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Blumhouse Is Remaking Stephen King’s ‘Christine’ With Bryan Fuller Directing

After years of development, Blumhouse’s Firestarter has finally begun production, but that’s not the only Stephen King project they are working on. Now, they’ve officially announced they are remaking Stephen King‘s classic killer car movie, Christine. But that’s not all, Deadline is reporting that Bryan Fuller, who was behind the brilliant series “Hannibal” and “Dead Like Me”, will be both writing and directing the film, which will be produced by Jason Blum and Vincenzo Natai who has been involved with several King adaptations, including In the Tall Grass and several episodes of the series “The Stand”. In King’s novel, released in 1983, Arnie, a teen who is tired of being bullied and having no luck with the ladies buys a beat-up 1958 Plymouth Fury to restore, not knowing the car is possessed by an evil spirit. Soon, the car begins to corrupt Arnie and the body count begins to rise. It’s up to Arnie’s best friend Dennis Guilder, and his

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 9, 2021
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#SaveHannibal Is Trending After Fans Upset By News Of “Clarice” Series

Following the news reports earlier today about CBS greenlighting the Silence of the Lamb spin-off series “Clarice“, fans have taken to social media with #SaveHannibal in an attempt to breathe new life into the “Hannibal” series that was canceled back in 2015 after three seasons. Fans refuse to give hope that Bryan Fuller’s series adaptation of “Silence of Lambs” will return with stars Mads Mikkelsen and Hugh Dancy. Who could blame them? The series was a fantastic, dark, fascinating journey into the mind of a cannibal psychiatrist (Mikkelsen) and his relationship with a young profiler named Will Graham (Dancy). Fuller took to Twitter this afternoon to give his thoughts on the “Clarice“/”Hannibal” situation. Martha (De Laurentiis) & I tried many times to work with MGM to include Clarice into our Hannibal story. They ultimately told us they had their own plans for Clarice and they didn’t need Hannibal to tell her story.“ Fuller continued, “Don’t think this impacts a potential

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 12, 2020
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‘Hannibal’ Creator Confirms He Is In Talks To Revive The Acclaimed Series

Fans and critics alike were heartbroken when NBC announced back in 2015 that after only three seasons they were killing Hannibal. The series’ creator Brad Fuller has continued to tell fans that the series could be revived at some point and that the series is not completely dead. Last night on Twitter Fuller was asked about the series’ status and he had an interesting answer. Conversations couldn’t start until 2 years after the final airing of season 3,” he said. “[The De Laurentiis Company] has started those conversations. This takes time.” Both Mads Mikkelsen and Hugh Dancy have already made it clear that they would love to sink their teeth into a fourth season. I know Hannibal fans all have their fingers (and dinner forks) crossed that we will get another taste of the amazing, dark, and breathtakingly stunning series inspired by the cannibalistic character from Thomas Harris’ novels that introduced the world to Dr. Hannibal Lecter in 1981 in

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 9, 2017
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Amazing Stories Revival In The Hands Of Hannibal Creator Bryan Fuller

As a kid, one of my favorite things to watch was reruns of Steven Spielberg’s Amazing Stories. The series featured episodes that were everything from sci-fi to horror and was directed by the who’s who of directors including Martin Scorsese, Tom Holland, Tobe Hooper and Spielberg himself. But sadly, the show ended in 1987, after just two seasons. At SXSW Hannibal creator Bryan Fuller revealed that he is currently writing scripts for the show’s revival. He will be joined in the writers’ room by Emily Gordon, Patton Oswalt, Kumail Nanjiani, and Jane Goldman, Crave reports. We are working on a variety of scripts from a variety of sources, and we’ve got a lot of really great writers involved.” Fuller told Crave. “So it feels like I’m curating the Amazing Stories magazine. Yeah, so that’s very exciting because I get to collaborate with other writers and just let them do their thing under that umbrella, which is a relief.” Image: Crave

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 15, 2017
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Mads Mikkelson Believes We Haven’t Seen The Last Of Hannibal

Hannibal fans were crushed when the series was canceled by NBC. But like true fans they haven’t given hope that the series might return. And they’re not alone. The cast all want to return for a forth season. Mads Mikkelsen, who played played the cannibalistic Dr. Hannibal Lecter, remains confident that the series will return with in the next few years, with the help of the series’ creator Bryan Fuller. In an interview Mikkelsen was asked about the possibility of the show being picked up by another network. He stated that it’s all up to Fuller, who is currently working on the series adaption of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods. It depends on Bryan. He is the key, the base, the heart, Mikkelsen said. “We will wait and see what happens next in his career. But we all know that we can easily pick this up in two or three years, there are breaks in the stories. We could pick it

