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David E. Kelley (Big Little Lies) is about to jump into the dark world of Stephen King again with Lost and Game of Thrones director Jack Bender. The two are teaming up to adapt King’s latest novel, The Institute, and bring it to life as a limited series.

I still haven’t had a chance to read this book yet as it was just released, but I’ll definitely get around to it soon! The story centers around “Luke Ellis, whose parents are murdered in the middle of the night by intruders. Luke wakes up at The Institute in a room that looks just like his own, except there’s no window. Outside his door are other doors, behind which are other kids with special talents, such as telekinesis and telepathy, who got there the same way Luke did.”

Kelley and Bender previously worked on the series adaptation of Mr.

Hot off the presses and having just hit store shelves today, Stephen King's The Institute is already being developed as a limited series adaptation.

Multiple sources, including The Hollywood Reporter, reveal that a limited series adaptation of Stephen King's The Institute is in development at Spyglass Media Group, with David E. Kelley set to write and executive produce the adaptation, and Jack Bender slated to direct and executive produce the project.

No stranger to the world of Stephen King, Kelley and Bender have worked together on AT&T Audience Network's Mr. Mercedes series, which premieres its third season tonight. Bender is also executive producing the upcoming limited series based on King's 2018 novel, The Outsider.

Here's what King himself had to say about The Institute adaptation (via THR):

"I’m delighted to be working with Jack and David, the creative team behind Mr. Mercedes. We think alike, and I...

Stephen King’s new novel, released today, will be turned into a limited television series. Spyglass Media Group, LLC announced that it has optioned King’s “The Institute,” attaching Emmy Award winners David E. Kelley (“Big Little Lies”) to adapt and executive produce the limited series with Jack Bender (“Lost”) serving as director and executive producer.

King’s “The Institute” is centered on a young boy with special abilities who, along with several other children, are trapped by a group of adults dedicated to extracting their powers.

Kelley and Bender are no strangers to adapting King stories: The duo developed and directed the well-received “Mr. Mercedes,” a crime drama based on a trilogy of King novels. The Season 3 premiere of “Mr. Mercedes” will air on Audience tonight.

“I am thrilled to be working with Spyglass Media and couldn’t be more excited that we’ll be starting with Stephen King’s extraordinary new book,...

In a competitive situation, Spyglass Media Group’s TV division has optioned Stephen King’s latest novel The Institute to develop as a limited series, with David E. Kelley (Big Little Lies) and Jack Bender (Lost), the same creative team behind the critically acclaimed Mr. Mercedes, also based on a King novel, attached. The announcement marks the first television acquisition for Spyglass and was made by Lauren Whitney, President of Television for Spyglass. Additionally, Spyglass has set a multi-year first look deal with Bender to develop future projects for Spyglass, overseen by Whitney.

The project marks a reunion for Kelley and Bender who have worked together on Mr. Mercedes, DirecTV’s Audience Network’s adaptation of King’s Bill Hodges Trilogy that has been renewed for a third season.

Kelley will pen the adaptation for The Institute and Bender will direct. Both will executive produce.

“Having the opportunity to work...

Spyglass has acquired the rights to Stephen King’s recently-released novel “The Institute,” with David E. Kelley on board to adapt and Jack Bender to direct.

King is re-teaming with Kelley and Bender, whom adapted King’s “Mr. Mercedes” for DirecTV’s Audience Network. “The Institute” marks the first TV acquisition for the newly-launched company. In addition, Spyglass has signed Bender to a multi-year first-look deal to develop future projects.

Bender is known for directing episodes of “Lost,” “Game of Thrones,” “The Sopranos,” “Under the Dome,” and “Alias.” He is the executive producer on an another King adaption in HBO’s upcoming “The Outsider.”

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Spyglass Media Group is the joint venture between Gary Barber’s Spyglass and Lantern Entertainment. In July 2018, Lantern acquired the assets of The Weinstein Company out of bankruptcy for $289 million.

David E. Kelley, fresh off his stint on “Big Little Lies,” and “Lost” director Jack Bender are teaming up to bring Stephen King’s latest novel “The Institute” to the screen.

Spyglass has won the rights to the book and plans to adapt it into a limited series with Kelley in place to write and executive produce, and Bender set to serve serve as director and executive producer. The duo previously worked together on “Mr. Mercedes,” Audience Network’s adaptation of King’s Bill Hodges Trilogy which has been renewed for a third season.

“The Institute,” which hits shelves today, centers around Luke Ellis whose parents are murdered in the middle of the night by intruders. Luke wakes up at The Institute in a room that looks just like his own, except there’s no window. Outside his door are other doors, behind which are other kids with special talents,...

