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Stephen King series Castle Rock gets a full trailer

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Now that we’re just a couple of weeks away from the premiere of Castle Rock, Hulu has released a new full trailer for the Stephen King series. Check it out below along with a new poster… Based on Stephen King’s works, the series is set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine that is featured […]

New adaptation of Stephen King’s Firestarter finds a director

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It seems that not a week goes by lately without news of a new Stephen King project, and sure enough Variety is reporting that Fatih Akin (In the Fade) is set to direct a new adaptation of King’s classic novel Firestarter. Published in 1980, Firestarter follows Andy McGee and his young daughter Charlie, a nine-year […]

James McAvoy shares It: Chapter Two set photos as Jessica Chastain teases Beverly Marsh transformation

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With filming now underway on It: Chapter Two, the follow-up to last year’s smash hit Stephen King adaptation, new cast member James McAvoy – who is portraying the adult Bill Denbrough – has taken to Instagram to tease the horror sequel with some behind-the-scenes polaroids featuring co-stars Jessica Chastain, Bill Hader, Isaiah Mustafa and James Ransone, and […]

Rebecca Ferguson joins Ewan McGregor in The Shining sequel Doctor Sleep

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It looks like the Stephen King adaptation Doctor Sleep may have found its lead actress to star alongside Ewan McGregor. Variety has reported Rebecca Ferguson (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation) is in final talks to star in The Shining sequel. It is unknown what role she is up for, but McGregor is set to play an adult Danny Torrence […]

A Quiet Place screenwriters adapting Stephen King’s The Boogeyman

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It looks like we can add another Stephen King project to the ever expanding list, with Deadline reporting that 20th Century Fox is finalising a deal for The Boogeyman, an adaptation of the King short story released as part of the 1978 Night Shift collection. The project is being scripted by Scott Beck and Bryan […]

Teach Grant and Jess Wiexler join It: Chapter Two as Henry Bowers and Audra Phillips

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As It: Chapter Two continues its Toronto production, Variety has revealed two additional castings to the film in fairly important major roles, with Teach Grant (Altered Carbon) and Jess Wiexler (Chained for Life) the latest to join the horror sequel. Grant will portray the adult Henry Bowers, the bully to The Losers back in their teenage years. […]

It: Chapter Two adds Xavier Dolan and Will Beinbrink to its cast

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Days after James McAvoy officially announced that production is underway, Deadline is reporting that New Line Cinema’s horror sequel It: Chapter Two has added Xavier Dolan (Boy Erased) and Will Beinbrink (Queen of the South) to its cast. Dolan is set to portray Adrian Mellon, a gay man living in Derry who is the victim […]

Filming begins on remake of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary, synopsis and cast revealed

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A few days ago, James McAvoy announced that production is now underway on It: Chapter Two, and now we have word that filming has begun on another Stephen King adaptation, with co-director Dennis Widmyer announcing the start of principal photography on Twitter. Day one. #PetSematary pic.twitter.com/dfBAuW95xo — Dennis Widmyer (@denniswidmyer) June 18, 2018 Widmyer and […]

Ewan McGregor to star as Danny Torrance in The Shining sequel Doctor Sleep

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The sequel to Stephen King’s The Shining has found it star. Variety has reported Ewan McGregor (Christopher Robin) will lead the film as Danny Torrance in Doctor Sleep, the son of Jack Torrance who was played by Jack Nicholson in the film adaptation of The Shining. McGregor’s casting apparently earned the blessing of Stephen King, according to Variety, a […]