NEWS 2003
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The Dead Zone
Posted: March 31, 2003.
The first season of The Dead Zone will be out on DVD on June 17, 2003. The DVD will contain all episodes except the first two that's already out on DVD.
The creators of Salem's Lot are preparing for some location shooting in Creswick.
Thanks to Terry Warrick for this.
Interview with King
Posted: March 28, 2003.
Here is an interview with King that he did with SunSpot.net. In it he talks (among
other things) about the future of his career:Recent reports that he has decided to retire from writing are not exactly true, he says. "I love to write.... And if I really like something and think it's really good, I'll publish it. But I do think I've said everything I have to say in terms of stories. You get to a point where you not only start to repeat yourself, but you start to think you're important ... which means you become boring and sort of a windbag. I have to be very careful of that."
The Rock Bottom will perform with guest star Steve Martin on April 25th. Please note that due to scheduling Stephen King will not be performing on this tour.
Want to star with Johnny Depp in Secret Garden, Secret Window?
Thanks to Bev Vincent.
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
Posted: March 27, 2003.
Here is an image from ABC's The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer.
The Mist
Posted: March 25, 2003.
Darabont hopes to write The Mist before the end of 2003 and Whelan is working on a cover and pictures for the last book in The Dark Tower series.
Dan Byrd joins the cast of Salem's Lot.
Dark Tower Books I-IV
Posted: March 24, 2003.
The publishers for the audio versions of Dark Tower Books I-IV have announced that they'll re-release the audio by July 14th, 2003. They'll also be including the revised and re-recorded version of The Gunslinger, using George Guidall's new recording!
Some images from the premier of Dreamcatcher are now online.
Thanks to Bev Vincent and THE Antman.
Dreamcatcher
Posted: March 21, 2003.
A video interview with Thomas Jane and a review of Dreamcatcher in now online.
Here is an article from USA Today about the war with Iraq. It says that:
Stephen King, Amy Tan and Wally Lamb are among 147 writers who signed the letter, warning that the United States shouldn't join the "evildoers in this world."
Here is site that covers the premier of Dreamcatcher.
Screensaver
Posted: March 19, 2003.
Two screensavers for Dreamcatcher is now available online.
Bev Vincent told me that his book The Road to The Dark Tower will be released in Italy by Sperling & Kupfer.
More books after The Dark Tower?
Posted: March 18, 2003.
In a recent interview with Chicago Sun-Times (interview) King gives us all hope that there might be more books after the last Dark Tower books.
Here is what he said:But after that, I'm pretty well done with what I think of as my traditional career. Except it's not gonna be retirement, because I'm gonna keep writing. I'm just gonna pick and choose more what I decide to publish and do.
He also said that:
And one thing that might really be fun is to just do a book, a novel, a real novel, and publish it online and see what happens.
There are now a lot of articles and reviews about Dreamcatcher online. There are also some interviews with King (in one King say that Kingdom Hospital will air in 2004).
Rebecca Gibney has joined the cast for the new four-hour mini-series version of Salem's Lot.
Dark Tower V
Posted: March 13, 2003.
Donald M. Grant reports that King now has completed the final draft of The Dark Tower V and that it is now in the copyediting & proofing stage.
1408 and other movies
Posted: March 12, 2003.
Miramax/Dimension have revealed some plans for Children of the Corn 8, Mick Garris hopes to start shooting Riding the Bullet in June.
A report from a screening of Dreamcatcher is now online and it's reported that King will attend the premier of the movie.
Eli Roth has signed on to do a movie of King's short story 1408.
Correction
Posted: March 10, 2003.
Short correction. King hasn't been nominations for the 2003 Horror Writers Association's "Bram Stoker Awards" yet. What happens is that HWA members make recommendations over the course of the year. Books, etc. that receive enough recommendations go onto a preliminary ballot, with any additions from an Additions Jury who can put things on if they believe they are significant but have been omitted.
At the first part of the year, the preliminary ballot goes out to HWA members, who then pick the top three in each category. The election committee then tallies these votes and puts together the final ballot.
So, King has received two recommendations but they are not yet nominations. That won't happen until the final ballot is collated.
Thanks to Bev Vincent for this correction.
Dreamcatcher and Nominations
Posted: March 9, 2003.
Some new stuff from the movie Dreamcatcher has surfaced online. You can now check out new images, an interview with Morgan Freeman and three new video clips from the people behind the movie.
King has gotten two nominations at the 2003 Horror Writers Association's "Bram Stoker Awards".
Novel: "From a Buick Eight" by Stephen King
Fiction Collection: "Everything's Eventual" by Stephen King
Thanks to Jonathan Reitan for this.
