May 6, 2024

Ben Affleck To Direct King’s “The Stand”

Ben Affleck has been selected (but is not yet signed) as director for the adaptation of Stephen King's magnum opus "The Stand" at Warner Bros. Pictures and Vertigo Pictures says Deadline. The novel, first published in 1978 and revised in 1990, is a story of good vs. evil after a virus wipes out most of the American population. The survivors end up … [Read more...]

Brosnan Cast In King’s “Bag of Bones”

A&E Network is set to begin production next month on a four-hour mini-series adaptation of Stephen King's novel "Bag of Bones" which will air sometime in the last quarter of the year. Pierce Brosnan and Anabeth Gish will star in the story of a novelist unable to stop grieving after the sudden death of his wife Jo. A dream inspires him to … [Read more...]

King’s “The Dark Tower” Has Collapsed

"The Dark Tower" has collapsed. Universal Pictures ambitious film trilogy and TV series adaptation of Stephen King’s fantasy western epic is no longer says Heat Vision. The writing was on the wall back in May when the project threatened to be scrapped over budgetary issues. Imagine Entertainment and the three key principals involved in the … [Read more...]