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Books, games and comics turned into horror films and series — what made the jump to the screen and whether it worked.
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While fans are waiting for next year’s release of Scream 6, franchise star Neve Campbell has joined the cast of Peacock‘s upcoming live-action adaptation of the “Twisted Metal” gaming franchise to play the role of Raven, described as “a gothic girl who’s put in the Asylum after witnessing her friend’s death by drowning. From this day forward, she wants to get even at the two guys who caused it.” Campbell joins Stephanie Beatriz (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”), Thomas Haden Church (Sideways), and Anthony Mackie (Captain America franchise) for the series about a “motor-mouthed outsider offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. With the help of a trigger-happy car thief, he’ll face savage marauders driving vehicles of destruction and other dangers of the open road, including a deranged clown who drives an all too familiar ice cream truck.” “Anthony Mackie stars as John Doe, a smart-ass milkman who talks
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During a promotional video for Netflix‘s upcoming June Geek Week event, the streaming giant unveiled a new glimpse at their upcoming live-action adaptation of Neil Gaiman‘s The Sandman, giving us a look at Gwendoline Christie‘s character Lucifer (no connection to the Lucifer TV series). In the video, Tom Sturridge, who is playing Dream of the Endless, says “Oh right, and Sandman’s coming. Trust me.” At the end of the video we see Lucifer in a brief but tense interaction with Dream in Hell. The series is “A rich blend of modern myth and dark fantasy in which contemporary fiction, historical drama and legend are seamlessly interwoven, The Sandman follows the people and places affected by Morpheus, the Dream King, as he mends the cosmic — and human — mistakes he’s made during his vast existence.” The series, which Gaiman will executive produce, also stars Vivienne Acheampong as Lucienne, Charles Dance as Roderick Burgess, Boyd Holbrook as The Corinthian, Asim Chaudhry
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In April, we reported that after years of rumors and false starts, a reboot of The Crow is really on its way with IT actor Bill Skarsgård playing the lead role of Eric Draven, a role made famous by Brandon Lee who died during the filming. Today, we have more casting news. Singer FKA Twigs, who made her acting debut in Honey Boy, has joined the cast and will star opposite Skarsgård. Twigs made the announcement herself on Instagram saying, “I am absolutely thrilled to announce that I will be appearing alongside Bill Skarsgård in The Crow directed by Rupert Sanders.” The film has already begun pre-production with production scheduled to begin this summer with a budget in the range of $50 million. It is being described as a “modern reimagining” of the graphic novels created by James O’Barr. The Crow will be produced by Victor Hadida (Resident Evil and Silent Hill franchises), Molly Hassell (Braven starring Jason Momoa, Terminal
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Stephanie Beatriz, star of “Brooklyn Nine Nine” and who voiced Mirabel in the animated hit Encanto, is now set to star alongside Anthony Mackie (Captain America franchise) in Peacock’s live-action series adaptation of the Twisted Metal video game. The “Twisted Metal” series will feature half-hour episodes about a “motor-mouthed outsider offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. With the help of a trigger-happy car thief, he’ll face savage marauders driving vehicles of destruction and other dangers of the open road, including a deranged clown who drives an all too familiar ice cream truck.” Stephanie Beatriz will play Quiet, “a ferocious, badass car thief who acts purely on instinct – you couldn’t stop her any more than a manhole could stop a volcano. Coming from a community that oppressed her into silence, Quiet’s wish is to find her place in this dark, chaotic world. But when she
