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Keanu Reeves Starring In Netflix’s Adaptation Of His Comic ‘BRZRKR’

Fans of the John Wick franchise and its star Keanu Reeves will be excited to learn that Reeves will be starring in Netflix’s new live-action adaptation of his hit comic, BRZRKR. Netflix is also currently developing an anime series on the same comic that will also star and be produced by Reeves. Exciting news! Netflix is developing a live-action film AND follow-up anime series based on Keanu Reeves’ BRZRKR, a brutally epic saga about an immortal warrior’s 80,000 year fight through the ages. Reeves will produce and star in the film, and voice the anime,” Netflix confirmed in a new statement. Reeves created the comic that is written by Reeves and Matt Kindt with art by Ron Garney. BRZRKR originally started on Kickstarter before BOOM! Studios picked it up. The first issue of the 12-issue limited series was released this March. The comic follows an immortal warrior, known as Berzerker, as he fights his way through the ages seeking only

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 22, 2021
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Stunning New Poster For Sam Raimi’s ‘The Unholy’ Gives a Warning Ahead Of Its Release

Ahead of its April release, we’ve got the new dark, but stunning poster for the Sam Raimi-produced horror The Unholy (originally titled Shrine). The film, from Screen Gems, was written and directed by Evan Spiliotopoulos who making his horror debut after making Disney films such as Beauty and the Beast (2017) and The Huntsman: Winter’s War. “Walking Dead” actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan stars along with Katie Aselton (“Legion”), William Sadler (Bill & Ted Face the Music), Diogo Morgado (The Messengers), and Cary Elwes (Princess Bride). Rob Tapert produces alongside Raimi for Ghost House Pictures. The Unholy, based on James Herbert’s novel Shrine, published in 1983, centers on Alice, “a young hearing-impaired girl who, after a supposed visitation from the Virgin Mary, is inexplicably able to hear, speak and heal the sick. As word spreads and people from near and far flock to witness her miracles, a disgraced journalist (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) hoping to revive his career visits the small New

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 22, 2021
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Oscar-Winner Adrien Brody Starring In Epix’s Series Adaption Of Stephen King’s ‘Jerusalem’s Lot’

A new series adaptation of Stephen King‘s story Jerusalem’s Lot is coming to Epix and we’ve got the new spooky AF poster above). The ten-episode series, titled “Chapelwaite” will star Oscar-winner Adrien Brody (The Pianist, “Peaky Blinders”) and “Schitt’s Creek” actress Emily Hampshire. Hampshire stars as Rebecca Morgan, an ambitious young woman who left the town of Preacher’s Corners to attend college. When she returns home to write a story for the prestigious Atlantic Magazine she finds herself with writer’s block that lifts when Boone (Brody) comes to town along with his children. Ignoring her mother’s protests she applies to be the governess of the Chapelwaite manor for the Boone family. There she not only writes a great gothic novel, but she also begins to unravel a mystery that has plagued her family and his for years. Flatliners and Salem’s Lot writer Peter Filardi is writing the series along with his brother Jason Filardi (Bringing Down the House). They will

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 21, 2021
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Filming For Mike Flanagan’s ‘The Midnight Club’ Series Has Begun

Mike Flanagan, the brilliant filmmaker behind Doctor Sleep, Gerald’s Game, and Netflix’s “Haunting of Hill House” is back with his new Netflix series adaptation of Christopher Pike’s 1994 novel The Midnight Club with co-creator Leah Fong. Flanagan announced earlier this week on Twitter that filming is officially underway with him directing several episodes as well as executive producing along with Intrepid Pictures’ Trevor Macy. Flanagan has stated that the series focuses on a club of terminally ill young adults who gather together at midnight to tell scary stories and make a pact that whichever of them dies first will contact the others from beyond the grave. The cast includes Adia, Igby Rigney, Ruth Codd, William Chris Sumpter, Aya Furukawa, Annarah Shephard, Sauriyan Sapkota, Zach Gilford, Samantha Sloyan, and Matt Biedel. Scream Queen Heather Langenkamp (A Nightmare on Elm Street) will star as the series’ doctor who runs the hospice. Julia Bickell will executive produce along with Flanagan, Leah Fong, and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 17, 2021
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Showtime Sinks Its Teeth Into A New Series Inspired ‘Let The Right One In’

2008’s Let the Right One In is on every must-see list for horror fans. Now, the Swedish film is getting a loose series adaptation from Showtime, Variety reports. Genre staple Demián Birchir, who you’ll recognize from The Nun, The Grudge (2020), Alien Covenant, or Godzilla vs Kong, is set to star in the vampire series. “The series centers on Mark (Bichir), a father and his 12-year-old daughter, Eleanor, whose lives were changed forever 10 years earlier when she was turned into a vampire. Locked in at age 12, perhaps forever, Eleanor lives a closed-in life, able to go out only at night, while her father does his best to provide her with the minimal amount of human blood she needs to stay alive.” The original film is an adaptation of the 2004 novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist who also penned the script. It was directed by Tomas Alfredson and tells the story of a bullied young boy who finds love

