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One of the least-expected, most welcome, and coolest surprises on Star Trek: Discovery was the ongoing, recurring presence of David Cronenberg as the mysterious character, Dr. Kovich, who first popped up in season three of the show. Cronenberg has acted on occasion over the years but is far, far better known as the director of such features as The Brood, Scanners, Videodrome, The Dead Zone, The Fly, Dead Ringers, Crash, Eastern Promises, Cosmopolis, and Crimes of the Future. And now he’s back in the director’s chair for The Shrouds, which, nearly a year after premiering at the Cannes Film Festival, will open in the United States on April 25.

Sideshow and Janus Films, which will release the film, just dropped a brief synopsis and a short teaser trailer. The synopsis reads, “Karsh (Vincent Cassel) is a prominent businessman. Inconsolable since the death of his wife, he invents GraveTech, a...

The documentary “Les Hijabeuses” has won the 2025 Action Grant from Breaking Through The Lens, a nonprofit that focuses on using financing to address gender inequity in the film industry.

The UK film, which is the second winner since the grant program began, receives 10,000 Euros. “Les Hijabeuses” chronicles a group of Muslim women soccer players in Paris advocating for their place in the game in the face of discrimination. Erin Sayder and Rita Baghdadi are the film’s co-directors and producers, and Camilla Hall serves as executive producer.

“I am over the moon to have received this grant from such a trailblazing and important organisation. It has given me an enormous boost of energy, inspiration and confidence. This support will be crucial in our telling of this captivating and eye-opening story, at a time that feels particularly relevant,” Sayder said in a statement.

“The funding will allow our production team the...

When Jack Nicholson starred in Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of "The Shining," the horror stigma surrounding Stephen King temporarily disappeared in Hollywood. Though he tended to write pulpy, gory fictions, if the A-list team of Kubrick and Nicholson deemed his material worthy of a major motion picture, perhaps there was box office and awards glory to be mined from his other books (which the prolific author was pumping out at an astonishing pace).

This notion would be challenged something fierce throughout the 1980s. While esteemed directors like David Cronenberg and Rob Reiner earned favorable reviews for, respectively, "The Dead Zone" and "Stand by Me," critics had little use for "Cujo," "Firestarter," "Children of the Corn," "Silver Bullet," "Pet Sematary," and the King-directed "Maximum Overdrive." Really, if not for Reiner's "Stand by Me," the prestige-picture potential of a King tale might've been blotted out completely.

This was the Hollywood state...

Stephen King is arguably the most celebrated horror writer of all time. He's also an extremely prolific author whose work has been turned into countless movies and TV shows — many of which fail, but some of which are stunningly great. When you think of Stephen King, there are works that immediately jump to mind, like "The Shining," "Carrie," or maybe even "The Shawshank Redemption." Something like "The Dead Zone," on the other hand, tends to be overlooked, which is too bad. King's story centers on Johnny Smith, a man who gets into a car accident and wakes up from a coma five years later, now armed with the power to see into the future and past by touching people or items. Beyond that, though, the man's life is a mess; his one true love has moved on and started a family with someone else, and he keeps having visions of...

Horror legend Stephen King has written a fair few books over the years. Ever since he burst on the scene with "Carrie" in 1974, he's given fans at least one book nearly every year. Since most of his work has been extremely popular, he's also established himself as a bit of an authority on the horror front -- and isn't shy about commenting about either the genre or his craft as a writer.

Thanks to King's status as a horror luminary and extensive work in many other genres, we've analyzed his work many times before. You may have seen us discuss why King's endings have a reputation for being disappointing, look into his biggest career regret involving (of all things) a forgotten TV commercial, and examine the one Stephen King book that will never get a film adaption due to the author voluntarily scrubbing it from his catalog.

However, in order...

When it came time for "The Simpsons" to do a "Treehouse of Horror" segment about "It," the clown-heavy Stephen King book that was recently made into a two-part movie adaptation, they decided to switch things up a bit. They made the segment episode-length, which gave them just enough time to do the story justice. The seven-person friend group from the source material was turned into the five-person friend group of Homer, Marge, Moe, Lenny, and Comic Book Guy. The love triangle between Bill, Beverly, and Ben was turned into the story's main focus, this time with Homer and Comic Book Guy fighting over Marge.

The episode, "Not It," was a big success, reeling in a lot of viewers who'd otherwise tuned out from the show's post-golden era seasons. It was also a hit among Stephen King fans, especially since the "Treehouse of Horror" series has always been surprisingly light on parodies of King-based movies.