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 2, 2016
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Two New Stars Join Neil Gaiman’s American Gods Series

The Television series adaption of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods has added actors Jonathan Tucker and Crispin Glover to their cast, TV Line reports. American Gods” follows the mysterious Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle), a man who is released from prison a few days early after serving a three-year sentence for bank robbery when his beloved wife Laura (Emily Browning) is killed in a car accident. Flying home for he funeral, Shadow is seated next to a man who introduces himself only as Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane), and this man knows more about Shadow’s life, both past and present, than is possible. Shadow comes to learn that Wednesday is, in fact, the Norse god Odin. Tucker (Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2013) will play the role of Low-Key Lyesmith, Shadow Moon’s cellmate, who has been described as “wiry and fast-talking, with an offbeat sense of humor.” Glover (Back to the Future) will bring Mr. World, the leader of the New Gods, to life. Nigerian

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 18, 2016
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STARZ’s Series Adaption Of American Gods Adds Three New Cast Members

Starz’s adaption of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods is picking up steam and has just announced three new cast members. American Gods combines the legends of various religions and mythology. We witnesses a struggle between deities, both old and new. Starz has cast Ricky Whittle as Shadow Moon, the main character of the novel. Shadow Moon is an ex-convict and a bodyguard of Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane), an incarnation of the Norse God Odin. It has been hinted that Shadow Moon is actually the reincarnation of Baldr, the Norse God of light. Emily Browning (Sucker Punch), who will play Laura, Shadow Moon’s wife. Nigerian actress Yetide Badaki (Aquarius) will play Bilquis, the ancient goddess of love and Sean Harris (Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation) has been cast as Mad Sweeney, who has been described as a leprechaun down on his luck. So far the only one new god has been cast. Bruce Langley (Deadly Waters) will play the role of Technician Boy,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 26, 2016

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Blumhouse Is Remaking Stephen King’s ‘Christine’ With Bryan Fuller Directing

After years of development, Blumhouse’s Firestarter has finally begun production, but that’s not the only Stephen King project they are working on. Now, they’ve officially announced they are remaking Stephen King‘s classic killer car movie, Christine. But that’s not all, Deadline is reporting that Bryan Fuller, who was behind the brilliant series “Hannibal” and “Dead Like Me”, will be both writing and directing the film, which will be produced by Jason Blum and Vincenzo Natai who has been involved with several King adaptations, including In the Tall Grass and several episodes of the series “The Stand”. In King’s novel, released in 1983, Arnie, a teen who is tired of being bullied and having no luck with the ladies buys a beat-up 1958 Plymouth Fury to restore, not knowing the car is possessed by an evil spirit. Soon, the car begins to corrupt Arnie and the body count begins to rise. It’s up to Arnie’s best friend Dennis Guilder, and his

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 9, 2021
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#SaveHannibal Is Trending After Fans Upset By News Of “Clarice” Series

Following the news reports earlier today about CBS greenlighting the Silence of the Lamb spin-off series “Clarice“, fans have taken to social media with #SaveHannibal in an attempt to breathe new life into the “Hannibal” series that was canceled back in 2015 after three seasons. Fans refuse to give hope that Bryan Fuller’s series adaptation of “Silence of Lambs” will return with stars Mads Mikkelsen and Hugh Dancy. Who could blame them? The series was a fantastic, dark, fascinating journey into the mind of a cannibal psychiatrist (Mikkelsen) and his relationship with a young profiler named Will Graham (Dancy). Fuller took to Twitter this afternoon to give his thoughts on the “Clarice“/”Hannibal” situation. Martha (De Laurentiis) & I tried many times to work with MGM to include Clarice into our Hannibal story. They ultimately told us they had their own plans for Clarice and they didn’t need Hannibal to tell her story.“ Fuller continued, “Don’t think this impacts a potential

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 12, 2020
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‘Hannibal’ Creator Confirms He Is In Talks To Revive The Acclaimed Series

