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Ben Mendelsohn To Star In HBO’s Series Adaptation Of Stephen King’s ‘The Outsider’

Stephen King adaptations are everywhere these days including both films and series. HBO has their own King adaptation in the works, The Outsider. Today it was revealed by Variety that Ben Mendelsohn is set to star in the series about the investigation into the gruesome murder of a local boy by a seasoned cop and an unconventional investigator. The mystery leads the men to question everything they believe as a supernatural force makes its presence known. Mendelsohn, who not only stars but will produce, is most well known for his roles in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and his Emmy Award-winning role in Netflix’s “Bloodlines”. He is also set to star in Captain Marvel. Jason Bateman (“Ozark”) will direct the first two episodes of the series as well as serve as executive producer. Media Rights Capital will both serve as the studio and produce along with Aggregate and Temple Hill.

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Filming Has Wrapped On Mike Flanagan’s Stephen King Adaptation ‘Doctor Sleep’

Warner Bros. has now announced that filming has officially wrapped on Mike Flanagan‘s Doctor Sleep, the sequel to Stephen King‘s The Shining. So that’s a wrap on DOCTOR SLEEP! It’s been a long, crazy, truly unique experience. I read the novel as soon as it came out back in 2013, fascinated and moved by the epic story of Dan Torrance and Abra Stone, but I never imagined for a moment that I’d be the person to bring it to the big screen. It’s been an honor to spend the last five months with this fantastic cast and crew, and to be trusted with Stephen King’s extraordinary story. One of the highlights of my career, without a doubt.” Flangan said. “Shine on, everyone. Shine on.“ Ewan McGregor stars as adult Danny Torrance with Alex Essoe playing the role of Wendy Torrance. Carl Lumby, Kyliegh Curran, Bruce Greenwood, Rebecca Ferguson, Alyn Lind, and Jocelin Donahue also star. Jacob Tremblay plays the role

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Jacob Tremblay Reunites With Director Mike Flanagan For Stephen King’s ‘Doctor Sleep’

Child actor Jacob Tremblay has already made a name for himself, starring in films like Before I Wake, Shut In, and The Predator. Now, the young man will reunite with Before I Wake director Mike Flanagan for Stephen King’s sequel to The Shining, Doctor Sleep, though his role in the adaptation has yet to be announced. Tremblay joins previously announced cast members Ewan McGregor (Danny Torrance), Alex Essoe (Wendy Torrance), and Rebecca Ferguson (Rose). On highways across America, a tribe of people called the True Knot travel in search of sustenance. They look harmless—mostly old, lots of polyester, and married to their RVs. But as Dan Torrance knows, and spunky twelve-year-old Abra Stone learns, the True Knot are quasi-immortal, living off the steam that children with the shining produce when they are slowly tortured to death. Doctor Sleep is aiming for a January 2020 release date. As soon as we know more we’ll give you an update.

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Nov 18, 2018
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Stephen King’s ‘Joyland’ Getting A Series Adaptation

Stephen King continues to prove that his title as a Master of Horror is well earned. A long list of movies and series based on King’s tales have already been announced over the past few years, including remakes of IT and Pet Sematary. Today, we are adding another title to the list. King’s 2013 novel Joyland is getting a series adaptation on Freeform, Deadline is reporting. The novel is a crime thriller and features everything from brutal murders to the supernatural and centers on a college student working the summer at an amusement park. While no cast has been announced at this point, we do know that Chris Pena (Insecure) and Cyrus Nowrasteh (Hawaii 5-0) will write the pilot and produce with Bill Haber (Nightmares and Dreamscapes) executive producing.

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New Fan Film Asks What If ‘Georgie’ Didn’t Die In Stephen King’s IT

Creepy Kingdom has just announced their next short film, Georgie, an unofficial fan sequel to the 1990 IT miniseries, from writer-director Ryan Grulich. What if Georgie never died? Tony Dakota, the actor who originally portrayed young Georgie Denbrough in the 1990 made-for-TV adaptation of Stephen King’s IT, makes his return to film for the first time in 25 years to reprise his iconic role. “Near the intersection of Witcham and Jackson, Georgie Denbrough’s young life came to an abrupt and tragic end. His paper boat–assembled from a Derry News newspaper with care by his older brother, Bill–had careened down a sewer drain and into the hands of what, not who, would be his killer. Its maiden voyage into death. But what if Pennywise the Dancing Clown hadn’t killed Georgie after all? What if Georgie had somehow escaped death and managed to live some semblance of a normal life in the not-so-normal town of Derry? What might his world look like?

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Aug 10, 2018
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Fatih Akin To Direct Remake Of Stephen King’s ‘Firestarter’

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 alongside Akiva Goldsman. Variety reports Martha de Laurentiis will executive produce. VP of production Sara Scott will oversee production for Universal. Check out the trailer for the original 1984 film starring Drew Barrymore and directed by Mark L. Lester.

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Jun 30, 2018
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‘A Quiet Place’ Writers Adapting Stephen King’s ‘The Boogeyman’

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 the tale, but this will mark its first time as a feature film. Just so we’re clear, this film will have nothing to do with The Boogeyman trilogy that began in 2005. “The Boogeyman“ centers on a man who recently lost all his children to a creature in a closet. 20th Century Fox is now finalizing the deal. 21 Laps’ Shawn Levy, Dan Levine, and Dan Cohen are set to produce.

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Jun 26, 2018
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Alexa And Google Assistants Can Now Recommend Stephen King Books

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 book to read next is about to get a lot easier for those who own Amazon Echos and Google Assistants. The two are now King experts. They can recommend a novel, but it’s not random. After asking either machine to “open the Stephen King Library” they ask a series of questions to help guide their recommendation which are voiced by Jeremy Bobb. Enjoy!

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Jun 15, 2018
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Stephen King’s The Outsider Getting A Series Adaptation

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 be serving as executive producers. King will be executive producing as well. Deadline is reporting that Bender may also direct the pilot. About the book: “An unspeakable crime. A confounding investigation. At a time when the King brand has never been stronger, he has delivered one of his most unsettling and compulsively readable stories. An eleven-year-old boy’s violated corpse is found in a town park. Eyewitnesses and fingerprints point unmistakably to one of Flint City’s most popular citizens. He is Terry Maitland, Little League coach, English teacher, husband, and father of two girls. Detective Ralph Anderson, whose son Maitland once coached, orders a quick and

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Jun 14, 2018
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Stephen King Shares Free Story Ahead Of The Outsider Release

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 week. The story is free. Read, print, share, whatever. Go to my website or click the link. Enjoy! https://t.co/tfHIWTPoNw — Stephen King (@StephenKing) May 17, 2018 The Outsider: An unspeakable crime. A confounding investigation. At a time when the King brand has never been stronger, he has delivered one of his most unsettling and compulsively readable stories. An eleven-year-old boy’s violated corpse is found in a town park. Eyewitnesses and fingerprints point unmistakably to one of Flint City’s most popular citizens. He is Terry Maitland, Little League coach, English teacher, husband, and father of two girls. Detective Ralph Anderson, whose son Maitland once coached, orders a

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May 17, 2018