Damn this news. I can't refer to the "two Stevens" because Steven Spielberg and Stephen King spell their first name differently. Maybe the "two Steves"? That's a little too familiar. None of that really matters in the end: the news is that these two giants -- one the father of the Hollywood blockbuster, the other a master of literary horror -- are joining forces in a super team-up of almost unmanageable proportions.
Spielberg and King will partner to produce a "limited series" for DreamWorks TV, adapted from the author's just-released "Under the Dome," Variety reports. This isn't their first partnership, however. Spielberg has held the rights to King's 1984 book "The Talisman" for more than 20 years; here's hoping "Under the Dome" gets off the ground more quickly. Read more...
FROM SPLASH PAGE: Comic books based on Stephen King's novels have almost become a genre of their own lately, with adaptations and spin-offs of both "The Stand" and his "Dark Tower" series finding new life in the world of graphic novels.
This November, King's 1984 novel "The Talisman" (co-written with Peter Straub) goes the same route with a new graphic novel adaptation published by Del Rey Comics.
The story follows a teenager tasked with retrieving a magical talisman in order to save his dying mother. He must cross back and forth between our world and its alternate—and more dangerous—"twinner" counterpart.
Continue reading EXCLUSIVE: First Look At Stephen King's 'The Talisman' Graphic Novel!
As "Star Trek" makes its case for the new J.J. Abrams age of the franchise this weekend, he and fellow "Lost" creator Damon Lindelof continue to have early discussions about Stephen King's cult series of books "The Dark Tower." Lindelof confirmed Abrams' assertion that "Lost" is priority number one at the moment, but said the project would require at least as much care as Zack Snyder's adaptation of "Watchmen."
"Having seen Zack go through what he went through on 'Watchmen' in terms of saying of where can I digress from the material I just get headaches thinking about changing anything," Lindelof told MTV News. "It was the defining literary tale of my young adulthood into adulthood." Read more...
Many, many people are afraid of clowns. Many of us developed this phobia after reading Stephen King's "It", or by watching the 1990 ABC miniseries. (Yes, I was one of them, and I still can't look at a picture of Tim Curry as Pennywise without shivering.) Warner Bros. and Vertigo Entertainment have apparently decided that number is dwindling, because according to Variety, they're bringing "It" to the big screen. They've tapped Dave Kajganich ("The Invasion") to write the screenplay.
It's not an easy task -- King's novel is over a thousand sprawling pages and is more than just a story about an evil clown, as it actually ties into King's wider "Dark Tower" universe. Though it likes to take form as Pennywise the clown, "It" is actually a shapeless, evil entity that lurks in the sewers of Derry, Maine and preys on children by becoming their worst fears. One group of preteens takes it on, severely weakening it, and they vow to return as adults to destroy it once and for all. Cue the terror and nightmares. Read more...
