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'Dark Tower' adaptation enters new arc
3 December 2009 11:21 AM, PST | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Marvel Comics' Stephen King adaptation The Dark Tower has entered a new story arc this week. The Dark Tower: The Battle Of Jericho Hill #1 is now available at retail level. Peter David, Robin Furth, Jae Lee and Richard Isanove, who worked on previous entries in the series, reunited to form the book's creative team. Based on King's bestselling series of novels, the comic follows gunslinger Roland Deschain after his home town of Gilead is reduced to ruin. "The fate of reality (more) »
- By Mark Langshaw
Scott Sigler - Inside Stephen King's Terrifying (and Sometimes Terrible) Movie Adaptations
2 December 2009 9:00 PM, PST | amctv.com - Horror Hacker: Scott Sigler | See recent amctv.com - Horror Hacker: Scott Sigler news »
I know, I know: We've all asked before (and will probably ask again) why Hollywood always seem to butcher Stephen King's stories. That complaint seems to come up all the time, but it's no longer entirely accurate. In fact, it's hard to remember where this perception came from: After all, King is the storyteller behind the movies The Shawshank Redemption, Misery, The Green Mile, The Shining and many others. As »
Kelly Cutrone describes Bravo's 'Kell on Earth'
1 December 2009 7:03 PM, PST | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »
Ooh, do we smell a "Rachel Zoe Project" crossover? Bravo's recently announced pickup of docudrama "Kell on Earth" gives Kelly Cutrone of "The City" fame her own showcase for the world of single-motherhood and fashion.
The show, which premieres Monday, Feb. 1 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt, will center on the behind-the-scenes workings and madness of Cutrone's successful fashion PR company, People's Revolution.
Cutrone, a single mom to daughter Ava, is no fuzzy bunny. She's been called one of the "coolest, most intimidating persons ever" and is writing the lovingly titled book, "If You Have to Cry, Go Outside."
A rather subdued Cutrone outlines what the show is about below:
If fashion industry mayhem isn't your bag, then Fox has something that's a tad more male-skewing. The network announced that it gave the cartoon "Bob's Burgers" a 13 episode order.
From "Home Movies" co-creator Loren Bouchard, "Burgers" centers on East Coaster Bob »
- editorial@zap2it.com
DVD Review: ‘Life on Mars: Series 2’ One of the Best of the Decade
1 December 2009 10:19 AM, PST | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – The concluding eight episodes of the great “Life on Mars” have now been collected by Acorn Media, making a two-box set (“Series 1” was released earlier this year) that is a must-own for fans of British television. Perhaps the biggest failing of the recent ABC remake of the show is that it may have sullied the reputation of the original. Even though I believe it was better than given credit, forget the remake and don’t let its rating failure dissuade you from seeing where it all began.
DVD Rating: 5.0/5.0
“Life on Mars” aired on BBC in 2006 and 2007, winning two International Emmys for best drama series and a BAFTA. The show already produced a spin-off (the great “Ashes to Ashes”) and a remake. Innovative, action-packed, continuously clever, and incredibly well-acted, “Life on Mars” plays like a feature film stretched out over sixteen episodes.
Life on Mars: Series 2 was released on DVD on November 24th, »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
SyFy Developing Stephen King's Novella to TV Series
30 November 2009 10:43 PM, PST | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »
One of Stephen King's novellas will be transformed into a television series by SyFy. The cable channel has ordered 13 episodes to be made based on King's "The Colorado Kid", Mark Stern, Executive Vice President, Original Content for SyFy announced on Monday, November 30. The series will be titled "Haven" and its production will be in motion early 2010.
"Haven", according to the press release, is "full of complex, yet identifiable, characters and compelling supernatural situations." The pilot is written by Sam Ernst and Jim Dunn aka "Shrek the Third" scribes. "Sam and Jim wrote a great pilot, and we can't wait to see Scott [Shepherd], Lloyd [Segan], and Shawn [Piller] join them in bringing this town to life as a series," Stern said in making the announcement.
