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Stephen King’s From A Buick 8 finds its director

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Hyde Park Entertainment have named their director for the next instalment of the Stephen King adaptation renaissance, From A Buick 8. According to Deadline, William Brent Bell, whose credits include The Boy, The Devil Inside, and Wer, will take control of the wheel on the evil car horror. From A Buick 8 was originally published […]

Mr. Mercedes VR Escape Room set for release on Sunday

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AT&T’s Stephen King adaptation Mr. Mercedes is set to get the VR escape room treatment this Sunday with the release of Mr. Mercedes: Lair Escape for HTC Vive. Created by VR Playhouse, Double A Labs, and AT&T, Mr. Mercedes: Lair Escape will put players into the basement of Brady Hartsfield, and challenge you to solve various puzzles in […]

Jessica Chastain shares It: Chapter Two ‘passing of the red balloon’ picture

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With filming well underway on Andy Muscheitti’s It: Chapter Two, we’re starting to see more and more pictures emerge from the Derry stand pipe, and Jessica Chastain has just shared a rather  nice one via her Twitter account. The snap (created by @shaunwatson87) shows the cross generational iterations of Beverly Marsh – Chastain and Sophia Lillis […]

It: Chapter Two Comic-Con footage description floats online

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It isn’t just Jason Momoa’s Aquaman emerging from the water at this year’s San Diego Comic Con, because one of the first big panels of 2018’s event was to herald the return of Pennywise the Clown from the murky sewers below Derry, as IT: Chapter 2 showcased some footage from the blockbuster sequel. SEE ALSO: […]

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 […]