Pennywise the Dancing Clown came back in a big way last year thanks to the arrival of HBO Max’s It: Welcome to Derry. Not only did audiences absolutely love seeing Bill Skarsgård return to the titular role as the demonic cosmic entity, but it also broadened the multiverse of Stephen King and better fleshed-out other stories from the famed author’s portfolio. While a second season … Continue reading ‘IT’ Movies to Get a “Super-Cut” Treatment!!
Character actor James Ransone has died. He was best known for memorable roles in The Wire, Sinister, and The Black Phone. Ransone was 46, and reportedly died by suicide. Ransone was born in Baltimore, Maryland on June 2, 1979. He made his big-screen debut in the Larry Clark film Ken Park, playing a troubled teenager. His next role would make him a breakout star; on … Continue reading ‘Sinister’ and ‘IT: Chapter 2’ Star James Ransone Passes Away!!
PVR INOX Limited is set to unveil its Halloween Film Festival, an exciting celebration that invites horror enthusiasts and cinema lovers alike to immerse themselves in a spine-chilling cinematic experience. The festival will showcase exclusive re-releases of iconic horror films, offering moviegoers the thrilling opportunity to experience the chills and screams all over again on the big screen. From October 23rd, 2024, to October 31st, … Continue reading Maddock Horror Universe Films and More to Re-Release on Halloween Eve!!
The streaming wars have been incredibly good to Stephen King. It feels like virtually every service has a piece of the King pie – Netflix handled Gerald’s Game and 1922, DirecTV got Mr. Mercedes, Apple TV+ is developing Lisey’s Story, Hulu has Castle Rock, and HBO just enjoyed a huge ratings hit with The Outsider. HBO’s parent company Warner Bros. is busily cranking out King … Continue reading ‘Throttle’: Stephen King and Joe Hill’s Short Story Is Getting an HBO Max Film!!
Deadline has confirmed that Annabelle Comes Home director Gary Dauberman is also taking the reins of the New Line feature adaptation of Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot. Dauberman was already adapting the 1975 horror novel for the big screen for producers James Wan, Roy Lee and Mark Wolper. Dauberman will also be EP. He previously worked with Wan writing the Annabelle franchise, and made his feature directorial … Continue reading ‘Salem’s Lot’: Gary Dauberman Set to Direct Stephen King Adaption!!
It’s early days, but sources tell Collider there is truth to a recent report from The Hashtag Show that It director Andy Muschietti is circling a new adaptation of Gary Brandner‘s 1977 horror novel The Howling, which of course served as the basis of the 1981 film of the same name. Sources confirm that Netflix has the rights to The Howling, though the streaming service … Continue reading ‘The Howling’: Andy Muschietti in Early Talks to Direct Netflix Adaption!!
Director Alex Ross Perry is about to become one of the many writer/directors who puts a Stephen King-sized notch in their belt as he prepares to adapt the novel The Dark Half for MGM. Perry is hot off the success of his well-reviewed film Her Smell, starring Elisabeth Moss and released earlier in 2019. Now, Perry has his sights on the world of King, one of the most frequently (if not the most frequently) … Continue reading ‘The Dark Half’: Alex Ross Perry to Helm MGM’s Stephen King Adaptation!!
Finance sources tell us today that Warner Bros.’ weekend Stephen King upset Doctor Sleep is poised to lose around $20M after all ancillaries, should it earn $100M at the global box office. If ticket sales are lower, in the $80M range, then the loss swells to around $30M+. This comes after the grand under-performance of the mid-$50M Warner Bros. horror production, a studio which often hits … Continue reading ‘Doctor Sleep’ Set To Lose $20M+ For Warner Bros!!!
This weekend saw the release of two new sequels and Disney‘s Maleficent: Mistress of Evil topped the chart as expected, albeit with a lighter performance than expected. However, Sony‘s Zombieland: Double Tap came in on the high side of expectations while WB‘s Joker continued its strong run and will soon top $250 million domestically. Elsewhere, Neon‘s Parasite, A24‘s The Lighthouse and Fox Searchlight‘s Jojo Rabbit … Continue reading ‘Maleficent: Mistress of Evil’ Disappoints While ‘Zombieland 2’ Opens Strong at the BO!!
In the face of three new wide releases, there was no dethroning Joker from the weekend’s top spot as the film not only topped the weekend box office domestically, internationally and worldwide, it has already generated over $543 million globally in just its first twelve days in global release. As for the newcomers, UAR‘s The Addams Family led the way with a solid second place … Continue reading ‘Joker’ Repeats at #1, as ‘Gemini Man’ Bombs at the BO!!!
