A couple of years ago George Romero said he couldn’t get The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon done. No one was interested and Hollywood thought it was ‘too soft’. Well, now it seems to be happening.
Sanibel Films, the production company of late horror legend George A. Romero and his former wife Chris Romero, announced Tuesday that it is collaborating with Vertigo Entertainment and Origin Story to produce a film adaptation of The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon.
“I’m thrilled that my book is being brought to the screen, and that George’s company is involved. Chris Forrest (Romero) has worked long and hard to make this project happen,”
Stephen King
No writer, director, cast or release date has been announced yet.
Posted: August 7, 2019, 23:40:39 Section: Film » Roadwork
Last week, during a radio interview with Andy and Barbara Muschietti (IT), both announced they'll be producing an adaptation of King's Bachman book Roadwork. The movie will be directed by Argentinean director Pablo Trapero. They hope to start shooting early next year.
Posted: August 3, 2019, 01:26:44 Section: Film » Lisey's Story
Julian Moore confirmed that Jackie director Pablo Larrain will direct the miniseries version of Lisey’s Story for Apple TV+ streaming service. King has written all eight episodes himself and filming will begin in the fall.
In The Tall Grass will be making its world premiere at Fantastic Fest 2019. The film was announced as part of Fantastic Fest 2019's first wave of films in an official release on the festival's website on Monday, with Fantastic Fest taking place from September 19-26, 2019 in Austin, TX.
Posted: August 2, 2019, 09:59:47 Section: TV » The Stand
Exciting news about the upcoming adaptation of The Stand. King is writing a continuation to the book. And don’t worry, there won’t be several bad seasons following the like with Under the Dome. CBS announced at TCA Thursday that King will write the last episode of the providing “a new coda that won’t be found in the book”.
“For fans of the book who have wondered what became of the survivors of the stand, this episode will contain a story that takes us beyond the book to answer those questions,” CBS All Access EVP Julie McNamara said. “A continuation to The Stand; we can’t wait to share that with the world.”
Posted: July 27, 2019, 14:33:00 Section: TV » Mr Mercedes
At the Television Critics Association director Jack Bender talked about if we were to see Brady Hartsfield (Harry Treadaway)...
I’d rather not say whether we are going to actually behold Mr. Treadaway or not.
...and if this the third season of Mr Mercedes is really the last season.
It will really depend if Audience Network feels they have enough subscribers watching Mr. Mercedes to justify keeping it going. I have confidence that writers David E. Kelley and Jonathan Shapiro can make up their own Bill Hodges story without a Stephen King book to base it on.
He also talked about if Bruce Dern's part is just a cameo and how Morris is the new Brady.
A couple of years ago George Romero said he couldn’t get The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon done. No one was interested and Hollywood thought it was ‘too soft’. Well, now it seems to be happening.
Last week, during a radio interview with Andy and Barbara Muschietti (IT), both announced they'll be producing an adaptation of King's Bachman book Roadwork. The movie will be directed by Argentinean director Pablo Trapero. They hope to start shooting early next year.
Interview with Stephen King 2007