Adaptation is tricky. Change too much, and you've lost the original fans. Stick too closely to the source material, and you miss out on the fun part of adapting one medium into another. Stephen King adaptations in particular can be extra tricky. So much of what works about the writer's work is the specific, King-ian way it's written. For example, his idiosyncratic dialogue makes sense as a literary device; still, it can sometimes sound strange coming out of the mouths of living, breathing actors. His evils can also be quite symbol-heavy in a way that works better as literature; we can believe in a writer haunted by malevolent flocks of sparrows for the length of a horror novel, but the less said about the film version of "The Dark Half," the better.

The fun part about King is that he considers his oeuvre to be a playground for anyone. For decades,...

After 40 years, Stephen King’s independent radio stations are going dark. On Monday, the beloved author announced that all three of his Maine-based radio stations — Wzon, Wzlo, and Wkit — will be shutting down after December 31st.

The decision was made as King is attempting to “get his business affairs in better order,” according to a news release from The Zone Corporation, the company that ran the stations. The release also explains that the three stations “consistently have lost money” over the past four decades, with King personally covering the losses.

Nonetheless, the closures don’t come lightly, with King himself saying, “While radio across the country has been overtaken by giant corporate broadcasting groups, I’ve loved being a local, independent owner all these years.”

Continuing, he expressed the gratitude that he and his wife, Tabitha King, have felt supporting the stations. “I’ve loved the people who’ve gone...

Well, that could have been a real train “Crash.” David Cronenberg recently revealed he was offered the directing gig on “Flashdance.”

Cronenberg (“The Shrouds”) said during the Marrakech Film Festival that he turned down directing the 1983 feature, which starred Jennifer Beals as a welder with dreams of becoming a ballerina. “Flashdance” was directed by Adrian Lyne.

Master of body horror Cronenberg may seem like an odd pick to direct the quasi sports film-slash-love story. Producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer didn’t seem to think so.

“You might be amazed [that producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer] were totally convinced that I was the right one to direct,” Croneberg said via Variety. “Really, I don’t know why [they] thought I should do it, and finally I had to say no.”

He added, “I said to them, ‘I will destroy your movie if I direct it!’”

Cronenberg instead went on to direct “Videodrome” and “The Dead Zone,” which...

It's easy to imagine David Cronenberg's Flashdance. The story of an 18-year-old exotic dancer with a welding nozzle grafted to her arm who competes for entry into a secret society attempting to force evolution through erotic "flash dances" wasn't meant for this world. Still, we could spend all day...

Reflecting on his trailblazing career, Canadian icon David Cronenberg felt particular pride for the one project that got away – or, more to the point, that he pushed away with full force: “Flashdance.”

“You might be amazed [that producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer] were totally convinced that I was the right one to direct,” Croneberg said at the Marrakech Film Festival on Sunday. “Really, I don’t know why [they] thought I should do it, and finally I had to say no – I said to them, ‘I will destroy your movie if I direct it!’”

David Cronenberg attends the opening ceremony and screening of “The Order” during the 21st Marrakech Film Festival on Nov. 29 in Marrakech, Morocco.

While “Flashdance” honors eventually went to Adrian Lyne – resulting in 1983’s third top grossing film – Cronenberg instead delivered the one-two punch of “The Dead Zone” and “Videodrome” that same year. In doing so, he cemented a...

Remember the 1980s? The decade of big hair, neon everything, and VHS tapes taking over the video shop. Aside from the flashy pop culture, this was also a great time for thrilling, edge-of-your-seat movies. The 1980s provided a wealth of classic 80s thrillers that redefined what it meant to feel suspenseful rather than just keeping viewers wondering. From dark crime dramas to mind-bending 1980s suspense movies that made your heart race, this era became the best place for directors who wanted to try new things and moviegoers who wanted to be shocked.

Why did the best 80s thriller movies come out at such a great time? The genre wasn’t just one thing but a wide range of movies. It had dark, twisty psychological thrillers that peeled back the layers of the mind (think Fatal Attraction), gritty crime sagas dripping with danger, and every once in a while, a heart-pounding story inspired by true events.

Dozens of Stephen King's literary works have received movie and TV adaptations, but modern horror master Mike Flanagan (The Haunting of Hill House) recently highlighted an oft-overlooked adaptation that definitely deserves more attention in Christine. King has produced well over 100 novels, collections, screenplays, and other assorted works, and some have been adapted into all-time great movies, like The Shawshank Redemption or The Green Mile. Others have been complete misfires, like Silver Bullet or Firestarter. Still others have been reappraised recently and are evolving into cult classics.

Mike Flanagan recently spoke about King's most underrated adaptations, and highlighted four very specific choices, some of which make more sense than others. Flanagan's opinion on the matter certainly means something, given that he has produced some incredible King adaptations himself, including Doctor Sleep, Gerald's Game, and the upcoming Life of Chuck. Of the four choices he gave, one really stands out as...

