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Salem's Lot Remake Seems To Be Skipping Theaters For Max
People have seen it, including the story's author, Stephen King, who had this to say on his Twitter/X account yesterday: "Between you and me, Twitter, I've seen the new SALEM'S LOT, and it's quite good Old-school horror filmmaking: slow build, big payoff Not sure why WB is holding it back; not like it's embarrassing or[...]
X-Men '97
Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? Disney+'s X-Men '97, AEW/TNA Wrestling, Stephen King/Elon Musk, FX's What We Do in the Shadows, Hulu's Only Murders in the Building, David Tennant & Taylor Swift, HBO's True Detective: Night Country, BBC's Doctor Who, Peacock's Apples Never Fall, The CW's Superman & Lois, Prime Video's Invincible, Apple TV+'s Prime Target, Paramount+'s Evil, Paramount+'s HALO, Max's Creature[...]
Stephen King Twitter Defiance Brings Transgender Dig From Elon Musk
It's been a while since we checked in on bestselling author Stephen King (You Like It Darker) and Twitter bro-wannabe Elon Musk It might've been back in November when King made his feelings known about Musk's Grok AI Spoiler? King wasn't a fan – and he hasn't been a big fan of pretty much anything that Musk[...]
welcome to derry
Thanks to Max's "The One To Watch In 2024" trailer that was released earlier today, we're getting some first-look footage – and while it all looks impressive, the streaming series sealed the deal once that red balloon makes an appearance. Image: Max Screencap Set in the world of Stephen King's It, Welcome to Derry is based on[...]
Doctor Who, Rick and Morty, SNL, Reacher & More: BCTV Daily Dispatch
Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? SAG-AFTRA, Adult Swim's Rick and Morty, Crunchyroll's Spy x Family, Netflix's Jurassic World: Chaos Theory, AMC's Fear the Walking Dead, Crunchyroll's Jujutsu Kaisen, Paramount+'s Star Trek: Lower Decks, FX's American Horror Story: Delicate/Stephen King, David Letterman/Paul Shaffer, Prime Video's Reacher, NBC's Saturday Night Live, Max's Doom Patrol, Disney+'s Loki, BBC's Doctor Who, and[...]
american horror story
And that includes bestselling author and pop culture god Stephen King, who took to Twitter/X to let everyone know that the long-running horror anthology series had "left me hanging," adding, "Talk about a tease." Image: FX Networks/CBS Sunday Mornings Here's a look at King's tweet from earlier today letting us know that he's waiting for answers, too: AMERICAN[...]
BCTV Daily Dispatch
Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? "Stranger Things" Day, Stephen King & Elon Musk, Crunchyroll's Jujutsu Kaisen, Paramount+'s Frasier, SAG-AFTRA/AMPTP, Marvel Studios' The Marvels, Friends/Matthew Perry, BBC's Red Dwarf, AMC's Fear the Walking Dead, BBC's Doctor Who, FX's Fargo, Adult Swim's Rick and Morty, Prime Video's Invincible, Crunchyroll's Spy x Family, South Park/Kathleen Kennedy, Prime Video's Reacher, NBC's Saturday Night Live, and more! Images/Screencaps:[...]
Stephen King Not Impressed with Elon Musk, AI News: "Big Whoop"
Along with being one of the greatest, most influential writers in the history of the written word, Stephen King (You Like It Darker) is also wonderfully honest when it comes to thoughts & feelings on any number of issues Whether it was his column for Entertainment Weekly back in the day to his current social[...]
welcome to derry
'White Lotus 'Season 3, that was going to be '24, and that's likely moving into 2025," Bloys revealed, citing the impact from the SAG-AFTRA & WGA strikes as the reason for the delays. Image: HBO Max Screencap Set in the world of Stephen King's It, Welcome to Derry is based on King's It novel and expands the[...]
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines Tries Hard To Justify Existence {Review}
Writer/director Lindsey Anderson Beer greatly respects the source material; with all of the winks and nods, we get to the series and the original Stephen King novel A slight change in the timeline makes the story hit harder, changing it to the Vietnam War instead of World War 2 But with a runtime of only[...]
King on Screen Dir. Daphné Baiwir on Stephen King’s Screen Legacy
There's little debate as to how much Stephen King continues to influence pop culture as the most adapted-to-screen author in the modern era It was something that actress, writer, and director Daphné Baiwir (King on Screen) realized at a young age when she read The Shining, his third book originally published in 1977 Her love[...]
dark tower
It's been nearly two months since we last checked in on how things were looking with Mike Flanagan, Trevor Macy, and Intrepid Pictures' upcoming adaptation of bestselling author Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" novels as a television series (along with two stand-alone films set within the universe) – and things were sounding pretty "optimistic" (Flanagan's word)[...]
BCTV Daily Dispatch
Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? AMC's The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon/Rick Grimes, Netflix's The Chosen One, Stephen King's Holly, TBS' AEW Dynamite, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds/Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Paramount Network's Yellowstone, CBS' Ghosts, Hulu's Futurama, FX's Justified: City Primeval, Vice TV's Dark Side of the Ring, The CW's Riverdale, FX's[...]
Holly: Stephen King Reads From His Upcoming Holly Gibney Novel (VIDEO)
As far as series adaptations go, HBO's take on Stephen King's 2018 bestseller The Outsider was a powerhouse on intensity that we didn't see coming But as the season stalked along, it found itself not only gaining more critical praise but also earning enough eyeballs to put it above some of the cable giant's other[...]
Loki, Good Omens 2, Secret Invasion Woes & More: BCTV Daily Dispatch
Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? FXX's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Disney+'s Secret Invasion, Amazon's Good Omens 2, AEW/WWE, Disney+'s Loki, Adult Swim's The Venture Bros., Hulu's Futurama, Stephen King/Twitter, Wil Wheaton/"Star Trek," Hulk Hogan, STARZ's Heels, BBC's Doctor Who, AMC's The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, Wilson Cruz/My So-Called Life, Netflix's The[...]
