In 1999, Tom Hanks starred in The Green Mile based on Stephen King’s novel of the same name. The narrative followed the journey of a death row prison guard during the Great Depression who witnesses supernatural events after the entry of a convict played by Michael Clarke Duncan.
Sam Rockwell in The Green Mile
The film also benefited from a disturbingly brilliant performance from Sam Rockwell who played the role of William ‘Wild Bill’ Wharton, one of the most difficult and uncontrollable prisoners in the facility. The Oscar winner’s unhinged portrayal of a challenging character was interestingly inspired from the iconic performance of Michael Keaton in Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice.
Sam Rockwell Took Inspiration From Michael Keaton For This Memorable Role
Apart from excellent performances by Tom Hanks and Michael Clarke Duncan in The Green Mile, Sam Rockwell who played William ‘Wild Bill’ Wharton in the film, was a standout among the ensemble.
Sam Rockwell in The Green Mile
The film also benefited from a disturbingly brilliant performance from Sam Rockwell who played the role of William ‘Wild Bill’ Wharton, one of the most difficult and uncontrollable prisoners in the facility. The Oscar winner’s unhinged portrayal of a challenging character was interestingly inspired from the iconic performance of Michael Keaton in Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice.
Sam Rockwell Took Inspiration From Michael Keaton For This Memorable Role
Apart from excellent performances by Tom Hanks and Michael Clarke Duncan in The Green Mile, Sam Rockwell who played William ‘Wild Bill’ Wharton in the film, was a standout among the ensemble.
- 4/25/2024
- by Sharanya Sankar
- FandomWire
The Shawshank Redemption director, Frank Darabont, bought the rights to Stephen King’s Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption for $5000 in 1987. It was technically their second collaboration after Darabont adapted King’s The Woman in the Room into a short film. Interestingly, King did not see the vision of the director with the film, as the author felt that his 96-page novella was not a cinematic work like Carrie or The Shining.
Frank Darabont adapted The Shawshank Redemption from Stephen King’s work despite the author’s skepticism (Image from The Green Mile set)
However, King was proved wrong as Darabont created one of the most critically acclaimed movies ever. King did see his vision eventually as he assured the director of one scene in the climax that concerned him.
Stephen King Assured A Worried Director of One Scene From The Shawshank Redemption Stephen King assured Frank Darabont about the climax...
Frank Darabont adapted The Shawshank Redemption from Stephen King’s work despite the author’s skepticism (Image from The Green Mile set)
However, King was proved wrong as Darabont created one of the most critically acclaimed movies ever. King did see his vision eventually as he assured the director of one scene in the climax that concerned him.
Stephen King Assured A Worried Director of One Scene From The Shawshank Redemption Stephen King assured Frank Darabont about the climax...
- 4/24/2024
- by Hashim Asraff
- FandomWire
How often do we stumble upon a blockbuster flick that doesn’t quite get its due roses when it comes to the box office? Some films become instant classics, drawing audiences from every corner and grossing millions of dollars at the box office. However, there are some hidden gems that may not have received the recognition they deserve, despite their indescribable brilliance. One such film is The Shawshank Redemption, which starred Tim Robbins in the leading role.
The 1994 film, helmed by Frank Darabont (The Green Mile and The Mist), has endured the test of time and remains an unlikely classic. Despite receiving critical acclaim and seven Oscar nominations, The Shawshank Redemption did not perform well at the box office.
Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman in The Shawshank Redemption
Robbins, who played Andy Dufresne in the film, provided his explanation for why this might have happened in an interview with Entertainment Weekly...
The 1994 film, helmed by Frank Darabont (The Green Mile and The Mist), has endured the test of time and remains an unlikely classic. Despite receiving critical acclaim and seven Oscar nominations, The Shawshank Redemption did not perform well at the box office.
Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman in The Shawshank Redemption
Robbins, who played Andy Dufresne in the film, provided his explanation for why this might have happened in an interview with Entertainment Weekly...
- 4/22/2024
- by Siddhika Prajapati
- FandomWire
Frank Darabont's 1999 Oscar darling "The Green Mile," based on an inexplicably serialized novel by Stephen King, is set in 1935 Louisiana in the fictional Cold Mountain Penitentiary, specifically the prison's death row. The correctional officers are overseen by Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks) who struggles to retain his soul working such a dire job. The floor that leads to the prison's electric chair is painted green, earning it the titular nickname. Paul attempts to wrangle his officers' cruelty and retain what little hope he can, even after witnessing the state execute prisoner after prisoner. To make matters worse, he's suffering from a bladder infection.
The wildest prisoner on death row is William "Wild Bill" Wharton, played by the always amazing Sam Rockwell. Wharton was clearly mentally ill, and would frequently assault the officers, forcing him into a padded cell. He spat insults and racial epithets, flashing his yellowed teeth and horribly casual hate.
The wildest prisoner on death row is William "Wild Bill" Wharton, played by the always amazing Sam Rockwell. Wharton was clearly mentally ill, and would frequently assault the officers, forcing him into a padded cell. He spat insults and racial epithets, flashing his yellowed teeth and horribly casual hate.
- 4/22/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Even three decades after its release, Frank Darabont’s The Shawshank Redemption remains the highest-rated film on IMDb and arguably the best Stephen King movie adaptation to date. While it failed to make it big at the box office upon its release, following the stiff competition and the general attitude of the public towards prison films, the time has been kind to this acclaimed drama.
Apart from Darabont and his brilliance as a filmmaker, we’ve also the late Allen Greene to thank for this impeccable adaptation, as without Greene, the end product would’ve been drastically different.
Allen Greene Helped Frank Darabont Land The Shawshank Redemption The Shawshank Redemption | Warner Bros.
In the ’80s, Frank Darabont started out as a set dresser on low-budget films. While he had dreams of making it big as a writer, having an agent believe in him at that level was almost impossible. But...
Apart from Darabont and his brilliance as a filmmaker, we’ve also the late Allen Greene to thank for this impeccable adaptation, as without Greene, the end product would’ve been drastically different.
Allen Greene Helped Frank Darabont Land The Shawshank Redemption The Shawshank Redemption | Warner Bros.
In the ’80s, Frank Darabont started out as a set dresser on low-budget films. While he had dreams of making it big as a writer, having an agent believe in him at that level was almost impossible. But...
- 4/21/2024
- by Santanu Roy
- FandomWire
Tubi, Fox’s free streaming service, has announced its list of May titles. The May 2024 slate features new Tubi Originals as well as numerous action, art house, Black cinema, comedy, documentary, drama, horror, kids and family, romance, sci-fi and fantasy, thriller, and Western titles.
As a leading ad-supported video-on-demand service, Tubi engages diverse audiences through a personalized experience and the world’s largest content library, which includes over 200,000 movies and TV episodes, a growing collection of Tubi Originals, and nearly 250 Fast channels.
You can watch the Tubi May 2024 lineup for free on Android and iOS mobile devices, Amazon Echo Show, Google Nest Hub Max, Comcast Xfinity X1, and Cox Contour.
You can also watch the service on connected television devices such as Amazon Fire TV, Vizio TVs, Sony TVs, Samsung TVs, Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast, Android TV, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and on the Tubi site.
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As a leading ad-supported video-on-demand service, Tubi engages diverse audiences through a personalized experience and the world’s largest content library, which includes over 200,000 movies and TV episodes, a growing collection of Tubi Originals, and nearly 250 Fast channels.
You can watch the Tubi May 2024 lineup for free on Android and iOS mobile devices, Amazon Echo Show, Google Nest Hub Max, Comcast Xfinity X1, and Cox Contour.
You can also watch the service on connected television devices such as Amazon Fire TV, Vizio TVs, Sony TVs, Samsung TVs, Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast, Android TV, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and on the Tubi site.