This weekend saw the Warner Bros. DC Comics adaptation Joker deliver the largest October domestic opening weekend of all-time and the fourth largest opening ever for an R-rated feature. The film was the #1 movie domestically and overseas, kicking things off with a $234 million global launch. With an estimated $93.5 million, Warner Bros.‘s Joker delivered the largest October domestic opening ever, topping the $80.25 … Continue reading ‘Joker’ Delivers Largest October Opening Ever with $93.5 Million at the BO!!
Universal finished atop the weekend box office yet again this year with their animated adventure Abominable, while also taking second position with Focus‘s Downton Abbey, now in its second weekend. Meanwhile, Roadside saw a strong performance from their release of Judy, delivering a top ten performance in moderate release, while holdovers such as Hustlers and It: Chapter Two held on strong in their third and … Continue reading ‘Abominable’ Continues Universal’s Winning Streak the BO!!!
It was a record weekend for Focus Features that saw Downton Abbey not only top the weekend box office, but it became the studio’s largest opener ever, topping $30 million. The weekend’s fellow new releases — Ad Astra and Rambo: Last Blood — delivered on expectations and are in a neck-and-neck battle for runner-up position and we’ll have to wait for actuals to tell the … Continue reading ‘Downton Abbey’ Has Record Opening, While ‘Ad Astra’ and ‘Rambo’ Follow Up at the BO!!
Having completed his adaptation of the horror classic It with this month’s It Chapter Two, director Andy Muschietti recently signed on to produce an adaptation of Stephen King’s Richard Bachman novel Roadwork, and now he has confirmed to Consequence of Sound (via Bloody Disgusting) that he also remains attached to an adaptation of King’s short story The Jaunt. “[The Jaunt] has been in development with … Continue reading ‘The Jaunt’: Andy Muschietti Developing Stephen King Adaptation!!!
It was a mixed bag of a weekend for Warner Bros. which saw It: Chapter Two deliver a strong hold and retain the weekend’s #1 spot at the box office, but their new release, The Goldfinch, bombed, delivering one of the worst openings ever for a wide release. Alternatively, STXfilms‘s Hustlers exploded out of the gates with the studio’s largest opening in its five year … Continue reading ‘It 2’ Repeats #1 as ‘Hustlers’ Exceeds Expectations with Huge Opening at the BO!!
It: Chapter Two may be thriving in theaters, but according to the director of both It films, he’s not exactly done shooting. Ever since the notion of a two-movie adaptation of Stephen King’s iconic horror epic It arose, fans have wondered if a longer, It super-cut might be put together that combines footage from both movies into one epic story. Director Andy Muschietti, who helmed … Continue reading Andy Muschietti Wants to Shoot New Scenes for ‘IT’ Super-cut!!!
In a competitive situation, the television division of Spyglass has optioned Stephen King’s latest novel The Institute. The creative team boasts Emmy Award-winners David E. Kelley (Big Little Lies) to adapt and executive produce the limited series with Jack Bender (Lost) serving as director and executive producer. King’s new book, available today, focuses on a group of super-powered kids who are stolen away in the … Continue reading ‘The Institute’: Stephen King’s Latest Receiving TV Adaption!!
No matter your critical thoughts on Andy Muschietti‘s big-screen adaptations of Stephen King‘s IT, there’s no denying the two films clown-danced their way to the freaking bank. The two-part tale of a gang of small-town misfits taking on an immortal fear-monster from beyond the stars currently holds the #1 and #2 spots for horror film openings—2017’s Chapter One at $123.4 million and Chapter 2 at … Continue reading ‘IT’ Prequel: Bill Skarsgård and Andy Muschietti Are Interested!!
Warner Bros. and New Line‘s It: Chapter Two kicked off the fall box office season with a strong, $91 million debut. The performance easily topped the weekend box office, finishing ahead of the second place film by $85 million. While the performance trails the first film’s $123 million opening back in 2017, it is still within studio expectations and ranks as the second largest horror … Continue reading ‘It: Chapter 2’ Floats with $185 Million Debut at the Worldwide BO!!!
Synopsis – Twenty-seven years after their first encounter with the terrifying Pennywise, the Losers Club have grown up and moved away, until a devastating phone call brings them back. My Take – Growing up as teenager surrounded by DC and Marvel comics along with a tinge of Harry Potter and other fantasy novels, IT was my first foray into proper horror territory, which I was … Continue reading It Chapter Two (2019) Review!!!
