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Earlier this week, it was announced that Amazon Studios was passing on the series pilot for Stephen King's The Dark Tower series of novels, with initial reports being that Amazon executives did not feel it was as strong as other big-ticket pilots that were given greelights like Wheel Of Time and The Lord Of the Rings[...]

Such is the case with the proposed series adaptation of Stephen King's The Dark Tower series of novels, with Amazon Studios announcing that the streaming service is passing on the pilot. According to initial reporting from Deadline Hollywood, Amazon executives did not feel that the pilot as strong as the ones that were given greelights (with[...]

CBS All Access' 10-episode limited event series adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand spent a good chunk of the end of 2019 filling out its cast with some major names from television film, and now we're learning when viewers will be able to feast their eyeballs on all of their hard work Over this past[...]

As the "Stephen King-ification" of the world rolls along to our total and utter liking, HBO's adaptation of the author's bestselling supernatural novel The Outsider has finally reached its January 12, 2020, premiere date To get fans ready, the cable network spoke with director and executive producer Jason Bateman about his approach to adapting the[...]

As the "Stephen King-ification" of the world rolls along to our total liking, HBO's adaptation of the author's bestselling supernatural novel The Outsider is creeping ever-so-closer to its January 12, 2020, premiere A little more than a month since viewers were treated to the official trailer for the upcoming drama series and four days before[...]

Now it looks like FX Networks and MGM Television want in on Stephen King's pop culture domination, reportedly developing a limited series based on the author's classic horror novel Carrie. Though both FX Networks and MGM TV declined to comment and no script is in place, Collider is reporting exclusively that the book's telekinetic lead Carrie[...]

Mercedes, Shudder's Creepshow, and on and on and on – it's Stephen King's world, we're just characters in it Now it looks like Epix wants in on "Planet King", giving a 10-episode, straight-to-series order for a drama based on the author's 1978 short story Jerusalem's Lot, with Adrien Brody (The Pianist) starring as Capt Charles[...]

Get ready for another remake of a Stephen King classic on the big screen Universal Pictures, Blumhouse Productions, and Weed Road Production recruited Keith Thomas (The Vigil) to direct the Firestarter reboot. Universal Pictures Production Details Scott Teems (Halloween Kills) will pen the latest adaptation of the King novel, according to Variety Firestarter follows the story of a[...]

As the "Stephen King-ification" of the world rolls along to out liking, HBO's adaptation of the author's bestselling supernatural novel The Outsider is creeping ever-so-closer to its January 12, 2020, premiere A week after offering viewers the first official trailer for the upcoming drama series, King, stars Ben Mendelsohn and Cynthia Erivo, and more share[...]

Stephen King has yet another adaptation going in front of cameras This time The Dark Half has been tapped to be remade The original 1993 film starred Timothy Hutton and was directed by George Romero In the story, a writer's pseudonym comes to life after his pen name is found out and he and his[...]

As the "Stephen King-ification" of the world rolls along to out liking, HBO's adaptation of the author's bestselling supernatural novel The Outsider is offering viewers their first official trailer for the upcoming drama series. Andrew Bernstein (Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, The Umbrella Academy) is on board to direct several episodes (along with executive producer/cast member Jason Bateman)[...]

Stephen King stories continue to be some of the hottest properties in Hollywood right now One of the ones that has not had an adaptation before has just been green lit, as From a Buick 8 will come to the big screen Thomas Jane, no stranger to starring in King adaptations himself, will star in[...]

While IT: Chapter 2 released in September and concluded the story from Stephen King's novel, it was nowhere near the success as the first chapter, grossing over $200 million less It was an uneven film, that needed less focus on the kid's we all loved from Chapter 1 and a heavy editing hand. Even so, it[...]

Stephen King is the master of horror and supernatural thrillers He has blessed up with some of the most iconic horror books out there which have easily been transferred into films. Stephen King's IT, Pet Semetary, The Shining, Gerald's Game, Stand by Me, Shawshank Redemption and so much more His storytelling is easily influenced generations of writers and artists[...]

[SPOILERS FOR THE SHINING] This week we continue our Stephen King retrospective with Doctor Sleep, directed by Mike Flanagan and starring Ewan MacGregor as Danny Torrance, the boy who escaped the Overlook Hotel at the end of The Shining. Which The Shining, you might ask? There are so many: from the Stephen King book came Stanley Kubrick's[...]

The movie version of Doctor Sleep, Stephen King's decades-later sequel to The Shining, arrived with a ton of hype and mostly positive reviews Writer-director Mike Flanagan is probably the best adapter of King stories He's a massive King fan and meticulous, serious and thoughtful filmmaker. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOzFZxB-8cwVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: STEPHEN KING'S DOCTOR[...]