The career of genre filmmaker Mike Flanagan is strongly tied to the works of author Stephen King. Flanagan has directed film adaptations of the King novels Gerald’s Game and Doctor Sleep. He tried and failed to bring an adaptation of King’s Revival to the screen. His upcoming film The Life of Chuck is another King adaptation, he’s developing the author’s Dark Tower saga as a Prime Video series, and we recently heard that he’ll be turning Carrie into an eight episode Prime Video series. He knows his King – which is why Movieweb asked him to name some of the most underrated King adaptations. Flanagan gladly did, mentioning a few great ones.

When Movieweb asked which King adaptations he thinks are underrated, Flanagan answered, “You know what jumped immediately to my mind? The Night Flier with Miguel Ferrer is a really good movie that I don’t...

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings.

Roxy Cinema

The Limits of Control and Unfaithful screen on 35mm; Claire Denis’ No Fear, No Die and the rare Turkish film Yol play Sunday.

Film Forum

An Ealing Studios retrospective starts; the 4K restoration of Michelangelo Antonioni’s Il Grido continues and Willy Wonka screens on Sunday.

Bam

Films by Harmony Korine, Todd Haynes, and Martin Scorsese play this weekend in “Outrage: Movies and the Culture Wars, 1987–1996.”

Museum of the Moving Image

The Frank Oz series continues, while Vanishing Point screens on Sunday.

Metrograph

Napoleon Dynamite, Throne of Blood, and Wild at Heart show on 35mm; a Lev Kalman and Whitney Horn program begins; The World Is a Stage, Nicolas Uncaged, My Crazy Uncle (or Aunt), Insomnia, and Crush the Strong, Help the Weak continue.

Museum of Modern Art

A massive retrospective of Portuguese cinema continues.

IFC Center

A...

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings.

Roxy Cinema

In honor of Ken Kelsch, Abel Ferrara’s The Blackout and The Addiction screen on 35mm; prints of Douglas Buck’s Family Portraits: A Trilogy of America and the 2006 Sisters remake screen Saturday and Sunday, respectively.

Film Forum

A 4K restoration of Michelangelo Antonioni’s Il Grido begins; 42 screens on Sunday.

Bam

A series of New York coming-of-age movies begins, including Crooklyn on 35mm.

Film at Lincoln Center

The new 4K restoration of Sergei Parajanov’s Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors continues.

Museum of the Moving Image

Paul Morrissey’s Flesh for Frankenstein plays in 3D on Friday; a Frank Oz series.

Metrograph

Light Sleeper and The White Ribbon show on 35mm; Around Ludlow, The World Is a Stage, and a Jeff Wall program begins; My Crazy Uncle (or Aunt) and Insomnia continue.

Museum of Modern Art

A massive...

We can all agree that Stephen King is one of the most prolific authors of the 21st century. His books have influenced countless authors and set the foundation for modern horror media. King is the only writer whose books have given me a feeling of dread when I’m just on the second page. He has written hit after hit, and his life is just as fascinating as any story he has ever written. Over the years many people have asked Stephen King which one of his novels was favorite. He has always said that it was “The Dead Zone”, which shouldn’t really shouldn’t be a surprise. Even though he was a successful author before “The Dead Zone” was published, it was his first massive hit. The book put him on the map and set him down the road to become the legend we know today.

I have to agree,...

Politics can be scary, and today is Election Day. Whether you’re in need of a distraction from the news or simply looking for themed viewing inspiration, here’s a handy guide to Election Day horror movies to keep your mind preoccupied. These eight horror movies feature politicians, presidents, political divides, and capitalism, all filtered through the lens of horror.

Consider this your reminder to go vote, then come home and escape into the faux universes where aliens have invaded, governments sanction full-blown murder holidays, and more.

Here are eight Election Day horror movies to watch today…

The Dead Zone

Directed by David Cronenberg, this adaptation stars Christopher Walken as John Smith, a young school teacher who slips into a coma for five years due to a car accident. When he comes to, he finds his lady love has moved on and has a new psychic ability that gives him insight into anyone he touches.

Stephen King is primarily a prose writer, but he loves comic books too. He's dipped his toes into the graphic medium, contributing to 1985 one-shot "Heroes for Hope: Starring the X-Men" (a "comic jam" featuring writing from Alan Moore and George R. R. Martin too), and co-writing the horror comic "American Vampire" with Scott Snyder.

Before those, King's eighth novel — "Firestarter" — was him telling a superhero story in the horror space. "Firestarter" follows the McGees, a father (Andy) and daughter (Charlie) on the run from a government agency called the Shop. Years prior, Andy and his wife Vicky volunteered for experiments with the drug Lot 6, which turned him into a psychic and made Charlie born a "firestarter," able to spark flames with a thought.

