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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[...]
Lisey's Story: First Look Image From The Stephen King Adaptation
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[...]
Michael Greyeyes Cast In Stephen King Firestarter Adaptation
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[...]
“The Vigil” — Ep#106 —Pictured: Whoopi Goldberg as Mother Abigail and Alexander Skarsgård as Randall Flagg of the CBS All Access series THE STAND. Photo Cr: Robert Falconoer/CBS ©2020 CBS Interactive, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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[...]
The Stand - The Art Of Adapting Stephen King (Image: CBS All Access screencap)
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[...]
The Stand "The House of the Dead":
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[...]
The Stand introduces the survivors arriving at the "Boulder Free Zone." (Image: CBS All Access screencap)
With this week's "Blank Pages" ushering in the third chapter in CBS All Access' nine-episode adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand, the ranks of Mother Abagail's (Whoopi Goldberg) "Boulder Free Zone" continue to grow- as do Randall Flagg's (Alexander Skarsgard) in "New Vegas." In the following featurette, Jovan Adepo (Larry Underwood), Irene Bedard (Ray Bretner), Henry[...]
The Stand
CBS All Access' nine-episode adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand marches on this week with its third chapter, "Blank Pages." As our survivors make their way to either Boulder, Colorado, to be with Mother Abagail (Whoopi Goldberg) or to "New Vegas" to join Randall Flagg's (Alexander Skarsgard) ranks, viewers have been introduced to folks like[...]
the stand
Heading into this week's episode of CBS All Access' nine-episode adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand, viewers were introduced to more of the survivors making their journey to either Boulder, Colorado, to be with Mother Abagail (Whoopi Goldberg) or to "New Vegas" to join Randall Flagg's (Alexander Skarsgard) ranks With Larry Underwood (Jovan Adepo) and Lloyd[...]
Auto Draft
With CBS All Access' series adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand heading into its second chapter this week ("Pocket Savior"), the streaming service is offering a holiday present for those still on the fence about checking it out On Thursday, CBS All Access posted the season-opener "The End" on YouTube for free That's right, folks[...]
Auto Draft
Now as we head into this week's chapter of CBS All Access' adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand,  "Pocket Savior" widens the spotlight to focus on Heather Graham's Rita Blakemoor, Jovan Adepo's Larry Underwood, Nat Wolff's Lloyd Henreid, and others as more survivors find themselves being pulled in one of two directions One leads to[...]
the stand
With the first chapter now written in the growing conflict between Mother Abagail's (Whoopi Goldberg) forces of light in Boulder, Colorado, and Randall Flagg's (Alexander Skarsgard) darkness in "New Vegas," CBS All Access' limited event series adaptation of Stephen King's novel The Stand has officially been unleashed across streaming screens around the world Now, from this[...]
The Stand premieres on CBS All Access in December (image: CBS All Access)
The first chapter of CBS All Access' limited event series adaptation of Stephen King's novel The Stand was officially unleashed across streaming screens around the world as of today, and viewers have another preview to help get them up-to-speed before "The End" begins In the opener, our survivors begin to find their ways down one of[...]
the stand
With CBS All Access' limited series adaptation of Stephen King's novel The Stand set to be unleashed across streaming screens around the world starting this week, viewers are getting a preview of the first step down the path that leads to Mother Abagail (Whoopi Goldberg)- or Randall Flagg (Alexander Skarsgard) Those who survived will find themselves[...]
The Stand previews the standoff between Mother Abagail and Randall Flagg (Images: CBS All Access)
With only six days to go until CBS All Access unleashes its limited series adaptation of Stephen King's novel The Stand across streaming screen around the globe, we're getting some insight into the two characters who will define what world survives a global disaster: Mother Abagail (Whoopi Goldberg) and Randall Flagg (Alexander Skarsgard) Those who survived[...]
THE STAND released new character profile and preview images (Image: CBS All Access/ViacomCBS
With only a little more than a week to go before CBS All Access unleashes its adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand across streaming screens, viewers are getting a fresh set of preview images that offer a glimpse at the war to come between Mother Abagail's (Whoopi Goldberg) forces of light and Randall Flagg's (Alexander Skarsgard)[...]
The Stand premieres on CBS All Access in December (image: CBS All Access)
Good news for international fans of Stephen King's The Stand "Captain Trips" will truly be going global this month, as the limited series has been licensed in more than 100 markets by ViacomCBS Global Distribution Group Thoe deals include Starzplay for much of Europe, HBO Nordic, HBO Portugal, M-NET in Africa, Cosmote TV in Greece,[...]