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- 4/17/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
In Stephen King's magnificent book "On Writing," the best-selling horror novelist makes a surprising confession: "There's one novel, 'Cujo,' that I barely remember writing at all. I don't say that with pride or shame, only with a vague sense of sorrow and loss." Yes, that's right — Stephen King barely remembers writing one of his most famous books. The reason: substance abuse. King has been open about his alcoholism over the years (he also had a pretty bad cocaine habit at one point), and it was his frequent drinking that caused him to forget about penning "Cujo." King also states that he's sad that he can't quite remember the book, as he thinks parts of it are quite good.
Published in 1981, King's "Cujo" follows several different connected characters but focuses primarily on a giant Saint Bernard. The poor pup ends up being bitten by a bat and comes...
Published in 1981, King's "Cujo" follows several different connected characters but focuses primarily on a giant Saint Bernard. The poor pup ends up being bitten by a bat and comes...
- 4/7/2024
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
The films vying for the 2024 Best Sound Oscar are “The Creator,” “Maestro,” “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One,” “Oppenheimer,” and “The Zone of Interest.” Our current odds indicate that “Oppenheimer” (31/10) will prevail, followed in order of likelihood by “The Zone of Interest” (37/10), “Maestro” (9/2), “Mission: Impossible” (9/2), and “The Creator” (9/2).
This year’s Best Sound award will be the fourth handed out since the former Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing categories were consolidated ahead of the 93rd Oscars. The 17 craftspeople involved in this race have collectively amassed 70 previous nominations and 16 wins for their audio work, with the largest share of those bids (30%) belonging to Kevin O’Connell (“Oppenheimer”). With an Oscars resume dating back to 1984, he stands as one of this lineup’s nine returning champions, having memorably broken his unprecedented losing streak on his 21st bid for “Hacksaw Ridge” (2017).
O’Connell shares his new nomination with fellow former winners Richard King,...
This year’s Best Sound award will be the fourth handed out since the former Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing categories were consolidated ahead of the 93rd Oscars. The 17 craftspeople involved in this race have collectively amassed 70 previous nominations and 16 wins for their audio work, with the largest share of those bids (30%) belonging to Kevin O’Connell (“Oppenheimer”). With an Oscars resume dating back to 1984, he stands as one of this lineup’s nine returning champions, having memorably broken his unprecedented losing streak on his 21st bid for “Hacksaw Ridge” (2017).
O’Connell shares his new nomination with fellow former winners Richard King,...
- 3/7/2024
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
After one of the biggest opening weekends of 2024 (by far), things normally might settle down, but DreamWorks Animation is releasing one of the first family animated movies since December, and it’s one that can help the box office recover. Read on for Gold Derby’s box office preview.
Offering “Dune: Part Two” some hearty competition and counter-programming this weekend is the first family animated feature in months, as DreamWorks Animation’s “Kung Fu Panda 4” arrives in over 3,900 theaters nationwide. Once again starring Jack Black as Po, the martial arts savvy panda bear, he’s joined in this one by the ubiquitous Awkwafina – when was the last time there was an animated movie in which she didn’t provide a voice? –as a thieving fox. Viola Davis voices the primary villain, the evil sorceress chameleon, plus there are new characters voiced by Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan (“Everything Everywhere All at Once...
Offering “Dune: Part Two” some hearty competition and counter-programming this weekend is the first family animated feature in months, as DreamWorks Animation’s “Kung Fu Panda 4” arrives in over 3,900 theaters nationwide. Once again starring Jack Black as Po, the martial arts savvy panda bear, he’s joined in this one by the ubiquitous Awkwafina – when was the last time there was an animated movie in which she didn’t provide a voice? –as a thieving fox. Viola Davis voices the primary villain, the evil sorceress chameleon, plus there are new characters voiced by Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan (“Everything Everywhere All at Once...
- 3/6/2024
- by Edward Douglas
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: Paramount+ is rounding out cast for the upcoming third season of Mayor of Kingstown, starring Jeremy Renner.
Michael Beach, who has recurred in the first two seasons, will return as a series regular for Season 3 in his role as Kareem Moore, one of the prison guard captains in Kingstown (see photo below). Additionally Richard Brake (Barbarian), Denny Love (Looking for Alaska) and Paula Malcomson (Deadwood) will join in recurring roles. Nichole Galicia and Necar Zadegan will also both return this season in recurring roles as Rebecca and Evelyn Foley.
Michael Beach as Kareem in season 2 of Mayor of Kingstown (Dennis P. Mong Jr./Paramount+)
Brake plays Merle Callahan, one of the Aryan shot callers in Anchor Bay who is currently serving a life-sentence.
Love portrays Kevin Jackson, a rookie prison guard.
Malcomson plays Anna Fletcher, a woman from Kingstown with a request for Mike.
Along with Renner, returning series regulars include Hugh Dillon,...
Michael Beach, who has recurred in the first two seasons, will return as a series regular for Season 3 in his role as Kareem Moore, one of the prison guard captains in Kingstown (see photo below). Additionally Richard Brake (Barbarian), Denny Love (Looking for Alaska) and Paula Malcomson (Deadwood) will join in recurring roles. Nichole Galicia and Necar Zadegan will also both return this season in recurring roles as Rebecca and Evelyn Foley.
Michael Beach as Kareem in season 2 of Mayor of Kingstown (Dennis P. Mong Jr./Paramount+)
Brake plays Merle Callahan, one of the Aryan shot callers in Anchor Bay who is currently serving a life-sentence.
Love portrays Kevin Jackson, a rookie prison guard.
Malcomson plays Anna Fletcher, a woman from Kingstown with a request for Mike.
Along with Renner, returning series regulars include Hugh Dillon,...
- 1/24/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Editor’s Note: This review was originally published at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. Focus Features will release “The American Society of Magical Negroes” on Friday, March 15.
In one of the few laugh-out-loud scenes of “The American Society of Magical Negroes,” actor, writer and comedian Kobi Libii’s unevenly written but good-looking directorial debut that gradually runs out of steam, a Black man grabs an unsuspecting white person by the crotch to supposedly cure him of a prostatic illness.
The scene is a direct reference to Frank Darabont’s 1999 Oscar nominee “The Green Mile,” in which Michael Clarke Duncan’s prison inmate with a heart of gold (and supernatural powers) and Tom Hanks’ kind guard get similarly, well, acquainted. “The Green Mile” was only one of the then-recent barrage of popular movies like “What Dreams May Come,” “The Family Man,” and “The Legend of Bagger Vance” (also amusingly referenced in Libii...
In one of the few laugh-out-loud scenes of “The American Society of Magical Negroes,” actor, writer and comedian Kobi Libii’s unevenly written but good-looking directorial debut that gradually runs out of steam, a Black man grabs an unsuspecting white person by the crotch to supposedly cure him of a prostatic illness.
The scene is a direct reference to Frank Darabont’s 1999 Oscar nominee “The Green Mile,” in which Michael Clarke Duncan’s prison inmate with a heart of gold (and supernatural powers) and Tom Hanks’ kind guard get similarly, well, acquainted. “The Green Mile” was only one of the then-recent barrage of popular movies like “What Dreams May Come,” “The Family Man,” and “The Legend of Bagger Vance” (also amusingly referenced in Libii...
- 1/20/2024
- by Tomris Laffly
- Indiewire
Kobi Libii knew “The American Society of Magical Negroes” would be controversial. After all, the film is a critique of the “magical negro,” the cinematic trope where Black characters are constructed to support white protagonists without internal lives of their own.
Libii grew up in Gary, Ind. in the ’90s, during a run of those movies. “Some of them were seared in my brain,” he tells Variety, remembering a time when “The Legend of Bagger Vance” and “The Green Mile” were lauded by critics and audiences alike, even though they reinforce those tropes. (Both movies are not-so-indirectly referenced in the film.) “It really agitated me at the time but I didn’t have a language for that. I was just told that this was a great movie even though Black people are doing this.”
Now that he’s got a foothold in Hollywood, Libii is taking that type of representation to task,...