Donald Trump was still months away from being elected president when Stephen King began writing his new novel. But The Institute — out September 10th and centered on a 12-year-old boy stolen from his parents in the night and locked up in a mysterious facility — is likely to remind readers of certain immigration policies. “I can’t help but see similarity between what’s going on in The Institute and those pictures of kids in cages,” says King. “Sometimes fiction outpaces fact.”

This isn’t the first time a King book...

Exclusive: Wme has signed Bloodline and Captain Marvel actor Ben Mendelsohn for representation in all areas.

Mendelsohn can be seen next in David Michôd’s dramatic feature The King at Netflix opposite Timothée Chalamet and Robert Pattinson. He will also appear in Shannon Murphy’s dramedy Babyteeth. Both are set to make their world premiere at the Venice Film Festival in September.

On the TV side, he will star in the upcoming HBO’s series The Outsider based on the Stephen King novel of the same name. Mendelsohn will also serve as an executive producer.

The actor has appeared in many movies and TV series and has received critical acclaim for his work. He earned a Primetime Emmy for his role in the Netflix series Bloodline, for which he also received Golden Globe and Critics’ Choice nominations.

He also appeared in the blockbusters Captain Marvel and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story...

Jared Leto has entered into negotiations to take on the role of a serial killer alongside Rami Malek and Denzel Washington in ‘The Little Things’.

Malek plays the role of a sharp young detective who teams with a seen-it-all deputy sheriff, played by Washington on the hunt for a serial killer. The sheriff has a nose for the “little things” that are helpful in putting clues together, but he’s got baggage and a willingness to cut corners that bristles with his younger partners.

John Lee Hancock is on board to direct his own screenplay.

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The story follows a burned-out Kern County deputy sheriff named Deke, played by Washington, who teams with a crack Lasd detective, Baxter, to reel in a wily serial killer. Deke’s nose for the “little things” proves eerily accurate,...

Jared Leto is in early talks to join Denzel Washington and Rami Malek in Warner Bros.’ crime thriller “The Little Things,” sources tell Variety.

John Lee Hancock, who directed best picture nominee “The Blind Side” and Netflix’s Woody Harrelson-Kevin Costner pic “The Highwaymen,” is on board to write and direct the film.

The story follows a burned-out Kern County, Calif. deputy sheriff named Deke (Washington) who teams with Baxter, a crack Lasd detective (Malek), to reel in a wily serial killer. Deke’s nose for the “little things” proves eerily accurate, but his willingness to circumvent the rules embroils Baxter in a soul-shattering dilemma. Meanwhile, Deke must wrestle with a dark secret from his past.

If the deal goes through, Leto will take on the role of the serial killer in the movie, which is planned to begin shooting this fall.

Warner Bros. has strong ties with...

WarnerMedia finally named its upcoming streaming service on Tuesday — HBO Max — and gave the first details of exactly what it’s programming lineup will look like when it launches next spring.

HBO Max will feature programming centered around HBO, Warner Bros, New Line, DC Entertainment, CNN, TNT, TBS, truTV, The CW, Turner Classic Movies, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Crunchyroll, Rooster Teeth and Looney Tunes. These include rights to classic sitcoms like “Friends,” “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” — which had previously not been available on any streaming service — as well as Freeform’s “Pretty Little Liars.”

Below, TheWrap has rounded up everything that will be available on HBO Max.

Also Read: WarnerMedia Names New Streaming Service HBO Max, Nabs Exclusive Rights for 'Friends'

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All 236 episodes of “Friends” “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air” “Pretty Little Liars” All upcoming CW shows including “Batwoman” and “Katy Keene” (Netflix still...

WarnerMedia is diving full-bore into the streaming wars with HBO Max — a subscription service slated to bow next spring, stocked with HBO programming, original series, Warner Bros. movies and library content including the full 10-season run of “Friends.”

There’s no pricing info yet for HBO Max, nor is it fully clear how much content from HBO will be included in the subscription VOD package. The standalone HBO Now service currently costs $15 per month, so presumably HBO Max will cost more if it includes big chunks of what’s on HBO plus a slew of other content.

WarnerMedia says it expects HBO Max to have 10,000 hours of premium video content at launch. On Tuesday, it outlined some of the key shows that will be available.

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“Friends”: All 236 episodes of the show, created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired for 10 seasons on NBC from 1994-...

WarnerMedia has finally unveiled details of its forthcoming streaming service, including the name, and which shows will be part of it.

The name, as many rumors of late have suggested is HBO Max, which makes sense considering it will have everything you would expect from HBO.