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 15, 2021
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‘IT’ Actress Sophia Lillis Joins The Cast Of The ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Movie

Sophia Lillis may be young but she’s already left her mark on the film world, starring in films such as IT, IT: Chapter Two, and Oz Perkin’s critically acclaimed Gretel & Hansel. Next, Lillis will be playing the antagonist in the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons movie that is currently in pre-production from Paramount Pictures. Written and directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, Dungeons & Dragons will also feature Star Trek and Wonder Woman actor Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez (Avatar, The Fast and the Furious), Justice Smith (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom), and “Bridgerton” actor Regé-Jean Page. The plot details are being kept quiet at the moment but we are expecting an update soon about the movie inspired by the iconic tabletop game.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 8, 2021
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Steven Spielberg & The Duffer Bros. Adapting Stephen King’s ‘The Talisman’

A while back we reported that Mike Barker (The Handmaid’s Tale) was set to adapt Stephen King’s The Talisman. Since then there have been some changes. Steven Spielberg is now teaming up with the Duffer Brothers (“Stranger Things”) and the master of written horror himself will be involved. Curtis Gwinn, a writer-executive producer for the Duffer Brothers’ “Stranger Things”, will serve as writer and showrunner for the adaptation produced by Netflix in association with Spielberg’s Amblin Television and Paramount Television Studios. Reportedly, Spielberg, who has been itching to adapt King’s tale for years and secured the rights to the novel back in 1982. In the novel, “Jack Sawyer, twelve years old, is about to begin a most fantastic journey, an exalting, terrifying quest for the mystical Talisman—the only thing that can save Jack’s dying mother. But to reach his goal, Jack must make his way not only across the breadth of the United States but also through the wondrous and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 6, 2021
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John Wick Writer Adapting Japanese Manga ‘Hellsing’ For A Feature Film

When it comes to action-packed films John Wick is at the top of the list. The writer behind the pulse-pounding franchise, Derek Kolstad, is now gearing up to bring us another film that will keep us on the edge of our seats, the live-action film adaptation of the Japanese action-horror manga Hellsing for Amazon Studios, Deadline reports. Ever since my brother introduced me to the Hellsing manga and anime some years ago, I’ve been obsessed with adapting it,” Kolstad said in a statement. “Hellsing reimagines Dracula as Alucard, a special agent bound to The Hellsing Organization, under the leadership of Integra Hellsing, great-granddaughter of Abraham Van Hellsing, to aid them in their mission to protect England and the world from vampires, ghouls, and other supernatural threats. The manga also focuses on Hellsing’s newest recruit, a female ex-police officer named Seras Victoria.” I’ve always loved the vampire genre, especially when a creator is able to put their own unique spin on

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 5, 2021
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“Mr. Mercedes” Writer Adapting Stephen King’s ‘Elevation’ For A Feature Film

If there’s one thing that you count on it’s that there will always be a Stephen King adaptation on its way. There are currently at least four that we know of, Firestarter, “The Jaunt“, The Running Man, and The Long Walk. Today, we add a new title to the list, the feature film adaptation of King’s 2018 novella Elevation. Jack Bender, who directed 23 episodes of the series adaptation of King’s “Mr. Mercedes”, as well as 9 episodes of the “Under the Dome” series, recently revealed to Cinema Blend that he’s making the movie based on the 144-page novella about a man with a mysterious illness and a town who aims to prevent a lesbian couple from opening a restaurant. I’ve recently adapted a book of [King’s] called Elevation, which we’re going to make into a film,” Bender explains. “And I invented some stuff and added, and was nervous because he’d never read anything I’ve written, only directed and produced.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 2, 2021
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“Fear The Walking Dead” Co-Creator Adapting Stephen King’s ‘The Jaunt’ For TV

Dave Erickson, the co-creator of AMC’s “Fear the Walking Dead” is adapting Stephen King’s short story “The Jaunt” for a TV series as part of an overall deal with MRC Television, Deadline reports. Originally published as part of the Skeleton Crew collection in 1985, the tale is set in the 24th century when teleportation, known as “haunting”, is an everyday reality, giving people the opportunity to travel enormous distances, even to other planets. However, sometimes things don’t go as planned. We’ve long admired Dave’s visionary creative work and are thrilled to welcome him to MRC,” Elise Henderson, President of MRC Television,Deadline states. “A true master of his craft, he’s the ideal partner to build upon the work of Stephen King, and create and develop more originals as the studio continues to expand.”