King's seventh novel, "The Dead Zone," was about a man gaining clairvoyance and ultimately trying to assassinate a political candidate he foresees causing a nuclear war. "Firestarter" feels like a spiritual sequel,...

Clint Eastwood's dislike of The Shining outshined even author Stephen King, with the screen icon labeling the 1980 horror movie "A giant failure." It felt like there was a time when every major genre director had to adapt at least one Stephen King book for the big screen. John Carpenter helmed Christine, David Cronenberg took a visit to The Dead Zone while George A. Romero helmed every chapter of Creepshow. That makes it all the more unusual that the second King adaptation was directed by Stanley Kubrick of 2001 and A Clockwork Orange fame/infamy.

After being disappointed by the response to his period drama Barry Lyndon, Kubrick set out to make something more commercial. He turned to the horror genre and took a liking to King's The Shining. The resulting film is now considered a masterpiece; a peerless, haunting work filled with unforgettable imagery. Still, The Shining received divisive reviews upon release,...

Warning: The following contains minor spoilers for various adaptations of Salem’s Lot.

In addition to character-driven novels and disturbing horror, Stephen King is known for writing folksy stories set in the rural Northeast. His bestselling It takes place in Derry, a close approximation to Bangor, Maine, and he’s been returning to Castle Rock, a town first introduced in his 1979 novel The Dead Zone, through forty years of bestselling horror.

But before both of these locations became literary institutions, there was Jerusalem’s Lot, a quaint Maine village with many dark secrets. For every kind and generous resident, there’s another sleeping with the phone repairman, peddling gossip over the register, or making lucrative real estate deals under the table. In his second novel, Salem’s Lot, King delights in uncovering the scandalous sins of this tiny burg before a powerful vampire enters the scene. Kurt Barlow and his familiar Richard Straker...

Stephen King's Carrie is a horror classic, but I only read it for the first time in 2024 and doing so cleared up some misconceptions I had about the book after years of hearing about it. King's first novel debuted in 1974, telling the story of a teenage outcast with telekinesis. Carrie White is eventually driven to massacre the classmates and town that spends so much of her life humiliating and ostracizing her. And most people know this premise, as Carrie is one of King's best-known works. It's also one that's been adapted numerous times.

I certainly knew the basics of Carrie White's narrative, but I was in the dark when it came to the specifics. King's first novel tackled certain themes I wasn't expecting, and it made me realize how little I actually knew about his debut. I'm happy to report that Carrie holds up extremely well, even 50 years after its release.

Stephen King often takes to Twitter to highlight or recommend movies and shows that are both topical and under-the-radar. Earlier this month, he described the Netflix chart-topping "Rebel Ridge" as "a thinking man's Rambo" and endorsed the brilliant, yet overlooked supernatural drama series "Evil," which is also streaming on Netflix at the moment. King, of course, is intimately acquainted with the horror-thriller genre, and one of his latest genre recommendations is a recent release helmed by Jt Mollner, revolving around a casual hookup gone horribly wrong. Yes, King took to Twitter to praise "Strange Darling" — starring Willa Fitzgerald and Kyle Gallner — while attaching the film's official trailer to underline how intriguing the premise is:

"I got an advance screener of Strange Darling, and it's really terrific. I'll try to attach the trailer here, because it's also a clever masterpiece. Can't say more; watch the film and you'll understand what the trailer is up to.

As of this writing, there are about 85 films and TV shows to have been based on the written output of Stephen King, with many more in active development. King isn't just a prolific horror author and one of the most successful novelists of all time, but an entire cottage industry, serving as the driving force behind a sizable arm of the entertainment marketplace. He has been a ubiquitous part of Hollywood since 1976, when Brian De Palma adapted his novel "Carrie" to the big screen. "Carrie" was nominated for two Oscars. King's star only continued to rise when directors like Stanley Kubrick, John Carpenter, and David Cronenberg tackled the author's dark sensibilities.

For a decade, King was described as a master of horror, as his stories like "The Shining," "Christine," "The Dead Zone," "Creepshow," "Cujo," "Firestarter," and several others drew people in with their unique devotion to death and blood. King was a genre.

Stephen King has become somewhat famous for his contribution to horror literature. Thanks to a long series of terrifying novels, King has become a genre unto himself, authoring tales like "Carrie," "Christine," "It," "Pet Sematary," "The Stand," "The Dead Zone," "Firestarter," "Cujo," "Misery," and dozens of others. He often tells tales of alcoholic authors (something he admits he can relate to) or other not-entirely-redeemable protagonists dealing with supernatural evil in one for or another. King is widely beloved for his storytelling acumen, and his dogged pursuit of his own unusual interests. For the most part, horror is where his heart has lived, and he still writes ghost stories and tales of regret to this day. 

But perhaps King should stay far away from science fiction. When the antagonist of a Stephen King story is a malevolent spirit, a killer dog, a demonic living corpse, or a child-eating clown, he is in his wheelhouse.

