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‘Castle Rock’ To Tell A New “Unwritten King Story” Each Season

Just when we thought that Hulu’s anthology series “Castle Rock” couldn’t get any better we learn that the J.J. Abrams’ Stephen King universe-set show will “approach each season as an unwritten Stephen King novel”, according to co-creator Sam Shaw. Bloody Disgusting quoted Shaw as saying: “He’s a genre unto himself and there are seven or eight well-defined sub-genres. We’ve always loved the stories dealing with crime and punishment, and prisons, and Stephen King sort of grappling with real-world monsters – and what we do with them, and where we put them, how we treat them, and whether that makes us monsters. This season is written very much in the shadow of Shawshank and The Green Mile, and stories dealing with incarceration. But then there are great banging monster stories or there are cosmic stories about good and evil.” “We hope to have the latitude to come back to future seasons and just tell a great monster story set in like

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 31, 2018
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Watch The 23 Minute “Castle Rock” Documentary

Later this month take a trip to Stephen King’s “Castle Rock” with Hulu’s new series from J.J. Abrams and King. Today, we have a 23-minute documentary to share with you about the series starring André Holland, Melanie Lynskey, Sissy Spacek, Bill Skarsgård, Jane Levy, and Scott Glenn. The 10-episode “psychological-horror series set in the Stephen King multiverse, Castle Rock is an original story that combines the mythological scale and intimate character storytelling of King’s best-loved works, weaving an epic saga of darkness and light, played out on a few square miles of Maine woodland.” Sam Shaw and Dustin Thomason developed the series for television and serve as executive producers along with J.J. Abrams, Ben Stephenson, and Liz Glotzer. The series is from Bad Robot Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television. The first three episodes of “Castle Rock” will premiere on Hulu on Wednesday, July 25th.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 24, 2018
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IT: Chapter Two Reveals Final Cast Member

After months of announcing cast, the final member of the Losers Club has been revealed for It: Chapter Two. Now, the last cast member has been revealed. You may be familiar with those hilarious Old Spice commercials featuring Isaiah Mustafa. That’s right, IT: Chapter Two has cast the Old Spice guy as the adult version of Mike Hanlon, played in the first film by Chosen Jacobs who announced Mustafa‘s casting via Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/BjylsDBlqUm/?taken-by=chosenjacobs Mustafa (Shadow Hunters, Horrible Bosses) joins Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, Bill Hader, Andy Bean, James Ransone, Jay Ryan, and Bill Skarsgard who is reprising his role as Pennywise. The first chapter of It centered on a group of children, known as the Losers Club, who are terrorized by Pennywise the clown and forced to face their own demons to defeat him. Chapter Two will follow the same characters as adults who return to their hometown years later to face Pennywise once again. It: Chapter Two, from director

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 10, 2018
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New Images Tease The Darkness Of King’s Series “Castle Rock”

A new batch of images (via EW) gives us a look into Hulu’s upcoming Stephen King series “Castle Rock”, which will take viewers inside King’s multiverse. “Castle Rock is this town that [King] made famous in all these different books; and these two writers, Dustin Thomason and Sam Shaw, came up with this incredibly cool, terrifying, weird, funny idea of a series, new story, that takes place in this town,” producer J.J. Abrams recently told Jimmy Fallon. “And all of these characters from Stephen King’s books sort of are peripherally involved. We pitched it to Stephen King. He went nuts for it.” The series stars Bill Skarsgard as a prisoner at Shawshank State Prison, Scott Glenn as Alan Pangborn who appeared in both Needful Things and The Dark Half, and Sissy Spacek (Carrie) as Ruth Deaver, the adoptive mother of the series’ lead character Henry (Andre Holland). “Castle Rock”, from Bad Robot Productions and Warner Bros. Television, is named after

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 26, 2018
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Jay Ryan Boards ‘It: Chapter Two’