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Okay, let’s start at the begging. Firestarter (2022) is based on Stephen King’s 1980 classic novel. In the film, for more than a decade, parents Andy (Zac Efron; Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile; The Greatest Showman) and Vicky (Sydney Lemmon; Fear the Walking Dead, Succession) have been on the run, desperate to hide their daughter Charlie (Ryan Kiera Armstrong; American Horror Story: Double Feature, The Tomorrow War) from a shadowy federal agency that wants to harness her unprecedented gift for creating fire into a weapon of mass destruction. To be blunt, when the news first arrived that a new reboot/new adaptation of Stephen King’s Firestarter was headed our way, I was skeptical. Let’s be honest remakes/reboots/reimagining usually suck. So I didn’t expect much. But I am here to tell you that I actually enjoyed it. I know, I’m shocked too. The casting is great and Zac Efron actually pulls off playing a dad, which is a role I would
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The new adaptation of Stephen King’s classic thriller Firestarter is now streaming now on Peacock and playing in theaters. From the producers of The Invisible Man, comes Stephen King’s tale about a girl with extraordinary pyrokinetic powers who must fight to protect her family and herself from sinister forces that seek to capture and control her. For more than a decade, parents Andy (Zac Efron; Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile; The Greatest Showman) and Vicky (Sydney Lemmon; Fear the Walking Dead, Succession) have been on the run, desperate to hide their daughter Charlie (Ryan Kiera Armstrong; American Horror Story: Double Feature, The Tomorrow War) from a shadowy federal agency that wants to harness her unprecedented gift for creating fire into a weapon of mass destruction. Andy has taught Charlie how to defuse her power, which is triggered by anger or pain. But as Charlie turns 11, the fire becomes harder and harder to control. After an incident reveals the
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Production is currently underway for the second season of USA and SYFY’s “Chucky“. It’s now been confirmed that Devon Sawa will be returning for the new season, which may come as a surprise, seeing that in the first season his characters Logan and Lucas Wheeler didn’t make it out alive. This time around he’ll be playing a new character. Speaking of characters, Brad Dourif will return as the voice of Chucky. Jennifer Tilly is back as both herself and as the voice of Tiffany. Alex Vincent is reprising the role of Andy Barclay from the original two Child’s Play movies and the first season of “Chucky“. Christine Elise, who starred in Child’s Play 2 is also returning along with Zackary Arthur as Jack Wheeler, Alyvia Alyn Lind as Lexy Cross, Björgvin Arnarson as Devon Evans, and Barbara Alyn Woods as the town’s Mayor, Michelle Cross. “We’re thrilled to start pulling the strings on the second season of puppet mayhem with
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Fans of Troma’s classic film The Toxic Avenger will be happy to learn that the new remake has just scored a hard “R” rating for gore, extreme violence, and graphic nudity. Let’s be honest, any other rating wouldn’t be fitting. Macon Blair (I Don’t Feel At Home in This World Anymore, Green Room) is directing the reboot for Legendary, which has wrapped production. The new movie “follows Winston, a stereotypical weakling who works as a janitor at Garb-X health club and is diagnosed with a terminal illness that can only be cured by an expensive treatment that his greedy, power-hungry employer refuses to pay for. After deciding to take matters into his own hands and rob his company, Winston falls into a pit of toxic waste and is transformed into a deformed monster that sets out to do good and get back at all the people who have wronged him.” The cast includes Elijah Wood (Maniac, Come to Daddy), Julia
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Soman Chainani’s New York Times bestseller “Beasts and Beauty: Dangerous Tales,” released last year, is getting a series adaptation from Sony’s 3000 Pictures, Variety reports. Chainani will be writing the pilot for the new series that features “Twelve tales, twelve dangerous tales of mystery, magic, and rebellious hearts. Each twists like a spindle to reveal truths full of warning and triumph, truths that free hearts long kept tame, truths that explore life . . . and death.” “New York Times bestselling author Soman Chainani turns old stories we were told as children “into fresh fairy tales for a new era and creates a world like no other. These stories know you. They understand you. They reflect you. They are tales for our times. So read on, if you dare.” There is no word yet of when the series will premiere, but we’ll keep you posted. In the meantime, you can get your copy of the book now on Amazon.
