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Netflix releases trailer for Stephen King adaptation In the Tall Grass

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With a little over two weeks to go until In the Tall Grass arrives on Netflix, the streaming service has released the first trailer for the upcoming adaptation of Stephen King and Joe Hill’s 2012 horror novella which stars Patrick Wilson, Laysla De Oliveria, Harrison Gilbertson, Avery Whitted, Rachel Wilson and Will Buie Jr. as […]

Frank Darabont doesn’t believe he could get The Shawshank Redemption made today

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Frank Darabont’s acclaimed Stephen King adaptation The Shawkshank Redemption celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, and during an interview with Indiewire to mark the occasion, the filmmaker has suggested that the movie – widely considered as one of the greatest of all time – wouldn’t be able to get made in today’s Hollywood given that […]

Stephen King and Joe Hill adaptation In the Tall Grass gets a poster and images

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A poster and four new images have been released for Vincenzo Natali’s horror In the Tall Grass, the upcoming adaptation of Stephen King and Joe Hill’s 2012 novella, which arrives on Netflix on October 4th; check them out below, courtesy of Decider… When siblings Becky and Cal hear the cries of a young boy lost […]

Annie Wilkes brings Misery to Castle Rock in season 2 trailer

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Hulu has released the first trailer for the second season of the Stephen King-inspired horror anthology series Castle Rock which gives us our first look at Lizzie Caplan as a younger version of Annie Wilkes from King’s classic novel Misery, as well as teasing the origin story of the psychopathic nurse; watch it here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8v19bLSQYI […]

Alexander Skarsgard, Whoopi Goldberg and more join Stephen King adaptation The Stand

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The Fault in Our Stars director Josh Boone’s long-gestating The Stand has found its Randall Flagg and Mother Abagail, with Alexander Skarsgard (Big Little Lies) and Whoopi Goldberg (Sister Act) securing the two key roles in the Stephen King adaptation. Along with Skarsgard and Goldberg, the series has also announced four more cast members: Jovan Adepo […]

Pennywise gets the Cosbaby treatment with Hot Toys’ It Chapter Two collectibles

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Hot Toys has unveiled its new line of Cosbabies for the Stephen King adaptation It Chapter Two which includes three variations of the movie’s terrifying malevolent being Pennywise; check out the promotional images here… Based on the latest blockbuster IT Chapter 2, Hot Toys is thrilled to officially introduce the brand new Cosbaby line-up featuring […]

Stephen King’s new book The Institute in development as TV series

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Stephen King’s latest book The Institute was released today, and it’s already been snapped up for a TV series adaptation with Deadline reporting that Spyglass Media has come on top in a competitive auction for the rights. Spyglass has enlisted David E. Kelley (Big Little Lies) and Jack Bender (Lost) – the creative team behind […]

It’s Bill Skarsgard open to returning as Pennywise in the future

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Bill Skarsgard has stated he would be open to returning as Pennywise the Dancing Clown in the It franchise in the future if Warner Bros. intends on making a third movie. In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly to coincide with the release of It Chpater Two, Skarsgard expressed his interest in returning to the iconic […]

It Chapter Two opens to $185 million worldwide

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Pennywise the Dancing Clown returned to cinemas this weekend for his final confrontation with The Losers’ Club in It Chapter Two, and while the Stephen King adaptation fell slightly short of box office tracking, the sequel has delivered the second biggest ever opening for a horror movie behind its 2017 predecessor. Domestically, It Chapter Two […]