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Stephen King has yet another adaptation going in front of cameras This time The Dark Half has been tapped to be remade The original 1993 film starred Timothy Hutton and was directed by George Romero In the story, a writer's pseudonym comes to life after his pen name is found out and he and his[...]

As the "Stephen King-ification" of the world rolls along to out liking, HBO's adaptation of the author's bestselling supernatural novel The Outsider is offering viewers their first official trailer for the upcoming drama series. Andrew Bernstein (Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, The Umbrella Academy) is on board to direct several episodes (along with executive producer/cast member Jason Bateman)[...]

Stephen King stories continue to be some of the hottest properties in Hollywood right now One of the ones that has not had an adaptation before has just been green lit, as From a Buick 8 will come to the big screen Thomas Jane, no stranger to starring in King adaptations himself, will star in[...]

While IT: Chapter 2 released in September and concluded the story from Stephen King's novel, it was nowhere near the success as the first chapter, grossing over $200 million less It was an uneven film, that needed less focus on the kid's we all loved from Chapter 1 and a heavy editing hand. Even so, it[...]

Stephen King is the master of horror and supernatural thrillers He has blessed up with some of the most iconic horror books out there which have easily been transferred into films. Stephen King's IT, Pet Semetary, The Shining, Gerald's Game, Stand by Me, Shawshank Redemption and so much more His storytelling is easily influenced generations of writers and artists[...]

[SPOILERS FOR THE SHINING] This week we continue our Stephen King retrospective with Doctor Sleep, directed by Mike Flanagan and starring Ewan MacGregor as Danny Torrance, the boy who escaped the Overlook Hotel at the end of The Shining. Which The Shining, you might ask? There are so many: from the Stephen King book came Stanley Kubrick's[...]

The movie version of Doctor Sleep, Stephen King's decades-later sequel to The Shining, arrived with a ton of hype and mostly positive reviews Writer-director Mike Flanagan is probably the best adapter of King stories He's a massive King fan and meticulous, serious and thoughtful filmmaker. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOzFZxB-8cwVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: STEPHEN KING'S DOCTOR[...]

Stephen King is the most adapted author in the modern era with 48 theatrical, 26 television, and 17 derivative projects That's not counting comic books or remakes With the release of his latest adapted work Doctor Sleep in theaters, here are five titles we could revisit. Credit: Featureflash Photo Agency / Shutterstock.com The Running Man (Stephen King[...]

2019 has been quite a year for Stephen King, but most years have been for decades now The prolific and celebrated author has given us so much, and in 2019 we saw four major adaptations of King's work hit the silver screen Now with Doctor Sleep in theaters, we can finally give you the definitive[...]

With Hulu's critically-acclaimed Stephen King "shared universe" series Castle Rock having premiered its second season at New York Comic Con (NYCC) 2019 and now currently four episodes in to its run (with our midseason "report card" review coming soon), the cast and creative team are taking viewers behind the scenes on how this season came about – and[...]

With Hulu's critically-acclaimed Stephen King "shared universe" series Castle Rock having premiered its second season at New York Comic Con (NYCC) 2019 and the series debuting its first three episodes this week to strong early reviews (with Bleeding Cool's review coming this week), executive producer/showrunner Dustin Thomason as well as cast members Lizzy Caplan, Tim Robbins, Elsie Fisher, Paul Sparks, and Matthew Alan[...]

With Hulu's critically-acclaimed Stephen King "shared universe" series Castle Rock having premiered its second season at New York Comic Con (NYCC) 2019 and the series debuting today to strong early reviews (with Bleeding Cool's review coming this week), executive producer/showrunner Dustin Thomason as well as cast members Lizzy Caplan, Tim Robbins, Elsie Fisher, Paul Sparks, and Matthew Alan sat down with Bleeding Cool[...]

With Hulu's critically-acclaimed Stephen King "shared universe" series Castle Rock having premiered its second season at New York Comic Con (NYCC) 2019 and the series set to debut on October 23 to strong early reviews, executive producer/showrunner Dustin Thomason as well as cast members Lizzy Caplan, Tim Robbins, Elsie Fisher, Paul Sparks, and Matthew Alan sat down with Bleeding Cool to discuss what fans[...]

With Hulu's critically-acclaimed Stephen King "shared universe" series Castle Rock having premiered its second season at New York Comic Con (NYCC) 2019 and the series set to debut on October 23 to strong early reviews, executive producer/showrunner Dustin Thomason as well as cast members Lizzy Caplan, Tim Robbins, Elsie Fisher, Paul Sparks, and Matthew Alan sat down with Bleeding Cool to discuss what fans[...]

As the "Stephen King-ification" of the world rolls along, HBO's adaptation of the author's bestselling supernatural novel The Outsider is offering viewers their first official teaser for the upcoming limited series. Andrew Bernstein (Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, The Umbrella Academy) is on board to direct several episodes (along with executive producer/cast member Jason Bateman) and serve as[...]