Libii grew up in Gary, Ind. in the ’90s, during a run of those movies. “Some of them were seared in my brain,” he tells Variety, remembering a time when “The Legend of Bagger Vance” and “The Green Mile” were lauded by critics and audiences alike, even though they reinforce those tropes. (Both movies are not-so-indirectly referenced in the film.) “It really agitated me at the time but I didn’t have a language for that. I was just told that this was a great movie even though Black people are doing this.”
Now that he’s got a foothold in Hollywood, Libii is taking that type of representation to task,...
- 1/19/2024
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Here’s your guide to every movie and TV show leaving Netflix Canada in January 2024.
In case you missed it, we also covered all the movies and TV shows leaving Netflix Canada in December 2023.
Some great movies are leaving Netflix Canada in January 2024, including James Cameron’s award-winning juggernaut Titanic, beloved coming-of-age comedy 13 Going on 30, powerful WW2 drama The Pianist, and slasher switch-up Freaky.
Please Note: This is not the full list of everything leaving Netflix UK in January 2024. More departures will be announced throughout December 2023 and January 2024.
Movies and TV Shows Leaving Netflix Canada on January 1st, 2024 13 Going on 30 (2004) A Dog’s Purpose (2017) The Bride of Habaek (1 Season) Bridesmaids (2011) Burlesque (2010) The Change-Up (2011) Christmas Under Wraps (2014) Christmas With a View (2018) Countdown (2019) Cutthroat Island (1995) The Danish Girl (2015) Dreamgirls (2006) DreamWorks Shrek the Halls (1 Season) Falls Around Her (2018) Football-Inspired Workouts for All (2023) N Freaky (2020) Full Out 2: You Got This! (2020) The Girl on the Train...
In case you missed it, we also covered all the movies and TV shows leaving Netflix Canada in December 2023.
Some great movies are leaving Netflix Canada in January 2024, including James Cameron’s award-winning juggernaut Titanic, beloved coming-of-age comedy 13 Going on 30, powerful WW2 drama The Pianist, and slasher switch-up Freaky.
Please Note: This is not the full list of everything leaving Netflix UK in January 2024. More departures will be announced throughout December 2023 and January 2024.
Movies and TV Shows Leaving Netflix Canada on January 1st, 2024 13 Going on 30 (2004) A Dog’s Purpose (2017) The Bride of Habaek (1 Season) Bridesmaids (2011) Burlesque (2010) The Change-Up (2011) Christmas Under Wraps (2014) Christmas With a View (2018) Countdown (2019) Cutthroat Island (1995) The Danish Girl (2015) Dreamgirls (2006) DreamWorks Shrek the Halls (1 Season) Falls Around Her (2018) Football-Inspired Workouts for All (2023) N Freaky (2020) Full Out 2: You Got This! (2020) The Girl on the Train...
- 12/21/2023
- by Jacob Robinson
- Whats-on-Netflix
As she strolls comfortably toward multiple Oscar nominations for “Barbie,” Greta Gerwig is on track to set several Academy Awards records tied to her age, gender and the movie’s financial success. In terms of more general achievements, perhaps the most impressive one in her reach is becoming the first filmmaker to have all of her initial three solo features contend for Best Picture. Over the past 95 years, many directors have had shots at earning that distinction and a few have come remarkably close, but none of their chances have been quite as strong as hers.
Since Gerwig did not produce her first two independently-directed films – “Lady Bird” (2017) and “Little Women” (2019) – and, per academy rules, cannot officially share in a “Barbie” Best Picture nomination due to her screen credit of “executive producer” (rather than the qualifying “producer” or “produced by”), she does not and will not soon have any bids...
Since Gerwig did not produce her first two independently-directed films – “Lady Bird” (2017) and “Little Women” (2019) – and, per academy rules, cannot officially share in a “Barbie” Best Picture nomination due to her screen credit of “executive producer” (rather than the qualifying “producer” or “produced by”), she does not and will not soon have any bids...
- 12/21/2023
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
A new report suggests that Frank Darabont is set to helm episodes of Stranger Things, returning to the director’s chair for the first time since The Walking Dead.
We haven’t heard much from Frank Darabont in the last decade. Darabont directed IMDb’s number one ranked movie of all time, The Shawshank Redemption, not to mention other admired Stephen King adaptations, The Green Mile and The Mist. He’s also the guy who got the TV show The Walking Dead up and running to the point that it became a worldwide phenomenon.
Darabont left The Walking Dead after a couple of seasons over creative differences, however. He went on to launch another TV show, Mob City, which would only run for six episodes, and hasn’t directed a feature film since 2007’s The Mist. While he’s done some scripting work in the years since, it’s been...
We haven’t heard much from Frank Darabont in the last decade. Darabont directed IMDb’s number one ranked movie of all time, The Shawshank Redemption, not to mention other admired Stephen King adaptations, The Green Mile and The Mist. He’s also the guy who got the TV show The Walking Dead up and running to the point that it became a worldwide phenomenon.
Darabont left The Walking Dead after a couple of seasons over creative differences, however. He went on to launch another TV show, Mob City, which would only run for six episodes, and hasn’t directed a feature film since 2007’s The Mist. While he’s done some scripting work in the years since, it’s been...
- 12/20/2023
- by Dan Cooper
- Film Stories
Once upon a time, Roger Ebert held that "no movie featuring either Harry Dean Stanton or M. Emmet Walsh in a supporting role can be altogether bad." The Stanton-Walsh rule could be violated, as Ebert noted in his scathing review of the unfathomably awful "Wild Wild West," but you only did yourself a favor if you cast one of these gentlemen. The script could be dire and the direction poor, but an appearance from Stanton and/or Walsh was/is – we lost Stanton in 2017, but Walsh is still going strong at 88 years old — only ever a joyous occasion.
The Stanton-Walsh rule applies to other character actors, and I can't think of many performers who've given me more pleasure over the last few decades than Sam Rockwell. He first popped for me in Tom Dicillo's hugely underrated indie comedy "Box of Moonlight" as a ball of non-conformist energy who...
The Stanton-Walsh rule applies to other character actors, and I can't think of many performers who've given me more pleasure over the last few decades than Sam Rockwell. He first popped for me in Tom Dicillo's hugely underrated indie comedy "Box of Moonlight" as a ball of non-conformist energy who...
- 12/11/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Earlier this week, we heard that Francis Lawrence, whose previous credits include Constantine, I Am Legend, Water for Elephants, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Parts 1 and 2, Red Sparrow, Slumberland, and The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, is the latest director to be attached to helm an adaptation of The Long Walk, a Stephen King novel that was published under the Richard Bachman pen name back in 1979. Now The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that The Long Walk is set up at Lionsgate, with Lawrence in “final talks” to direct. So this will be a continuation of the working relationship Lionsgate and Lawrence have had on the Hunger Game films.
Joe Drake of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group provided the following statement: “When you have enjoyed the strong creative collaboration and success that we have had working with Francis, you want to repeat that experience as much as possible.
Joe Drake of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group provided the following statement: “When you have enjoyed the strong creative collaboration and success that we have had working with Francis, you want to repeat that experience as much as possible.
- 11/30/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
‘The Mist’ 4K Ultra HD Review – There’s a Reason We’re Still Talking About This Movie 16 Years Later
Stephen King adaptations have always been hit and miss. Before Mike Flanagan came along, there was one filmmaker who could always be trusted with King’s material: Frank Darabont, whose first foray into filmmaking was a short adaptation of “The Woman in the Room.” After making a name for himself as a screenwriter with the likes of A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors and The Blob, Darabont made his feature directorial debut with 1994’s The Shawshank Redemption and followed it up with The Green Mile in 1999.
His thus-far final King adaptation came in 2007 with The Mist, which finds a group of locals trapped in a grocery store while an ominous fog shrouding mysterious secrets envelopes their quaint Maine town. A microcosm of any community, the supermarket is a canny setting for a contained thriller. The divisive mob mentality and pigheaded self-righteousness that manifests under pressure is even more poignant in a post-Trump world.