Following a batch of Losers’ Club character posters for It Chapter Two, Warner Bros. has now released a featurette for the hotly-anticipated horror which includes interviews with director Andy Muschietti, author Stephen King, and Pennywise actor Bill Skarsgard; watch it here: Because every 27 years evil revisits the town of Derry, Maine, “It Chapter Two” brings the characters—who’ve long since gone their separate ways—back together … Continue reading ‘It Chapter Two’: New Featurette is about the End of the Stephen King Adaptation!! Check It Out!!
Ahead of its theatrical release this coming Friday, a batch of character posters for Andy Muschietti’s follow-up to the 2017 Stephen King adaptation, It Chapter Two featuring Bill (James McAvoy/Jaeden Martell), Beverly (Jessica Chastain/Sophia Lillis), Richie (Bill Hader/Finn Wolfhard), Eddie (James Ransone/Jack Dylan Grazer), Mike (Isaiah Mustafa/Chosen Jacobs), Ben (Jay Ryan/Jeremy Ray Taylor), and Stanley (Andy Bean/Wayatt Oleff); take a look here: Because every 27 … Continue reading ‘It Chapter Two’: The Losers’s Club Gets a Batch of Character Posters!! Check It Out!!
This weekend sees the 2019 summer movie season come to a close with the second worst weekend of the year so far, in which the top twelve generated a combined $69.5 million. The summer performance currently ranks as the eighth largest summer of all-time, in which the domestic box office generated $4.22 billion, down ~4% compared to last year’s summer total which actually saw the … Continue reading Labor Day Weekend Has ‘Angel Has Fallen’ Continue #1 at the BO!!
It appears The Flash movie has found its new director. Again. While reports swirled in July that It and It: Chapter Two director Andy Muschietti was in talks with Warner Bros. to take the helm of the troubled superhero project, Muschietti himself played coy when asked about the prospect. Now, however, it sounds like whatever contract issues needed to be hammered out are done, as … Continue reading ‘The Flash’: ‘It’ Director Andy Muschietti Confirms DC Film As His Next!!
It producer Roy Lee and his Vertigo Entertainment banner are partnering with Ryan Silbert‘s Origin Story and Chris Romero, the widow of horror legend George A. Romero, to produce a feature adaptation of Stephen King‘s bestselling novel The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, it was announced Wednesday. The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon tells the story of Trisha McFarland, a 9-year-old girl who goes on a hike up the … Continue reading ‘The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon’: ‘It’ Producer Roy Lee to Adapt Stephen King’s Novel!!
Synopsis – Twenty-seven years later, the Losers Club have grown up and moved away, until a devastating phone call brings them back. Directed – Andy Muschietti Starring – James McAvoy, Javier Botet, Jessica Chastain Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘IT Chapter Two’: IMAX Trailer Brings Out the Terror on a Bigger Screen!! Check It Out!!
With less than a month to go until It Chapter Two arrives in cinemas, four new TV spots have arrived online for Andy Muschietti’s horror sequel which gives us a peek at some previously unseen footage of Pennywise terrorizing the Losers Club and the citizens of Derry in the upcoming Stephen King adaptation; check them out here: For 27 years…#ITEnds September 6. pic.twitter.com/HcQyZaIWUp — IT … Continue reading ‘It Chapter Two’: New TV Spots Reveals More Pennywise!! Check It Out!!
Having enjoyed huge success with 2017’s It, filmmaker Andy Muschietti looks set to follow next month’s It Chapter Two with another Stephen King adaptation, albeit in a producing capacity. According to Radio Cantilo (via DreadCentral), Muschietti and his producing partner Barbera Muschietti are set to produce a feature film based upon King’s 1981 novel Roadwork, with Pablo Trapero (White Elephant, The Clan) on board to … Continue reading ‘Roadwork’: Andy Muschietti to Produce Stephen King Adaptation!!!
Warner Bros. has delayed the release of its Ben Affleck-led addiction drama The Way Back from October 18th of this year to March 6, 2020, the studio announced Monday. Gavin O’Connor directed the film, which finds Affleck playing a former basketball star who, after struggling with alcohol addiction, attempts to redeem himself by coaching the high school basketball team at his alma mater. According to … Continue reading ‘The Way Back’: Ben Affleck’s Alcoholic Basketball Coach Movie Pushed to 2020!!
