The upcoming remake of Stephen King’s Firestarter, from Universal and Blumhouse, has found its director, Fatih Akin (In the Fade). Scott Teems (Narcos) will be adapting the script based on King’s 1980 novel about a young girl with pyrokinesis (the ability to set fire with only the mind). Jason Blum of Blumhouse will produce […]
Writers Scott Beck and Bryan Woods are moving ahead with their next project following their huge hit A Quiet Place. Beck and Woods are hard at work adapting “The Boogeyman“, Stephen King’s short story which was featured as part of the “Night Shift” collection, Deadline reports. Several short film adaptations have been made based on […]
It’s hard to keep up with Stephen King‘s projects these days. Besides the multiple adaptations in the works, including It: Chapter Two, Doctor Sleep, Pet Sematary, and The Outsider, just to name a few, King regularly releases new books to add to the huge number of his works. Well, finding and picking out what King […]
Stephen King’s most recently released novel, The Outsider, which hit shelves on May 22nd, is getting a series adaptation. Media Rights Capital has optioned the book for a 10-episode limited series which will be penned by Richard Price (The Night Of). Jack Bender and Marty Bowen who teamed up for Hulu’s “Mr. Mercedes” series will […]
Stephen King’s new novel The Outsider is only days away. Ahead of its May 22 release, King shared a new story, Laurie, that is available for FREE (HERE)! I'm posting a brand new short story, if you want to read it–think of it as an appetizer to the main course, THE OUTSIDER, coming next […]
The Stephen King adaptations just keep coming, not that we are complaining. It was just last week that we reported that Netflix is adapting Stephen King and his son Joe Hill‘s In the Tall Grass. Today, news has come, via Deadline, that another King tale, first featured in Esquire magazine, is headed our way, The Gingerbread […]
Netflix has snagged the adaptation of Stephen King and Joe Hill‘s (King’s son) In the Tall Grass. With the continuing interest in King’s work and the multitude of adaptations of his writings headed our way, it’s no surprise that Netflix is on the bandwagon. But the giant streaming service is not new to King’s tales, […]
Shudder, the leading premium streaming service for thrillers, suspense, and horror films is turning May into Stephen King Month with some of the best movies and miniseries from the King of Horror. These hard-to-find thrillers, including the original IT miniseries, Salem’s Lot, Creepshow, and Cat’s Eye, will be available exclusively to Shudder members beginning May 1, 2018. Creepshow, Cat’s Eye, Salem’s Lot and of course the […]
After years of being in possession of Frank Darabont, the filmmaker behind the King adaptations The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile and The Mist, the movie rights for Stephen King’s The Long Walk is now possessed by New Line. New Line has brought on James Vanderbilt, the writer of 2007’s Zodiac and Independent’s Day: Resurrection, who […]
Horror’s James Wan and Larry Sanitsky are teaming up for the film adaptation of Stephen King’s The Tommyknockers, the second best-selling book by the master of horror. Universal Pictures recently won the bidding war with Netflix, and Sony for the rights to the film, according to THR. While no writer or director has been named […]