His thus-far final King adaptation came in 2007 with The Mist, which finds a group of locals trapped in a grocery store while an ominous fog shrouding mysterious secrets envelopes their quaint Maine town. A microcosm of any community, the supermarket is a canny setting for a contained thriller. The divisive mob mentality and pigheaded self-righteousness that manifests under pressure is even more poignant in a post-Trump world.
- 11/29/2023
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- bloody-disgusting.com
An adaptation of The Long Walk, a Stephen King novel that was published under the Richard Bachman pen name back in 1979, has been trudging through development hell for decades. At one point, the rights were in the hands of Frank Darabont, who made the King adaptations The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, and The Mist. Then the rights passed over to New Line Cinema, where Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark director André Øvredal was hired to direct the film from a screenplay by James Vanderbilt, whose credits include the two most recent Scream movies. While doing the press rounds for his film The Last Voyage of the Demeter earlier this year, Øvredal revealed that he was no longer involved with The Long Walk, and said not making that movie is one of the big regrets of his life. Now we know who has replaced him at the helm: Francis Lawrence.
- 11/28/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
During an interview last week, Tom Hiddleston (Loki) confirmed that his work on the film The Life of Chuck – the latest Stephen King adaptation from Mike Flanagan, who has previously been at the helm of the Stephen King adaptations Gerald’s Game and Doctor Sleep (and is also developing a series adaptation of The Dark Tower for Amazon Studios) – was complete. Flanagan has since taken to social media to confirm that filming has wrapped completely… and to let us know that The Life of Chuck is not a horror movie. Which makes sense, since we’ve previously heard that the movie will be similar in tone to the likes of Stand By Me, The Shawshank Redemption, and The Green Mile (and Hiddleston himself compared it to The Shawshank Redemption).
Based on the short story from King’s 2020 anthology If It Bleeds, The Life of Chuck consists of three separate stories linked...
Based on the short story from King’s 2020 anthology If It Bleeds, The Life of Chuck consists of three separate stories linked...
- 11/20/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Mike Flanagan (Gerald’s Game, Doctor Sleep) is headed back into the world of Stephen King with The Life of Chuck, and Flanagan has announced that production has wrapped.
Perhaps what’s more notable here is that Flanagan’s announcement thread highlights what to expect. Or rather, what not to expect: The Life of Chuck won’t be a horror movie.
That’s probably not a surprise to those familiar with the source short story from King’s 2020 anthology If It Bleeds. The Life of Chuck is three separate stories linked together to tell the biography of Charles Krantz in reverse, beginning with his death from a brain tumor at 39 and ending with his childhood in a supposedly haunted house.
Flanagan said, “Now I’m back to LA to edit (cannot wait), and start the long road of expectation setting that The Life of Chuck isn’t a horror movie.” The...
Perhaps what’s more notable here is that Flanagan’s announcement thread highlights what to expect. Or rather, what not to expect: The Life of Chuck won’t be a horror movie.
That’s probably not a surprise to those familiar with the source short story from King’s 2020 anthology If It Bleeds. The Life of Chuck is three separate stories linked together to tell the biography of Charles Krantz in reverse, beginning with his death from a brain tumor at 39 and ending with his childhood in a supposedly haunted house.
Flanagan said, “Now I’m back to LA to edit (cannot wait), and start the long road of expectation setting that The Life of Chuck isn’t a horror movie.” The...
- 11/17/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Mike Flanagan – who has previously been at the helm of the Stephen King adaptations Gerald’s Game and Doctor Sleep (and is also developing a series adaptation of The Dark Tower for Amazon Studios) – recently went into production on another King adaptation, The Life of Chuck… and now, during an interview on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, star Tom Hiddleston (Loki) has confirmed that his work on the film has been completed. While talking about the film, Hiddleston also compared it to one of the most popular King adaptations, The Shawshank Redemption!
Based on the short story from King’s 2020 anthology If It Bleeds, The Life of Chuck consists of three separate stories linked to tell the biography of Charles Krantz in reverse, beginning with his death from a brain tumor and ending with his childhood in a supposedly haunted house.
Hiddleston is playing Chuck, with Mark Hamill (Star Wars) playing a character named Albie.
Based on the short story from King’s 2020 anthology If It Bleeds, The Life of Chuck consists of three separate stories linked to tell the biography of Charles Krantz in reverse, beginning with his death from a brain tumor and ending with his childhood in a supposedly haunted house.
Hiddleston is playing Chuck, with Mark Hamill (Star Wars) playing a character named Albie.
- 11/17/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
When it was first announced that Mike Flanagan – who has previously been at the helm of the Stephen King adaptations Gerald’s Game and Doctor Sleep (and is also developing a series adaptation of The Dark Tower for Amazon Studios) – would be directing another King adaptation, The Life of Chuck, there were two actors already attached to the project: Tom Hiddleston (Loki) and Mark Hamill (Star Wars). Once filming got underway in Alabama earlier this month (the independent production was able to secure a SAG interim agreement that allows it to film while the Screen Actors Guild strike is still going on), it was revealed that Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave), Karen Gillan (Guardians of the Galaxy), and Jacob Tremblay (The Predator) are also in the cast. And now Flanagan has taken to social media to reveal the names of the rest of the characters – a list that includes A Nightmare on Elm Street...
- 10/26/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Mike Flanagan (Gerald’s Game, Doctor Sleep) is headed back into the world of Stephen King with The Life of Chuck, and Flanagan has announced the full cast today.
Chiwetel Ejiofor (Rob Peace), Karen Gillan (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3), Jacob Tremblay (The Toxic Avenger), Tom Hiddleston (Crimson Peak) and Mark Hamill (Star Wars) had already been announced for the upcoming Stephen King adaptation, and a thread from Flanagan on Twitter this afternoon reveals that Matthew Lillard (Five Nights at Freddy’s) and Heather Langenkamp (A Nightmare on Elm Street) will also star.
The full cast also features fresh faces and returning Mike Flanagan regulars including…
Mia Sara, Benjamin Pajak, Trinity Jo-li Bliss, Q’Orianka Kilcher, Antonio Raul Corbo, Harvey Guillen, David Dastmalchian, Kate Siegel, Carl Lumbly, Annalise Basso, Samantha Sloyan, Rahul Kohli, Matt Biedel, Sauriyan Sapkota, Saidah Arrika Ekulona, Michael Trucco, Violet McGraw and Molly C. Quinn.
Flanagan tweets, “The Life of Chuck...
Chiwetel Ejiofor (Rob Peace), Karen Gillan (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3), Jacob Tremblay (The Toxic Avenger), Tom Hiddleston (Crimson Peak) and Mark Hamill (Star Wars) had already been announced for the upcoming Stephen King adaptation, and a thread from Flanagan on Twitter this afternoon reveals that Matthew Lillard (Five Nights at Freddy’s) and Heather Langenkamp (A Nightmare on Elm Street) will also star.
The full cast also features fresh faces and returning Mike Flanagan regulars including…
Mia Sara, Benjamin Pajak, Trinity Jo-li Bliss, Q’Orianka Kilcher, Antonio Raul Corbo, Harvey Guillen, David Dastmalchian, Kate Siegel, Carl Lumbly, Annalise Basso, Samantha Sloyan, Rahul Kohli, Matt Biedel, Sauriyan Sapkota, Saidah Arrika Ekulona, Michael Trucco, Violet McGraw and Molly C. Quinn.
Flanagan tweets, “The Life of Chuck...
- 10/25/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
The cast for Mike Flanagan’s adaptation of Stephen King’s The Life of Chuck is growing. On Monday, Deadline shared three new casting confirmations for the upcoming film, including Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan, and Jacob Tremblay. They join Tom Hiddleston and Mark Hamill as primary members of the cast.
Production for The Life of Chuck is going down in Alabama under an interim agreement with SAG-AFTRA. Additionally, the production and financing outfit QWGmire is making a significant investment in the project. Speaking about partnering with Flanagan for the on-fire since The Haunting of Hill House filmmaker’s next feature, QWGmire partners Molly C. Quinn, Matthew M. Welty, and Elan Gale said, “We are thrilled to partner with Mike and Trevor [Macy] on this project. Mike is a master storyteller and we can’t wait to bring his inspirational adaptation of Stephen King’s short story to audiences.”