Deep in the heart of Maine, Haven is a town where people with supernatural abilities have migrated for generations because it mutes their powers, allowing them to lead normal lives. »
- AceShowbiz.com
King's Colorado Kid Finds Haven on SyFy
30 November 2009 10:10 PM, PST | iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news »
Stephen King's been a busy man of late. What with the release of Under the Dome, his first tour to support a book in ages, a recent short story in the New Yorker and talk about a sequel to his early novel The Shining, as well as suggestions of a collaboration with Steven Spielberg, King has added one more project to his plate: Universal will produce a 13-episode limited series based on his novella The Colorado Kid for its SyFy channel, according to Variety.
Given the brand value of King's work, oddly enough Universal will rename the series Haven. I understand that The Colorado Kid sounds like something more like The Country Western Channel than a channel for science fiction fans, but why bother to buy the rights to a work from the most popular author of our time, and then slap a new title on it?
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Syfy orders series based on King novel
30 November 2009 8:24 PM, PST | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Syfy has picked up 13 episodes of Haven, an adaptation of Stephen King novella The Colorado Kid. Haven will be the first Syfy project to be produced for its outlets around the world (except Canada and Scandinavia), reports Variety. Dead Zone producers Scott Shepherd, Lloyd Segan and Shawn Piller are behind the show. According to Syfy, the series will take place in a town in Maine (more) »
- By Mike Moody
Syfy adds Stephen King TV series supposedly based on 'The Colorado Kid'
30 November 2009 3:23 PM, PST | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »
Novelist Stephen King is getting back into the television game, though this latest project has us scratching our heads.
Syfy has picked up 13 episodes of an original series, "Haven," purportedly based on King's novella "The Colorado Kid."
The thing is, "The Colorado Kid" is about a young journalist who is told the story of a mysterious corpse, a man from Colorado who shows up in Maine in record time.
Here's how the Syfy release describes "Haven":
"Deep in the heart of Maine, Haven is a town where people with supernatural abilities have migrated for generations because it mutes their powers, allowing them to lead normal lives. At least, until recently. When hot-shot FBI agent Audrey Parker is called to Haven to solve the murder of a local ex-con, she catches the killer but uncovers a much deeper mystery about this town. Each week, as the town-peoples' dormant powers begin to express themselves, »
- editorial@zap2it.com
Stephen King’s Colorado Kid Heads to Haven
30 November 2009 2:17 PM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Stephen King’s foray into hard-boiled noir, The Colorado Kid, wasn’t exactly among his most acclaimed efforts. That’s not stopping the powers that be from putting the story on film, however, as it’s set to become a thirteen-episode miniseries on the Sci-Fi Channel (sorry, I can’t bring myself to adhere to the ‘proper’ spelling).
According to Variety, the story will air under the name Haven under the creative eyes of Lloyd Segan and Shawn Piller – the showrunners responsible for all six seasons of The Dead Zone series. Scott Shepard will executive produce alongside the King-familiar duo, but will they be able to recapture similar success with considerably weaker material?
”Haven" centers on a spooky town in Maine where cursed folk live normal lives in exile. When those curses start returning, FBI agent Audrey Parker is brought in to keep those supernatural forces at bay -- while »
- Masked Slasher
Stephen King Offers Unsafe 'Haven'
30 November 2009 1:23 PM, PST | FEARnet | See recent FEARnet news »
The Maestro of the Macabre, the Sultan of Spooky, the Earl of Eerie, the King of Creepy (hey, I could do this all day) will again be coming to a TV set near you. The SyFy Channel just picked up thirteen (an appropriate number) episodes of Haven, a TV adaptation of Stephen King's novella The Colorado Kid. Accoring to Variety.com, Haven will be "the first project to be produced for Syfy outlets around the globe (except Canada and Scandinavia)." The series centers on "a spooky town in Maine where cursed folk live normal lives in exile. When those curses start returning, FBI agent Audrey Parker is brought in to keep those supernatural forces at bay -- while trying to unravel... »
Tom Holland and David Chackler Bring Horror Fans Dead Rabbit Films
30 November 2009 12:33 PM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Horror buffs beware! A new production company has been formed by a couple of the most influential minds in the entertainment industry.