Stephen King is the most adapted author in the modern era with 48 theatrical, 26 television, and 17 derivative projects That's not counting comic books or remakes With the release of his latest adapted work Doctor Sleep in theaters, here are five titles we could revisit. Credit: Featureflash Photo Agency / Shutterstock.com The Running Man (Stephen King[...]

2019 has been quite a year for Stephen King, but most years have been for decades now The prolific and celebrated author has given us so much, and in 2019 we saw four major adaptations of King's work hit the silver screen Now with Doctor Sleep in theaters, we can finally give you the definitive[...]

With Hulu's critically-acclaimed Stephen King "shared universe" series Castle Rock having premiered its second season at New York Comic Con (NYCC) 2019 and now currently four episodes in to its run (with our midseason "report card" review coming soon), the cast and creative team are taking viewers behind the scenes on how this season came about – and[...]

With Hulu's critically-acclaimed Stephen King "shared universe" series Castle Rock having premiered its second season at New York Comic Con (NYCC) 2019 and the series debuting its first three episodes this week to strong early reviews (with Bleeding Cool's review coming this week), executive producer/showrunner Dustin Thomason as well as cast members Lizzy Caplan, Tim Robbins, Elsie Fisher, Paul Sparks, and Matthew Alan[...]

With Hulu's critically-acclaimed Stephen King "shared universe" series Castle Rock having premiered its second season at New York Comic Con (NYCC) 2019 and the series debuting today to strong early reviews (with Bleeding Cool's review coming this week), executive producer/showrunner Dustin Thomason as well as cast members Lizzy Caplan, Tim Robbins, Elsie Fisher, Paul Sparks, and Matthew Alan sat down with Bleeding Cool[...]

With Hulu's critically-acclaimed Stephen King "shared universe" series Castle Rock having premiered its second season at New York Comic Con (NYCC) 2019 and the series set to debut on October 23 to strong early reviews, executive producer/showrunner Dustin Thomason as well as cast members Lizzy Caplan, Tim Robbins, Elsie Fisher, Paul Sparks, and Matthew Alan sat down with Bleeding Cool to discuss what fans[...]

With Hulu's critically-acclaimed Stephen King "shared universe" series Castle Rock having premiered its second season at New York Comic Con (NYCC) 2019 and the series set to debut on October 23 to strong early reviews, executive producer/showrunner Dustin Thomason as well as cast members Lizzy Caplan, Tim Robbins, Elsie Fisher, Paul Sparks, and Matthew Alan sat down with Bleeding Cool to discuss what fans[...]

As the "Stephen King-ification" of the world rolls along, HBO's adaptation of the author's bestselling supernatural novel The Outsider is offering viewers their first official teaser for the upcoming limited series. Andrew Bernstein (Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, The Umbrella Academy) is on board to direct several episodes (along with executive producer/cast member Jason Bateman) and serve as[...]

CBS All Access' 10-episode limited event series adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand has added yet another familar name to the emsemble cast, with Greg Kinnear (Little Miss Sunshine, House of Cards) set to join the streamer's post-apocalypse-set project. Kinnear joins previously-announced cast members Alexander Skarsgard, Whoopi Goldberg, James Marsden, Amber Heard, Heather Graham, Odessa Young, Henry[...]

With Hulu's critically-acclaimed Stephen King "shared universe" series Castle Rock having premiered its second season at New York Comic Con (NYCC) 2019 and the series set to debut on October 23 to strong early reviews, the horror anthology from creators Sam Shaw and Dustin Thomason, and executive producers J.J Abrams and King, is taking a moment to introduce[...]

CBS All Access' 10-episode limited event series adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand has added a very familar name to the emsemble cast, with Heather Graham (Boodie Nights, Flaked) set to join the streamer's post-apocalypse-set project Graham joins previously-announced cast members Alexander Skarsgard, Whoopi Goldberg, James Marsden, Amber Heard, Odessa Young, Henry Zaga, Jovan Adepo, Owen[...]

CBS All Access' 10-episode limited event series adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand continues adding to its cast, with Eion Bailey (Once Upon a Time), Katherine McNamara (Arrow), and Hamish Linklater (Legion) set to join the streamer's post-apocalypse-set project Bailey, McNamara, and Linklater join previously-announced cast members Alexander Skarsgard, Whoopi Goldberg, James Marsden, Amber Heard, Odessa Young,[...]

With Hulu's critically-acclaimed Stephen King "shared universe" series Castle Rock set to have its premiere at this year's New York Comic Con (NYCC) and fans treated to the first official trailer for the horror anthology's second season return from creators Sam Shaw and Dustin Thomason, and executive producers J.J Abrams and King[...]

With Hulu's critically-acclaimed Stephen King "shared universe" series Castle Rock set to have its premiere at this year's New York Comic Con (NYCC) and fans getting the first official trailer for the horror anthology's second season return from creators Sam Shaw and Dustin Thomason, and executive producers J.J Abrams and King earlier this week, the fine folks at[...]