Blumhouse and Universal are teaming up, again; this time to tackle a modern adaptation of Stephen King's novel Firestarter. According to Collider, Zac Efron is set to star. The book, which was originally published in 1980, follows a young girl with pyrokinetic abilities who is abducted by a secret government agency that wants to harness her … Continue reading Blumhouse Taps Zac Efron For Remake Of Stephen King’s ‘Firestarter’
‘Doctor Sleep’ Movie Review: A shining example of a sequel done right
Directed by: Mike FlanaganWritten by: Mike Flanagan Starring: Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson, Jacob Tremblay, Zahn McClarnon & Bruce Greenwood Rating: R (for disturbing and violent content, some bloody images, language, nudity and drug use) Runtime: 151 minutesGenre: Horror, DramaStudio: Warner Bros. If you’re like me, you’ve lost more hours of sleep than you're comfortable admitting … Continue reading ‘Doctor Sleep’ Movie Review: A shining example of a sequel done right
Film Review: ‘IT: Chapter Two’ Floats Despite The Extra Baggage
Directed by: Andy Muschietti Written by: Gary Dauberman Starring: James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Bill Hader, Bill Skarsgård, Isaiah Mustafa, Jay Ryan & James Ransone Rating: R (for disturbing violent content and bloody images throughout, pervasive language, and some crude sexual material) Runtime: 2 hr. 44 min.Genre: HorrorStudio: Warner Bros. Sometimes growing up sucks. Life often … Continue reading Film Review: ‘IT: Chapter Two’ Floats Despite The Extra Baggage
Stephen King’s ‘The Long Walk’ Adaptation Lands A Scary-Talented Director
The Stephen King-aissance continues. The next of the author's works in line for film adaptation is the dystopian thriller The Long Walk and if Variety is to be believed, it would appear the project has landed a scary-talented director by the name of André Øvredal. Øvredal's credits include the excellent 2016 horror flick The Autopsy … Continue reading Stephen King’s ‘The Long Walk’ Adaptation Lands A Scary-Talented Director
Stephen King’s Vampire Tale ‘Salem’s Lot’ Getting Silver Screen Treatment From James Wan
Sink your teeth into this: yet another Stephen King novel is getting the silver screen treatment. Courtesy of The Hollywood Reporter, James Wan and Gary Dauberman have been tapped to produce a feature film based Stephen King's Salem's Lot for New Line. Dauberman will pen the script and serve as executive producer. Wan will produce. The … Continue reading Stephen King’s Vampire Tale ‘Salem’s Lot’ Getting Silver Screen Treatment From James Wan
‘Pet Sematary’ (2019) Review: Welcomed Revival Comes To Life In Second Half
The original 1989 Pet Sematary was directed by Mary Lambert and has become an undying cult classic and Stephen King's novel obviously has legions of dedicated fans. With the recent rush of popular King films and shows-- from The Dark Tower to Mr. Mercedes to It to Netflix's 1922 and Gerald's Game-- it was only a matter … Continue reading ‘Pet Sematary’ (2019) Review: Welcomed Revival Comes To Life In Second Half
‘Halloween’ Sequel Lands ‘Firestarter’ Screenwriter
Jason Blum recently confirmed that he is indeed trying to get going a sequel to last year's Halloween and now he has his writer. According to Collider, Blumhouse is in negotiations with Scott Teems to pen the script for Halloween 2. The gig keeps Teems on Jason Blum's payroll and in the horror realm. The … Continue reading ‘Halloween’ Sequel Lands ‘Firestarter’ Screenwriter
‘The Shining’ Sequel ‘Doctor Sleep’ Coming November 2019
The feature film adaptation of Stephen King's The Shining sequel, Doctor Sleep, will be checking in earlier than expected. Recently, Warner Bros. announced a slew of release dates for a bunch of upcoming projects (via Deadline). In the announcement came the news that Doctor Sleep has been moved up from its original January 2020 release … Continue reading ‘The Shining’ Sequel ‘Doctor Sleep’ Coming November 2019
31 Days of Halloween: Review: ‘Gerald’s Game’ another excellent Stephen King adaptation
Leave it to Stephen King to find a way to make handcuffs in the bedroom not sexy. That's the case with his smaller known tale of matrimonial terror, Gerald's Game. Obviously the 1992 novel has been around a while, but for most of its existence many have considered it unfilmable. Well thanks to Netflix, that's now a … Continue reading 31 Days of Halloween: Review: ‘Gerald’s Game’ another excellent Stephen King adaptation
Review: Eerie “IT” will chill your bones and warm your heart
Review for the 2017 adaptation of Stephen King's "IT." Dir. Andy Muschiettie