“Beauty and the Beast” star Jay Ryan has joined the Losers Club for Andy Muschietti’s It: Chapter Two. Ryan, who recently starred in the mini-series “Fighting Season” and “Mary Kills People” joins the cast as the adult version of Ben Hanscom. Ryan will star alongside Jessica Chastain (Beverly), James McAvoy (Bill), James Ranson (Eddie), Andy Bean […]
Mike Flanagan (Oculus, Hush) was asked last year what other Stephen King novel he would like to adapt following his fantastic adaptation of King’s Gerald’s Game (review) for Netflix. His answer, Doctor Sleep, King’s sequel to The Shining. His wish was granted. Warner Bros. announced earlier this year that the film was on its way. Today, we’ve learned […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Pet Sematary reboot has added another actor to its roster, John Lithgow. Lithgow has signed on to play the role of the kindly neighbor, Jud Crandall, the man who informs Louis Creed about the Pet Sematary. Jud was originally played by Fred Gwynne who passed away in 1993. John Lithgow has had so many roles […]
Back in December, we reported that Paramount Pictures had set a date for the remake of Stephen King’s classic Pet Sematary. We’ve now learned that the film is set to begin filming in Toronto, Canada this May. The writing/directing duo of Kevin Kolsh and Dennis Widmyer, the team behind Starry Eyes, will be directing from […]
Just when you thought it was safe to go into the fields, you find out “He who walks behind the rows” is back. The tenth film of the Children of the Corn franchise is coming your way this March. The latest installment franchise based on the story by Stephen King, Children of the Corn: […]
From the writing duo Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kolsh, who also wrote Starry Eyes, comes a new version of Stephen King’s classic Pet Sematary and the release date has just been announced. The story, first published in 1983, centers on Louis Creed and his wife Rachel who have just moved with their two children into a home […]
Stephen King adaptions are everywhere these days (not that we’re complaining). Between IT, Gerald’s Game, ‘Mr. Mercedes’, ‘The Mist’ which has been canceled after one season, and others upcoming projects, King is dominating the genre. We can now add another adaption to the list. Variety is reporting that Josh Boone (New Mutants, The Fault in […]
Okay horror fiends, lock the doors, turn on the lights and prepare yourself for a creepy new trailer for IT. Andy Muschietti’s adaption of Stephen King’s IT, based on the screenplay written by Gary Dauberman, centers on a group of teens, referred to as the “Losers Club”. On a daily basis they face bullies and now a […]
