HBO has debuted the first trailer for its small-screen adaptation of Stephen King’s horror novel The Outsider. The series stars Ben Mendelsohn as Detective Ralph Anderson who is investigating the horrifying murder of an 11-year-old boy and the mysterious and unexplainable circumstances surrounding the man accused of murdering him. Joining Mendelsohn in the cast are […]
Trace Adkins, Sean Patrick Flannery and Danny Trejo star in trailer for western The Outsider
With just two weeks to go until the release of The Outsider, a new trailer has arrived online for the upcoming Western thriller. Directed by Timothy Woodward Jr., the film stars Trace Adkins, Jon Foo, Sean Patrick Flannery, and Danny Trejo; watch it here… Country Music Legend Trace Adkins stars in this tale of revenge […]
HBO’s Stephen King adaptation The Outsider adds director Andrew Bernstein
Deadline is reporting that Emmy-nominated director Andrew Bernstein (Fear the Walking Dead) has signed on to direct several episodes of HBO’s upcoming Stephen King adaptation The Outsider. Bernstein has previous experience on a King-related project, having worked on the anthology series Castle Rock, while his other credits include Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan and The Umbrella […]
HBO fills out the cast of Stephen King adaptation The Outsider
Last month it was announced that Ben Mendelsohn (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) has been cast in The Outsider, a HBO TV adaptation of the Stephen King novel of the same name, and now comes word that the show has cast a number of series regulars and recurring guest stars. Set to join Mendelsohn […]
Ben Mendelsohn to star in Stephen King’s The Outsider adaptation
Ben Mendelsohn (Captain Marvel) has joined HBO’s adaptation of Stephen King’s novel The Outsider. The series was created by Richard Price (The Night Of), who has also written the script, and Jack Bender (Mr. Mercedes). Mendelsohn will executive produce alongside Price and Jason Bateman (Ozark). The Outsider follows a seemingly straightforward investigation into the gruesome murder of […]
Book Review – The Outsider by Stephen King
James Turner reviews The Outsider by Stephen King… I’d say that the King of Horror is back, but that would imply he went anywhere. Perhaps I better say: The King of Horror has gone back to his roots. But that wouldn’t be true either, as The Outsider has much more in common with his recent […]
Movie Review – The Outsider (2018)
The Outsider, 2018. Directed by Martin Zandvliet Starring Jared Leto, Tadanobu Asano, Shiori Kutsuna, Emile Hirsch and Rory Cochrane. SYNOPSIS: An epic set in post-WWII Japan and centered on an American former G.I. who joins the yakuza. Martin Zandvliet, director of Oscar-nominated war drama Land of Mine, makes an awkward, baffling leap to something resembling Hollywood with this turgid, shockingly […]
Is it OK to be angry about Jared Leto’s Netflix Yakuza movie?
Anghus Houvouras on whether it’s okay to be angry about Jared Leto’s Yakuza movie The Outsider… No. It’s absolutely not you mewling children. Spare me your indignation you pathetic, easily offended politically correct windbags already looking for the next ‘controversy’ to feign outrage over. Thanks for clicking. Remember to like, subscribe and share with your […]
4 Reasons Why March 2018 Belongs to Netflix
Samuel Brace on why March 2018 belongs to Netflix… As it stands, 2018 has been an odd year, a year in which only three months have passed but a year which has been almost utterly desolate in terms of quality TV and film – Black Panther being the only product to have captured significant audience […]
Jared Leto joins the yakuza in The Outsider trailer
With just two weeks to go until The Outsider arrives on Netflix, the streaming service has released a new trailer and poster for the Jared Leto-headlined crime drama. Directed by Martin Zandvliet, the film features a cast that also includes Tadanobu Asano, Kippei Shiina, Shioli Kutsuna, Emile Hirsch, Raymond Nicholson, Rory Cochrane, Nao Omori, and Min Tanaka; […]