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Blumhouse Is Behind The New Series Adaptation Of Stephen King's "Later"

Blumhouse Is Behind The New Series Adaptation Of Stephen King’s “Later”

The Stephen King adaptations just keep on coming (not that we are complaining). Back in September, we published a list of every King adaptation head your way. Now, we can add another. Deadline is reporting that Blumhouse is behind a new series adaptation of King’s best seller Later, which was released in 2021. The cast for the limited series already includes Lucy Liu (Kill Bill) and “True Blood’s” Raelle Tucker who also created the series and wrote the first season. The story centers on “The son of a struggling single mother, Jamie Conklin just wants an ordinary childhood. But Jamie is no ordinary child. Born with an unnatural ability his mom urges him to keep secret. Jamie can see what no one else can see and learn what no one else can learn. But the cost of using this ability is higher than Jamie can imagine – as he discovers when an NYPD detective draws him into the pursuit of

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 26, 2022
Storm Reid Joins The Cast Of HBO's "The Last Of Us" Series

Storm Reid Joins The Cast Of HBO’s “The Last Of Us” Series

HBO’s upcoming series adaptation of “The Last of Us” continues to add its cast. The latest to join the cast is A Wrinkle in Time and “Euphoria“ actress Storm Reid who will play the role of Riley, a character from the game. Reid will guest star as Riley Abel, Deadline reports. “She is an orphaned girl growing up in post-apocalyptic Boston. In The Last of Us: Left Behind, a DLC to the original video game, Riley (originally voiced by Yaani King) accompanies and survives with best friend Ellie before she meets Joel.” Reid joins previously announced cast members Pedro Pascal who will play Joel and reunites with his fellow “Game of Thrones” alum, Bella Ramsey who will star as Ellie. Gabriel Luna plays Joel’s younger brother Tommy. Merle Dandridge will play Marlene. “Parks and Recreation” actor Nick Offerman also stars. “The series takes place twenty years after modern civilization has been destroyed. Joel, a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 16, 2022
First Look: Images From Guillermo Del Toro's 'Adventures Of Pinocchio'

First Look: Images From Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Adventures Of Pinocchio’

Brilliant filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, whose latest film, Nightmare Alley, has just opened in theaters. The creative genius is not wasting any time and has already moved on to his next project, a stop animation musical adaptation of the 1883 novel, The Adventures of Pinocchio, written by Carlo Collodi. The film is co-directed by Mark Gustafson (“The PJs”) and del Toro, who has teamed up with The Jim Henson Company as well as Netflix Animation for the project. Everyone knows the tale of Pinocchio and everyone knows that story is already a dark one. Del Torro is known for his dark and rich films which makes him the perfect person to make this movie and I’m sure he will find a way to create an even darker side of the tale that centers on a puppet who wants to be a real boy. Del Toro had this to say: [Nightmare Alley and Pinocchio] do have parallels. Obviously, ‘Pinocchio’ has a

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 1, 2022
1984 Sci-Fi Series "V"Being Adapted For A New Movie Trilogy

1984 Sci-Fi Series “V”Being Adapted For A New Movie Trilogy

Back in 1984, the sci-fi miniseries “V” premiered from writer-director Kenneth Johnson. The series centered on a race of reptilian alien creatures known as the “visitors,” who asked humans for help, but their intentions were actually to take over the earth. In 2009, it got a series reboot. Now, it’s getting a film adaptation. According to Digital Spy, Desilu Studios, Inc. has now announced that they’re planning a big-budget film adaptation of “V,” which they intend to turn into a trilogy, with the original creator, Kenneth Johnson, writing, directing, and producing. We are delighted to team up with Desilu to bring the timeless – and timely – story of resistance against tyranny into the 21st century,” said Johnson. “V will be the first of a cinematic trilogy which will tell the full epic tale in the manner I always envisioned.” Here’s a fun fact, Nightmare on Elm Street icon Robert Englund starred in the original miniseries along with Richard Herd,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 15, 2021
John Legend Is Producing New A 'Phantom Of The Opera' Adaptation