While the upcoming horror sequel It Chapter Two is set to focus primarily on the adult version of The Losers’ Club, the young stars of the 2017 Stephen King adaptation are on board to reprise their roles for flashback sequences. Given the two year gap between production on the films, and the fact that kid actors have a pesky habit of growing up, director Andy … Continue reading ‘IT Chapter Two’ is Digitally De-Aging its Child Actors for the Flashback Scenes!!
We’re just one month away from the premiere of IT: Chapter Two and the hype is palpable. If you have any doubts about that, let me direct your attention to the latest IT: Chapter Two poster, which was just released, and the newest featurette, which previews some big, scary moments from the upcoming sequel. Directed by Andy Muschietti and starring Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, Bill Hader, and Bill Skarsgård, IT: Chapter Two takes place 27 … Continue reading ‘IT: Chapter Two’: A New Poster and Featurette Tease More Pennywise!! Check It Out!!
Listen, it’s not easy to settle in when you’re watching an immortal clown-monster feed on the fears of children, but you’re gonna’ want to get as comfortable as possible when you sit down for IT Chapter Two. Speaking to Digital Spy, director Andy Muschietti confirmed the film is currently coming in at 2 hours and 45 minutes, a solid half-hour longer than its 2017 predecessor. … Continue reading ‘IT Chapter Two’: Director Confirms Extensive 2 hours and 45 minutes Runtime!!!
Hulu is developing a Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy TV series, aiming to bring the classic Douglas Adams sci-fi epic to a small screen near you. Per THR, Carlton Cuse (LOST) and Jason Fuchs (Wonder Woman) will executive produce and write the series which follows the intergalactic adventures of Arthur Dent, who is whisked away from his English home following the destruction of Earth by … Continue reading ‘Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’ TV Series Coming to Hulu!!
Synopsis – Twenty-seven years later, the Losers Club have grown up and moved away, until a devastating phone call brings them back. Directed – Andy Muschietti Starring – James McAvoy, Javier Botet, Jessica Chastain Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘IT Chapter Two’: New Trailer Rallies the Adult Losers Club!! Check It Out!!
A new poster for IT Chapter Two is here, and a new trailer is on the way. Keep those yellowing eyes peeled for new footage tomorrow, Thursday, at noon ET. The last trailer we saw focused on Jessica Chastain as the adult Beverly Marsh who ran into some creepy territory when she returned to Derry. After a tense clip featuring a meeting between Beverly and … Continue reading ‘IT Chapter Two’ Reveals Creepy New Poster!! Check It Out!!
We’re just a few months away from our scheduled return trip to Derry, Maine, for IT: Chapter Two, the sequel to director Andy Muschietti‘s record-breaking 2017 Stephen King adaptation. This time around, the Losers’ Club that once battled the immortal clown-faced entity named Pennywise (Bill Skarsgard) are all grown up. EW got some new info and the latest images from the film that tease the adult … Continue reading ‘IT: Chapter 2′: New Images Teases the Grown-Ups led Sequel!! Check It Out!!
If I was a studio executive tasked with launching a horror franchise, one of the first people I’d turn to would be Roy Lee, the It producer who was also responsible for Hollywood’s J-horror craze, having helped Japanese producer Taka Ichise bring The Ring and The Grudge franchises to American audiences. Well, Orion Pictures is doing just that, as the studio behind the recent Child’s … Continue reading ‘Momo’ Movie From ‘It’ Producer Roy Lee in the Works!!
Whelp, yet another sharp turn on the road to getting The Fastest Man Alive to his own standalone movie. THR is reporting that IT director Andy Muschietti is in talks to direct The Flash movie for Warner Bros. with Ezra Miller reprising the speedy role. Christina Hodson, the in-demand screenwriter who reinvigorated the Transformers franchise with Bumblebee and penned the Birds of Prey script, is … Continue reading ‘The Flash’: ‘IT’ Director Andy Muschietti Reportedly in Talks to Helm!!!
Last year it was announced that New Line Cinema had picked up the movie rights to Stephen King’s 1979 Richard Bachman novel The Long Walk, and now comes word that the project has found itself a director. Variety reports that Andre Ovredal, the director behind The Autopsy of Jane Doe and the hotly-anticipated upcoming Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark adaptation, will helm the … Continue reading ‘The Long Walk’: Andre Ovredal to Direct the Stephen King Adaption!!
Andrew Garfield is set to join Jessica Chastain in Fox Searchlight’s televangelist drama The Eyes of Tammy Faye, Collider has confirmed. Michael Showalter (The Big Sick) is set to direct from a script by Abe Sylvia (Dirty Girl), and the film is based on Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato‘s acclaimed documentary of the same name. Chastain and Kelly Carmichael will produce via their Freckle Films banner … Continue reading ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’: Andrew Garfield Joins Jessica Chastain Led Drama!!