The Life of Chuck...
Production for The Life of Chuck is going down in Alabama under an interim agreement with SAG-AFTRA. Additionally, the production and financing outfit QWGmire is making a significant investment in the project. Speaking about partnering with Flanagan for the on-fire since The Haunting of Hill House filmmaker’s next feature, QWGmire partners Molly C. Quinn, Matthew M. Welty, and Elan Gale said, “We are thrilled to partner with Mike and Trevor [Macy] on this project. Mike is a master storyteller and we can’t wait to bring his inspirational adaptation of Stephen King’s short story to audiences.”
The Life of Chuck...
- 10/23/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
‘The Life of Chuck’ – Karen Gillan and More Join the Cast of Mike Flanagan’s Next Stephen King Movie
Mike Flanagan (Gerald’s Game, Doctor Sleep) is headed back into the world of Stephen King with an adaptation of King tale The Life of Chuck, and Deadline brings us the latest.
Chiwetel Ejiofor (Rob Peace), Karen Gillan (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3) and Jacob Tremblay (The Toxic Avenger) have signed on to star in The Life of Chuck, Deadline reports.
Previously announced, Tom Hiddleston (Crimson Peak) and Mark Hamill (Star Wars) lead the cast. Hiddleston will play Chuck, with Hamill playing the role of Albie.
“Based on the short story from King’s 2020 anthology If It Bleeds, The Life of Chuck is three separate stories linked to tell the biography of Charles Krantz in reverse, beginning with his death from a brain tumor at 39 and ending with his childhood in a supposedly haunted house.”
Deadline details, “According to the production, the genre project will draw tonally from Stand By Me,...
Chiwetel Ejiofor (Rob Peace), Karen Gillan (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3) and Jacob Tremblay (The Toxic Avenger) have signed on to star in The Life of Chuck, Deadline reports.
Previously announced, Tom Hiddleston (Crimson Peak) and Mark Hamill (Star Wars) lead the cast. Hiddleston will play Chuck, with Hamill playing the role of Albie.
“Based on the short story from King’s 2020 anthology If It Bleeds, The Life of Chuck is three separate stories linked to tell the biography of Charles Krantz in reverse, beginning with his death from a brain tumor at 39 and ending with his childhood in a supposedly haunted house.”
Deadline details, “According to the production, the genre project will draw tonally from Stand By Me,...
- 10/23/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Earlier this year, it was announced that Mike Flanagan – who has previously been at the helm of the Stephen King adaptations Gerald’s Game and Doctor Sleep (and is also developing a series adaptation of The Dark Tower for Amazon Studios) – would be directing another King adaptation, The Life of Chuck. When the announcement was made, Tom Hiddleston (Loki) and Mark Hamill (Star Wars) were already on board to play the characters of Chuck and Albie, respectively… and they remain on board now that the project has secured a SAG interim agreement that will allow it to go into production during the ongoing SAG strike. An article posted on Gulf Coast Media reveals that The Life of Chuck will begin filming in Alabama on October 16th, with a production schedule of four weeks.
A booking agency is currently looking for the 1000 extras, in a range of ages from 11 years old and up,...
A booking agency is currently looking for the 1000 extras, in a range of ages from 11 years old and up,...
- 10/10/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Stephen King is a tastemaker of terror. Ever since breaking out with “Carrie” — the sordid tale of a telekinetic teenager adapted into Brian De Palma’s 1976 classic starring Sissy Spacek — the horror author has had a hand in shaping our nightmares.
With dozens of novels, novellas, and short stories to his name, the 75-year-old writer has provided inspiration to just as many genre filmmakers. Mike Flanagan, the mastermind behind Netflix’s super successful “Haunting” anthology, has two King adaptations under his belt, including 2017’s “Gerald’s Game” (also released by the streaming giant) and 2019’s theatrically released “Doctor Sleep.” He’ll take on “The Dark Tower” as his next King project, after adapting Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher” for Netflix.
Frank Darabont earned his three Oscar nominations working on Best Picture nominees “The Shawshank Redemption” and “The Green Mile,” both of which were based on King’s short stories.
With dozens of novels, novellas, and short stories to his name, the 75-year-old writer has provided inspiration to just as many genre filmmakers. Mike Flanagan, the mastermind behind Netflix’s super successful “Haunting” anthology, has two King adaptations under his belt, including 2017’s “Gerald’s Game” (also released by the streaming giant) and 2019’s theatrically released “Doctor Sleep.” He’ll take on “The Dark Tower” as his next King project, after adapting Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher” for Netflix.
Frank Darabont earned his three Oscar nominations working on Best Picture nominees “The Shawshank Redemption” and “The Green Mile,” both of which were based on King’s short stories.
- 10/6/2023
- by Alison Foreman and Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
All titles below begin streaming for free on October 1 unless otherwise noted:
Originals
Documentary
TMZ Presents:
Tragically Viral
– 10/11-
What happens when the quest for clicks goes too far? TMZ examines the dark & sometimes deadly side of social media in Tragically Viral.
Scariest Monsters In The World
-10/18-
Join us as we embark on this international countdown of the scariest monsters in the world – who will be on your list as the most creepy?
TMZ No Bs: Rich, Famous & Terrified Stars
-10/25-
TMZ examines some of the most downright terrifying experiences celebs have faced that prove being a celebrity isn’t all glitz & glamor.
Horror
Dante’S Hotel
-10/13-
When an unknown assailant preys on a haunted hotel’s patrons, an event planner teams up with a mysterious tenant who’s dark past is the key to freeing the cursed hotel
The Devil Comes To Kansas City
-...
Originals
Documentary
TMZ Presents:
Tragically Viral
– 10/11-
What happens when the quest for clicks goes too far? TMZ examines the dark & sometimes deadly side of social media in Tragically Viral.
Scariest Monsters In The World
-10/18-
Join us as we embark on this international countdown of the scariest monsters in the world – who will be on your list as the most creepy?
TMZ No Bs: Rich, Famous & Terrified Stars
-10/25-
TMZ examines some of the most downright terrifying experiences celebs have faced that prove being a celebrity isn’t all glitz & glamor.
Horror
Dante’S Hotel
-10/13-
When an unknown assailant preys on a haunted hotel’s patrons, an event planner teams up with a mysterious tenant who’s dark past is the key to freeing the cursed hotel
The Devil Comes To Kansas City
-...
- 9/28/2023
- by Stephen Nepa
- Age of the Nerd
Spooky Season is now well underway, and that means a deluge of new horror movies for the next two months straight. Today alone, Eight new horror movies have just been unleashed.
Here’s all the new horror that released for September 8, 2023.
For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.
First up, the darkest – and most financially successful – chapter in The Conjuring Universe continues in The Nun II, which is now playing in theaters nationwide.
Valak returns in The Nun II from director Michael Chaves (Curse of La Llorona, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It), and you can read Meagan’s review right here.
Taissa Farmiga will be back as Sister Irene, with Bonnie Aarons again playing the demonic nun known as Valak. Storm Reid (“Euphoria”) will also star in the film.
Here’s the first The Nun II plot synopsis: “1956 – France. A priest is murdered.
Here’s all the new horror that released for September 8, 2023.
For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.
First up, the darkest – and most financially successful – chapter in The Conjuring Universe continues in The Nun II, which is now playing in theaters nationwide.
Valak returns in The Nun II from director Michael Chaves (Curse of La Llorona, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It), and you can read Meagan’s review right here.
Taissa Farmiga will be back as Sister Irene, with Bonnie Aarons again playing the demonic nun known as Valak. Storm Reid (“Euphoria”) will also star in the film.
Here’s the first The Nun II plot synopsis: “1956 – France. A priest is murdered.
- 9/8/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Sound of Freedom director Alejandro Monteverde is reteaming with Angel Studios. The outfit will release his next movie, Cabrini on March 8, 2024.
