Over the past couple of days we’ve heard that two Stephen King adaptations finally look to have escaped development hell with both The Dark Tower and It set to move forward; however, it seems the same can’t be said for The Stand, with producer Roy Lee telling Collider that the project is in “a holding […]
Big screen remake of Stephen King’s It to shoot this year, will be R-rated and split into two movies
Having spent a couple of years in development under Cary Fukunaga (True Detective), the planned big screen adaptation of Stephen King’s It found a new director last summer in Andy Muschietti (Mama) following Fukunaga’s departure over creative differences, and now it seems the project is finally gearing up to go into production. “It will hopefully be […]
Samuel L. Jackson circling lead in adaptation of Stephen King’s Revival
According to Entertainment Weekly, Samuel L. Jackson is circling the lead role of Charles Jacobs in the upcoming adaptation of Stephen King’s 2014 novel Revival, which is to be written and directed by Josh Boone (The Fault in Our Stars). Revival centres on Jacobs, “a charismatic, small-town preacher who begins experimenting with the supernatural using […]
Stephen King expects The Dark Tower to happen with Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey
Last year, Ron Howard, Akiva Goldsman and Brian Grazer’s planned adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower dragged itself out of development hell, with Sony and Media Rights Capital picking up the ambitious project and setting Nikolaj Arcel (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) to direct. In the past few months we’ve heard that Matthew […]
Idris Elba frontrunner for lead in Stephen King’s The Dark Tower adaptation
Idris Elba’s name is being tossed around as the potential lead in the big screen adaptation for Stephen King’s The Dark Tower. According to Deadline, he is now being called the frontrunner to play Roland Deschain, a role said to be narrowed down to Elba and Javier Bardem. The Dark Tower will mark the first […]
Matthew McConaughey eyed for Stephen King’s The Dark Tower
Matthew McConaughey’s next project may be a film adaptation of a classic Stephen King series, as the actor has reportedly been offered a role in Sony and MRC’s The Dark Tower. The Wrap and Variety state that the film will be based on The Gunslinger, the first volume in King’s series, but both sources provide different information about the part McConaughey is […]
The Mist heading to the small screen
Deadline is reporting that The Weinstein Company’s Dimension Television is set to bring Stephen King’s The Mist to the small screen for a new series from writer Christian Torpe (Rita). According to the site, the series “will tell an original story about a seemingly innocuous mist that seeps into a small town but contains limitless […]
Cary Fukunaga talks in detail about why he left It remake
During an interview with Variety to promote the upcoming release of Beasts of No Nation starring Idris Elba, director Cary Fukunaga has spoken in depth about why he left the planned remake of Stephen King’s It after more than two years of development. “I was trying to make an unconventional horror film. It didn’t fit […]
Cary Fukunaga on leaving Stephen King’s It
Back in May, it was revealed that True Detective helmer Cary Fukunaga had vacated the director’s chair on New Line’s upcoming big screen adaptation of the Stephen King horror classic It, with Andy Muschietti (Mama) subsequently announced as his replacement. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Fukunaga has shared his thoughts on the break-up, which was down […]
Andy Muschietti replaces Cary Fukunaga as director on Stephen King’s It
It looks like the job left open when Cary Fukunaga (True Detective) decided to leave the upcoming adaptation of Stephen King’s It has just been filled by director Andy Muschietti. Muschietti, who is in talks to helm the film for New Line Cinema, is best known for 2013’s Mama, a horror film starring Jessica Chastain and […]