On Saturday August 31 2024, History broadcasts Swamp Mysteries!

Dead Zone Season 2 Episode 2 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Swamp Mysteries,” titled “Dead Zone,” promises to be an exciting adventure for fans of the show. This episode will air on History and explores a mysterious disappearance that takes place in Troy’s backyard. With a title like “Dead Zone,” viewers can expect a thrilling journey into the depths of the bayou.

In this episode, the King of the Swamp finds himself facing a challenging situation. The disappearance raises questions and concerns, leading him to investigate the eerie surroundings of the bayou. As he delves deeper into the mystery, he will encounter both familiar and unfamiliar creatures that inhabit the swamp. The tension builds as he confronts these beasts, which may hold the key to solving the case.

“Dead Zone” is set to showcase the rich and often haunting atmosphere of the bayou.

Stephen King struggles to recall writing Cujo due to past substance abuse, showcasing the impact of addiction on creativity. "Rattlesnakes," a sequel to Cujo, addresses the lasting effects of grief and trauma on characters from the original novel. Despite not remembering the writing process, King praises the Cujo adaptation in 1983 and highlights Dee Wallace's performance.

Even with over 60 novels to his name in his long and successful career, it is shocking to learn that there is one classic book that Stephen King doesn't remember writing. King is one of the most prolific authors of all time with so many of his books becoming celebrated classics, including Carrie, The Shining, The Dead Zone, The Stand, and It. However, King himself admits there was a dark period in his life in which he doesn't remember writing one of his most popular books.

Cujo is a simple yet effective thriller from the master author.

Stephen King's short story "Children of the Corn" was first published in the March 1977 issue of Penthouse Magazine, and later published in the author's 1978 anthology "Night Shift." The story was about a small town in Nebraska that had been overrun by an eerie cult of killer children. They worship a demonic deity called He Who Walks Behind the Rows and commit regular acts of human sacrifice. A pair of itinerant Californians run afoul of the cult and are killed by their rituals. 

As Stephen King stories go, "Corn" is straightforward and simple. It's astonishing to think that it spawned eleven feature films and a short. Fritz Kiersch's 1984 horror film "Children of the Corn" was the second adaptation, coming after the relatively obscure short film "Disciples of the Crow" in 1983. Kiersch's film would see eight direct-ish sequels, and two remakes in 2009 and 2020. Most of the "Corn" films are weird and/or bad,...

Anthony Michael Hall was asked to be part of Brats but turned down the opportunity.

“I was asked to be a part of it, but you know what, I’ll tell you my attitude is you have to wish everyone success,” Hall told TV Insider. “It was just something I chose not to do because I’m always trying to move forward and make new things and do new stuff.”

Brats, a Hulu documentary from Andrew McCarthy released in June, explored the 1980s group of young actors who often appeared in coming-of-age films. Hall, a member of the group, appeared in 1985’s The Breakfast Club and 1984’s Sixteen Candles when he was just 15 and 16.

The documentary included appearances from actors Emilio Estevez, Ally Sheedy, Timothy Hutton, Demi Moore, Rob Lowe and Lea Thompson, along with writer-director Howard Deutch, producer Lauren Shuler and David Blum, the journalist who coined the term “Brat Pack.

Sony’s comic book film Madame Web launched to derision in February. We take a look at what went wrong with a potentially interesting thriller…

Spoilers lie ahead – and lots of them – for Madame Web.

Much has already been written about Sony’s Spider-Man-adjacent calamity Madame Web following its initial cinema release on the 14th February this year. But because of the breakneck pace the modern cultural world moves at, it already feels as though the conversation has moved on; director Sj Clarkson’s comic book supernatural thriller made its streaming debut in May and barely made a ripple.

This is unfortunate, because number one, Madame Web deserves some sort of cult status for its sheer oddness. And number two, it deserves to be studied as a cautionary example of what not to do if you want to tell a coherent, engrossing story.

So what’s wrong with Madame Web,...

"The Thing," "The Vanishing," "The Shining," "Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer," "Friday The 13th," "Sleepaway Camp," "A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge," "Threads," "David Cronenberg's 'Videodrome'," "The Fly," "The Howling," "The Blob," "The Beyond," "The Burning," "The House on Sorority Row," "The Final," "The Prowler," "The Prey," "The Mutilator," "The Slumber Party Massacre," "The New York Ripper," "The Evil Dead," "The Exorcist III," "The Changeling," "The Amityville Horror," "The Hunger," "The Dead Zone," "The Fog," "The Beyond," "The Burning," "The House on Sorority Row," "The Final," "The Prowler," "The Prey," "The Mutilator," "The Slumber Party Massacre," "The New York Ripper," "The Evil Dead," "The Exorcist III," "The Changeling," "The Amityville Horror," "The Hunger," "The

Warning! This article contains spoilers for every film listed.

