Having recently announced the details of their Apple+ streaming service, it’s clear that Apple are not messing around. They’re developing projects with big names and high-end talent, and are coming for Netflix’s throne. That ambition is only reinforced by their latest project. Julianne Moore will star in an eight-episode adaptation of Stephen King‘s novel Lisey’s Story. If that[…]
Stephen King is back in vogue thanks to the massive success of IT. Pet Sematary will arrive soon, Shining sequel Doctor Sleep is in post-production, and naturally the world is preparing for IT: Chapter 2. But the adaptations don’t stop there. Per Collider, Mike Barker – director of numerous episodes of Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale – will direct[…]
The Stephen King renaissance shows no signs of slowing down. Since IT became the highest grossing horror film of all time last year, King adaptations have been all the rage, with titles like The Talisman, The Long Walk and The Tommyknockers being commissioned while classic titles like The Stand and Salem’s Lot have new adaptations in the works. […]
Considering the success of It, as well as a handful of other Stephen King adaptations this year, many predicted a King renaissance of sorts. So it’s no surprise to hear the news that Josh Boone (New Mutants, The Fault In Our Stars) has been hired to adapt King and Peter Straub‘s dark fantasy novel The Talisman for Amblin Entertainment.[…]