According to WarnerMedia, HBO Max will have a "Robust Slate of New Originals, and Programming from Warner Bros., New Line, DC Entertainment, CNN, TNT, TBS, truTV, The CW, Turner Classic Movies, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Crunchyroll, Rooster Teeth, Looney Tunes and More to offer Something for Everyone in the Home."

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What's more, Friends is officially leaving Netflix, with all 236 episodes being available at launch on HBO Max.

Netflix is also losing Pretty Little Liars at the end of the month. All seven seasons will be exclusively available on the new streaming service, alongside Fresh Prince of Bel Air.

Mrc Television, the studio behind Netflix’s House of Cards and Ozark and Starz’s Counterpart, said Monday that it has promoted Jennifer Watson to Evp Production. She will continue to oversee all physical TV production for the company and report to Mrc TV president Elise Henderson.

Watson joined Mrc TV in June 2018 as Svp Production. She had been VP Production at Universal Cable Productions, where she worked on series including Suits, Pearson Defiance, Covert Affairs and Girlfriends’ Guild to Divorce and co-productions Colony, Queen of the South, Deadly Class and Ascension.

It’s the latest move for Henderson since coming aboard in April. She recently hired Starz’s Svp Original Programming Ken Segna as Evp and Head of Development, and Mary-Claire Manley, who joined as a VP from Ucp. Peter Johnson exited as Mrc President of Television Development in June.

“Jennifer is a phenomenal executive who brings the right mix of experience,...

Fangoria and Full Moon are producing a remake of the classic 1995 horror film Castle Freak. This movie is considered a cult classic that centered on a horrific creature lurking within the shadows of a castle.

The original film was produced Charles Band, who hired Re-Animator director Stuart Gordon to helm it. Band had a poster created for the film project that didn’t even have a script and told Gordon he could do whatever he wanted with it as long as it had a castle and a freak in the story.

So, Gordon ended up turning it into a loose horror film adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s short story The Outsider and he cast Re-Animator stars Jeffrey Combs and Barbara Crampton to star in it.

According to Bloody-Disgusting, the story for the new movie follows “recently-blinded Rebecca, her boyfriend John, and their friends as they travel to Albania to manage...

Last year, it was announced that makeup effects guru Tate Steinsiek will direct a reimagining of Castle Freak, and now the main cast has been revealed for Fangoria and Full Moon Features' new take on Stuart Gordon's 1995 horror film.

According to multiple outlets, including Bloody Disgusting, the Castle Freak reimagining will star Clair Catherine, Jake Horowitz (The Vast of Night), Chris Galust (Give Me Liberty), Kika Magalhães (The Eyes of My Mother), Emily Sweet (Syn), Elisha Pratt (True Detective), and Omar Brunson.

A collaboration between Fangoria and Full Moon Features (who teamed up for 2018's Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich), the new Castle Freak is expected to start production in Albania in July. Steinsiek will direct from a screenplay by Kathy Charles, with legendary composer Fabio Frizzi contributing an original score for the film.

According to Bloody Disgusting, the new Castle Freak "follows recently-blinded Rebecca, her boyfriend John, and...

Stuart Gordon's cult horror flick Castle Freak is getting the remake treatment and the reimagining of this tale is getting underway in the very near future. Production on the movie is set to begin next month. Full Moon Features and Fangoria have partnered to bring this new horrific vision to life. The companies have announced the full cast and creative team for the remake, which includes horror icon Barbara Crampton, who starred in the original and serves as a producer here, as well as a score from Italian composer Fabio Frizzi.

Makeup and VFX artist Tate Steinsiek (Satanic Panic) is set to make his directorial debut. The cast is toplined by newcomer Clair Catherine. The ensemble also includes Jake Horowitz (The Vast of Night), Chris Galust (Give Me Liberty), Kika Magalhaes (The Eyes of My Mother) Emily Sweet (Syn), Elisha Pratt (True Detective) and Omar Brunson (Shadow Fighter). Steinsiek...

Last April, Cinestate (Fangoria’s parent company) and Charles Band announced they would be producing a remake/reboot of Stuart Gordon’s cult sensation Castle Freak, originally released in 1995 and loosely based on the short story “The Outsider” by H. P. Lovecraft. Today brings word that production is set to commence on Fangoria’s Castle Freak next month […] The post Fangoria’s Castle Freak Going into Production in Albania Next Month appeared first on Dread Central.

Clint Eastwood’s next film “Richard Jewell” is listed among the Georgia Film Commission’s projects set to shoot in the state this summer — despite the calls for a boycott of production in Georgia over the state’s new anti-abortion “heartbeat” law.

Local news outlets, including Wxia in Atlanta noted that the film is set to begin in Georgia this summer.

