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What the hell is going on with The Dark Tower movie?

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Samuel Brace is starting to get a little concerned about The Dark Tower… The Dark Tower adaptation currently set for release this summer seems to be in big trouble. We are months from release and there’s no trailer, the film has recently been delayed, and now reshoots are taking place. None of this looks good […]

Russell Crowe to star in Josh Boone’s Stephen King adaptation Revival

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The Fault in Our Stars director Josh Boone is expected to begin shooting 20th Century Fox’s X-Men spinoff New Mutants in the Spring, but it seems he’s already got one eye on his next project – an adaptation of the 2014 Stephen King novel Revival – and has Russell Crowe attached to star. “I have […]

October Horrors Day 22 – The Shining (1980)

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The Shining, 1980. Directed by Stanley Kubrick Starring Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Scatman Crothers and Danny Lloyd. SYNOPSIS: Jack Torrance is a struggling writer who takes a job as the winter caretaker of the Overlook Hotel, located deep in the mountains and often snowed in during the winter months, bringing along his wife Wendy and […]

Carla Gugino and Bruce Greenwood set for Stephen King adaptation Gerald’s Game

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Last month director Mike Flanagan (Oculus, Ouija: Origin of Evil) revealed that his long-gestating Stephen King adaptation Gerald’s Game is moving forward at Netflix, and now we have details on the film’s cast. Deadline is reporting that Carla Gugino (Wayward Pines) and Bruce Greenwood (Star Trek) are set to star as Jessie and Gerald Burlingame, with […]

Movie adaptation of Stephen King’s Gerald’s Game heading to Netflix

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Back in 2014, it was reported that Mike Flanagan (Oculus, Absentia) was developing a movie adaptation of Stephen King’s 1992 suspense thriller Gerald’s Game. We’ve heard nothing about it since then, but the director has revealed to Rue Morgue that the project is still very much alive, and looks to be heading to Netflix. “If you know the […]

Stephen King says Gerald’s Game movie is “horrifying, hypnotic and terrific”

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Back in September of last year it was announced that Netflix had given the go ahead to an adaptation of Stephen King’s 1992 novel Gerald’s Game from director Mike Flanagan (Oculus, Ouija: Origin of Evil), and now King has revealed on Twitter that he’s seen a rough cut of the film, and “it’s gonna freak […]

Filming wraps on big screen adaptation of Stephen King’s It

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Director Andy Muschietti (Mama) has announced that filming has wrapped on the big screen adaptation of Stephen King’s horror classic It, with the filmmaker taking to Instagram to share a photo of himself alongside the young stars who make up the Losers Club… Meanwhile, producer Barbara Muschietti also marked the occasion with her own image, opting […]

Promo images for The Mist Season 1 Episode 7 – ‘Over the River and Through the Woods’

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Five promo images have arrived online for Thursday’s seventh episode of The Mist, entitled ‘Over the River and Through the Woods’; check them out below… SEE ALSO: The Mist Season 1 Episode 6 Review – ‘The Devil You Know’ Kevin and the group find unlikely sanctuary in the psych wing of the hospital. Tensions at […]

Katheryn Winnick and Michael Barbieri join The Dark Tower

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With production underway on The Dark Tower, the long-awaited adaptation of Stephen King’s epic fantasy series has added two new names to its cast, with Katheryn Winnick (Vikings) and Michael Barbieri (Little Men) joining the movie. Winnick’s role is being kept under wraps, but Deadline is reporting that 14-year-old Barbieri is to play Timmy, “an offbeat […]