CBS All Access' 10-episode limited event series adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand has added yet another familar name to the emsemble cast, with Greg Kinnear (Little Miss Sunshine, House of Cards) set to join the streamer's post-apocalypse-set project. Kinnear joins previously-announced cast members Alexander Skarsgard, Whoopi Goldberg, James Marsden, Amber Heard, Heather Graham, Odessa Young, Henry[...]

With Hulu's critically-acclaimed Stephen King "shared universe" series Castle Rock having premiered its second season at New York Comic Con (NYCC) 2019 and the series set to debut on October 23 to strong early reviews, the horror anthology from creators Sam Shaw and Dustin Thomason, and executive producers J.J Abrams and King, is taking a moment to introduce[...]

CBS All Access' 10-episode limited event series adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand has added a very familar name to the emsemble cast, with Heather Graham (Boodie Nights, Flaked) set to join the streamer's post-apocalypse-set project Graham joins previously-announced cast members Alexander Skarsgard, Whoopi Goldberg, James Marsden, Amber Heard, Odessa Young, Henry Zaga, Jovan Adepo, Owen[...]

CBS All Access' 10-episode limited event series adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand continues adding to its cast, with Eion Bailey (Once Upon a Time), Katherine McNamara (Arrow), and Hamish Linklater (Legion) set to join the streamer's post-apocalypse-set project Bailey, McNamara, and Linklater join previously-announced cast members Alexander Skarsgard, Whoopi Goldberg, James Marsden, Amber Heard, Odessa Young,[...]

With Hulu's critically-acclaimed Stephen King "shared universe" series Castle Rock set to have its premiere at this year's New York Comic Con (NYCC) and fans treated to the first official trailer for the horror anthology's second season return from creators Sam Shaw and Dustin Thomason, and executive producers J.J Abrams and King[...]

With Hulu's critically-acclaimed Stephen King "shared universe" series Castle Rock set to have its premiere at this year's New York Comic Con (NYCC) and fans getting the first official trailer for the horror anthology's second season return from creators Sam Shaw and Dustin Thomason, and executive producers J.J Abrams and King earlier this week, the fine folks at[...]

Less than a month after a major wave of casting news for CBS All Access' 10-episode limited event series adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand was released, we're learning the name of another addition to the streamer's post-apocalyptic project Nat Wolff (Stella's Last Weekend) is set to join the currently-in-production series – joining Alexander Skarsgard,[...]

With Hulu's critically-acclaimed Stephen King "shared universe" series Castle Rock set to have its premiere at this year's New York Comic Con (NYCC), fans are getting the first official trailer for the horror anthology's second season return from creators Sam Shaw and Dustin Thomason, and executive producers J.J Abrams and King. And while Misery mainstay Annie Wilkes (Lizzy Caplan) may[...]

A week after a major wave of casting news for CBS All Access' 10-episode limited event series adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand was released, Whoopi Goldberg took to The View to show off the new white locks she's sporting "for the next four months" as Mother Abagail. Goldberg revealed that Mother Abagail was "over 100"[...]

The first one, In the Tall Grass, is based on aStephen King novella and we all know how hit or miss those can be However, King adaptations have been hitting more than they've been missing even if the reaction to IT Chapter Two was lukewarm. Title: In the Tall Grass Starring Harrison Gilbertson, Laysla De Oliveira, Avery[...]

A week after it was revealed the second season of Hulu's critically-acclaimed Stephen King "shared universe" series Castle Rock would have its premiere at this year's New York Comic Con (NYCC), fans are getting their first teaser for the horror anthology's sophomore season return from creators Sam Shaw and Dustin Thomason, J.J[...]

A little more than a month after the first wave of casting new for CBS All Access' 10-episode limited event series adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand was released, King took to The View to announce alongside Whoopi Goldberg that talk show host and Academy Award-winner will join Jovan Adepo (When They See Us), Owen Teague[...]

Perhaps, Gary Dauberman should have focused his attention on taking the best parts of the first and second books when adapting Stephen King's classic tale and made a fantastic narrative Instead, we are stuck with a great narrative and one which was okay at best It's a shame that this is a trend which doesn't[...]

Pictures and Intrepid Pictures/Vertigo Entertainment, here's the official trailer for Doctor Sleep, set to release in North America on November 8, 2019, and globally starting October 30, 2019. https://youtu.be/BOzFZxB-8cwVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: STEPHEN KING'S DOCTOR SLEEP – Final Trailer [HD] (https://youtu.be/BOzFZxB-8cw) "Doctor Sleep" continues the story of Danny Torrance, 40 years after his[...]

Just because the second season of Hulu's critically-acclaimed Stephen King "shared universe" series Castle Rock is still currently in production, that doesn't mean the team's not ready to start making the rounds to herald the show's return on October 23 Well, if you're heading to this year's New York Comic Con (NYCC) then you won't have to wait[...]