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It director Andy Muschietti on the film’s R rating

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Fans of Stephen King’s classic horror novel It surely breathed a collective sigh of relief when it was confirmed that director Andy Muschietti (Mama) had been given the go ahead by New Line Cinema to deliver an R-rated adaptation, and speaking to Mad Movies (via Bloody-Disgusting), the filmmaker has discussed how this meant he didn’t have […]

Stephen King series Castle Rock sets pilot director

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Deadline is reporting that Michael Uppendahl (American Horror Story, Mad Men) is set to direct the pilot for Hulu and Bad Robot’s Stephen King anthology series Castle Rock. Set in King’s fictional town, the psychological horror series “combines the mythological scale and intimate character storytelling of King’s best-loved works, weaving an epic saga of darkness […]

The Mist Season 1 Episode 4 Review – ‘Pequod’

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Martin Carr reviews the fourth episode of The Mist… Moby Dick the mythical white whale from the Herman Melville novel has represented many things over centuries of literary analysis. Ahab the illustrious captain and central protagonist who guides his vessel ‘Pequod’ with monomaniacal fervour, is ultimately undone by an obsession and dragged into the depths. […]

The Mist Season 1 Episode 2 Review

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Martin Carr reviews the second episode of The Mist… This is turning into a concisely structured, episodically interesting little show. As a set up The Mist might not be groundbreaking but what it does is done well. Driving tension through incidental music, building character within a claustrophobic environment and being aware enough to play within […]

Melanie Lynskey joins Castle Rock as female lead

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Hulu has announced another cast member for its Stephen King-inspired Castle Rock. Melanie Lynskey, who is known for Togetherness, Two and a Half Men and Heavenly Creatures, has been cast as the female lead. Lynskey will portray Molly Strand, a woman who suffers from a rare medical condition and is having a hard time as a real estate agent […]

Jane Levy and Sissy Spacek join Stephen King’s Castle Rock series

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Last month Hulu’s Castle Rock got its first cast member with Moonilight’s Andre Holland, and now we have to more additions in Jane Levy (Suburgatory, Evil Dead) and Sissy Spacek, who starred in the title role of Carrie, the first Stephen King novel to be adapted to film. Levy will play Jackie, the “death-obsessed, self-appointed historian of Castle Rock” while […]

The Dark Tower director on the movie being “a canon continuation” of Stephen King’s books

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There’s less than two months to go before Stephen King’s epic fantasy series The Dark Tower hits the big screen, and speaking to IGN, director Nikolaj Arcel has reaffirmed that the movie is actually a sequel to King’s book series, rather than a traditional adaptation. “It is, in fact, a continuation,” said Arcel. “It is […]