Reps for Eastwood, Warner Bros., which is releasing the film, and the Georgia Film Commission did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Previously titled “The Ballad of Richard Jewell,” the film tells the true story of a security guard who was falsely accused in the bombing that took place at Atlanta’s Centennial Park during the 1996 Summer Olympics. Paul Walter Hauser plays Jewell alongside a cast that includes Sam Rockwell, Jon Hamm, Olivia Wilde and Kathy Bates.

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Mrc Television has named former Starz executive Ken Segna as executive vice president and head of development, the independent studio announced on Tuesday.

In his new role, Segna will be responsible for shepherding the studio’s development slate as it continues to expand in television. He will report to Mrc president Elise Henderson.

“Ken has amazing relationships, impeccable taste, and a knack for discovering and shaping compelling and entertaining stories,” Henderson said in a statement. “We’re thrilled to have him join Mrc Television to lead development efforts as we continue to grow.”

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The news comes a few weeks after Peter Johnson announced he would step down as Mrc’s president of TV development following a two-year tenure.

“I’ve already been lucky enough to work with Mrc in my previous role and this is a tremendous opportunity...

Exclusive: Starz’s Svp Original Programming Ken Segna has left the pay cable network to join Mrc Television as Evp and Head of Development. Reporting to President Elise Henderson, he will shepherd the indie studio’s slate of development, working closely with creators and producers.

This marks the highest-profile hire to date for Ucp’s Elise Henderson since she joined Mrc as President of Television in April. She has been building up her team by bringing in several other executives, most notably Mary-Claire Manley who joined as a VP from Ucp. Segna’s appointment follows the recent departure of Peter Johnson as Mrc President of Television development.

“Ken has amazing relationships, impeccable taste, and a knack for discovering and shaping compelling and entertaining stories,” said Henderson. “We’re thrilled to have him join Mrc Television to lead development efforts as we continue to grow.”

Mrc’s TV series portfolio includes...

Country music star Trace Adkins continues to carve a niche for himself, along with several notches on his six-shooter, as an imposing presence in indie Westerns with his persuasive portrayal of a tarnished lawman in “The Outsider,” an unusually dark and brooding shoot ’em up capably directed by genre specialist Timothy Woodward Jr..

The movie itself, a deliberately paced, pared-to-essentials oater that clocks in at a lean and mean 86 minutes, might ruffle the feathers of traditionalists — i.e., the very people usually clamoring loudest for Westerns these days — who are easily upset by salty language, coarse behavior and other R-worthy elements in this unrated, family-unfriendly feature. But even those folks likely will appreciate the way Woodward and screenwriter Sean Ryan have respectfully recycled conventions and archetypes from sagebrush sagas of ages past without a trace of snark or satire, and added more than a smidgen of the fatalism that fueled...

Hollywood has done little so far to protest Georgia’s new anti-abortion law known as the “heartbeat” bill, which Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law last week. Still, a studio source has confirmed to Deadline Kemp has postponed an upcoming trip to Los Angeles where he was to meet with film and TV executives and tout Georgia’s lucrative tax credits which currently see 38 productions shooting in the Peach State.

Kemp’s press secretary Cody Hall said Tuesday that the governor will be touring Peach state production studios “to meet with employees and reaffirm his commitment to the film industry in our state.” Hall added that “We have confirmed a date to go out to La this fall.”

Back in March, before Kemp signed into law Hb 481, which bans most abortions in the state after the first six weeks of pregnancy, the WGA said that “This law would make Georgia...

Back in May of last year, Scriber released Stephen King’s The Outsider, the prolific author’s most recent novel, and it’s already getting a small screen adaptation from HBO. Ben Mendelsohn (Ready Player One) will star in the series adaptation, with Jason Bateman directing the first two episodes. Bateman will also exec produce and star. Via HBO’s 2019/2020 preview, check […]...

Sometimes it takes an outsider to set things right, as the trailer for revenge western The Outsider proves.

The film centers on a railroad worker named Jing (Jon Foo), who comes to a Western boomtown in search of the American dream. He runs afoul of the marshall (Trace Adkins) of the corrupt town. Soon a tragedy sends Jing on a path of revenge and he teams up with a disgraced former police officer (Sean Patrick Flanery) to rid the town of the immoral group attempting to control it.

Danny Trejo and Kaiwi Lyman also stars in the western, from director Timothy ...

Sometimes it takes an outsider to set things right, as the trailer for revenge western The Outsider proves.

The film centers on a railroad worker named Jing (Jon Foo), who comes to a Western boomtown in search of the American dream. He runs afoul of the marshall (Trace Adkins) of the corrupt town. Soon a tragedy sends Jing on a path of revenge and he teams up with a disgraced former police officer (Sean Patrick Flanery) to rid the town of the immoral group attempting to control it.