John Legend Is Producing New A ‘Phantom Of The Opera’ Adaptation

The new world of Universal monsters is continuing to expand. Recently reported on their upcoming film Renfield, starring Nicholas Cage as Dracula. Now, news has come (via Deadline) that the genre classic Phantom of the Opera is also getting a new adaptation that is simply titled Phantom. In the story, “a young soprano becomes the obsession of a disfigured and murderous musical genius who lives beneath the Paris Opéra House.” We can expect a killer soundtrack with eight-time Grammy-winner John Legend producing the modern day set musical along with his Get Lifted Film partner Mike Jackson. The script was written by John Fusco and Harvey Mason Jr. of Harvey Mason Media. Phantom is being described as a contemporary take on the classic 1910 novel by Gaston Leroux and is set in the French Quarter of New Orleans. The original film debuted back in 1925 and starred horror icon, Lon Chaney, as the Phantom. before it was adapted for the stage,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 12, 2021
Nick Offerman Joins HBO's "The Last Of Us" Series Adaptation

Nick Offerman Joins HBO’s “The Last Of Us” Series Adaptation

HBO’s upcoming series adaptation of “The Last of Us” continues to add A-list actors to its cast. The latest addition is “Parks and Recreation” actor Nick Offerman. Offerman joins previously announced, cast members Pedro Pascal who will play Joel, and reunites with his fellow “Game of Thrones” alum, Bella Ramsey who will star as Ellie. Gabriel Luna plays Joel’s younger brother Tommy. Merle Dandridge will play Marlene. “The series takes place twenty years after modern civilization has been destroyed. Joel, a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie, a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal, heartbreaking journey, as they both must traverse across the U.S. and depend on each other for survival.” Craig Mazin (Chernobyl) penned the series and will be executive producing alongside Neil Druckmann who is the writer and creative director of the game. Kanemir Balagov is directing the pilot episode of “The Last of Us.”

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 8, 2021
Horror Fuel

More Cast Announced For Netflix’s Adaptation Of King’s ‘Mr. Harrigan’s Phone’

Last month we reported that a feature adaptation of Stephen King‘s tale Mr. Harrigan’s Phone is on its way to Netflix. Today, we’ve got casting news. Acting legend Donald Sutherland stars as Mr. Harrigan and Jaeden Martell (IT) plays Craig. Kirby Howell-Baptiste (“Bary”) will play the role of Ms. Heart. Colin O’Brien (The Mothership) and Cyrus Arnold (Just Beyond) have also now joined the cast. “Mr. Harrigan’s Phone is about a young boy named Craig, living in a small town, who befriends an older, reclusive billionaire, Mr. Harrigan. The two form a bond over books and an iPhone, but when the man passes away, the boy discovers that not everything dead is gone, and finds himself able to communicate with his friend from the grave through the iPhone that was buried with him.” Mr. Harrigan’s Phone was featured in King’s recently released collection “If It Bleeds.” The adaptation is from “American Horror Story” creator Ryan Murphy along with Blumhouse. John

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 24, 2021
Disney+ Unveils New Teaser For The Marvel Series ‘Moon Knight’

Disney+ Unveils New Teaser For The Marvel Series ‘Moon Knight’

Dune star Oscar Isaac becomes Moon Knight in the new teaser for the upcoming MCU/Disney+ series of the same name that features Ethan Hawke as the lead villain. Mohamed Diab (Clash) is both directing along with Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead (Resolution, Spring, V/H/S: Viral, The Endless), as well as serving as showrunner. The Moon Knight character was created by Doug Moench and Don Perlin and was introduced in the comic Werewolf by Night #32 in August of 1975, before getting his own comic in the early 80s. In the comics, Marc Spector is an ex-mercenary and boxer turned superhero, Moon Knight, after dying and being brought back to life by the ancient Egyptian god Khonshu. To hide his identity he creates the alter ego of high-roller and playboy Steven Grant. He also uses the identity of taxi driver Jake Lockley to obtain information from lower-level contacts. Moon Knight frequently goes head to head with the evil syndicate known as