The Stand Cast Discuss Randall Flagg: "He's Sort of Sexy Trump"
When CBS All Access' adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand gets unleashed across millions of streaming screens in ten days (Thursday, December 17), the forces of Mother Abagail's (Whoopi Goldberg) light and Randall Flagg's (Alexander Skarsgard) darkness will be forced to decide which side of the line they stand on, chaos or hope In Boulder, Colorado,[...]
The Stand premieres on CBS All Access in December (image: CBS All Access)
With only a little more than two weeks to go before CBS All Access' adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand is unleashed across millions of streaming screens, the streaming service that will soon become Paramount+ is offering viewers a better look at where our cast of characters stand in the growing war between the forces[...]
The Stand (Screencap Image: CBS All Access)
With a little less than three weeks to go until the opening chapter of CBS All Access' adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand is unleashed across streaming screens (and that whole Ezra Miller/Marilyn Manson matter has been put to rest), we have two new updates we thought viewers would want to know about First up,[...]
The Stand director clarifies Marilyn Manson rumors (Images: Kathy Hutchins & Shutterstock.com/ CBS All Access)
When news that "Fantastic Beasts" franchise and Justice League star Ezra Miller had joined CBS All Access' adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand as Randall Flagg's (Alexander Skarsgard) unstable pyromaniac follower Trashcan Man, fans of the novel were pretty excited about the news That said, some chatter resulted from it over whether or not rock[...]
The Stand (Screencap Image: CBS All Access)
When CBS All Access' adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand spreads its way across streaming screens starting Thursday, December 17, fans of the "Fantastic Beasts" franchise and Justice League are going to spot a familiar face in a very unfamiliar role On Wednesday, EW revealed that Ezra Miller is joining the 9-episode limited series standoff[...]
Stephen King Adaptation The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon Gets Director
Stephen King fans have yet another adaptation to look forward to, as The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon has found a director Announced earlier this year with writer Christy Hall attached, Lynne Ramsey (We Need to Talk About Kevin, You Were Never Really Here) will direct Village Roadshow will release the flick, with Christine Romero (wife of[...]
The Stand - The Prophet Vs. The Dark Man Promo
CBS All Access' adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand spreads its way across streaming screens starting Thursday, December 17, so we're starting to see things pick up steam when it comes to getting viewers ready for the 9-episode limited event series To that end, what follows is a preview that showcases the heart of the[...]
The Outsider looks to be returning for a second season (Image: HBO)
MRC will take the series and new season out to market, with Deadline Hollywood reporting that the series package includes a script and bible for continuing the story beyond Stephen King's novel Writer/executive producer Richard Price developed the framework for a new season, with King giving the season his green light- one that was set[...]
Mr. Mercedes | Official Trailer | Peacock
To say that author Stephen King has a few adaptations in the works is as big an understatement as saying a beach has a few grains of sand on it (though King might have more adaptations As we speak, Mr Mercedes is finding new eyeballs and a new lovefest on Peacock (though King "shared universe"[...]
Pictured: Whoopi Goldberg as Mother Abigail of the the CBS All Access series THE STAND. Photo Cr: Robert Falconer/CBS ©2020 CBS Interactive, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
With a little more time to go before CBS All Access' 9-episode adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand hits our screens (Thursday, December 17th, to be exact), folks have been a little preoccupied this week with determining whether or not the U.S has a shot at redemption or continues spiraling down towards a future worse than[...]
Castle Rock Season 2 Teaser • A Hulu Original
On Tuesday, TVLine reported that the Stephen King shared universe series had been canceled by Hulu after two seasons (making it at least the third bad decision the streaming service's made this year, along with canceling High Fidelity and how poorly they've promoted Helstrom) The second season of Castle Rock starred Lizzy Caplan (Masters of Sex), Tim[...]
Creepshow released preview images and a trailer for its Halloween special (Images: AMC Network)
Directed by series showrunner Greg Nicotero with animation from Octopie studio, A Creepshow Animated Special is set to adapt short stories from authors Stephen King and Joe Hill. Creepshow released preview images and a trailer for its Halloween special (Images: AMC Network) In King's "Survivor Type" (adapted by Nicotero), Sutherland stars as a man determined to stay alive[...]