Dead Rabbit Films reunites Tom Holland, the legendary writer/director responsible for some of the most successful films in the horror genre such as Fright Night and Child's Play, with music biz empressario David Chackler (Queen, Buckingham/Nicks of Fleetwood Mac and 2Live Crew), whose resume also includes film production credits such as John Carpenter's Village of the Damned for Universal. Dead Rabbit Films will develop and produce feature films as well as scripted episodic television for emerging networks and mobile platforms.
The combination of the Holland and Chackler resumes reads like an insider's list of who's who in Hollywood. With associations from Stephen Spielberg to Stephen King, Tom Holland serves as the creative genius behind Dead Rabbit Films.
"Tom was at the forefront of creating and directing the contemporary horror genre. »
- Uncle Creepy
Under The Dome (Book Review)
30 November 2009 11:55 AM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
Stephen King’s latest novel, Under The Dome, captivates his constant readers with a mesmerizing tale about a group of people in a small town trapped by a claustrophobic dome. The citizens in Chester’s Mill live off of hope that they will eventually escape even though the reality is their communication has been disconnected from the rest of the world.
The story begins from different perspectives of the citizens in Chester’s Mill as they all watch the dome suddenly fall down upon them. They witness several graphic decapitations, fiery explosions, and tragic accidents as the dome sinks through the pavement. Landlines have been cut off and calls from cell phones are being blocked by the surrounding dome. As each day passes, food supply becomes scarce and generators are running low on propane tanks. The citizens of this small town have to band together as a maniacal killer is on the loose inside. »
- no-reply@fangoria.com (Jorge Solis)
SyFy Finds Stephen King’s ‘Haven’
30 November 2009 10:30 AM, PST | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »
Syfy has ordered 13 episodes of the supernatural drama series Haven, based on the novella “The Colorado Kid,” from author Stephen King. The show, being produced by E1 Entertainment, will be an hour-long TV drama by the same creative group behind USA’s The Dead Zone series, including Lloyd Sagan, Shawn Piller and Scott Shepherd, who will act as showrunner on Haven.
The show focuses on the small Maine town of Haven where people with supernatural abilities have migrated for generations because it mutes their powers, allowing them to lead normal lives — at least, until recently. When FBI agent Audrey Parker is called to Haven to solve the murder of a local ex-con, she catches the killer but uncovers a much deeper mystery about this town and its inhabitants. She also begins to understand the truth about her own past and her relationship with the town.
Even though that description sounds »
- Joe Gillis
Stephen King novella finds 'Haven' at Syfy
30 November 2009 10:10 AM, PST | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
Syfy has picked up 13 episodes of "Haven," a thriller from Stephen King. The project, based on on the novel "The Colorado Kid," will be co-financed through Universal Networks Intl. and will be produced and distributed through E1. The project will be the first property to be produced for Syfy Pay channels throughout most of the globe (sorry Canada and Scandinavia). "E1 has successfully orchestrated the first Syfy global partnership with Syfy in the U.S. and their international pay channels and we couldn’t be more pleased," gushes E1 Television CEO John Morayniss. "What a combination: the Syfy brand, the... »
- Daniel Fienberg
SyFy Launching New Stephen King Series
30 November 2009 9:53 AM, PST | TVovermind.com | See recent TVovermind.com news »
SyFy will be launching a 13 episode series titled "Haven", based on the Stephen King novella "The Colorado Kid". The novella was a tribute to the 'hard-boiled' genre of noir mystery, complete with King staples including a mysterious body, a small Maine island, and the usual procession of rustic characters. You could call it North-Eastern noir, I suppose.