Contest
Posted: March 6, 2003.
Everyone that is on my update list (subscribe here) on March 28, 2003
will participate in a drawing where three lucky winners will each receive a one-sheet poster
from the movie Dreamcatcher. So, if your not already on my list, make sure you are on March 28.
Since this is sponsored by Warner in the US only people from the US and Canada
can win. Sorry about that...Read more news Dreamcatcher.
Interview with Lawrence Kasdan
Posted: March 3, 2003.
Check out an interview with Lawrence Kasdan about Dreamcatcher.
Dollar Baby
Posted: March 2, 2003.
Now you can see the Dollar Baby Night Surf online.You can also preorder part 1 - 4 of The Dark Tower on CD now. Yes, that is correct, they will be released on CD...finally!
The Gunslinger (revised and expanded)
Audio CD (to be released June 24, 2003)
The Drawing of the Three
Audio CD (to be released July 29, 2003)
The Waste Lands
Audio CD (to be released August 26, 2003)
Wizard and Glass
Audio CD (to be released September 30, 2003)
I haven't found any info about part 1 and 2 but I have no doubt that they will be available as well...
Here is the press release from The Rock Bottom Remainders about their upcoming tour.
Thanks to Bev Vincent for this.
Pre-order The Dark Tower
Posted: February 26, 2003.
US editions from Viking/Plume:
The Gunslinger (revised and expanded)
Hardback (to be released June 23, 2003)
Paperback (to be released June 24, 2003)
The Drawing of the Three
Hardback (to be released June 23, 2003)
Paperback (to be released June 24, 2003)
The Waste Lands
Hardback (to be released June 23, 2003)
Paperback (to be released June 24, 2003)
Wizard and Glass
Hardback (to be released June 23, 2003)
Paperback (to be released June 24, 2003)
UK editions from New English Library:
The Gunslinger (revised and expanded)
Paperback (to be released 18 August, 2003)
The Drawing of the Three
Paperback (to be released 18 August, 2003)
Thanks to Marco Lammers.
There is also a review of Dreamcatcher online.
Rob Lowe in Salem's Lot
Posted: February 25, 2003.
Rob Lowe has sign on to play Ben Mears in the remake of Salem's Lot and George Guidall
will read The Dark Tower V.As you all know Viking will reissue hardcover editions of the first four Dark Tower books. The first one, The Gunslinger will be revised and expanded. Due to this there have been many questions about what the extra stuff will be and why it has been added. Well, here is King's own explanation.
"Here's the scoop on the new material I've added to The Gunslinger. The idea was to bring The Gunslinger in line with the material in the new books as well as the material in the first four. The other thing I wanted to do was to rewrite to some degree for language because I always felt it had a different feel than the other books because I was so young when I wrote it. The material is about an additional 10% (about 35 manuscript pages) with changes on almost every page."
From King's official site
There will also be a new audio edition of The Gunslinger. No reader has been announced yet.
Season 2 of The Dead Zone has now wrapped.
Riding the Bullet and Dreamcatcher
Posted: February 24, 2003.
Today there is a review of the screenplay for Riding the Bullet online as well as an article about Dreamcatcher.
Riding the Bullet and more...
Posted: February 23, 2003.
Here is an article about Riding the Bullet and an official site for The Rock Bottom Remainders online.
Thanks to Theresa Pantazopoulos, Bev Vincent and Jonathan Reitan for this.
The Dark Tower
Posted: February 20, 2003.
It has now been confirmed by Simon & Schuster Audio that there will be audio editions of the last three Dark Tower books. Here are the release date for the audio editions:
The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla:
October 27, 2003
The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah:
June 2004
The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower:
November 2004
See some short clips and download a desktop background on the official Dreamcatcher site. A first review of the movie is now available as well.
Christianity Today has done an interview with Richard Dooling, co-writer of Kingdom Hospital.
Pre-order Dark Tower V
Posted: February 19, 2003.
Now it's possible to pre-order The Dark Tower V from Amazon.com again.
The Dark Tower
Posted: February 15, 2003.
After reading the press release about The Dark Tower books some things caught my attention more the other. Here are the things that made me really happy:
* In the upcoming books you’ll meet new characters and you’ll see familiar faces like Ted Brautigan from Hearts in Atlantis, Father Callahan from Salem’s Lot…even Dinky Earnshaw from Everything’s Eventual. For me, it’s like a finale and a reunion, all at once.
-Stephen King
* The Gunslinger would be released in a newly revised and expanded edition!?!? How cool is that?
