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Movie Review – It (2017)

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It, 2017. Directed by Andy Muschietti. Starring Jaeden Lieberher, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Chosen Jacobs, Jack Dylan Grazer, Wyatt Oleff, Nicholas Hamilton, and Bill Skarsgard. SYNOPSIS: A group of bullied kids band together when a monster, taking the appearance of a clown, begins hunting children. After the appalling adaptation of The Dark […]

Second Opinion – It (2017)

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It, 2017. Directed by Andy Muschietti. Starring Bill Skarsgard, Jaeden Lieberher, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Nicholas Hamilton, Jack Dylan Grazer, Stephen Bogaert, Jackson Robert Scott, Chosen Jacobs, Wyatt Oleff, Jake Sim, Owen Teague, Stuart Hughes, Logan Thompson, Geoffrey Pounsett, Pip Dwyer, and Javier Botet SYNOPSIS: In the late 1980s in the small […]

It will remain comfortably in the top spot at the box office this weekend

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It is predicted to easily retain its title as king of the US box office this coming weekend. The Stephen King adaptation blew cinemas apart during its opening weekend on its way to a massive $123 million. It has continued to perform impressively in its domestic market since, earning $8.8 million on Monday and $11.4 […]

New images from It, Stephen King had no involvement with the movie

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With less than a month to go until the hotly-anticipated release of It, Entertainment Weekly has debuted two new images from the upcoming big screen adaptation of Stephen King’s classic horror novel featuring Bill Skarsgard’s Pennywise and the Losers Club; take a look below… SEE ALSO: Pennywise speaks in new It TV spot Meanwhile, speaking to […]

New poster for Stephen King’s It, director discusses Pennywise design

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With just two weeks to go until It arrives in cinemas, a new poster has arrived online for the hotly-anticipated big screen adaptation of Stephen King’s classic horror novel by artist Oliver Barrett; take a look here… Meanwhile, speaking with Collider, director Andy Muschietti discussed the inspiration behind Pennywise’s appearance and the early designs of […]

The Dark Tower tops the U.S. box office with $19.5 million

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Despite a wave of negative reviews, Columbia Pictures and MRC’s The Dark Tower has opened in first place at the North American box office this weekend, with the film grossing $19.5 million across the Friday to Sunday period. Internationally, the $60 million-budgeted fantasy grossed a further $8 million from 19 countries, meaning it has recouped […]

Movie Review – The Dark Tower (2017)

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The Dark Tower, 2017. Directed by Nikolaj Arcel. Starring Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Taylor, Dennis Haysbert, Claudia Kimm, Jackie Earle Haley, Fran Kranz, and Katheryn Winnick. SYNOPSIS: The last Gunslinger, Roland Deschain, has been locked in an eternal battle with Walter O’Dim, also known as the Man in Black, determined to prevent him from […]

Stephen King adaptation Mr. Mercedes renewed for season 2

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Mr. Mercedes has been renewed for a second season by the Audience Network. Based on the trilogy of Stephen King books comprised of titles Mr. Mercedes, Finders Keepers, and End of Watch, season 1 told the story of killer Brady Hartsfield who taunts a retired police detective named Bill Hoges (Brendan Gleeson) via a number […]

Exclusive interview with Jack Bender on Mr. Mercedes

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Tai Freligh interviews Jack Bender about Mr. Mercedes… Jack Bender (Lost, Under the Dome, Game of Thrones) is an Executive Producer and Director for Mr. Mercedes, the television show based on the Stephen King novel of the same name. Tai Freligh with Flickering Myth interviewed him at Comic-Con 2017 and asked him about portraying violence and gore […]