Stephen King’s It Remake Finds New Director

Following the loss of Cary Fukunaga, it seemed that the long-awaited It remake has suffered a fatal blow, but New Line have now confirmed that the project is still moving forward and Mama director Andres Muschietti will helm. Muscietti has little experience in Hollywood and Mama, though well-received critically, struggled to break through at the box office. However,…

‘It’ Remake in Doubt as Director Pulls Out

New Line cinema have indefinitely shelved their seemingly doomed adaptation of Stephen King’s It, after director Cary Fukunaga backs away from the project. Initially planned as a two-part epic, Fukunaga reportedly had ongoing disagreements with the studio, mainly over budget. The studio allegedly wanted to save money and take the film back down to one movie,…

Will Poulter To Play Pennywise in ‘It’ Adaptation

According to breaking reports from Variety, rising star Will Poulter is in negotiations to play the lead part of Pennywise the Clown in New Line’s two-part It remake. Based on the novel Stephen King, It follows the reunion of childhood friends who return to their home town and confront the evil Pennywise one last time. The story was…

Review: A Good Marriage (2014)

Director: Peter Askin Starring: Joan Allen, Anthony LaPaglia Release Date: 24th April 2014 (US) Stephen King adaptations are hit and miss, so when it was announced that is short story A Good Marriage would be coming to the big screen there was obvious trepidation among fans. The important difference here was the loyalty shown to the source material, which…

Stephen King’s ‘The Stand’ to be Four Films, Matthew McConaughey to Star?

Warner Bros. are adapting Stephen King’s 1200 page The Stand into a four film series, with Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey in negotiations to play one of the star roles. The Stand was previously adapted into a TV mini series starring Gary Sinise and Molly Ringwald, but it seems Hollywood are looking to give it a big…

10 Horror Remakes of the 21st Century

People say there’s no such thing as an original movie in Hollywood these days, and based on this list they could be right. Horror films are the most frequently victimised genre, with classic movies being cut, spliced and rehashed together for modern audiences. Since the dawn of the millennium a string of classic horrors have…

Oscar Classics: Misery (1990)

Director: Rob Reiner Starring: Kathy Bates, James Caan Oscars: Won – Leading Actress Stephen King adaptations are generally good, often brilliant and occasionally disappointing. Misery is one of those stories so character driven that it required something really special to make it work, creating something that felt cinematic but remained loyal to the tone and style of the novel….

Trailer: A Good Marriage

Stephen King adaptations are coming back into fashion, and though we’re a long way from the IT remake we can at least look forward to A Good Marriage, due out this year. Thrillers usually bring more acclaim than the outright horrors, so this dark look behind a perfect marriage could do quite well. Unfortunately it all looks…

Mark Romanek to Direct ‘The Shining’ Prequel?

It appears Warner Bros.’ prequel to Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining is moving forward, with Mark Romanek reportedly in negotiations to helm the movie. Overlook Hotel is based on a prologue written by Stephen King and originally published with the novel, detailing the origins of the famous fictional resort and its owner Bob T. Watson. Fans of…

Waiting For IT

Stephen King is the most successful horror writer of all time, and arguably the greatest. His novels have been adapted multiple times into box office hits and, on occasion, Oscar nominated classics including The Shining, The Shawshank Redemption and Carrie. Unfortunately there are many more adaptations which have been slightly less well received, most recently the teeny-boppered reimagining of Carrie starring…

Review: Carrie (2013)

When another adaptation of Carrie was first announced I wasn’t horrified, and when Chloe Grace-Moretz was confirmed for the title role I was excited. Sadly the result was a teeny-boppered horror movie with far too little focus on the psychological core of the narrative – the relationship between Carrie and her overpowering mother. Having read the book…