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Shudder teams with Greg Nicotero for Creepshow TV series

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Entertainment Weekly is reporting that the classic 1982 horror anthology Creepshow is heading to the small screen, with streaming service Shudder tapping The Walking Dead executive producer and makeup effects guru Greg Nicotero to create and oversee a new series. “Creepshow is one of the most beloved and iconic horror anthologies from two masters of the […]

Bill Skarsgard says working with adult actors in It: Chapter Two is “weird” and “surreal”

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Bill Skarsgard, the actor behind Pennywise, has spoken about how different things are working with the adult actors in It: Chapter Two compared to the kids of the first film. The sequel to 2017’s It is going to be a big event in the horror calendar and it comes with an extra layer of interest […]

Taylor Frey joins It: Chapter Two

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Deadline is reporting that Taylor Frey (The Carrie Diaries, Gossip Girl) has joined the cast of It: Chapter Two, where he’ll portray the character of Don Hagarty, the partner of Adrian Mellon (Xavier Dolan). The sequel to last year’s smash hit horror is once again being directed by Andy Muschietti, with Jessica Chastain (Beverly Marsh), […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]