Danny Trejo and Kaiwi Lyman also stars in the western, from director Timothy ...

Gravitas Ventures has picked up the North American distribution rights to Above The Shadows (f.k.a Shadow Girl), a supernatural tale starring Olivia Thirlby, Alan Ritchson, Jim Gaffigan, Maria Dizzia, Tito Ortiz, David Johansen, and Megan Fox. Claudia Myers wrote and directed the pic, which Gravitas will release in limited theaters and on demand July 19. Myriad Pictures is handling international sales and will be screening the film during the upcoming Cannes Film Festival. The story centers on a young woman (Thirlby) who has faded from the world to the point of becoming invisible. After more than a decade existing in the shadows, Holly meets the one man who can see her, Shayne Blackwell (Ritchson), a disgraced Mma fighter. Holly discovers that it was one of her tabloid photographs that caused his downfall, and that she must restore him to his former glory if she wants to regain a foothold in the world around her.

Executive worked on USA Network’s Mr. Robot, Amazon’s Homecoming.

Hollywood film and TV company Mrc has recruited former Universal Cable Productions (Ucp) executive Elise Henderson as its new president of television.

Henderson will oversee the independent TV studio’s slate of development and current projects and its joint venture and strategic television production partnerships.

Mrc’s series include Netflix’s Ozark and recently-concluded House Of Cards and Starz’s Counterpart. Its upcoming series include writer-producer Tony McNamara’s The Great for Hulu in the Us, and, with director-producer Jason Bateman’s Aggregate Films, HBO’s The Outsider.

As...

Elise Henderson has been tapped as the new President of TV at Mrc, Variety has learned.

In her new role, the former Svp of Development for Ucp will oversee Mrc’s slate of in-development and current programming, which includes “House of Cards” and “Ozark.” She will also oversee the company’s multiple joint venture and strategic production partnerships.

“Elise is a unique talent with a proven history of success. She exhibits strong leadership, a clear vision for the future, and a deep background in both the agency and studio worlds,” said Mrc in a statement. “In our efforts to remain true to our DNA as we grow our business, Elise will be an exceptional addition to Mrc leadership.”

Henderson’s addition is a signal of Mrc’s continued push towards expanding in the TV space. They currently have several shows in development, including Hulu’s upcoming series “The Great,” starring Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult,...

Mrc has hired former Universal Content Productions executive Elise Henderson to serve as its president of Television.

In her new role, Henderson will oversee Mrc’s slate of in-development, current television programming, and the multiple joint venture and strategic production partnerships. These include Hulu’s “The Great” and HBO’s “The Outsider.”

“Elise is a unique talent with a proven history of success. She exhibits strong leadership, a clear vision for the future, and a deep background in both the agency and studio worlds,” said Mrc. “In our efforts to remain true to our DNA as we grow our business, Elise will be an exceptional addition to Mrc leadership.”

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Henderson was most recently senior vice president of development at Ucp, where she developed USA’s “Mr. Robot,” Syfy’s “Happy!” and Amazon’s “Homecoming.” She...

Mrc has tapped former Ucp development executive Elise Henderson as its new President of Television. In her new role, Henderson will oversee Mrc’s slate of in-development, current television programming, and the multiple joint venture and strategic production partnerships.

Henderson, former Svp of Development for Universal Cable Productions (now Universal Content Productions), joins Mrc as the studio enters an era of expansion and evolution, with numerous new strategic partnerships and an overall increase in its development slate.

In her most recent role at Ucp, Henderson oversaw the expansion of their slate of production as well as broadening their reach across platforms including Amazon, Netflix and Hulu. She developed projects including USA Network’s Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated Mr. Robot, Syfy’s Happy!, and Amazon’s Homecoming. Henderson also helped secure the rights to Grant Morrison’s The Invisibles series as part of an overall deal with the best-selling comic book...

Ucp’s Elise Henderson has joined Mrc as President of Television. She will oversee Mrc’s slate of development, current programming as well as joint venture and production partnerships.

Henderson most recently served as Svp of Development for Ucp.. Mrc’s Peter Johnson, who was brought in two years ago, as President of Development, is expected to report to her.

“Elise is a unique talent with a proven history of success. She exhibits strong leadership, a clear vision for the future, and a deep background in both the agency and studio worlds,” Mrc said in a statement. “In our efforts to remain true to our DNA as we grow our business, Elise will be an exceptional addition to Mrc leadership.”

In her most recent role at Ucp, Henderson oversaw the development of such projects as USA Network’s Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated Mr. Robot, Syfy’s Happy!, and Amazon’s Homecoming.

