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Ben Barnes and Mary-Louise Parker to lead Stephen King adaptation The Institute

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MGM+ has announced that it has given a eight-episode series order to The Institute, an adaptation of the 2019 novel from Stephen King.  The series is being executive produced by King veterans director Jack Bender (Mr. Mercedes) and writer Benjamin Cavell (The Stand), and will see Ben Barnes (Shadow and Bone) and Mary-Louise Parker (Weeds) […]

Blu-ray Review – The Lawnmower Man Collection

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The Lawnmower Man Collection Directed by Brett Leonard/Farhad Mann. Starring Jeff Fahey, Pierce Brosnan, Jenny Wright, Geoffrey Lewis, Dean Norris, Patrick Bergin, Camille Cooper, and Matt Frewer. SYNOPSIS: Box set containing the groundbreaking The Lawnmower Man and its lesser-seen sequel. The problem with basing a movie around a new technology is that you can guarantee […]

Bill Skarsgård to play Pennywise again in IT prequel Welcome To Derry

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Bill Skarsgård is crawling back down the standpipe once more to play Pennywise the Clown in Max’s It prequel Welcome to Derry.  Per Deadline’s report the Boy Kills World star will reprise the title role of It/Pennywise from the $1.7 billion grossing New Line movie It and its sequel, It Chapter Two. Skarsgård won’t be the […]

Glen Powell will star in Edgar Wright’s The Running Man

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Edgar Wright has found his titular running man. Reports have broken that Glen Powell will star in Wright’s The Running Man, an adaptation of Stephen King’s iconic work. Wright co-wrote the new script with Michael Bacall. The project is being labeled as Powell’s “first action vehicle.” He’s best known for his work in Top Gun: […]

It’s official: Warner Bros.’ Salem’s Lot remake is heading straight-to-streaming

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Warner Bros.’ has finally put a stake through the heart of plans to release their Gary Dauberman-directed adaptation of Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot theatrically by confirming that the oft-delayed horror will now debut on MAX. Originally intended for release in September 2022, the film was then delayed by WBD to April 2023, before being consigned […]

Tim Curry’s Pennywise terrifies with new It sixth scale figure from Sideshow

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Sideshow has unveiled the sixth scale Pennywise figure which is inspired by the likeness of Tim Curry as the iconic malevolent dancing clown in the 1990 Stephen King adaptation It. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $285; take a look here…   The Pennywise Sixth Scale Figure features a detailed likeness to […]

Jenna Ortega & The Weeknd rumored for a “loose remake” of Misery

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Fan obsession, in the age of social media, has a lot of material to mine for a film. But what happens when you twist that with the iconic work of Stephen King? We could see something special (or delightfully campy with the talent involved). World of Reel reports that filmmaker Trey Edward Shults could be […]

Francis Lawrence to direct Stephen King adaptation The Long Walk

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Out on the promotional rounds for his latest film The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes [read our review here], director Francis Lawrence has confirmed to Business Insider that he’s now attached to the long-gestating feature film adaptation of Stephen King’s The Long Walk. Based on King’s 1979 novel, published under his Richard […]

Warner Bros.’ Salem’s Lot remake to skip theaters for streaming release

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Warner Bros.’ Gary Dauberman-directed adaptation of Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot is set to bypass cinemas altogether and make its long-overdue debut on the Warner Bros. Discovery streaming platform. Consigned to post-production hell and locked in the Warner Bros. crypt for over a year, there’s an air of inevitability about the studios’ decision to dump the vampire-horror […]

Mike Flanagan’s The Life of Chuck cast adds Matthew Lillard and Heather Langenkamp

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Filmmaker Mike Flanagan knows how to cast for his works. Whether it’s Gerald’s Game, Doctor Sleep, or one of his shows on Netflix, we are sure to get an all-star cast in a Flanagan production, and his upcoming The Life of Chuck is gathering a gaggle of great talents. Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan, Jacob Tremblay, […]