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
Horror Fuel

New Featurette Teases ‘Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City’s’ Return To Its Horror Roots

Director Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down, The Strangers: Prey at Night) is taking us back to Raccoon City this November with Sony’s Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City. A new featurette is here, spotlighting the movie’s return to its horror roots and teasing some of the many Easter Eggs that are to be discovered. I want fans to just look at these locations and be like wow, I’m in the game,” Roberts explains. “Capcom was super supportive. They gave us the actual blueprints, so we built the mansion and police station exactly as the game. Every frame has details – the orphanage doors, a typewriter in the background, the little herbs. It’s really fun. It’s very much for the fans.” “Returning to the terrifying roots of the massively popular franchise, fan and filmmaker Johannes Roberts brings the games of the billion-dollar franchise and the most successful video game adaptation in history to life for a whole new generation of fans.”

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
‘Resident Evil: Welcome To Racoon City’ Returns To Its Roots With New Horror Filled Trailer

‘Resident Evil: Welcome To Racoon City’ Returns To Its Roots With New Horror Filled Trailer

Johannes Robert‘s (47 Meters Down, Strangers: Prey at Night) Resident Evil: Welcome to Racoon City is returning the franchise back to its horror roots, which is evident in the new horror-filled trailer. The movie is taking us back to the beginning to discover the source of evil ravaging through the small Midwestern town of Raccoon City. “Once the booming home of pharmaceutical giant Umbrella Corporation, Raccoon City is now a dying Midwestern town. The company’s exodus left the city a wasteland…with great evil brewing below the surface. When that evil is unleashed, the townspeople are forever…changed…and a small group of survivors must work together to uncover the truth behind Umbrella and make it through the night.” Written and directed by Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down, Strangers: Prey at Night), the action-packed movie stars Kaya Scodelario, Hannah John-Kamen, Robbie Amell, Tom Hopper, Avan Jogia, Donal Logue, and Neal McDonough. Inspired by the acclaimed video game, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021

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Blumhouse Is Behind The New Series Adaptation Of Stephen King's "Later"

Blumhouse Is Behind The New Series Adaptation Of Stephen King’s “Later”

The Stephen King adaptations just keep on coming (not that we are complaining). Back in September, we published a list of every King adaptation head your way. Now, we can add another. Deadline is reporting that Blumhouse is behind a new series adaptation of King’s best seller Later, which was released in 2021. The cast for the limited series already includes Lucy Liu (Kill Bill) and “True Blood’s” Raelle Tucker who also created the series and wrote the first season. The story centers on “The son of a struggling single mother, Jamie Conklin just wants an ordinary childhood. But Jamie is no ordinary child. Born with an unnatural ability his mom urges him to keep secret. Jamie can see what no one else can see and learn what no one else can learn. But the cost of using this ability is higher than Jamie can imagine – as he discovers when an NYPD detective draws him into the pursuit of

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 26, 2022
Storm Reid Joins The Cast Of HBO's "The Last Of Us" Series

Storm Reid Joins The Cast Of HBO’s “The Last Of Us” Series

HBO’s upcoming series adaptation of “The Last of Us” continues to add its cast. The latest to join the cast is A Wrinkle in Time and “Euphoria“ actress Storm Reid who will play the role of Riley, a character from the game. Reid will guest star as Riley Abel, Deadline reports. “She is an orphaned girl growing up in post-apocalyptic Boston. In The Last of Us: Left Behind, a DLC to the original video game, Riley (originally voiced by Yaani King) accompanies and survives with best friend Ellie before she meets Joel.” Reid joins previously announced cast members Pedro Pascal who will play Joel and reunites with his fellow “Game of Thrones” alum, Bella Ramsey who will star as Ellie. Gabriel Luna plays Joel’s younger brother Tommy. Merle Dandridge will play Marlene. “Parks and Recreation” actor Nick Offerman also stars. “The series takes place twenty years after modern civilization has been destroyed. Joel, a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 16, 2022
First Look: Images From Guillermo Del Toro's 'Adventures Of Pinocchio'