Kirsten Howard Apr 9, 2019

Stephen King will adapt his own book for J.J. Abrams' TV version of Lisey's Story, starring Julianne Moore.

J.J. Abrams' production company Bad Robot is filling out its growing list of TV projects for Apple's forthcoming streaming service. The latest of these to take shape is Lisey's Story, an adaptation of Stephen King's 2006 novel.

Apple has ordered eight episodes of the romantic horror series and, in a surprising move, King is planning to pen all the episodes himself. Joining King as executive producers on Lisey's Story will be Abrams himself and Julianne Moore, who has also now been confirmed to lead the cast.

This will be the first major TV role for Moore since she got her start on daytime soap opera As the World Turns, although she did briefly appear as Sarah Palin in Game Change, HBO's film about John McCain's 2008 presidential election campaign,...

When asked to tease “Ozark” Season 3 in one word, Jason Bateman first tried to punt to his executive producer. “Chris [Mundy] is the man to ask,” he said to a room full of Emmy voters Sunday night in Hollywood. As Mundy, the writer, creator, and E.P. of Netflix’s award-winning drama thought over his answer, biding time to avoid spoilers, Bateman came up with his own one-word tease: “Wendy,” he said.

Wendy is the Byrde family matriarch played by Laura Linney, who was also in attendance for the screening, panel, and party. Her role has only grown in prominence and importance over the first two seasons, as the former suburban family’s Missouri-based money laundering operation has expanded, so hearing she might have an even bigger part to play is expected, yet still exciting. Linney, a four-time Emmy winner and five-time nominee, merely laughed at the answer.

Then Mundy offered...

Stephen King's The Talisman may finally become a movie. It's been revealed that Mike Barker has been tapped to direct the adaptation, making him the latest filmmaker to take a crack at this one, which has been attempted several times in the past. Thanks to the success of It in 2017, it's been a true golden era for King adaptations on both the big and small screen, with virtually every studio doing what they can to get in on the action. Now, Amblin and the Kennedy/Marshall Company are taking their turn.

According to a new report, Mike Barker, best known for his work on TV shows like The Handmaid's Tale and Fargo, has been tapped to helm The Talisman. Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment and Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall's the Kennedy/Marshall Company are behind the project. Frank Marshall will produce for their company, while Michael Wright...

Kirsten Howard Mar 12, 2019

The actor's portrayal of lead Skrull Talos was a highlight of the McU's most recent instalment...

This article contains Captain Marvel spoilers...

Most of us went into Captain Marvel not knowing entirely what to expect from the McU's version of the villainous Skrulls, who have popped up time and again in Marvel's comics since the early 60s. The film's trailers more than hinted that Brie Larson's Carol Danvers would be pitted against the shape-shifting alien race, who had come to Earth in the 1990s for some purpose or other, but that was about the limit of what we were led to expect. Given any prior knowledge from the comics that the Skrulls were, well, bad guys, it made sense to presume that they'd join the roster of the McU's bad guys, too.

But Marvel decided to flip the notion on its head. Talos and...

Anonymous Content has brought in HBO veteran David Levine as President of Television. In the newly created position, Levine will oversee the company’s television division, developing and producing projects.

Levine recently exited HBO after a decade at the premium cable network, most recently as Evp and Co-Head of Drama, to return to producing.

Creating a leadership position dedicated solely to overseeing TV development and production reflects the rapid growth of that area for the company since it burst into the TV series scene with the 2014 True Detective, which was overseen by Levine at HBO. It was followed by Mr. Robot, Berlin Station, The Alienist, 13 Reasons Why, Maniac, Homecoming and I Am the Night and the upcoming Dickinson, Defending Jacob and Untitled Hilde Lysiak at Apple, and Catch-22 at Hulu.

“HBO is a pioneer in the world of premium television and they continue to be an industry leader, consistently creating...

Exclusive: Andrew Bernstein (Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan) has been tapped to direct several episodes and serve as executive producer on HBO’s supernatural drama series The Outsider, based on Stephen King’s bestselling novel, with Ben Mendelsohn set to star and produce. The project hails from The Night Of co-creator/executive producer Richard Price, director-producer Jack Bender (Mr. Mercedes) Jason Bateman’s Aggregate Films, Temple Hill Entertainment and Mrc.

In The Outsider, written by Price, a seemingly straightforward investigation into the gruesome murder of a local boy leads a seasoned cop and an unorthodox investigator to question everything they believe to be real, as an insidious supernatural force edges its way into the case. The book was published in May by Charles Scribners and Sons.

Price executive produces with Bernstein, Bateman, who directs the first two episodes, and Michael Costigan via Aggregate Films, Marty Bowen for Temple Hill Entertainment,...