The 1980s were full of horror movie classics, many of which bore some incredibly shocking endings. Of all the decades of filmmaking, the...

He was a Hollywood sensation headlining on Saturday Night Live – and was still too young for a driving licence. But things did not always go well for The Breakfast Club actor

If your formative years were shaped in any way by the 80s teen movies of John Hughes – crushes, triumphant underdogs, and an everlasting hankering for American high-school lockers – those actors feel something akin to long-lost relatives. Anthony Michael Hall has had an enduring acting career doing other work: he’s a 56-year-old father and looks nothing like his teenage self. But he can’t escape the nerdy kid in Weird Science, Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club. If he is tired of reminiscing about films that are 40 years old, he doesn’t show it.

Hall has now been acting for 48 years. One of the biggest lessons his career has taught him is to “stay humble, because the journey will humble you.

Anthony Michael Hall reveals that Reacher season 3 filming is expected to wrap next month. Hall plays a mysterious businessman in season 3 named Zachary Beck, and he teases that there's lots of action to come. Season 3 adapts Lee Child's Persuader, teasing that Reacher will be working more on his own compared to season 2.

Reacher season 3 star Anthony Michael Hall shares an update on the show's filming timeline. Based on the character created by Lee Child, Prime Video's Reacher first released in 2022, with Alan Ritchson taking on the title role. The series returned for season 2 earlier this year, earning positive reviews. Now, Reacher season 3 is in production with a number of new characters on board, including Hall as mysterious businessman Zachary Beck.

In a recent interview with Moviefone, Hall addresses Reacher season 3's filming status, revealing that he has already wrapped. As for when the series overall wraps filming, the star...

The Institute TV adaptation risks being too similar to Gen V, focusing on superpowered kids in a mysterious facility. To succeed, The Institute must reinvent Stephen King's formula and explore themes beyond "kids with powers." The adaptation must distinguish itself by delving into characters' backstories and offering a fresh take on familiar tropes.

It is exciting that a new Stephen King TV adaptation is in development, but it is hard not to be concerned about how it could risk being too similar to a hit Amazon show. Not all Stephen King books traverse well to the small screen, but the ones that do often become beloved adaptations that capture the essence of The King of Horror's storytelling forte. For instance, while shows like Castle Rock and 11.22.63 boast high critical ratings, presenting perfect blueprints of how King's work should be adapted, others like The Dead Zone and Under The Dome are relatively disappointing.

Anthony Michael Hall plays villain Zachary Beck in Reacher season 3, not an outright villain like his previous roles. Hall's character, Zachary Beck, has a son, Richard, who Reacher saves, leading to a father-son dynamic intertwined with dirty dealings. Reacher season 3's scope includes character dynamics, with Hall's character interacting with others involved in dirty dealings.

Reacher season 3s Anthony Michael Hall teases details about his upcoming role and its connection to the protagonist. Hall steps in to play the main villain in Reacher season 3, joining a cast led by Alan Ritchson and also starring Olivier Richters, Brian Tee, Johnny Berchtold, Roberto Montesinos, and Daniel David Stewart. There has not been a confirmed release date for Reacher season 3, but as the season continues filming, Ritchson has said that the release window will be in 2025.

Reacher seasons 1 and 2 are available to watch on Prime Video.

In an exclusive interview with Screen Rant...

Ryan Gosling’s The Fall Guy seems to have had a rough run at the box office. Based on the TV show of the same name, the film followed Gosling as a stuntman who gets involved in a conspiracy involving the lead actor of a film directed by his ex-girlfriend, played by Emily Blunt. The action comedy was directed by David Leitch, who last helmed Bullet Train.

Gosling’s film reportedly only earned a meager $145 million against a $127 million budget, making it a box office bomb. While the film received positive responses from fans and critics, author Stephen King seemed to have had a mixed reaction to the film. He reportedly disagreed with a review of the film that called it ‘great fun’.

Stephen King Gets Flak For Being Unimpressed With Ryan Gosling’s Film Stephen King | Credits: CBS News

Horror author Stephen King has crafted many masterpieces in his...

"73 Yards" is the strongest episode of the new "Doctor Who" season so far, which is surprising considering it's the first one that barely features the Doctor at all. Showrunner and episode-writer Russell T Davies has taken a cue from season 4's Doctor-lite episode "Turn Left," taking us through years of the companion's life without the Doctor around to help her out. The results are terrifying: as soon as the Doctor's gone, Ruby finds herself followed by a mysterious old woman. The woman magically stays exactly 73 yards away from Ruby at all times, and whenever Ruby sends someone else to talk with her, they freak out and suddenly want nothing to do with her.