Fans and critics alike were heartbroken when NBC announced back in 2015 that after only three seasons they were killing Hannibal. The series’ creator Brad Fuller has continued to tell fans that the series could be revived at some point and that the series is not completely dead. Last night on Twitter Fuller was asked about the series’ status and he had an interesting answer. Conversations couldn’t start until 2 years after the final airing of season 3,” he said. “[The De Laurentiis Company] has started those conversations. This takes time.” Both Mads Mikkelsen and Hugh Dancy have already made it clear that they would love to sink their teeth into a fourth season. I know Hannibal fans all have their fingers (and dinner forks) crossed that we will get another taste of the amazing, dark, and breathtakingly stunning series inspired by the cannibalistic character from Thomas Harris’ novels that introduced the world to Dr. Hannibal Lecter in 1981 in

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 9, 2017
Horror Fuel

Amazing Stories Revival In The Hands Of Hannibal Creator Bryan Fuller

As a kid, one of my favorite things to watch was reruns of Steven Spielberg’s Amazing Stories. The series featured episodes that were everything from sci-fi to horror and was directed by the who’s who of directors including Martin Scorsese, Tom Holland, Tobe Hooper and Spielberg himself. But sadly, the show ended in 1987, after just two seasons. At SXSW Hannibal creator Bryan Fuller revealed that he is currently writing scripts for the show’s revival. He will be joined in the writers’ room by Emily Gordon, Patton Oswalt, Kumail Nanjiani, and Jane Goldman, Crave reports. We are working on a variety of scripts from a variety of sources, and we’ve got a lot of really great writers involved.” Fuller told Crave. “So it feels like I’m curating the Amazing Stories magazine. Yeah, so that’s very exciting because I get to collaborate with other writers and just let them do their thing under that umbrella, which is a relief.” Image: Crave

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 15, 2017
Horror Fuel

Mads Mikkelson Believes We Haven’t Seen The Last Of Hannibal

Hannibal fans were crushed when the series was canceled by NBC. But like true fans they haven’t given hope that the series might return. And they’re not alone. The cast all want to return for a forth season. Mads Mikkelsen, who played played the cannibalistic Dr. Hannibal Lecter, remains confident that the series will return with in the next few years, with the help of the series’ creator Bryan Fuller. In an interview Mikkelsen was asked about the possibility of the show being picked up by another network. He stated that it’s all up to Fuller, who is currently working on the series adaption of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods. It depends on Bryan. He is the key, the base, the heart, Mikkelsen said. “We will wait and see what happens next in his career. But we all know that we can easily pick this up in two or three years, there are breaks in the stories. We could pick it

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 2, 2016
Horror Fuel

Two New Stars Join Neil Gaiman’s American Gods Series

The Television series adaption of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods has added actors Jonathan Tucker and Crispin Glover to their cast, TV Line reports. American Gods” follows the mysterious Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle), a man who is released from prison a few days early after serving a three-year sentence for bank robbery when his beloved wife Laura (Emily Browning) is killed in a car accident. Flying home for he funeral, Shadow is seated next to a man who introduces himself only as Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane), and this man knows more about Shadow’s life, both past and present, than is possible. Shadow comes to learn that Wednesday is, in fact, the Norse god Odin. Tucker (Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2013) will play the role of Low-Key Lyesmith, Shadow Moon’s cellmate, who has been described as “wiry and fast-talking, with an offbeat sense of humor.” Glover (Back to the Future) will bring Mr. World, the leader of the New Gods, to life. Nigerian

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 18, 2016
Horror Fuel

STARZ’s Series Adaption Of American Gods Adds Three New Cast Members

Starz’s adaption of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods is picking up steam and has just announced three new cast members. American Gods combines the legends of various religions and mythology. We witnesses a struggle between deities, both old and new. Starz has cast Ricky Whittle as Shadow Moon, the main character of the novel. Shadow Moon is an ex-convict and a bodyguard of Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane), an incarnation of the Norse God Odin. It has been hinted that Shadow Moon is actually the reincarnation of Baldr, the Norse God of light. Emily Browning (Sucker Punch), who will play Laura, Shadow Moon’s wife. Nigerian actress Yetide Badaki (Aquarius) will play Bilquis, the ancient goddess of love and Sean Harris (Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation) has been cast as Mad Sweeney, who has been described as a leprechaun down on his luck. So far the only one new god has been cast. Bruce Langley (Deadly Waters) will play the role of Technician Boy,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 26, 2016