It’s been rumoured for months but finally it’s confirmed: Idris Elba will strap on the six shooters of the last Gunslinger of Gilead, Roland Deschain, and pursue Matthew McConaughey’s Randall Flag (or one of a multitude of names), The Man in Black, on the road to The Dark Tower. Author Stephen King announced the official casting last night with a simple …
Spike TV has given the green-light to film a pilot for a new TV series based on the Stephen King novel The Mist, according to recent news from Deadline. No further information is otherwise known about this TV series, which will be produced by the Weinstein Company’s Dimension Television. Not many of King’s novels will necessary lend themselves to a …
It was a beloved horror film of mine while I was growing up, and by beloved I mean it terrified me immensely and made me never look at clowns the same way again (in hindsight, I was way too young to be watching it.). The Stephen King novel that the mini-series was based on is even scarier and one that continues …
Much like Stephen King’s dark fantasy magnus opus itself, the feature film adaptation of The Dark Tower series has been a sprawling affair spanning years, with surprising plot twists, some true “F–k yeah!” moments and even controversial decisions along the way. And the last two pieces of news on the film would actually respectively fit those last two categories perfectly …
The Stand is one of the most beloved of Stephen King’s books and one which a lot of people, including me, are excited to see making its way to the big screen. It is a massive story and certainly no easy feat to bring to the cinemas, but was something that director Josh Boone was prepared to do in a …
I’m not a big fan of The Shining and in fact, (and this might get me a lot of hate) I’m not a big fan of much of Stanley Kubrick’s work at all. It’s not that he doesn’t have flair and style, he packs that in bucket loads, it’s that for me he has always missed the most important part …
Remember that time Joss Whedon made a black & white Shakespeare feature film adaptation while he was busy shooting The Avengers? Well, allow JJ Abrams to show you his bit of onemanupship: Despite the fact that he’s currently busy with one of the biggest and most highly anticipated sci-fi films of all time, he still found the time to collaborate …
The Dark Tower is an epic work of fiction that took decades to realize. For a while there, it looked like that second part was also going to apply to its feature film adaptation. Stephen King’s fantasy book series is a daunting sprawling meta-story that incorporates characters and events from several of his other literary works, so it’s no wonder …
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A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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