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Jeremy Robison‘s Nemesis Saga novels are coming to the small screen for a series adaptation with Chad Stahelski, the man behind all three John Wick movies, in the director’s chair. Stahelski will also serve as executive producer of the new series. Deadline reports that the series, from Sony TV and Original Film, is titled “Project Nemesis” and is based on the first novel of the series featuring six books, leaving the new show open to multiple seasons. . Deadline states, “Project Nemesis, based on Robinson’s kaiju thriller, delivers the destruction common in the kaiju genre, but not without sacrificing character.” “When the DNA of Nemesis, the Greek goddess of vengeance, is merged with that of Maigo, a murdered little girl, the resulting trauma-fueled kaiju rampages from the backwoods of Maine to the streets of Boston in search of their killer. Heading up the response to this otherworldly threat is Jon Hudson, a sarcastic DHS agent whose leadership of the agency’s
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While fans are waiting for next year’s release of Scream 6, franchise star Neve Campbell has joined the cast of Peacock‘s upcoming live-action adaptation of the “Twisted Metal” gaming franchise to play the role of Raven, described as “a gothic girl who’s put in the Asylum after witnessing her friend’s death by drowning. From this day forward, she wants to get even at the two guys who caused it.” Campbell joins Stephanie Beatriz (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”), Thomas Haden Church (Sideways), and Anthony Mackie (Captain America franchise) for the series about a “motor-mouthed outsider offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. With the help of a trigger-happy car thief, he’ll face savage marauders driving vehicles of destruction and other dangers of the open road, including a deranged clown who drives an all too familiar ice cream truck.” “Anthony Mackie stars as John Doe, a smart-ass milkman who talks
Continue reading →
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During a promotional video for Netflix‘s upcoming June Geek Week event, the streaming giant unveiled a new glimpse at their upcoming live-action adaptation of Neil Gaiman‘s The Sandman, giving us a look at Gwendoline Christie‘s character Lucifer (no connection to the Lucifer TV series). In the video, Tom Sturridge, who is playing Dream of the Endless, says “Oh right, and Sandman’s coming. Trust me.” At the end of the video we see Lucifer in a brief but tense interaction with Dream in Hell. The series is “A rich blend of modern myth and dark fantasy in which contemporary fiction, historical drama and legend are seamlessly interwoven, The Sandman follows the people and places affected by Morpheus, the Dream King, as he mends the cosmic — and human — mistakes he’s made during his vast existence.” The series, which Gaiman will executive produce, also stars Vivienne Acheampong as Lucienne, Charles Dance as Roderick Burgess, Boyd Holbrook as The Corinthian, Asim Chaudhry
Continue reading →
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In April, we reported that after years of rumors and false starts, a reboot of The Crow is really on its way with IT actor Bill Skarsgård playing the lead role of Eric Draven, a role made famous by Brandon Lee who died during the filming. Today, we have more casting news. Singer FKA Twigs, who made her acting debut in Honey Boy, has joined the cast and will star opposite Skarsgård. Twigs made the announcement herself on Instagram saying, “I am absolutely thrilled to announce that I will be appearing alongside Bill Skarsgård in The Crow directed by Rupert Sanders.” The film has already begun pre-production with production scheduled to begin this summer with a budget in the range of $50 million. It is being described as a “modern reimagining” of the graphic novels created by James O’Barr. The Crow will be produced by Victor Hadida (Resident Evil and Silent Hill franchises), Molly Hassell (Braven starring Jason Momoa, Terminal
Continue reading →
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Stephanie Beatriz, star of “Brooklyn Nine Nine” and who voiced Mirabel in the animated hit Encanto, is now set to star alongside Anthony Mackie (Captain America franchise) in Peacock’s live-action series adaptation of the Twisted Metal video game. The “Twisted Metal” series will feature half-hour episodes about a “motor-mouthed outsider offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. With the help of a trigger-happy car thief, he’ll face savage marauders driving vehicles of destruction and other dangers of the open road, including a deranged clown who drives an all too familiar ice cream truck.” Stephanie Beatriz will play Quiet, “a ferocious, badass car thief who acts purely on instinct – you couldn’t stop her any more than a manhole could stop a volcano. Coming from a community that oppressed her into silence, Quiet’s wish is to find her place in this dark, chaotic world. But when she
Continue reading →
AdaptationBooksMoviesNewsPeacockReviewsStreaming TVTrailers