The series itself seems to be one of those 'in the flavor of' things, with no direct King connection – yet – outside of providing the source 'inspiration.' For the full story, let's turn the mic over to SyFy's newly minted press release:
Syfy has ordered 13 episodes of the supernatural drama series Haven, based on the novella “The Colorado Kid,” from renowned author Stephen King. Haven from E1 Entertainment will be the first property to be produced for Syfy Pay channels around the globe (excluding Canada and Scandinavia). The announcement was made today by Mark Stern, »
- Jon Lachonis
SyFy Channel Picks up Stephen King’s The Colorado Kid aka Haven TV Show
30 November 2009 8:29 AM, PST | SciFiCool.com | See recent SciFiCool.com news »
As bad as movies based on Stephen King stories tend to be (with some rare exceptions, of course), TV products based off his books tend to be that much better. I can rattle off some examples: the long-running “The Dead Zone” TV show, “The Stand” mini-series, and heck, even the “It” mini-series scared the beJesus out of me when I was a wee bit lad. (Looking back on it, the mini-series was kind of tame, but you know, back then it was some pretty scary stuff.) The latest King offering to get the TV show treatment is “Haven”, based off his “The Colorado Kid” short story. Except, well, it’s not so much an adaptation of the story, as it is a jumping off point — the show will use the story’s basic premise and go in a completely different direction. The big news is that the SyFy Channel has »
- Nix
Stephen King's Colorado Kid Rides to SyFy
30 November 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »
The producers of the hit television series The Dead Zone are turning to another Stephen King tale. Showrunner Scott Shepherd and executive producers Lloyd Segan and Shawn Piller are overseeing Haven for SyFy. It's an adaptation of King's novella "The Colorado Kid" and is set in the Maine town of Haven where an FBI agent is investigating supernatural forces plaguing those living in exile. Sam Ernst and Jim Dunn wrote the pilot. "The Colorado Kid" was first published in 2005 and was King's crack at hard-boiled noir. »
Syfy Takes Stephen King Global
30 November 2009 2:57 AM, PST | AirlockAlpha.com | See recent Airlock Alpha news »
With its new name firmly in place, Syfy is ready to try and see how well its branding will work on the world stage, and have partnered with famed horror author Stephen King to do it. Syfy has ordered 13 episodes of "Haven," a supernatural series based on King's novella "The Colorado Kid." It will not only be readied for distribution on Syfy's American operations for 2010, but on all the Syfy properties around the world. Mark Stern, who heads original programming at Syfy, said the network couldn't pick a better series to launch globally. "'Haven' is the quintessential Stephen King town, full of complex, yet identifiable, characters, and compelling supernatural situation," Stern said in a release. The series is being produced by E1 Entertainment, part of E1 Television Group, and ... »
Sarah Pinborough ('Feeding Ground', 'The Hidden')
29 November 2009 11:40 AM, PST | Pretty/Scary | See recent pretty-scary news »
Interview by Alan Kelly
Sarah Pinborough is primarily a horror writer with forays into science-fiction, thrillers, media tie-ins and more personal tales of magic realism and mortality. To date she has written six paperback originals for Leisure books, a novella for Ps Publishing and a series of short stories for numerous anthologies. The content of her work is as it comes, sick, funny and nastier than a sack full of burning ferrets on a bonfire. I was greatly impressed by her stab at the creature feature subgenre with Feeding Ground – set in the same universe as Breeding Ground (On my own Tbr list) – women suddenly become grotesquely obese and give birth to ravenous giant spider, and a Kingpin discovers a way to control some of them, with crack cocaine...
Pinborough weaves (pun somewhere) a story brimming with smarts. She writes men wonderfully, builds up the tension just right and even »
- BunnyFlask
Stephen King Writing “The Shining” Sequel
26 November 2009 12:55 PM, PST | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »
Stephen King is writing a sequel to his cult classic “The Shining.”
“The Shining” was released in 1977 and was adapted into a Stanley Kubrick film in 1980, starring Jack Nicholson, Danny Lloyd, and Shelley Duvall.
According to the Torontoist, the 62-year-old novelist was at the Canon Theater in Toronto last week, treating fans to a 15-minute reading from his new book, “Under the Dome.” While there, King casually remarked about an idea that he began working on.
The second novel would center on Danny Torrance, the young boy from the original story with the gift of being able to communicate clairvoyantly with ghosts, and who is now an appropriately aged 40-year-old. All these years after being tormented by the spiritual inhabitants of the Overlook Hotel and his father’s alcoholism/homicidal rage, Danny is now working at a hospice using his supernatural powers for palliative purposes. King even offered a tentative »
- Allan Ford
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