“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 (Stanley), and Bill Hader (Richie). Bill Skarsgard is also set to return as Pennywise. Muschietti directs from the script penned by Gary Dauberman on the film set to begin production this summer, Variety reports. The first chapter of It centered on a group of children, known as the Losers Club, who are terrorized by Pennywise the clown and forced to face their own demons to defeat him. “Chapter Two” will follow the same characters as adults who return to their hometown years later to face Pennywise once again. It: Chapter Two will open in theaters nationwide on September 6, 2019.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 25, 2018
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Two More Actors Join The Losers Club For ‘IT: Chapter 2’

It’s been a big day for It: Chapter 2, announcing two new cast members, Andy Bean and James Ransone, Variety reports. Bean, known for his role in HBO’s “Here and Now” and the TV series “Power”, will play Losers Club member Stanley, played in the first film by Wyatt Oleff. Ransone has been cast as Eddie, the adult version of the character played by Jack Dylan Grazer. You may recognize Ransone from Sinister and Sinister 2. The two actors join the cast that already includes Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, and Bill Hader. Bill Skarsgard will reprise his role of Pennywise. Directed by Andy Muschietti is back to direct from the script by Gary Dauberman based on Stephen King’s classic tale.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 17, 2018
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New Disturbing Teaser For “Castle Rock” Reveals Blood In Every Home

Hulu has unveiled a disturbing new teaser for “Castle Rock”, along with the premiere date for the series based on Stephen King’s literary universe. The new teaser reveals a series of disturbing images, including a suicidal mascot, and tells of a secret that has the town’s residents, “trapped in a cycle that stretches back centuries”. “There’s blood in every backyard, inside every house.” Andre Holland (Moonlight), Bill Skarsgard, Sissy Spacek, Melanie Lynskey, and Jane Levy star in the 10-episode first season. Stephen King is executive producing the series with J. J. Abrams, Ben Stephenson, and Liz Glotzer. The series was created by Sam Shaw and Dustin Thomason. “Castle Rock” makes its debut on July 25, 2018, on Hulu.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 3, 2018
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Kyra Sedgwick And Jeffery Donovan Join Bill Skarsgård In ‘Villians’

Last week, Bill Skarsgård (It) and Maika Monroe (It Follows) boarded Dan Berk and Robert Olsen’s dark comedy thriller Villians, set to begin principal photography in New York this week. Berk and Olsen will direct from their script, which made the 2016 Black List. Today we report that Kyra Sedgwick (The Woodsmen) and “Burn Notice” actor Jeffery Donovan have also joined the cast. In the film, after breaking into a suburban home, a pair of amateur criminals stumble upon a dark secret and two sadistic homeowners who will do anything to keep their secret from getting out. Star Thrower’s Tim and Trevor White are producing along with Allan Mandelbaum and The Realm’s Garrick Dion. Aaron L. Gilbert and Jason Cloth are serving as executive producers.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 25, 2018
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Part Two Of ‘It’ Enters Pre-Production

The second volume of Andy Muschietti’s It has now entered pre-production which means that casting has begun, the final script has been approved, and things are beginning to be scheduled for shooting which will begin this summer. At this point, only two cast members have announced. Bill Skarsgard will reprise his role as Pennywise. Jessica Chastain has been cast as the adult version of Beverly, played in the first film by Sophia Lillis. Written by Gary Dauberman (It, Annabelle Creation), the second installment is said to follow Beverly as the Losers’ Club reunite to face Pennywise again. Return to Derry when It Part II opens in theaters September 6, 2019.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 7, 2018
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First Casting News For Andy Muschietti’s ‘IT’ Part II

Director Andy Muschietti is gearing up for the sequel to last year’s blockbuster, his adaption of Stephen King’s IT. In fact, the casting process has begun to find the adult versions of the first film’s child stars. News comes today via Variety that Jessica Chastain is currently in negotiations to star in the role of Beverly, played in the first film by Sophia Lillis. Chastain has starred in many films including Interstellar, Zero Dark Thirty, Molly’s Game, and in the upcoming film X-Men: Dark Phoenix which will be out later this year. Gary Dauberman returns to write the sequel in which we will see the members of the “Loser’s Club” reunite as adults and face-off against Pennywise once more. Bill Skarsgard is expected to reprise his character Pennywise. Production is set to begin this summer with IT Part II opening in theaters on September 6, 2019.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 20, 2018

