Upcoming Stephen King Projects

[TheBaxter]

i guess technically this is a stephen king "project":

Bruce Willis to make Broadway debut in production of Stephen King's Misery

My God this just reminded me of his "singing career" back in the early 90s.... yikes.

i don't think it's a musical. luckily.

maybe he can do a harmonica solo in there somewhere though.

[Fievel]

Cybil Sheppard for Annie!!

Oh wait...this is for real.

[Ribbons]

What does Stephen King think of all those Stephen King adaptations?

[TheButcher]

‘The Stand’ Adaptation Now Planned as Four Movies

see what you've done, Peter Jackson?!?!
SEE WHAT YOU'VE DONE!!!!????!!!!

Stephen King’s ‘The Stand’ Poised to Add TV Miniseries at Showtime (Exclusive)
In addition to movie, Warner Bros., CBS Films and writer-director Josh Boone are in talks to mount an 8-part TV series

[so sorry]

‘The Stand’ Adaptation Now Planned as Four Movies

see what you've done, Peter Jackson?!?!
SEE WHAT YOU'VE DONE!!!!????!!!!

Stephen King’s ‘The Stand’ Poised to Add TV Miniseries at Showtime (Exclusive)
In addition to movie, Warner Bros., CBS Films and writer-director Josh Boone are in talks to mount an 8-part TV series

So an 8 part mini series leading up to one movie, and apparently I DON'T need to see the 8 hour miniseries to follow the movie? Not buying that one bit. This is pretty damn tricky to pull off.
That said, its one of my all time favorite books, so I'll be seeing whatever the hell they put out there anyway.

[TheBaxter]

it's only mentioned in passing in this article but apparently Mr. Mercedes is being made into a TV movie, to be directed by Jack Bender.

this is on King book that can probably be done justice by a TV movie, and Jack Bender is a good director. i mean, he's no Mick Garris or anything, but he usually does a good job.

[TheBaxter]

first teaser for 11.22.63 miniseries

and teaser is right, 30 seconds, a brief voiceover and some really quick clips. not much to go on.
probably the most disturbing part is this King quote: “Remarkable. Terrific. They did a great job.”
given how poor a judge he is of adaptations of his own work, that quote has me expecting something roughly equivalent in quality to a Mick Garris film.

[TheBaxter]

stephen king jr's NOS4A2 to become an AMC series

what's that, over there? is it ... could it be.... YES! it's mick garris, hiding in the shadows, wringing his hands and salivating with the hope of one day ruining another generation of Kings' works on the TV medium. fear him, joe. FEAR HIM.

[Fievel]

stephen king jr's NOS4A2 to become an AMC series

what's that, over there? is it ... could it be.... YES! it's mick garris, hiding in the shadows, wringing his hands and salivating with the hope of one day ruining another generation of Kings' works on the TV medium. fear him, joe. FEAR HIM.

STOP IT!!!!
MG is like Candyman or Beetlejuice. You say his name three times in a row and he gets work!!

And fuck....Hill needs to play his dad in The Dark Tower.

[TheButcher]

‘Stand by Me’ Oral History: Rob Reiner and Cast on River Phoenix and How Coming-of-Age Classic Almost Didn’t Happen

It’s been three decades since “Stand By Me” became the little drama that could, catapulting River Phoenix to stardom, establishing Rob Reiner as a director on the rise, and racking up big ticket sales on a paltry budget.

The story of four friends from small town in Oregon, hiking into the countryside in search of the body of a boy who has been hit and killed by a train, is an unlikely coming-of-age tale. Yet in Reiner’s sensitive hands, it becomes a meditation on mortality — one that transcends its 1950s setting to have a universal appeal.

“Stand By Me” is unique in other ways. For one thing, it rivals “The 400 Blows” in its ability to evoke complex characterizations from young actors. Not only Phoenix as spiritual leader Chris Chambers, but co-stars Wil Wheaton as sensitive Gordie Lachance, Jerry O’Connell as wisecracking Vern Tessio, and Corey Feldman as hot-tempered Teddy Duchamp, provide finely wrought portraits of boys on the cusp of adulthood.


For Reiner, best known at the time for playing Michael “Meathead” Stivic in “All in the Family,” it was a chance to step out of the shadow of his father, legendary comedian Carl Reiner, and to position himself as a director of depth and nuance. It launched a career that would see him directing the likes of “Misery,” “When Harry Met Sally…,” and “The Princess Bride.”

