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Franco lets off King’s Drunken Fireworks

Fresh from his success in the adaptation of Stephen King’s 11.22.63, James Franco is staying in the master of horror’s world for his new project, based on King’s recent short story Drunken Fireworks. According to the report at Deadline, Matt Rager is scripting the movie, based on the 2015 short story about escalating tensions in a small community over a […]

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King’s Mr Mercedes heads to AT&T’s Audience network

The TV version of Mr Mercedes, the first novel in Stephen King’s Bill Hodges trilogy, is heading to AT&T’s Audience network for a 2018 release. The Hollywood Reporter says that a 10-episode order has been given for the adaptation, which will star Brendan Gleeson as retired detective Hodges and Anton Yelchin as Brady Hartsfield, the killer responsible for mowing his way […]

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Elba & McConaughey confirmed for King’s Dark Tower

After decades of discussions and false starts, it does seem as if Stephen King’s epic seven book series The Dark Tower is heading for the screen, with Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey in the lead roles of the Gunslinger and the Man in Black. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, it was confirmed that Nikolaj Arcel will start directing the movie […]

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Stephen King’s The Mist lands at Spike TV

Spike has given a pilot order to Dimension Television’s new version of The Mist, Stephen King’s novella about a small town covered by a small mist within which lurk monsters. “We are thrilled to join forces with the incredibly creative Christian Torpe and Dimension Films to develop Stephen King’s enthralling novella to a compelling series unlike anything else on television,” […]

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Stephen King awarded US National Medal of Arts

Prolific genre author Stephen King will be one of 10 recipients of the American National Medal of Arts at a ceremony at the White House on September 10th. King is honoured “for his contributions as an author. One of the most popular and prolific writers of our time, Mr. King combines his remarkable storytelling with his sharp analysis of human […]

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Under the Dome not returning for fourth year

[NB Spoilers for the final episodes of season 3] The upcoming season finale of Under the Dome, airing in the US on Thursday September 10, will be the series finale. “Two years ago, Under The Dome broke new ground in the summer and became an instant hit on CBS, as well as with viewers around the world,” Nina Tassler, Chairman, CBS […]

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Syfy cancel Haven

The Troubles are over. According to TheWrap, Syfy has decided not to commission any more episodes of Haven, the series based on the Stephen King novella The Colorado Kid. The final 13 episodes, comprising the “second half of the fifth season” (ie the sixth season in all but name) will air later this year. Showrunner Gabrielle Stanton told TheWrap that the end […]

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Dragon Tattoo’s Arcel to helm King’s Dark Tower?

Huge Stephen King fan Nikolaj Arcel is in discussions to helm the movie version of Stephen King’s epic, The Dark Tower, according to reports at Deadline. The site suggests that Arcel, who taught himself English in order to read King’s work, will oversee a rewrite of the script for the opening movie, as well as helming it. The current script […]

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IT reboot down the storm drain as director leaves?

The future of New Line Cinema’s two-movie remake of Stephen King’s ITis in serious doubt following the departure of director Cary Fukunaga from the project weeks before filming was due to commence. According to reports over the weekend, creative differences, and disputes over the budget – particularly in the light of the underwhelming performance of the Poltergeist remake over the important […]

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