It's a mysterious premise that puts Ruby through the wringer like we've never seen before. First, she has to spend a few nights alone at an inn filled with the world's rudest patrons. Then she goes...

Stephen King is an interesting follow on the site formerly known as Twitter. When not posting about politics or his latest literary find, he’s ranting about the state of the world and making observations that position him as a sort of elder statesman in the horror community. A recent tweet by the Master of Horror mentions a bygone era of salacious magazines that harkens back to his early career: “Hey, do you guys remember that supermarket tabloid that used to have stories about BatBoy? Man, I loved that shit.”

The world-famous author is likely referencing publications like The National Enquirer and similar periodicals that used to grab eyes in checkout lanes with claims of Elvis sightings and alien encounters. Frequently inspired by the world around him, King has his own literary brand of tabloid journalism with Inside View, a rag that has been appearing in his work for decades.

Under $5 million; no first time directors (unless there’s a named producer); actually good. These used to be the tenets by which Blumhouse built its name. But oh how things have changed. It’s looking increasingly like the little studio that could is making a land grab for virtually every property in horror-dom.

The latest trailer to drop from Blumhouse is for Speak No Evil, a remake of the 2022 Danish film of the same name which caused a big buzz when it hit Shudder for being so utterly and depressingly grim. Blumhouse snapped it up and cast James McAvoy, star of Blumhouse movies Split and Glass, as the central psycho. James Waktins who made similarly nasty and misanthropic horror Eden Lake has directed and the film is set to release in September. That is a pretty speedy turnaround as these things go, but Blumhouse always was agile. McAvoy is good...

Louis Gossett Jr., who won an Emmy for his role in the groundbreaking TV miniseries Roots and an Oscar for An Officer and a Gentleman, died Thursday night in Santa Monica. He was 87.

His death was first reported by his nephew to the Associated Press. No cause of death was given.

“It is with our heartfelt regret to confirm our beloved father passed away this morning,” his family said in a statement obtained by Deadline. “We would like to thank everyone for their condolences at this time. Please respect the family’s privacy during this difficult time.”

The first Black actor to win a Best Supporting Oscar, Gossett was born on May 27, 1936, in Brooklyn. He made his stage debut at 17 in a school production of You Can’t Take It with You and soon would successfully audition for the Broadway production Take a Giant Step, then perform in a star-making supporting...

Spring has sprung, and with it, a fresh crop of horror films is blooming on Amazon Prime. As we bid farewell to the icy grip of winter, it’s time to embrace the eerie warmth of spring with some spooky cinema. Forget the usual spring cleaning; it’s time to clear your schedule for some seriously sinister screen time. From terrifying classics to fresh frights, Amazon Prime’s horror lineup for Spring 2024 is like a carefully curated cabinet of curiosities, each film a unique gem designed to unsettle and entertain.

This season, Amazon Prime is serving up a smorgasbord of screams, featuring everything from cornfield cults to animatronic nightmares. Our list cuts through the clutter to spotlight eight exceptional horror movies that are a must-watch for any horror enthusiast. Whether you’re in the mood for supernatural scares or slasher satires, these films promise to deliver the thrills and chills that horror fans crave.

Join your horror hosts Kimmi & Jon for a movie so kooky, so outlandish, and off-the-rails that Stephen King sued the studio to have his name taken off of it! Bow before an 8-bit Antichrist and quiver in pixelated terror at the sight of…..The Lawnmower Man (1992).

We’re closing out our Kooky King double feature with a movie that tries really hard to take you to another plain of existence, but mostly just reminds you of bad Microsoft screensavers. It’s a sci-fi joy ride where chimpanzees fistfight security guards, priests are burned alive by poorly rendered CGI hellfire, and bullies get their brains turned to mulch! Join ussssss…

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Dune: Part Two marks Christopher Walken’s comeback to acting after a four-year break from the big screen. He last appeared in three films in 2020, then took a break from movies (though he did make an appearance in the 2022 television series Severance).

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Now, Walken takes on the role of Shaddam IV, also known as the Padishah Emperor of the Known Universe, in the Denis Villeneuve-directed sequel. He was drawn back from semi-retirement mainly because of the opportunity to visit a European city he likes.

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Christopher Walken recently ended his four-year acting break, and decided to return for Dune 2. Despite his hiatus, he found this project appealing for a few reasons. The 80-year-old shared in...

Christopher Walken is a national treasure.

Over a brilliant stage and screen career that spans over seven decades, the man has never been less than captivating. He's turned in shattering dramatic performances in classics like "The Deer Hunter" and "The Dead Zone" (which also happens to be one of the very best Stephen King movies), and made us cackle like fools on his numerous "Saturday Night Live" appearances and, well, I'm not sure what the heck he was doing in "The Country Bears," but he's the only reason I'm still thinking about an otherwise listless Disney family flick 22 years after the rest of the world has forgotten it.