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‘Castle Rock’ To Tell A New “Unwritten King Story” Each Season

Just when we thought that Hulu’s anthology series “Castle Rock” couldn’t get any better we learn that the J.J. Abrams’ Stephen King universe-set show will “approach each season as an unwritten Stephen King novel”, according to co-creator Sam Shaw. Bloody Disgusting quoted Shaw as saying: “He’s a genre unto himself and there are seven or eight well-defined sub-genres. We’ve always loved the stories dealing with crime and punishment, and prisons, and Stephen King sort of grappling with real-world monsters – and what we do with them, and where we put them, how we treat them, and whether that makes us monsters. This season is written very much in the shadow of Shawshank and The Green Mile, and stories dealing with incarceration. But then there are great banging monster stories or there are cosmic stories about good and evil.” “We hope to have the latitude to come back to future seasons and just tell a great monster story set in like

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 31, 2018
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Watch The 23 Minute “Castle Rock” Documentary

Later this month take a trip to Stephen King’s “Castle Rock” with Hulu’s new series from J.J. Abrams and King. Today, we have a 23-minute documentary to share with you about the series starring André Holland, Melanie Lynskey, Sissy Spacek, Bill Skarsgård, Jane Levy, and Scott Glenn. The 10-episode “psychological-horror series set in the Stephen King multiverse, Castle Rock is an original story that combines the mythological scale and intimate character storytelling of King’s best-loved works, weaving an epic saga of darkness and light, played out on a few square miles of Maine woodland.” Sam Shaw and Dustin Thomason developed the series for television and serve as executive producers along with J.J. Abrams, Ben Stephenson, and Liz Glotzer. The series is from Bad Robot Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television. The first three episodes of “Castle Rock” will premiere on Hulu on Wednesday, July 25th.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 24, 2018
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IT: Chapter Two Reveals Final Cast Member

After months of announcing cast, the final member of the Losers Club has been revealed for It: Chapter Two. Now, the last cast member has been revealed. You may be familiar with those hilarious Old Spice commercials featuring Isaiah Mustafa. That’s right, IT: Chapter Two has cast the Old Spice guy as the adult version of Mike Hanlon, played in the first film by Chosen Jacobs who announced Mustafa‘s casting via Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/BjylsDBlqUm/?taken-by=chosenjacobs Mustafa (Shadow Hunters, Horrible Bosses) joins Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, Bill Hader, Andy Bean, James Ransone, Jay Ryan, and Bill Skarsgard who is reprising his role as Pennywise. The first chapter of It centered on a group of children, known as the Losers Club, who are terrorized by Pennywise the clown and forced to face their own demons to defeat him. Chapter Two will follow the same characters as adults who return to their hometown years later to face Pennywise once again. It: Chapter Two, from director

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 10, 2018
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New Images Tease The Darkness Of King’s Series “Castle Rock”

A new batch of images (via EW) gives us a look into Hulu’s upcoming Stephen King series “Castle Rock”, which will take viewers inside King’s multiverse. “Castle Rock is this town that [King] made famous in all these different books; and these two writers, Dustin Thomason and Sam Shaw, came up with this incredibly cool, terrifying, weird, funny idea of a series, new story, that takes place in this town,” producer J.J. Abrams recently told Jimmy Fallon. “And all of these characters from Stephen King’s books sort of are peripherally involved. We pitched it to Stephen King. He went nuts for it.” The series stars Bill Skarsgard as a prisoner at Shawshank State Prison, Scott Glenn as Alan Pangborn who appeared in both Needful Things and The Dark Half, and Sissy Spacek (Carrie) as Ruth Deaver, the adoptive mother of the series’ lead character Henry (Andre Holland). “Castle Rock”, from Bad Robot Productions and Warner Bros. Television, is named after

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 26, 2018
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Jay Ryan Boards ‘It: Chapter Two’