Joseph Baxter Feb 8, 2019

Mile 81, a Stephen King novella about a killer car, is another movie project on the growing docket of adaptations of the author’s work.

One may be forced to feign surprise when hyping the news that another Stephen King literary work – this time novella Mile 81 – is getting a movie adaptation.

Indeed, the entertainment industry’s “Kingaissance” that, for the past few years, has been flooding studio backlogs across the film and television industries, can add yet another entry to the list of developing projects with a film adaptation of Mile 81, reports Deadline. The King story, which first arrived as a 2011 novella, was later released in the author's 2015 The Bazaar of Bad Dreams short story collection.

A simple plot description of Mile 81 might make one dismiss it as “the other Stephen King story about an evil car.” However, unlike Christine, the popular 1983 novel and same-year film about a malevolently possessed 1958 Plymouth Fury,...

David Levine, the co-head of drama at HBO, is departing the premium cabler, Variety has learned.

Francesca Orsi, Levine’s fellow co-head of drama, will now oversee drama series for HBO on her own.

“David has been a valued member of the HBO family for 10 years and worked on some of our finest shows,” said Casey Bloys, president of programming for HBO. “We look forward to working with him as a producer on projects in the years to come. We’re thrilled that Francesca will step up to head of drama programming.”

Levine currently oversees both “Westworld” and “True Detective.” He also oversaw project such as “Sharp Objects,” “Game of Thrones,” “The Knick,” and “True Blood.” His other recent projects include “The Outsider,” “The Nevers,” “Demimonde,” and the “Game of Thrones” prequel pilot.

Levine was promoted to his current position in 2016. He joined as a consultant in 2009, becoming director of...

Exclusive: David Levine, HBO’s Evp and Co-Head of Drama, is leaving the premium cable network after a decade to return to producing. Fellow Evp and Co-Head of Drama Francesca Orsi will become solo head of the department.

“David has been a valued member of the HBO family for 10 years and worked on some of our finest shows,” HBO programming president Casey Bloys said in a statement to Deadline. “We look forward to working with him as a producer on projects in the years to come. We’re thrilled that Francesca will step up to head of drama programming.”

The series Levine oversaw during his tenure include HBO’s Westworld, True Detective, Sharp Objects, Game of Thrones and True Blood as well as Cinemax’s The Knick. Levine, who also recently oversaw development on The Outsider, The Nevers, Demimonde and the Got prequel, is expected to continue to work on...

Children, cats and all kinds of terrifying corpses rise from the grave in the latest trailer for “Pet Sematary,” based on Stephen King’s bestselling 1983 horror novel.

“Pet Sematary” follows Dr. Louis Creed (Jason Clarke) and his family who move next to a pet cemetery in the Maine countryside, only to discover that the cemetery brings back anyone or anything buried on its grounds in a malicious, decrepit state.

“They come back but they don’t come back the same,” kookie neighbor, Jud Crandall (John Lithgow), warns Louis and his wife Rachel (Amy Seimetz).

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When tragedy strikes, Louis turns to the ancient burial ground for help and “unleashes an unfathomable evil with horrific consequences.”

Cue a flood of walking corpses, kids in creepy cat masks and Church, the undead feline that still haunts many of us from our childhood.

If you’re a fan of Stephen King, you’ll be happy to learn that he has a new novel coming out later this year called The Institute. I’ve been a fan of King’s work since I first read The Eyes of The Dragon when I was a kid. That was the first book that I read of his, and as I got older I dove into his darker worlds.

King is more popular than ever right now with several of his stories currently in some form of development for film and TV. The guy is just an incredible storyteller, and this next book of his sounds like it’s going to be great! It’s said to be a mix of It and Firestarter.

The Institute is set to be released on September 10th, 2019 and this is the story description from StephenKing.com:

“In the middle of the night,...

Principal Photography has begun on Minamata, directed by filmmaker, writer, and acclaimed artist Andrew Levitas and starring three-time Academy Award® nominee and Golden Globe winner Johnny Depp as celebrated war photographer W. Eugene Smith.

Bill Nighy has joined the cast of Minamata which will co-star Minami (Vision), acclaimed actor Hiroyuki Sanada, Tadanobu Asano, Ryo Kase, and Jun Kunimura. The famed Yôko Narahashi is the casting director on the film which is currently underway in locations in Japan, Serbia, and Montenegro.

