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It: Chapter Two screenwriter on the challenges of adapting Stephen King

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Gary Dauberman, the writer of It: Chapter Two, has discussed the numerous challenges of trying to adapt Stephen King novels. It: Chapter Two is certainly one of the most anticipated horror films of 2019, thanks to the first entry being so enormously popular with fans. Stephen King is one of the most adapted authors in […]

Mr. Mercedes season 3 gets a premiere date, images and featurette

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AT&T Audience Network has revealed that the third season of Mr. Mercedes is set to premiere on September 10th. Along with the date announcement, a batch of first look images have been released released for the Stephen King adaptation, as well as a featurette which takes us behind the scenes and includes interviews with director […]

Ron Howard discusses his disappointment with The Dark Tower movie

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After spending years in development hell as a multi-part, multi-format adaptation, Stephen King’s epic fantasy The Dark Tower finally made it to the screen in 2017, although the resulting movie wasn’t quite what many were hoping for – including, it seems, producer Ron Howard. Howard and fellow producers Avika Goldsman and Brian Grazer first picked […]

Pet Sematary home-entertainment release to include alternate ending

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Paramount Pictures has announced that adaptation of the classic Stephen King novel Pet Sematary is set to arrive on digital on June 25th, followed by a 4K, Blu-ray, DVD, and VOD release on July 9th. The cover artwork and special feature details are available to check out below, which reveal that the 4K and Blu-ray […]

Andre Ovredal to direct Stephen King’s The Long Walk

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Last year it was announced that New Line Cinema had picked up the movie rights to Stephen King’s 1979 Richard Bachman novel The Long Walk, and now comes word that the project has found itself a director. Variety reports that Andre Ovredal, the director behind The Autopsy of Jane Doe and the hotly-anticipated upcoming Scary […]

Stephen King shares his thoughts on the new TV adaptation of The Stand

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After spending some five years in development as a feature, it was announced this past January that filmmaker Josh Boone’s (The Fault in Our Stars) adaptation of Stephen King’s post-apocalyptic epic The Stand is heading to the small screen, with CBS All Access granting the project a ten-episode season order. Appearing on the Post Mortem […]

Hard Case Crime to publish new illustrated edition of Stephen King’s The Colorado Kid

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Hard Case Crime has announced the upcoming release of a brand new illustrated edition of Stephen King’s bestselling mystery tale The Colorado Kid, featuring artwork from Mark Edward Geyer, Kate Kelton, Paul Mann, and Mark Summers. On an island off the coast of Maine, a man is found dead. There’s no identification on the body. […]

The Flickering Myth Reaction to the It: Chapter Two trailer

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The Flickeirng Myth writing team share their thoughts on the It: Chapter Two trailer… Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema gave us our first look at this year’s hotly-anticipated It: Chapter Two this week with the release of a trailer for the follow-up to the hugely-successful 2017 Stephen King adaptation. Here’s what our writing team […]