gear over at Blumhouse, and today they cast Michael Greyeyes in the role of Rainbird, "a relentless, powerful man who has been pushed into a violent life." The Stephen King adaptation is being directed by Keith Thomas (The Vigil) The adaptation of the story is being written by Scott Teems (Halloween[...]

Stephen King's The Stand is one of the most thought-provoking seminal dystopian works of the 20th century and becoming far more relevant within the current era of the pandemic One of the tallest tasks for production designer Aaron Haye was adapting the author's work, which was originally set in the 1970s to audiences 50 years[...]

While we normally do our preview for CBS All Access' weekly chapter of its adaptation of Stephen King classic The Stand on Wednesdays (though there's an early treat waiting for you further in the article), we would've been remiss to not share the following featurette from the streaming service with you It's one thing to[...]

Heading into this week's episode of CBS All Access' limited series event adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand, we learned more about Nadine's (Amber Heard) backstory with Randall Flagg (Alexander Skarsgard) and were introduced to a number of new and important faces in the growing conflict between Flagg's forces in "New Vegas" and Mother Abagail's[...]