Developed by Depp’s production entity Infinitum Nihil, Depp will also produce along with Infinitum Nihil’s Sam Sarkar, Levitas under his Metalwork Pictures banner and Academy Award® nominee Gabrielle Tana. Jason Forman, Stephen Deuters, Peter Watson, Phil Hunt, Compton Ross, Gabrielle Stewart, Stephen Spence, Peter Touche, Norman Merry and Peter Hampden will executive produce. Heads of department include César Award nominated cinematographer Benoit Delhomme, production designer Tom Foden and...

Last year, readers got to enjoy two new Stephen King releases—The Outsider and Elevation—and in 2019, we now have a new title to look forward to. Titled The Institute and due out in September, the new novel will take readers to an ominous place that sounds like The Shop from Firestarter, where kidnapped children with special gifts are imprisoned by the malevolent Mrs. Sigsby.

According to StephenKing.com, The Institute clocks in at 576 pages and will be released in hardcover and eBook on Tuesday, September 10th. Cover art has yet to be revealed, but we'll keep Daily Dead readers updated as more details are revealed. In the meantime, you can read the full synopsis below (via StephenKing.com):

Synopsis: "In the middle of the night, in a house on a quiet street in suburban Minneapolis, intruders silently murder Luke Ellis’s parents and load him into a black SUV.

Principal Photography has begun on Minamata, directed by filmmaker, writer, and acclaimed artist Andrew Levitas and starring three-time Academy Award&#174 nominee and Golden Globe winner Johnny Depp as celebrated war photographer W. Eugene Smith.

Bill Nighy has joined the cast of Minamata which will co-star Minami (Vision), acclaimed actor Hiroyuki Sanada, Tadanobu Asano, Ryo Kase, and Jun Kunimura. The famed Y&#244ko Narahashi is the casting director on the film which is currently underway in locations in Japan, Serbia, and Montenegro.

Developed by the Johnny Depp production entity Infinitum Nihil, Depp will also produce along with Infinitum Nihil's Sam Sarkar, Levitas under his Metalwork Pictures banner and Academy Award nominee Gabrielle Tana. Jason Forman, Stephen Deuters, Peter Watson, Phil Hunt, Compton Ross, Gabrielle Stewart, Stephen Spence, Peter Touche, Norman Merry and Peter Hampden will executive produce. Heads of department include C&#233sar Award nominated cinematographer Benoit Delhomme, production designer Tom Foden...

One great thing about Stephen King is that he *never* stops writing, and in the wake of last year’s The Outsider, he’s already got another brand new horror novel on the way! Announced today over on StephenKing.com, The Institute will be released on September 10. As psychically terrifying as Firestarter, and with the spectacular kid power of It, The […]...

In today’s TV news roundup, MTV announces a new dating show starring DJ Pauly D and Vinny Guadagnino from “Jersey Shore” and “The Outsider” at HBO rounds out its cast.

Casting

HBO has revealed several cast members for its upcoming miniseries “The Outsider,” based on the Stephen King horror novel of the same name. Cynthia Erivo, Bill Camp, Mare Winningham, Paddy Considine, Julianne Nicholson, Yul Vazquez, Jeremy Bobb, Marc Menchaca, Hettienne Park and Michael Esper will all join previously announced series lead Ben Mendelsohn. Based on the Stephen King novel of the same name, a seemingly straightforward investigation into the gruesome murder of a local boy leads a seasoned cop and an unorthodox investigator to question everything they believe to be real, as an insidious supernatural force edges its way into the case. Jason Bateman will executive produce and direct the first two episodes.

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Back in May of last year, Scriber released Stephen King’s The Outsider, the prolific author’s latest novel, and it’s already now getting a small screen adaptation from HBO. Ben Mendelsohn (Ready Player One) will star in the series adaptation, with Jason Bateman on board to direct the first two episodes. Bateman will also exec produce. Deadline reports today that Cynthia Erivo (Bad Times […]...

HBO has cast eight series regulars and two actors to recur opposite Ben Mendelsohn in The Outsider, based on Stephen King’s bestselling novel.

Cynthia Erivo (Bad Times at the El Royale), Bill Camp (The Looming Tower), Mare Winningham (George Wallace), Paddy Considine (The Ferryman), Julianne Nicholson (Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders), Yul Vázquez (I Am the Night), Jeremy Bobb (The Knick) and Marc Menchaca (Ozark) are the new regulars, with Hettienne Park (Hannibal) and Michael Esper (Trust) set to recur.

The project hails from The Night Of co-creator/executive producer Richard Price, director-producer Jack Bender (Mr. Mercedes) Jason Bateman’s Aggregate Films, Temple Hill Entertainment and Mrc. Bateman is set to direct the first two episodes.

In The Outsider, written by Price, a seemingly straightforward investigation into the gruesome murder of a local boy leads a seasoned cop and an unorthodox investigator to question everything they believe to be real,...