Okay, let’s start at the begging. Firestarter (2022) is based on Stephen King’s 1980 classic novel. In the film, for more than a decade, parents Andy (Zac Efron; Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile; The Greatest Showman) and Vicky (Sydney Lemmon; Fear the Walking Dead, Succession) have been on the run, desperate to hide their daughter Charlie (Ryan Kiera Armstrong; American Horror Story: Double Feature, The Tomorrow War) from a shadowy federal agency that wants to harness her unprecedented gift for creating fire into a weapon of mass destruction. To be blunt, when the news first arrived that a new reboot/new adaptation of Stephen King’s Firestarter was headed our way, I was skeptical. Let’s be honest remakes/reboots/reimagining usually suck. So I didn’t expect much. But I am here to tell you that I actually enjoyed it. I know, I’m shocked too. The casting is great and Zac Efron actually pulls off playing a dad, which is a role I would
Continue reading →
AdaptationBooksMoviesNewsPeacockStreaming TVTrailers
The new adaptation of Stephen King’s classic thriller Firestarter is now streaming now on Peacock and playing in theaters. From the producers of The Invisible Man, comes Stephen King’s tale about a girl with extraordinary pyrokinetic powers who must fight to protect her family and herself from sinister forces that seek to capture and control her. For more than a decade, parents Andy (Zac Efron; Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile; The Greatest Showman) and Vicky (Sydney Lemmon; Fear the Walking Dead, Succession) have been on the run, desperate to hide their daughter Charlie (Ryan Kiera Armstrong; American Horror Story: Double Feature, The Tomorrow War) from a shadowy federal agency that wants to harness her unprecedented gift for creating fire into a weapon of mass destruction. Andy has taught Charlie how to defuse her power, which is triggered by anger or pain. But as Charlie turns 11, the fire becomes harder and harder to control. After an incident reveals the
Continue reading →
AdaptationMoviesNewsStreaming TVTrailers
Production is currently underway for the second season of USA and SYFY’s “Chucky“. It’s now been confirmed that Devon Sawa will be returning for the new season, which may come as a surprise, seeing that in the first season his characters Logan and Lucas Wheeler didn’t make it out alive. This time around he’ll be playing a new character. Speaking of characters, Brad Dourif will return as the voice of Chucky. Jennifer Tilly is back as both herself and as the voice of Tiffany. Alex Vincent is reprising the role of Andy Barclay from the original two Child’s Play movies and the first season of “Chucky“. Christine Elise, who starred in Child’s Play 2 is also returning along with Zackary Arthur as Jack Wheeler, Alyvia Alyn Lind as Lexy Cross, Björgvin Arnarson as Devon Evans, and Barbara Alyn Woods as the town’s Mayor, Michelle Cross. “We’re thrilled to start pulling the strings on the second season of puppet mayhem with
Continue reading →
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Fans of Troma’s classic film The Toxic Avenger will be happy to learn that the new remake has just scored a hard “R” rating for gore, extreme violence, and graphic nudity. Let’s be honest, any other rating wouldn’t be fitting. Macon Blair (I Don’t Feel At Home in This World Anymore, Green Room) is directing the reboot for Legendary, which has wrapped production. The new movie “follows Winston, a stereotypical weakling who works as a janitor at Garb-X health club and is diagnosed with a terminal illness that can only be cured by an expensive treatment that his greedy, power-hungry employer refuses to pay for. After deciding to take matters into his own hands and rob his company, Winston falls into a pit of toxic waste and is transformed into a deformed monster that sets out to do good and get back at all the people who have wronged him.” The cast includes Elijah Wood (Maniac, Come to Daddy), Julia
Continue reading →
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Soman Chainani’s New York Times bestseller “Beasts and Beauty: Dangerous Tales,” released last year, is getting a series adaptation from Sony’s 3000 Pictures, Variety reports. Chainani will be writing the pilot for the new series that features “Twelve tales, twelve dangerous tales of mystery, magic, and rebellious hearts. Each twists like a spindle to reveal truths full of warning and triumph, truths that free hearts long kept tame, truths that explore life . . . and death.” “New York Times bestselling author Soman Chainani turns old stories we were told as children “into fresh fairy tales for a new era and creates a world like no other. These stories know you. They understand you. They reflect you. They are tales for our times. So read on, if you dare.” There is no word yet of when the series will premiere, but we’ll keep you posted. In the meantime, you can get your copy of the book now on Amazon.
Continue reading →
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Jeremy Robison‘s Nemesis Saga novels are coming to the small screen for a series adaptation with Chad Stahelski, the man behind all three John Wick movies, in the director’s chair. Stahelski will also serve as executive producer of the new series. Deadline reports that the series, from Sony TV and Original Film, is titled “Project Nemesis” and is based on the first novel of the series featuring six books, leaving the new show open to multiple seasons. . Deadline states, “Project Nemesis, based on Robinson’s kaiju thriller, delivers the destruction common in the kaiju genre, but not without sacrificing character.” “When the DNA of Nemesis, the Greek goddess of vengeance, is merged with that of Maigo, a murdered little girl, the resulting trauma-fueled kaiju rampages from the backwoods of Maine to the streets of Boston in search of their killer. Heading up the response to this otherworldly threat is Jon Hudson, a sarcastic DHS agent whose leadership of the agency’s
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