Blumhouse has officially announced that Golden Globe and Emmy winning-actor Donald Sutherland and Jaeden Martell (Knives Out) have officially signed on for the leading roles in Netflix’s upcoming film adaptation of Mr. Harrigan’s Phone, based on Stephen King’s short story from his 2020 novella If It Bleeds. This project marks Martell’s latest Stephen King project… Read More »
Oscar nominee and Emmy and Golden Globe winner Alfre Woodard (Cross Creek, Miss Evers’ Boys, See) has joined New Line Cinema and filmmaker Gary Dauberman’s Salem’s Lot adaptation as Dr. Cody, according to Deadline. In Stephen King’s novel, Dr. Cody is a male character, Jimmy Cody, who assists Ben Mears in battling the vampires who… Read More »
Lewis Pullman (Bad Times at the El Royale, Catch-22, Top Gun: Maverick), son of Independence Day and The Sinner star Bill Pullman, has landed the lead role as Ben Mears in filmmaker Gary Dauberman’s adaptation of Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Production on the film is scheduled to begin this September… Read More »
Apple TV+ released its Stephen King series adaptation Lisey’s Story on June 4. ComingSoon’s Jeff Ames got the chance to talk with the series’ composer Clark (aka Chris Clark), who discussed everything from his views on classical music and his ventures into the world of sound design. You can check out ComingSoon’s interview with the composer below!… Read More »
Blumhouse Productions took to Twitter to confirm that production on Universal Pictures’ upcoming Firestarter remake has finally begun after 37 years since the theatrical release of 1984’s Drew Barrymore-led version. Based on Stephen King’s classic horror sci-fi thriller novel of the same name, the project will be led by Zac Efron (The Greatest Showman) and… Read More »
The Talisman: Spielberg & Duffer Bros. Adapting Stephen King’s Novel Into a Series Stephen King and Peter Straub’s fantasy horror novel The Talisman is being adapted into a series with Oscar winner Steven Spielberg (Saving Private Ryan, Schindler’s List, Jaws) teaming up with the Emmy-nominated Duffer Brothers (Stranger Things) to finally make the project a reality,… Read More »
Paramount taps Edgar Wright to develop/direct new Running Man adaptation Nearly 35 years after the novel was first brought to life on the screen with Arnold Schwarzenegger starring, Stephen King’s The Running Man is getting new life as Paramount is in final talks with Edgar Wright (Baby Driver) to helm a new adaptation of the sci-fi story,… Read More »
The books of Stephen King, America’s most popular great author, have been adapted dozens of times for film and television. So many times, in fact, that it takes several weeks just to watch the limited series that bear his name. There are many minis, both adaptations of his books and original screenplays that he wrote.… Read More »
Mike Flanagan reveals Revival adaptation no longer happening While busy with a number of projects for both the big and small screen, fans have come to adore Mike Flanagan’s adaptations of Stephen King’s bibliography but after much excitement and development of bringing Revival to the screen for Warner Bros., it appears that the project is now dead… Read More »
CS Interview: Showrunner/co-creator Benjamin Cavell on The Stand Ahead of the series’ debut on the streaming platform, ComingSoon.net got the opportunity to chat with showrunner, co-creator and executive producer Benjamin Cavell (SEAL Team) to discuss his work adapting Stephen King’s The Stand into the miniseries, which premiered on CBS All Access today! RELATED: Ezra Miller Plays Trashcan Man… Read More »