But though it is now considered a classic, “Stand By Me” struggled to make it to screens. Financed outside the studio system after the cult success of “This is Spinal Tap,” after nearly every Hollywood player passed on the script, the film was nearly derailed after its funding collapsed right before filming. It then had to hustle to find distribution. To mark its 30th anniversary, Variety spoke to the cast and creative team behind the film.

After convincing a reluctant Stephen King to allow them to adapt his novella, “The Body,” for the screen, writers Bruce A. Evans and Raynold Gideon brought the project to AVCO Embassy Pictures, a production and distribution company owned by Norman Lear. For King, who based the story on his own childhood, it was a leap of faith. The horror writer had bad experiences with Hollywood and was unhappy with adaptations of his books “The Shining” and “Christine.”

[TheButcher]

/film:
Just when you thought they were done announcing new adaptations of Stephen King stories, a few more drop out of the sky.

Stephen King Novella ‘Hearts in Atlantis’ Set for Big Screen (EXCLUSIVE)

[TheBaxter]

Gerald's Game coming to Netflix

[TheButcher]

[TheButcher]

Deadline April 27, 2017 :
‘Firestarter’: Stephen King Classic Reignites With Universal, Blumhouse & Akiva Goldsman Directing

[TheBaxter]

Deadline April 27, 2017 :
‘Firestarter’: Stephen King Classic Reignites With Universal, Blumhouse & Akiva Goldsman Directing

hey, Akiva Goldsman, Mick Garris just called, he wants his old job* back.









* ruining Stephen King adaptations

[Ribbons]

Do any of the King fans here plan on watching the "Mr. Mercedes" TV show? I've read several reviews that say it's actually pretty decent.

[TheBaxter]

i'd watch it, except i don't know what channel it's on. in fact i forgot about it entirely until that post. and it's not one of King's best books so i don't feel like i'm missing much.
i haven't been too impressed with the new Mist series either.

[Ribbons]

It's on the AT&T Audience Network, which I believe is a DirecTV-exclusive thing. But you might be able to watch episodes through a streaming service or... other means.

[TheBaxter]

screw that, i'm too lazy/cheap to spend that much effort/money in finding a tv show unless it's something truly great, which i doubt this is. there are already more good shows out there than i have time to watch as it is.

[TheBaxter]

i recently watched the miniseries version of 11/22/63. i thought it was really well done. fairly faithful to the book, which is one of King's better recent efforts, and most importantly, they kept the book's ending intact. King doesn't often have the most satisfying endings, but this book did, so it was wise not to change it.

[TheBaxter]

new Pet Sematary trailer:



it looks pretty. but i don't know about those kids in the Wicker Man masks. it's a bit over-the-top. sure, kids in masks are creepy, but it doesn't make sense. i halfway expected to see nic cage run on-screen and punch one of them in the face.

and as much as i admire jon lithgow, from what i've seen in the trailer, he's not going to make me forget fred gwynne's brilliant performance. i'm sure the kid acting will be better (because it couldn't not be) but i'm also worried there's gonna be a lot of over-the-top effects scenes that don't really fit the story and are just there to look freaky. that worked with IT because you're dealing with a multi-dimensional monster who screws with kids' minds, and that book already had plenty of fantastical scenes... but Pet Sematary is more grounded, and the story doesn't want or need over-the-top bizarre sights. the horror comes from the plot of the story, and the underlying ideas and concepts behind it.

[so sorry]

new Pet Sematary trailer:



it looks pretty. but i don't know about those kids in the Wicker Man masks. it's a bit over-the-top. sure, kids in masks are creepy, but it doesn't make sense. i halfway expected to see nic cage run on-screen and punch one of them in the face.

and as much as i admire jon lithgow, from what i've seen in the trailer, he's not going to make me forget fred gwynne's brilliant performance. i'm sure the kid acting will be better (because it couldn't not be) but i'm also worried there's gonna be a lot of over-the-top effects scenes that don't really fit the story and are just there to look freaky. that worked with IT because you're dealing with a multi-dimensional monster who screws with kids' minds, and that book already had plenty of fantastical scenes... but Pet Sematary is more grounded, and the story doesn't want or need over-the-top bizarre sights. the horror comes from the plot of the story, and the underlying ideas and concepts behind it.

Its definitely creepy enough, but I think I agree with everything you said. This one won't be seen by me though, I don't do dead-kid movies.

[TheBaxter]

Stephen King's Joyland getting TV adaptation

this is one of my favorite recent King books, so i'm looking forward to it