Synopsis – Twenty-seven years later, the Losers Club have grown up and moved away, until a devastating phone call brings them back. Directed – Andy Muschietti Starring – James McAvoy, Javier Botet, Jessica Chastain Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘IT Chapter 2’: First Trailer Takes Us Back To Derry!! Check It Out!!
Legendary Pictures has tapped Alex Ross Perry (Her Smell) to write and direct an adaptation of Stephen King’s short story Rest Stop, Deadline has revealed. First published in 2003 and collected in 2008’s Just After Sunset, the movie adaptation is being described as “a propulsive cat and mouse thriller [and] follows the twisted journey of two women after a fateful encounter at a highway rest … Continue reading ‘Rest Stop’: Alex Ross Perry To Adapt Stephen King Short Story!!!
IT Chapter 2 is just six months away, but the highly-anticipated horror sequel remains quite the mystery. Sure, the home run adult casting gave fans plenty of relief, and there were some tantalizing set photos during filming, but with nothing more than a title-only teaser poster on the books, we’ll take just about any update we can get at this point. Enter Jessica Chastain, the long fan-cast … Continue reading ‘IT Chapter 2’: Jessica Chastain Says Sequel Might Have the Bloodiest Scene Ever!!
It looks like we can add Mile 81 to the ever-expanding list of Stephen King projects heading to the screen, with Deadline reporting that Alistair Legrand has signed on to direct a feature film adaptation, from a script he has written by Luke Harvis, his co-writer on The Diabolical and Clinical. Based on the 2011 novella, Mile 81 takes place at a boarded up rest … Continue reading ‘Mile 81’: Stephen King Novella Is Getting a Big Screen Adaptation!!
IT 2 has officially wrapped filming. The horror sequel is one of the most anticipated films of 2019, and director Andy Muschietti took to Instagram a day after the film’s first teaser poster was released to announce that production has wrapped on IT Chapter Two. The filmmaker, who also directed the first IT to a whopping $700 million worldwide and positive reviews, called production on … Continue reading ‘IT Chapter 2’ Wraps Filming!!!
Now that IT helmer Andy Muschietti and producer Barbara Muschietti have moved into post-production on the much-anticipated sequel IT: Chapter 2, the filmmaking (and sibling) duo are wasting no time lining up their next projects. Deadline reports that Warner Bros, Paramount Pictures and Appian Way are teaming with the Muschiettis to develop a new take on The Time Machine, inspired by H.G. Wells’ sci-fi time … Continue reading ‘The Time Machine’: ‘IT’ Helmer Andy Muschietti to Direct Reinvention of the H.G. Wells Story!!
On this lovely Halloween, Warner Bros. and New Line would like to remind you that this time next year, a new IT sequel will be in theaters. Indeed, the studios released what can technically be called the first IT 2 teaser poster, but in reality is just a warning that this movie is coming without revealing anything at all. But when your first movie breaks … Continue reading ‘IT Chapter Two’: First Teaser Poster Is Just Dark!!! Check It Out!!
After filling your nightmares with visions of a killer clown, IT director Andy Muschietti is set to give you new nightmares with a live-action adaptation of the celebrated manga series Attack on Titan. Muschietti will direct a feature adaptation of Attack on Titan for Warner Bros. after studio finalized a deal with publishing company Kodansha on Monday. Written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama, Attack on Titan is one … Continue reading ‘Attack on Titan’: ‘IT’ Director Andy Muschietti to Helm A Live-Action Movie!!!
THR is reporting that It star Sophia Lillis has signed on to the cast of Orion Pictures’ Gretel and Hansel, a dark reimagining of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale from writer-director Osgood Perkins (The Blackcoat’s Daughter, I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House). According to the site, the film will take place “a long time ago in a distant fairy tale countryside … Continue reading ‘Gretel and Hansel’: ‘It’ Star Sophia Lillis Set For The Fairy Tale Thriller!!!
Sources have told Collider’s Jeff Sneider that New Line Cinema is in final negotiations to close a deal for the rights to Train to Busan. Original story below: Modern day horror world-builder James Wan will produce a remake of the Korean zombie flick Train to Busan with The Nun writer Gary Dauberman providing the script. Director San-ho Yeon’s film–which follows passengers on a train from Seoul to Busan in … Continue reading ‘Train to Busan’: James Wan to Produce the Remake from ‘The Nun’ Writer Gary Dauberman!!!