Stephen King Still Twitter, Not Buying Into Elon Musk's X Rebrand
When it comes to covering bestselling author Stephen King, we've been living in two very different worlds On one hand, Mike Flanagan, Trevor Macy & King now have us hooked on learning more about the upcoming "Dark Tower" television/film combo adaptation On the other hand, there's also the matter of King's very active social media[...]
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines Will Debut On Paramount+ October 6th
Based on the untold chapter from Pet Sematary, Stephen King's chilling novel, Pet Sematary: Bloodlines is a terrifying prequel, and the untold story of why sometimes dead is better… Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, a Paramount+ original movie in association with Paramount Pictures' Players Label, is a Di Bonaventura Pictures Production based on the novel Pet Sematary[...]
Strange New Worlds, Yellowstone, SDCC 2023 & More: BCTV Daily Dispatch
Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? FXX's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, STARZ's Heels, Paramount Network's Yellowstone, Disney+'s Stan Lee, Paramount+'s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Tucker Carlson/Stephen King, TBS' AEW Dynamite, NBC's Saturday Night Live, Elon Musk/Twitter, Amazon's The Boys, FX's American Horror Story, AMC's The Walking Dead, Adult Swim's Metalocalypse, The[...]
king
And with that intro, it appears that Carlson has decided to tag himself into the social media ring after Twitter ringmaster Elon Musk had his ass handed to him by famed author Stephen King in Musk's past attempts to match wits with King (like bringing a picture of a chainsaw to a chainsaw fight). Image: CBS[...]
dark tower
The last time we checked in with how things were going with Mike Flanagan, Trevor Macy, and their Intrepid Pictures' plans to adapt bestselling author Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" novels as a television series, King offered his tweet "seal of approval" to the duo's vision of a minimum of five seasons to do right[...]
King On Screen Features Impressive List Of Directors, Stars
King On Screen is a new documentary trying to answer why Stephen King has been adapted more than any other author alive The man has had over 80 books brought to the small and big screen from some of the biggest names and auteurs to ever work in Hollywood, and this excellent doc features some[...]
BCTV Daily Dispatch
Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? Mike Flanagan, Stephen King & The Dark Tower, The CW's The Winchesters, FX's Justified: City Primeval, Amazon's Reacher, TNT's AEW Rampage, AMC's Fear the Walking Dead, The Walt Disney Company, FOX's WWE SmackDown, The CW's The Flash, FX's What We Do in the Shadows, Disney+'s Andor, Wondery's[...]
the dark tower
Just before 2022 turned into 2023, Stephen King fans were treated to the excellent news that Mike Flanagan, Trevor Macy, and their Intrepid Pictures had secured the rights from King to adapt the author's "The Dark Tower" novels as a television series With a minimum of five seasons in mind, the deal is separate from[...]
The White Lotus Season 2: HBO Preview Images Of First Episode
Theo James has been tapped to star in the lead role in an adaptation of Stephen King's The Monkey, a short story from his collection Skeleton Crew James Wan is set to produce along with Atomic Monster's Michael Clear (M3GAN), and C2 Motion Picture Group's Jason Cloth (Joker), and Dave Caplan (Babylon) Osgood Perkins (Longlegs) handled[...]
welcome to derry
From the big-screen perspective, we might be looking at a family connection between Clint and Butch Bowers (Stuart Hughes), a police officer featured in the films. Image: HBO Max Screencap Set in the world of Stephen King's It, Welcome to Derry is based on King's It novel and expands the vision established by filmmaker Andy Muschietti in[...]
Stephen King: Twitter "Very Strange" Since Elon Musk; Not Leaving
If you've been following our coverage of the back-and-forth going on between Elon Musk and noted bestselling author Stephen King over Musk's handling of Twitter – specifically, the blue checkmark/verification process that now requires payment – then you know that King's no fan And that's resulted in a series of tweet exchanges that's left the[...]
star trek
Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? Paramount+'s Star Trek: Picard, FX's American Horror Story, Showtime's Yellowjackets, Elon Musk/Stephen King/Neil Gaiman, Paramount+'s Star Trek: Discovery, BBC's Doctor Who, Amazon's Outer Range, ABC's The Rookie, TNT's AEW Rampage, Disney+'s Daredevil: Born Again, and more! Image: Paramount+, Showtime, Netflix, CBS Screencap, SNL Screencap, BBC, FX Networks, Hulu,[...]
Elon Musk Brags About Size of His Donation, Misses Stephen King Point
Sometimes, the jokes come too easily – as is the case of the latest chapter in "The Great Twitter Blue Checkmark War" between Musk and acclaimed author Stephen King Earlier, King tweeted about the news that Musk had "paid" to have a whole bunch of blue checkmarks reinstated – including King's- writing, "I think Mr[...]
Neil Gaiman & Stephen King Agree: Elon Musk Is Wasting His Money
One of those was famed author Stephen King, who has a history of Musk drama of his own to deal with "I think Mr Musk should give my blue check to charity I recommend the Prytula Foundation, which provides lifesaving services in Ukraine," King recommended to Musk, making it clear that Twitter's owner should focus[...]
star trek
Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? Paramount+'s Star Trek: Picard, NBC's The Blacklist, Hulu's The Orville, FX's Justified, Amazon's The Wheel of Time, The CW's The Flash, HBO's The Last of Us, TNT's AEW Rampage, Stephen King/Elon Musk, Amazon's Dead Ringers, BBC's Doctor Who, and more Image: FX Networks Screencap, Paramount+, Hulu, BBC, CBS[...]