And he's lost none of his ability to delight and confound (sometimes in the same moment) as he nears his 81st birthday this month. Walken will just keep struttin', and the world is a better place for this.

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For multiple generations, Star Wars has been the go-to sci-fi franchise. Now, with the success of Denis Villenueve’s Dune movies, it might have its own legs as the quintessential sci-fi experience. But there is a common link: Christopher Walken. Ok, so Walken didn’t board the Millennium Falcon, but he did at least audition for the role of Han Solo, which he’s glad he didn’t get.

Speaking with Vanity Fair, Christopher Walken remembered that he did in fact do a screen test for Star Wars alongside Jodie Foster (auditioning for Princess Leia), saying, “I’m not sure we did a scene. Maybe we just sat in front of, in those days, those old videotape cameras…We might have just sat there and did the name, rank, and serial number type of thing. I would say that, Yes, I did audition for Star Wars, but so did about 500 other actors.

As in Star Wars, Dune has an interplanetary emperor, and as with most similarities between the two universes, it’s probably not a coincidence, given the all-too-obvious influence of Frank Herbert’s novels on George Lucas. But in Denis Vileneuve’s Dune 2, instead of Ian McDiarmid’s lightning-tossing, “unlimited power”-bellowing Palpatine, we get a fantastically understated Christopher Walken as the faded ruler of the known universe, looking bummed out from years of governance, with a vibe not unlike Mitch McConnell’s at his recent farewell press conference. Walken...

Richard Lewis, the beloved comedian, stand-up comedy all-star, and series regular on Larry David’s Curb Your Enthusiasm, has died after suffering a heart attack. He was 76. Lewis’ death was confirmed by his publicist, Jeff Abraham. “His wife, Joyce Lapinsky, thanks everyone for all the love, friendship and support and asks for privacy at this time,” Abraham said.

Richard Lewis’ comedic journey began with dual debuts in the New York and Los Angeles comedy arenas in the 1970s. Mentioned in the same breaths as comedy legends like Andy Kaufman, Richard Belzer, and Elayne Boosler, Lewis’ comedy style was darker and more self-deprecating than his fellow kings and queens of comedy. Not afraid to lampoon his shortcomings, Richard Lewis shared grim comedy about his addictions and bizarre thinking.

Lewis revealed that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in April 2023 and planned to retire from his stand-up career.

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A few years ago, we heard that Lionsgate was developing TV shows based on American Psycho and the Saw franchise. Obviously those projects didn’t go anywhere, as Saw has since been revived with the film Saw X and now industry scooper Jeff Sneider of The InSneider is reporting that Lionsgate has decided to revive American Psycho not with a TV show, but with a remake. In the same report, Sneider reveals that It producer Roy Lee is also developing a new version of a different Stephen King story, The Dead Zone.

Based on a novel by Bret Easton Ellis, the 2000 version of American Psycho was directed by Mary Harron, who also wrote the screenplay with Guinevere Turner. The film has the following synopsis: Patrick Bateman is a young, handsome, Harvard educated Wall Street success, seemingly perfect with his stunning fiancé and entourage of high-powered friends. But his circle of...

Two genre properties are plotting returns from Lionsgate, Jeff Sneider (The Insneider) reports, with one of those projects being a fresh modern take on American Psycho.

“Lionsgate is plotting a new American Psycho movie and showing interest in a remake of The Dead Zone,” Sneider reported in last night’s edition of The Insneider newsletter.

American Psycho, the tale of murderous yuppie Patrick Bateman, began its life as a 1991 novel written by Bret Easton Ellis, which was turned into Mary Harron’s 2000 movie.

Christian Bale of course starred as Patrick Bateman in the hit movie, which still has fans debating a big question to this day: is Bateman really a murderer, or just a psychopath?

The film did spawn a direct-to-video “sequel” with American Psycho 2 in 2002, an initially unrelated story that was turned into an American Psycho sequel. Mila Kunis starred.

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It’s hard not to think of the 80s without thinking of Anthony Michael Hall. From Sixteen Candles to The Breakfast Club to Weird Science, he was part of many all-time great and formative comedies. As he grew we saw him take on darker roles. I’ll always love him as the mean boyfriend from Edward Scissorhands and even USA’s The Dead Zone. 2021 saw him take over the role of Tommy Doyle in Halloween Kills and made three words infamous. There’s even a new project that he’s apart of with Netflix titled Trigger Warning that sounds like a female version of Roadhouse. He’s consistently stayed working for over 40 years and has been impressive while doing it. And thankfully, he’s open to discussing it all.

I was lucky enough to chat with the incredible actor for an upcoming film of his, Air Force One Down. While...