First Look: Images From Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Adventures Of Pinocchio’

Brilliant filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, whose latest film, Nightmare Alley, has just opened in theaters. The creative genius is not wasting any time and has already moved on to his next project, a stop animation musical adaptation of the 1883 novel, The Adventures of Pinocchio, written by Carlo Collodi. The film is co-directed by Mark Gustafson (“The PJs”) and del Toro, who has teamed up with The Jim Henson Company as well as Netflix Animation for the project. Everyone knows the tale of Pinocchio and everyone knows that story is already a dark one. Del Torro is known for his dark and rich films which makes him the perfect person to make this movie and I’m sure he will find a way to create an even darker side of the tale that centers on a puppet who wants to be a real boy. Del Toro had this to say: [Nightmare Alley and Pinocchio] do have parallels. Obviously, ‘Pinocchio’ has a

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 1, 2022
1984 Sci-Fi Series "V"Being Adapted For A New Movie Trilogy

1984 Sci-Fi Series “V”Being Adapted For A New Movie Trilogy

Back in 1984, the sci-fi miniseries “V” premiered from writer-director Kenneth Johnson. The series centered on a race of reptilian alien creatures known as the “visitors,” who asked humans for help, but their intentions were actually to take over the earth. In 2009, it got a series reboot. Now, it’s getting a film adaptation. According to Digital Spy, Desilu Studios, Inc. has now announced that they’re planning a big-budget film adaptation of “V,” which they intend to turn into a trilogy, with the original creator, Kenneth Johnson, writing, directing, and producing. We are delighted to team up with Desilu to bring the timeless – and timely – story of resistance against tyranny into the 21st century,” said Johnson. “V will be the first of a cinematic trilogy which will tell the full epic tale in the manner I always envisioned.” Here’s a fun fact, Nightmare on Elm Street icon Robert Englund starred in the original miniseries along with Richard Herd,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 15, 2021
John Legend Is Producing New A 'Phantom Of The Opera' Adaptation

John Legend Is Producing New A ‘Phantom Of The Opera’ Adaptation

The new world of Universal monsters is continuing to expand. Recently reported on their upcoming film Renfield, starring Nicholas Cage as Dracula. Now, news has come (via Deadline) that the genre classic Phantom of the Opera is also getting a new adaptation that is simply titled Phantom. In the story, “a young soprano becomes the obsession of a disfigured and murderous musical genius who lives beneath the Paris Opéra House.” We can expect a killer soundtrack with eight-time Grammy-winner John Legend producing the modern day set musical along with his Get Lifted Film partner Mike Jackson. The script was written by John Fusco and Harvey Mason Jr. of Harvey Mason Media. Phantom is being described as a contemporary take on the classic 1910 novel by Gaston Leroux and is set in the French Quarter of New Orleans. The original film debuted back in 1925 and starred horror icon, Lon Chaney, as the Phantom. before it was adapted for the stage,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 12, 2021
Nick Offerman Joins HBO's "The Last Of Us" Series Adaptation

Nick Offerman Joins HBO’s “The Last Of Us” Series Adaptation

HBO’s upcoming series adaptation of “The Last of Us” continues to add A-list actors to its cast. The latest addition is “Parks and Recreation” actor Nick Offerman. Offerman joins previously announced, cast members Pedro Pascal who will play Joel, and reunites with his fellow “Game of Thrones” alum, Bella Ramsey who will star as Ellie. Gabriel Luna plays Joel’s younger brother Tommy. Merle Dandridge will play Marlene. “The series takes place twenty years after modern civilization has been destroyed. Joel, a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie, a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal, heartbreaking journey, as they both must traverse across the U.S. and depend on each other for survival.” Craig Mazin (Chernobyl) penned the series and will be executive producing alongside Neil Druckmann who is the writer and creative director of the game. Kanemir Balagov is directing the pilot episode of “The Last of Us.”