Angels Studios and Monteverde had monumental success this past summer as the anti-child trafficking movie, Sound of Freedom, racked up $180M at the domestic B.O. The pic is rolling out overseas.
Deadline first told you about Cabrini, which tells the story of Francesca Cabrini, a poor, audacious Italian immigrant who became one of the great entrepreneurs of the 19th century. Through her willpower, courage, compassion, and business skill, she overcame sexism and violent anti-Italian bigotry while fighting against an establishment seeking to hold her back.
Pic stars Cristiana Dell’Anna as Cabrini, John Lithgow (Footloose), David Morse, Giancarol Giannini and Federico Castelluccio (The Sopranos)
“Francesca Cabrini is one of the most inspiring and influential figures in modern history,...
Angels Studios and Monteverde had monumental success this past summer as the anti-child trafficking movie, Sound of Freedom, racked up $180M at the domestic B.O. The pic is rolling out overseas.
Deadline first told you about Cabrini, which tells the story of Francesca Cabrini, a poor, audacious Italian immigrant who became one of the great entrepreneurs of the 19th century. Through her willpower, courage, compassion, and business skill, she overcame sexism and violent anti-Italian bigotry while fighting against an establishment seeking to hold her back.
Pic stars Cristiana Dell’Anna as Cabrini, John Lithgow (Footloose), David Morse, Giancarol Giannini and Federico Castelluccio (The Sopranos)
“Francesca Cabrini is one of the most inspiring and influential figures in modern history,...
- 9/5/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark director André Øvredal’s latest film, the Dracula tale The Last Voyage of the Demeter, reached theatres last weekend (you can read our review Here), but unfortunately it didn’t get off to a great start at the box office, pulling in just $7 million. That’s not the only disappointing news there is to share about an Øvredal project, as the director has also revealed that he is no longer attached to an adaptation of The Long Walk, a Stephen King novel that was published under the Richard Bachman pen name back in 1979.
An adaptation of The Long Walk has been trudging through development hell for decades. At one point, the rights were in the hands of Frank Darabont, who made the King adaptations The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, and The Mist. Then the rights passed over to New Line Cinema, where...
An adaptation of The Long Walk has been trudging through development hell for decades. At one point, the rights were in the hands of Frank Darabont, who made the King adaptations The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, and The Mist. Then the rights passed over to New Line Cinema, where...
- 8/16/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Hollywood loves feel-good, based-on-real-life sports dramas, and isn't shy about drastically altering the facts to mine these tales for maximum stand-up-and-cheer potential. The scrappy high-school basketball underdogs in "Hoosiers" were, despite the school's small enrollment, actually a top team in the state during that supposed Cinderella season (which is why the filmmakers opted to set the film in a fictional town). "Remember the Titans" is riddled with inaccuracies, one of the most egregious being that T.C. Williams High School's climactic game against George C. Marshall High occurred in the middle of the season. And while the title character of "Rudy" did fulfill his dream of suiting up for his beloved Notre Dame Fighting Irish, retired NFL quarterback Joe Montana, who was on the team at the time, says the dramatic uniform-dumping scene is a pure fabrication.
In most cases, no one gets hurt by a filmmaker taking a liberty...
In most cases, no one gets hurt by a filmmaker taking a liberty...
- 8/14/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Hey there, fellow movie enthusiasts and fellow feelers of all things emotional. Get ready to ride a rollercoaster of heartache and tearful moments as we dive into the realm of the top 10 saddest movies ever made.
We all know that sometimes a good cry is just as therapeutic as a hearty laugh, and that’s exactly what we’re in for.
As someone who firmly believes in the power of a poignant story, I’m excited to guide you through these tear-jerking tales that have touched hearts and left a lasting impact on cinema.
From tragic dramas to heartrending romances, let’s dive into a world where emotions run high and the tears flow freely.
1 “Schindler’s List” (1993) – A Heartbreaking Tale of Humanity
“Schindler’s List” doesn’t just deliver a gut-wrenching historical narrative – it rips open wounds that can never truly heal.
Spielberg’s masterful direction and exceptional performances convey the...
We all know that sometimes a good cry is just as therapeutic as a hearty laugh, and that’s exactly what we’re in for.
As someone who firmly believes in the power of a poignant story, I’m excited to guide you through these tear-jerking tales that have touched hearts and left a lasting impact on cinema.
From tragic dramas to heartrending romances, let’s dive into a world where emotions run high and the tears flow freely.
1 “Schindler’s List” (1993) – A Heartbreaking Tale of Humanity
“Schindler’s List” doesn’t just deliver a gut-wrenching historical narrative – it rips open wounds that can never truly heal.
Spielberg’s masterful direction and exceptional performances convey the...
- 8/11/2023
- by Pia Vermaak
- buddytv.com
Lionsgate has announced that they will be giving the 2007 Stephen King adaptation The Mist (watch it Here) a 4K release on October 3rd – and this release will include the black and white version of the film! Director Frank Darabont put together a black and white version of The Mist because he had initially envisioned shooting the movie that way.
The 4K release will include a steelbook edition, a regular edition, and a Best Buy exclusive edition. But no matter which of these you buy, you’ll be getting both the color version of The Mist and the black and white version on the 4K disc. Copies of one edition can be pre-ordered on Amazon.
The Mist was written and directed by Darabont, who had previously made the King prison story adaptations The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile. The Mist has the following synopsis: After a powerful storm damages their Maine home,...
The 4K release will include a steelbook edition, a regular edition, and a Best Buy exclusive edition. But no matter which of these you buy, you’ll be getting both the color version of The Mist and the black and white version on the 4K disc. Copies of one edition can be pre-ordered on Amazon.
The Mist was written and directed by Darabont, who had previously made the King prison story adaptations The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile. The Mist has the following synopsis: After a powerful storm damages their Maine home,...
- 8/10/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
This summer has been packed with horror on the big screen, with films including Insidious: The Red Door, Talk to Me, Haunted Mansion and Meg 2: The Trench currently playing in theaters nationwide. This week, one of horror’s classic icons joins them at the box office.
Here’s all the new horror releasing August 8– August 13, 2023!
For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.
First up from Dread is the horror movie Island Escape, the latest feature film from prolific indie creature feature director Bruce Wemple (Monstrous, Dawn of the Beast).
Island Escape is available On Demand today, and it’s hitting Blu-ray on September 12.
In the film, “After a mysterious accident at a research camp on the Isle of Gran Manan, a CEO hires a team of blue – collar mercenaries to extract his daughter, a scientist working at the camp. Upon arrival, the team soon...
Here’s all the new horror releasing August 8– August 13, 2023!
For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.
First up from Dread is the horror movie Island Escape, the latest feature film from prolific indie creature feature director Bruce Wemple (Monstrous, Dawn of the Beast).
Island Escape is available On Demand today, and it’s hitting Blu-ray on September 12.
In the film, “After a mysterious accident at a research camp on the Isle of Gran Manan, a CEO hires a team of blue – collar mercenaries to extract his daughter, a scientist working at the camp. Upon arrival, the team soon...
- 8/8/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Published in 1974, it was just two years before Brian De Palma brought Stephen King’s Carrie to the big screen, the very first adaptation of a King tale. Needless to say, the movie was a total game-changer in the world of Stephen King and horror at large, paving the way for countless other King adaptations that have never really slowed down in the decades since.
In this exclusive clip from the upcoming documentary King on Screen, masters of horror including Mick Garris and Frank Darabont spotlight the importance of Carrie to King’s career.
“It all started with Carrie,” Mick Garris explains in the clip. “The book was not well known until De Palma’s movie came out. And the movie blew me away. It was so great.”
Frank Darabont adds, “It was the movie that really brought a lot of attention to Steve’s work.”
Dark Star Pictures has...
In this exclusive clip from the upcoming documentary King on Screen, masters of horror including Mick Garris and Frank Darabont spotlight the importance of Carrie to King’s career.
“It all started with Carrie,” Mick Garris explains in the clip. “The book was not well known until De Palma’s movie came out. And the movie blew me away. It was so great.”