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 1, 2021

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Keanu Reeves Starring In Netflix’s Adaptation Of His Comic ‘BRZRKR’

Fans of the John Wick franchise and its star Keanu Reeves will be excited to learn that Reeves will be starring in Netflix’s new live-action adaptation of his hit comic, BRZRKR. Netflix is also currently developing an anime series on the same comic that will also star and be produced by Reeves. Exciting news! Netflix is developing a live-action film AND follow-up anime series based on Keanu Reeves’ BRZRKR, a brutally epic saga about an immortal warrior’s 80,000 year fight through the ages. Reeves will produce and star in the film, and voice the anime,” Netflix confirmed in a new statement. Reeves created the comic that is written by Reeves and Matt Kindt with art by Ron Garney. BRZRKR originally started on Kickstarter before BOOM! Studios picked it up. The first issue of the 12-issue limited series was released this March. The comic follows an immortal warrior, known as Berzerker, as he fights his way through the ages seeking only

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 22, 2021
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Stunning New Poster For Sam Raimi’s ‘The Unholy’ Gives a Warning Ahead Of Its Release

Ahead of its April release, we’ve got the new dark, but stunning poster for the Sam Raimi-produced horror The Unholy (originally titled Shrine). The film, from Screen Gems, was written and directed by Evan Spiliotopoulos who making his horror debut after making Disney films such as Beauty and the Beast (2017) and The Huntsman: Winter’s War. “Walking Dead” actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan stars along with Katie Aselton (“Legion”), William Sadler (Bill & Ted Face the Music), Diogo Morgado (The Messengers), and Cary Elwes (Princess Bride). Rob Tapert produces alongside Raimi for Ghost House Pictures. The Unholy, based on James Herbert’s novel Shrine, published in 1983, centers on Alice, “a young hearing-impaired girl who, after a supposed visitation from the Virgin Mary, is inexplicably able to hear, speak and heal the sick. As word spreads and people from near and far flock to witness her miracles, a disgraced journalist (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) hoping to revive his career visits the small New

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 22, 2021
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Oscar-Winner Adrien Brody Starring In Epix’s Series Adaption Of Stephen King’s ‘Jerusalem’s Lot’

A new series adaptation of Stephen King‘s story Jerusalem’s Lot is coming to Epix and we’ve got the new spooky AF poster above). The ten-episode series, titled “Chapelwaite” will star Oscar-winner Adrien Brody (The Pianist, “Peaky Blinders”) and “Schitt’s Creek” actress Emily Hampshire. Hampshire stars as Rebecca Morgan, an ambitious young woman who left the town of Preacher’s Corners to attend college. When she returns home to write a story for the prestigious Atlantic Magazine she finds herself with writer’s block that lifts when Boone (Brody) comes to town along with his children. Ignoring her mother’s protests she applies to be the governess of the Chapelwaite manor for the Boone family. There she not only writes a great gothic novel, but she also begins to unravel a mystery that has plagued her family and his for years. Flatliners and Salem’s Lot writer Peter Filardi is writing the series along with his brother Jason Filardi (Bringing Down the House). They will

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 21, 2021
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Filming For Mike Flanagan’s ‘The Midnight Club’ Series Has Begun

Mike Flanagan, the brilliant filmmaker behind Doctor Sleep, Gerald’s Game, and Netflix’s “Haunting of Hill House” is back with his new Netflix series adaptation of Christopher Pike’s 1994 novel The Midnight Club with co-creator Leah Fong. Flanagan announced earlier this week on Twitter that filming is officially underway with him directing several episodes as well as executive producing along with Intrepid Pictures’ Trevor Macy. Flanagan has stated that the series focuses on a club of terminally ill young adults who gather together at midnight to tell scary stories and make a pact that whichever of them dies first will contact the others from beyond the grave. The cast includes Adia, Igby Rigney, Ruth Codd, William Chris Sumpter, Aya Furukawa, Annarah Shephard, Sauriyan Sapkota, Zach Gilford, Samantha Sloyan, and Matt Biedel. Scream Queen Heather Langenkamp (A Nightmare on Elm Street) will star as the series’ doctor who runs the hospice. Julia Bickell will executive produce along with Flanagan, Leah Fong, and

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 17, 2021
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Showtime Sinks Its Teeth Into A New Series Inspired ‘Let The Right One In’

2008’s Let the Right One In is on every must-see list for horror fans. Now, the Swedish film is getting a loose series adaptation from Showtime, Variety reports. Genre staple Demián Birchir, who you’ll recognize from The Nun, The Grudge (2020), Alien Covenant, or Godzilla vs Kong, is set to star in the vampire series. “The series centers on Mark (Bichir), a father and his 12-year-old daughter, Eleanor, whose lives were changed forever 10 years earlier when she was turned into a vampire. Locked in at age 12, perhaps forever, Eleanor lives a closed-in life, able to go out only at night, while her father does his best to provide her with the minimal amount of human blood she needs to stay alive.” The original film is an adaptation of the 2004 novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist who also penned the script. It was directed by Tomas Alfredson and tells the story of a bullied young boy who finds love