“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 (Stanley), and Bill Hader (Richie). Bill Skarsgard is also set to return as Pennywise. Muschietti directs from the script penned by Gary Dauberman on the film set to begin production this summer, Variety reports. The first chapter of It centered on a group of children, known as the Losers Club, who are terrorized by Pennywise the clown and forced to face their own demons to defeat him. “Chapter Two” will follow the same characters as adults who return to their hometown years later to face Pennywise once again. It: Chapter Two will open in theaters nationwide on September 6, 2019.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 25, 2018
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Two More Actors Join The Losers Club For ‘IT: Chapter 2’

It’s been a big day for It: Chapter 2, announcing two new cast members, Andy Bean and James Ransone, Variety reports. Bean, known for his role in HBO’s “Here and Now” and the TV series “Power”, will play Losers Club member Stanley, played in the first film by Wyatt Oleff. Ransone has been cast as Eddie, the adult version of the character played by Jack Dylan Grazer. You may recognize Ransone from Sinister and Sinister 2. The two actors join the cast that already includes Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, and Bill Hader. Bill Skarsgard will reprise his role of Pennywise. Directed by Andy Muschietti is back to direct from the script by Gary Dauberman based on Stephen King’s classic tale.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 17, 2018
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New Disturbing Teaser For “Castle Rock” Reveals Blood In Every Home

Hulu has unveiled a disturbing new teaser for “Castle Rock”, along with the premiere date for the series based on Stephen King’s literary universe. The new teaser reveals a series of disturbing images, including a suicidal mascot, and tells of a secret that has the town’s residents, “trapped in a cycle that stretches back centuries”. “There’s blood in every backyard, inside every house.” Andre Holland (Moonlight), Bill Skarsgard, Sissy Spacek, Melanie Lynskey, and Jane Levy star in the 10-episode first season. Stephen King is executive producing the series with J. J. Abrams, Ben Stephenson, and Liz Glotzer. The series was created by Sam Shaw and Dustin Thomason. “Castle Rock” makes its debut on July 25, 2018, on Hulu.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 3, 2018
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Kyra Sedgwick And Jeffery Donovan Join Bill Skarsgård In ‘Villians’

Last week, Bill Skarsgård (It) and Maika Monroe (It Follows) boarded Dan Berk and Robert Olsen’s dark comedy thriller Villians, set to begin principal photography in New York this week. Berk and Olsen will direct from their script, which made the 2016 Black List. Today we report that Kyra Sedgwick (The Woodsmen) and “Burn Notice” actor Jeffery Donovan have also joined the cast. In the film, after breaking into a suburban home, a pair of amateur criminals stumble upon a dark secret and two sadistic homeowners who will do anything to keep their secret from getting out. Star Thrower’s Tim and Trevor White are producing along with Allan Mandelbaum and The Realm’s Garrick Dion. Aaron L. Gilbert and Jason Cloth are serving as executive producers.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 25, 2018
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Part Two Of ‘It’ Enters Pre-Production

The second volume of Andy Muschietti’s It has now entered pre-production which means that casting has begun, the final script has been approved, and things are beginning to be scheduled for shooting which will begin this summer. At this point, only two cast members have announced. Bill Skarsgard will reprise his role as Pennywise. Jessica Chastain has been cast as the adult version of Beverly, played in the first film by Sophia Lillis. Written by Gary Dauberman (It, Annabelle Creation), the second installment is said to follow Beverly as the Losers’ Club reunite to face Pennywise again. Return to Derry when It Part II opens in theaters September 6, 2019.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 7, 2018
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First Casting News For Andy Muschietti’s ‘IT’ Part II

Director Andy Muschietti is gearing up for the sequel to last year’s blockbuster, his adaption of Stephen King’s IT. In fact, the casting process has begun to find the adult versions of the first film’s child stars. News comes today via Variety that Jessica Chastain is currently in negotiations to star in the role of Beverly, played in the first film by Sophia Lillis. Chastain has starred in many films including Interstellar, Zero Dark Thirty, Molly’s Game, and in the upcoming film X-Men: Dark Phoenix which will be out later this year. Gary Dauberman returns to write the sequel in which we will see the members of the “Loser’s Club” reunite as adults and face-off against Pennywise once more. Bill Skarsgard is expected to reprise his character Pennywise. Production is set to begin this summer with IT Part II opening in theaters on September 6, 2019.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 20, 2018
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