Frank Darabont adds, “It was the movie that really brought a lot of attention to Steve’s work.”
Dark Star Pictures has...
- 8/1/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Stephen King is one of the best fiction writers in our modern generation. Sure, there were some questionable moments in his several of his books – namely, the odd and sexual ending to his “It” series. However, his novels are more hit than miss. In translation, his adaptations are also in the same boat. Films such as The Shining, Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, and Carrie stand the test of time and stick out as the best adaptations to date. Despite the likes of The Shining, It (2019 version) or Carrie being considered some of the top pieces of horror...
- 7/10/2023
- by Jeffrey Bowie Jr.
- TVovermind.com
(Clockwise from bottom left:) Tom Hanks in Cast Away (Courtesy of Photofest), Saving Private Ryan (Paramount Pictures), A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood (Sony Pictures Entertainment), Big (20th Century Fox), Toy Story (Courtesy of Mubi)Graphic: The A.V. Club
Few Hollywood stars are more beloved than Tom Hanks, whose screen...
Few Hollywood stars are more beloved than Tom Hanks, whose screen...
- 6/21/2023
- by Jack Smart, Ian Spelling, Phil Pirrello, Matt Mills, Matthew Jackson, Brian Collins, Richard Newby, Jorge Molina, and Dana Elle Salzberg
- avclub.com
Take a gander at the last 40 years of cinema, and you’ll find at least one universal truth: The people love Tom Hanks.
The 66-year-old actor is known around Hollywood and the world as an affable everyman, with as much capacity for heady drama as he has a knack for quippy comedy. Hanks’ most famous roles range from the light and whimsical to the darkly complex. He’s also responsible for delivering lines in some of cinema’s most quotable movies, including “A League of Their Own” (“There’s no crying in baseball!”) and “Apollo 13”.
Hanks cut his teeth as a stage actor, performing Shakespeare and other plays in his hometown of Lakewood, California for much of the late ’70s. At 24-years-old, Hanks made his first movie appearance as a flirty jogger in the slasher “He Knows You’re Alone” before starring opposite Daryl Hannah in Ron Howard’s romantic...
The 66-year-old actor is known around Hollywood and the world as an affable everyman, with as much capacity for heady drama as he has a knack for quippy comedy. Hanks’ most famous roles range from the light and whimsical to the darkly complex. He’s also responsible for delivering lines in some of cinema’s most quotable movies, including “A League of Their Own” (“There’s no crying in baseball!”) and “Apollo 13”.
Hanks cut his teeth as a stage actor, performing Shakespeare and other plays in his hometown of Lakewood, California for much of the late ’70s. At 24-years-old, Hanks made his first movie appearance as a flirty jogger in the slasher “He Knows You’re Alone” before starring opposite Daryl Hannah in Ron Howard’s romantic...
- 6/21/2023
- by Alison Foreman and Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
For the past half-century, the adaptations of Stephen King's written works have been as prolific as the legendary writer himself, and in her new documentary, King on Screen, Daphné Baiwir talks with the filmmakers behind these adaptations to explore the enduring appeal of bringing King's prose to life on screen.
Ahead of the film's August 11th theatrical release and September 8th On Demand and Blu-ray release, we have a look at the documentary's official trailer, and in case you missed it, be sure to read Heather Wixson's Fantastic Fest interview with Daphné Baiwir!
Directed by Daphné Baiwir, King on Screen features interviews with Frank Darabont, Mick Garris, Mike Flanagan, Tom Holland, Vincenzo Natali, Greg Nicotero, Mark L. Lester, Dee Wallace, Tim Curry, and James Caan.
Synopsis: "1976, Brian de Palma directs Carrie, the first novel by Stephen King. Since then, more than 50 directors have adapted the master of horror's books,...
Ahead of the film's August 11th theatrical release and September 8th On Demand and Blu-ray release, we have a look at the documentary's official trailer, and in case you missed it, be sure to read Heather Wixson's Fantastic Fest interview with Daphné Baiwir!
Directed by Daphné Baiwir, King on Screen features interviews with Frank Darabont, Mick Garris, Mike Flanagan, Tom Holland, Vincenzo Natali, Greg Nicotero, Mark L. Lester, Dee Wallace, Tim Curry, and James Caan.
Synopsis: "1976, Brian de Palma directs Carrie, the first novel by Stephen King. Since then, more than 50 directors have adapted the master of horror's books,...
- 6/6/2023
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
1976, Brian de Palma directs Carrie, the first novel by Stephen King. Since then, more than 50 directors have adapted the master of horror’s books, in more than 80 films and series, making him the most adapted author alive in the world . What’s so fascinating about him that filmmakers cannot stop adapting his works?
King On Screen reunites the filmmakers that have adapted Stephen King’s books for cinema and TV, including Frank Darabont, Tom Holland, Mick Garris and Taylor Hackford. It is a movie made for the fans and with the fans, led by an international ambition.
Check out the trailer now and see the film in select theaters August 11, 2023 and On Demand and Blu-Ray September 8, 2023.
King On Screen reunites the filmmakers that have adapted Stephen King’s books for cinema and TV, including Frank Darabont, Tom Holland, Mick Garris and Taylor Hackford. It is a movie made for the fans and with the fans, led by an international ambition.
Check out the trailer now and see the film in select theaters August 11, 2023 and On Demand and Blu-Ray September 8, 2023.
- 6/5/2023
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Dark Star Pictures has acquired North American rights to Daphné Baiwir’s feature documentary King on Screen, and today the official trailer has been unleashed
Additionally, we’ve learned that the documentary, approved by Stephen King, will get a limited theatrical release on August 11 followed by On Demand and Blu-ray on September 8.
“1976, Brian de Palma directs Carrie, the first novel by Stephen King. Since then, more than 50 directors have adapted the master of horror’s books, in more than 80 films and series, making him the most adapted author alive in the world. What’s so fascinating about him that filmmakers cannot stop adapting his works?
“Director Daphné Baiwir’s King on Screen reunites the filmmakers that have adapted Stephen King’s books for cinema and TV, including Frank Darabont, Tom Holland, Mick Garris and Taylor Hackford. It is a movie made for the fans and with the fans, led by an international ambition.
Additionally, we’ve learned that the documentary, approved by Stephen King, will get a limited theatrical release on August 11 followed by On Demand and Blu-ray on September 8.
“1976, Brian de Palma directs Carrie, the first novel by Stephen King. Since then, more than 50 directors have adapted the master of horror’s books, in more than 80 films and series, making him the most adapted author alive in the world. What’s so fascinating about him that filmmakers cannot stop adapting his works?
“Director Daphné Baiwir’s King on Screen reunites the filmmakers that have adapted Stephen King’s books for cinema and TV, including Frank Darabont, Tom Holland, Mick Garris and Taylor Hackford. It is a movie made for the fans and with the fans, led by an international ambition.
- 6/5/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
In a career so far spanning 50 years, Stephen King has published 65 novels (with a 66th imminent) and more than 200 short stories. His books have sold more than 400 million copies worldwide, and have been regularly snapped up for film and TV adaptation. As a brand name, King is almost as prolific on screen as in print, with at least 60 movies (not even including the eight sequels to Children Of The Corn) and 50 shows to date, with more always incoming.
Cinematically, however, while some of the author’s adaptations are clear-eyed classics, the King association has not always been a guarantee of quality. In the early days, the gold rush to mine his back catalogue yielded more turkeys than treasure. So, with Rob Savage out this week (based on a 1973 short story in King’s _Night Shift collection), Empire have put together a list of the 15 greatest big-screen versions of the legendary scribe’s stories.
Cinematically, however, while some of the author’s adaptations are clear-eyed classics, the King association has not always been a guarantee of quality. In the early days, the gold rush to mine his back catalogue yielded more turkeys than treasure. So, with Rob Savage out this week (based on a 1973 short story in King’s _Night Shift collection), Empire have put together a list of the 15 greatest big-screen versions of the legendary scribe’s stories.