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 15, 2021
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‘IT’ Actress Sophia Lillis Joins The Cast Of The ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Movie

Sophia Lillis may be young but she’s already left her mark on the film world, starring in films such as IT, IT: Chapter Two, and Oz Perkin’s critically acclaimed Gretel & Hansel. Next, Lillis will be playing the antagonist in the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons movie that is currently in pre-production from Paramount Pictures. Written and directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, Dungeons & Dragons will also feature Star Trek and Wonder Woman actor Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez (Avatar, The Fast and the Furious), Justice Smith (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom), and “Bridgerton” actor Regé-Jean Page. The plot details are being kept quiet at the moment but we are expecting an update soon about the movie inspired by the iconic tabletop game.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 8, 2021
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Steven Spielberg & The Duffer Bros. Adapting Stephen King’s ‘The Talisman’

A while back we reported that Mike Barker (The Handmaid’s Tale) was set to adapt Stephen King’s The Talisman. Since then there have been some changes. Steven Spielberg is now teaming up with the Duffer Brothers (“Stranger Things”) and the master of written horror himself will be involved. Curtis Gwinn, a writer-executive producer for the Duffer Brothers’ “Stranger Things”, will serve as writer and showrunner for the adaptation produced by Netflix in association with Spielberg’s Amblin Television and Paramount Television Studios. Reportedly, Spielberg, who has been itching to adapt King’s tale for years and secured the rights to the novel back in 1982. In the novel, “Jack Sawyer, twelve years old, is about to begin a most fantastic journey, an exalting, terrifying quest for the mystical Talisman—the only thing that can save Jack’s dying mother. But to reach his goal, Jack must make his way not only across the breadth of the United States but also through the wondrous and

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 6, 2021
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John Wick Writer Adapting Japanese Manga ‘Hellsing’ For A Feature Film

When it comes to action-packed films John Wick is at the top of the list. The writer behind the pulse-pounding franchise, Derek Kolstad, is now gearing up to bring us another film that will keep us on the edge of our seats, the live-action film adaptation of the Japanese action-horror manga Hellsing for Amazon Studios, Deadline reports. Ever since my brother introduced me to the Hellsing manga and anime some years ago, I’ve been obsessed with adapting it,” Kolstad said in a statement. “Hellsing reimagines Dracula as Alucard, a special agent bound to The Hellsing Organization, under the leadership of Integra Hellsing, great-granddaughter of Abraham Van Hellsing, to aid them in their mission to protect England and the world from vampires, ghouls, and other supernatural threats. The manga also focuses on Hellsing’s newest recruit, a female ex-police officer named Seras Victoria.” I’ve always loved the vampire genre, especially when a creator is able to put their own unique spin on

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 5, 2021
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“Mr. Mercedes” Writer Adapting Stephen King’s ‘Elevation’ For A Feature Film

If there’s one thing that you count on it’s that there will always be a Stephen King adaptation on its way. There are currently at least four that we know of, Firestarter, “The Jaunt“, The Running Man, and The Long Walk. Today, we add a new title to the list, the feature film adaptation of King’s 2018 novella Elevation. Jack Bender, who directed 23 episodes of the series adaptation of King’s “Mr. Mercedes”, as well as 9 episodes of the “Under the Dome” series, recently revealed to Cinema Blend that he’s making the movie based on the 144-page novella about a man with a mysterious illness and a town who aims to prevent a lesbian couple from opening a restaurant. I’ve recently adapted a book of [King’s] called Elevation, which we’re going to make into a film,” Bender explains. “And I invented some stuff and added, and was nervous because he’d never read anything I’ve written, only directed and produced.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 2, 2021
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“Fear The Walking Dead” Co-Creator Adapting Stephen King’s ‘The Jaunt’ For TV

Dave Erickson, the co-creator of AMC’s “Fear the Walking Dead” is adapting Stephen King’s short story “The Jaunt” for a TV series as part of an overall deal with MRC Television, Deadline reports. Originally published as part of the Skeleton Crew collection in 1985, the tale is set in the 24th century when teleportation, known as “haunting”, is an everyday reality, giving people the opportunity to travel enormous distances, even to other planets. However, sometimes things don’t go as planned. We’ve long admired Dave’s visionary creative work and are thrilled to welcome him to MRC,” Elise Henderson, President of MRC Television,Deadline states. “A true master of his craft, he’s the ideal partner to build upon the work of Stephen King, and create and develop more originals as the studio continues to expand.”

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 1, 2021
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