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 8, 2021
Horror Fuel

More Cast Announced For Netflix’s Adaptation Of King’s ‘Mr. Harrigan’s Phone’

Last month we reported that a feature adaptation of Stephen King‘s tale Mr. Harrigan’s Phone is on its way to Netflix. Today, we’ve got casting news. Acting legend Donald Sutherland stars as Mr. Harrigan and Jaeden Martell (IT) plays Craig. Kirby Howell-Baptiste (“Bary”) will play the role of Ms. Heart. Colin O’Brien (The Mothership) and Cyrus Arnold (Just Beyond) have also now joined the cast. “Mr. Harrigan’s Phone is about a young boy named Craig, living in a small town, who befriends an older, reclusive billionaire, Mr. Harrigan. The two form a bond over books and an iPhone, but when the man passes away, the boy discovers that not everything dead is gone, and finds himself able to communicate with his friend from the grave through the iPhone that was buried with him.” Mr. Harrigan’s Phone was featured in King’s recently released collection “If It Bleeds.” The adaptation is from “American Horror Story” creator Ryan Murphy along with Blumhouse. John

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 24, 2021
Disney+ Unveils New Teaser For The Marvel Series ‘Moon Knight’

Disney+ Unveils New Teaser For The Marvel Series ‘Moon Knight’

Dune star Oscar Isaac becomes Moon Knight in the new teaser for the upcoming MCU/Disney+ series of the same name that features Ethan Hawke as the lead villain. Mohamed Diab (Clash) is both directing along with Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead (Resolution, Spring, V/H/S: Viral, The Endless), as well as serving as showrunner. The Moon Knight character was created by Doug Moench and Don Perlin and was introduced in the comic Werewolf by Night #32 in August of 1975, before getting his own comic in the early 80s. In the comics, Marc Spector is an ex-mercenary and boxer turned superhero, Moon Knight, after dying and being brought back to life by the ancient Egyptian god Khonshu. To hide his identity he creates the alter ego of high-roller and playboy Steven Grant. He also uses the identity of taxi driver Jake Lockley to obtain information from lower-level contacts. Moon Knight frequently goes head to head with the evil syndicate known as

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
Horror Fuel

New Featurette Teases ‘Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City’s’ Return To Its Horror Roots

Director Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down, The Strangers: Prey at Night) is taking us back to Raccoon City this November with Sony’s Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City. A new featurette is here, spotlighting the movie’s return to its horror roots and teasing some of the many Easter Eggs that are to be discovered. I want fans to just look at these locations and be like wow, I’m in the game,” Roberts explains. “Capcom was super supportive. They gave us the actual blueprints, so we built the mansion and police station exactly as the game. Every frame has details – the orphanage doors, a typewriter in the background, the little herbs. It’s really fun. It’s very much for the fans.” “Returning to the terrifying roots of the massively popular franchise, fan and filmmaker Johannes Roberts brings the games of the billion-dollar franchise and the most successful video game adaptation in history to life for a whole new generation of fans.”

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
‘Resident Evil: Welcome To Racoon City’ Returns To Its Roots With New Horror Filled Trailer

‘Resident Evil: Welcome To Racoon City’ Returns To Its Roots With New Horror Filled Trailer

Johannes Robert‘s (47 Meters Down, Strangers: Prey at Night) Resident Evil: Welcome to Racoon City is returning the franchise back to its horror roots, which is evident in the new horror-filled trailer. The movie is taking us back to the beginning to discover the source of evil ravaging through the small Midwestern town of Raccoon City. “Once the booming home of pharmaceutical giant Umbrella Corporation, Raccoon City is now a dying Midwestern town. The company’s exodus left the city a wasteland…with great evil brewing below the surface. When that evil is unleashed, the townspeople are forever…changed…and a small group of survivors must work together to uncover the truth behind Umbrella and make it through the night.” Written and directed by Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down, Strangers: Prey at Night), the action-packed movie stars Kaya Scodelario, Hannah John-Kamen, Robbie Amell, Tom Hopper, Avan Jogia, Donal Logue, and Neal McDonough. Inspired by the acclaimed video game, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
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