- 6/2/2023
- by Tom Nicholson, Owen Williams
- Empire - Movies
James Cromwell has done Ewan Roy proud. Fresh off his character’s scene-stealing speech on Sunday night’s episode of “Succession,” the actor who plays Logan Roy’s (Brian Cox) humble and morally conscious brother thanked the show’s writers for his big moment and expressed solidarity with the WGA strike.
“It begins with the words,” Cromwell wrote on Twitter. “Nothing happens without them. Sometimes, the writing achieves transcendence, but, in every case, it’s seminal. I got to a give a brilliant speech recently, which not only explicated my and my brother’s characters, it illuminated an entire narrative. This is what great writers do. And they need to be compensated in accordance with their contribution.”
Cromwell went on to say that “at the very least” writers “need to be able to provide for themselves and their families.”
“In this era of corporate greed and union busting, management seems to hold all the cards.
“It begins with the words,” Cromwell wrote on Twitter. “Nothing happens without them. Sometimes, the writing achieves transcendence, but, in every case, it’s seminal. I got to a give a brilliant speech recently, which not only explicated my and my brother’s characters, it illuminated an entire narrative. This is what great writers do. And they need to be compensated in accordance with their contribution.”
Cromwell went on to say that “at the very least” writers “need to be able to provide for themselves and their families.”
“In this era of corporate greed and union busting, management seems to hold all the cards.
- 5/22/2023
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
The year was 2001, in the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, many studios struggled to find the proper way to market and release their films while still being sensitive to what had just happened. Many films were moved off their original release dates to give the studios, and audiences, more time to figure out the proper way forward. One film, however, was deemed a slam dunk: a feel good story about a man who loses his memory and is taken in by the people of a small town when they assume him to be a long lost son and World War II hero, set against the backdrop of the Hollywood Communist witch hunt of the 1950’s from a respected Oscar nominated filmmaker and starring a lead actor who was in the midst of a dramatic left turn in his career with back to back Golden Globe wins for Best Actor.
- 5/21/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Tom Hiddleston and Mark Hamill have been snatched up to star in the adaptation of Stephen King’s ‘The Life of Chuck.’
Based on the short story from King’s 2020 anthology If It Bleeds, The Life of Chuck is three separate stories linked to tell the biography of Charles Krantz in reverse, beginning with his death from a brain tumour at 39 and ending with his childhood in a supposedly haunted house.
Hiddleston is set to play the title character while Hamill will be joining in the role of Albie.
Also in news – Amy Adams, Paul Rudd & Tessa Thompson set for comedy ‘The Invite’
‘Doctor Sleep’ and ‘The Haunting Of Hill House’ helmer Mike Flanagan is directing from a script by Trevor Macy. Macy also serves as a producer.
According to the production, the genre project will draw tonally from ‘Stand By Me,’ ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ and ‘The Green Mile.’
The...
Based on the short story from King’s 2020 anthology If It Bleeds, The Life of Chuck is three separate stories linked to tell the biography of Charles Krantz in reverse, beginning with his death from a brain tumour at 39 and ending with his childhood in a supposedly haunted house.
Hiddleston is set to play the title character while Hamill will be joining in the role of Albie.
Also in news – Amy Adams, Paul Rudd & Tessa Thompson set for comedy ‘The Invite’
‘Doctor Sleep’ and ‘The Haunting Of Hill House’ helmer Mike Flanagan is directing from a script by Trevor Macy. Macy also serves as a producer.
According to the production, the genre project will draw tonally from ‘Stand By Me,’ ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ and ‘The Green Mile.’
The...
- 5/9/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The Life of Chuck: Tom Hiddleston, Mark Hamill to star in Stephen King adaptation from Mike Flanagan
Deadline has reported that Tom Hiddleston and Mark Hamill will star in The Life of Chuck, an adaptation of the short story by Stephen King. Mike Flanagan, who has plenty of experience with Stephen King adaptations, will direct The Life of Chuck.
Based on the short story from King’s 2020 anthology If It Bleeds, “The Life of Chuck is three separate stories linked to tell the biography of Charles Krantz in reverse, beginning with his death from a brain tumor at 39 and ending with his childhood in a supposedly haunted house.” Tom Hiddleston will play Chuck, with Mark Hamill playing Albie. Deadline says that the project will “draw tonally from Stand By Me, The Shawshank Redeption, and The Green Mile.” In addition to directing The Life of Chuck, Mike Flanagan will also write and produce through Intrepid Pictures. The script has been in development for several months and was reportedly...
Based on the short story from King’s 2020 anthology If It Bleeds, “The Life of Chuck is three separate stories linked to tell the biography of Charles Krantz in reverse, beginning with his death from a brain tumor at 39 and ending with his childhood in a supposedly haunted house.” Tom Hiddleston will play Chuck, with Mark Hamill playing Albie. Deadline says that the project will “draw tonally from Stand By Me, The Shawshank Redeption, and The Green Mile.” In addition to directing The Life of Chuck, Mike Flanagan will also write and produce through Intrepid Pictures. The script has been in development for several months and was reportedly...
- 5/9/2023
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Mike Flanagan is headed back into the world of Stephen King with an adaptation of King tale The Life of Chuck, Deadline reports tonight.
Tom Hiddleston (Crimson Peak) and Mark Hamill (Star Wars) will star!
“Based on the short story from King’s 2020 anthology If It Bleeds, The Life of Chuck is three separate stories linked to tell the biography of Charles Krantz in reverse, beginning with his death from a brain tumor at 39 and ending with his childhood in a supposedly haunted house.”
Hiddleston will play Chuck, with Hamill playing the role of Albie.
Deadline details, “According to the production, the genre project will draw tonally from Stand By Me, The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile.”
Flanagan will also write the script and produce through Intrepid Pictures.
Just last year, Netflix adapted Mr. Harrigan’s Phone, also pulled from King’s If It Bleeds.
The post ‘The Life...
Tom Hiddleston (Crimson Peak) and Mark Hamill (Star Wars) will star!
“Based on the short story from King’s 2020 anthology If It Bleeds, The Life of Chuck is three separate stories linked to tell the biography of Charles Krantz in reverse, beginning with his death from a brain tumor at 39 and ending with his childhood in a supposedly haunted house.”
Hiddleston will play Chuck, with Hamill playing the role of Albie.
Deadline details, “According to the production, the genre project will draw tonally from Stand By Me, The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile.”
Flanagan will also write the script and produce through Intrepid Pictures.
Just last year, Netflix adapted Mr. Harrigan’s Phone, also pulled from King’s If It Bleeds.
The post ‘The Life...
- 5/8/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: Tom Hiddleston (Thor franchise) and Mark Hamill (Star Wars) are set to star in new Stephen King adaptation The Life Of Chuck, which will be a hot package at the upcoming Cannes market.
Doctor Sleep and The Haunting Of Hill House helmer Mike Flanagan is directing, scripting and producing for Intrepid Pictures alongside fellow producer Trevor Macy.
FilmNation will handle international sales with WME Independent handling domestic.
Based on the short story from King’s 2020 anthology If It Bleeds, The Life of Chuck is three separate stories linked to tell the biography of Charles Krantz in reverse, beginning with his death from a brain tumour at 39 and ending with his childhood in a supposedly haunted house.
The script, which was adapted prior to the WGA strike, has been in the works for several months with Hiddleston set to play the title character and Hamill joining for the role of Albie.
Doctor Sleep and The Haunting Of Hill House helmer Mike Flanagan is directing, scripting and producing for Intrepid Pictures alongside fellow producer Trevor Macy.
FilmNation will handle international sales with WME Independent handling domestic.
Based on the short story from King’s 2020 anthology If It Bleeds, The Life of Chuck is three separate stories linked to tell the biography of Charles Krantz in reverse, beginning with his death from a brain tumour at 39 and ending with his childhood in a supposedly haunted house.
The script, which was adapted prior to the WGA strike, has been in the works for several months with Hiddleston set to play the title character and Hamill joining for the role of Albie.
- 5/8/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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