Today I can also present Hodder & Stoughton's release schedule for the remaining 3 Dark Tower books and the re-release of the first 4. This means that the full release schedule looks like this:
The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger (in a newly revised and expanded edition):
Viking (hardback): June 2003
Hodder & Stoughton (paperback): August 2003
The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three:
Viking (hardback): June 2003
Hodder & Stoughton (paperback): August 2003
The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands:
Viking (hardback): June 2003
Hodder & Stoughton (paperback): September 2003
The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass:
Viking (hardback): June 2003
Hodder & Stoughton (paperback): October 2003
The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla:
Donald M. Grant: October 2003
Simon & Schuster: November 2003
Hodder & Stoughton: November 2003
The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah:
Donald M. Grant: 2004
Simon & Schuster: Summer 2004
Hodder & Stoughton: June 2004
The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower:
Donald M. Grant: 2004
Simon & Schuster: November 2004
Hodder & Stoughton: November 2004
It seams that Amazon.com has removed their listing for The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla. It was there yesterday (as I reported) but gone today. Sorry about that. I'll post the new one once it's up.
Much to read today but I'll end with an offer. I have done a release chart for all the different editions of The Dark Tower that you can print out and put on the refrigerator door. That way you won't miss any release dates.
The Dark Tower
Posted: February 14, 2003.
Finally the release schedule for the last 2 Dark Tower books has been released (both the hardback, trade paperbacks and the paperbacks) as well as the release schedule for Viking's re-release of the first four volumes. I have added the press release and the release schedule so you can check it out for yourself.
Now you can also pre-order The Dark Tower V (the Simon & Schuster edition, which is supposed to be 736 pages long according to Amazon.com) and Robin Furth's Stephen King's The Dark Tower from Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk.
It has also been reported that King won't tour with The Rock Bottom Remainders this spring.
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
Posted: February 13, 2003.
More images and info has been added on Ridley Pearson's site about The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer.
Publication schedule
Posted: February 10, 2003.
The publishing schedule that popped up on the Internet on Friday isn't entirely correct and that within the next week there will be a joint press release (from Simon & Schuster and Viking) announcing the publication schedule and other details about the books.
There is now a flash site for Dreamcatcher online as well as Michael Anthony Hall's performance on Live with Regis and Kelly from August 16, 2002.
The Dark Tower saga
Posted: February 7, 2003.
Finally the news we have been waiting for is here. Here is the full release schedule for the remaining three Dark Tower books. All three will be published in hardback:
The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla:
Donald M. Grant: September 2003
Simon & Schuster: November 2003
The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah:
Donald M. Grant: November 2003
Simon & Schuster: July 2004
The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower:
Donald M. Grant: March 2004
Simon & Schuster: November 2004
Betts Books also reports that the four first The Dark Tower books is going to be released in hardcover by Viking.
They will be released in June and the price will be:
The Gunslinger $25.00
The Drawing Of The Three $35.00
The Wastelands $35.00
Wizard & Glass $40.00
From a Buick 8
Posted: February 6, 2003.
Here is the cover for Pocket Books paperback edition of From a Buick 8. It will be released in July.
Check out a new site about Dreamcatcher.
Dead Zone and Secret Window
Posted: February 5, 2003.
Some info about the latest episode of The Dead Zone can now be found on the official site as well as a transcript of the Piller chat.
Shooting of Secret Window, Secret Garden starts in July.
The Road to the Dark Tower
Posted: February 4, 2003.
Bev Vincent releases book about King's The Dark Tower series in 2004. The title is The Road to the Dark Tower.
On Ridley Pearson's official site there are now some images added from the set of The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer.
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
Posted: February 2, 2003.
Ridley Pearson reveals that he will have a cameo in The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer and the there might be another book about Rose Red.
Ramones cover and more
Posted: February 1, 2003.
Here is the cover of the Ramones tribute album that King has written liner notes for.Bag of Bones scheduled for a 2004 theatrical release? It might be possible.
A review of the script of Secret Window, Secret Garden can now be found online, Michael Piller will attend a chat on the official Dead Zone site and here are The Rock Bottom Remainders tour dates for 2003:
Seattle: April 23, 2003 (probably at the Experience Museum)
San Francisco: April 24, 2003 (Great American Music Hall)
Los Angeles: April 25, 2003; Actor/writer Steve Martin will interview the Remainders at UCLA to kick off the book fair; this will be filmed for an upcoming documentary on the band.
Los Angeles: April 26, 2003 (LA Book Fair, afternoon, outside on UCLA campus, free concert!)
Images...
Posted: January 30, 2003.
Some images from Dreamcatcher and The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer is now available online. The official Dead Zone site also let's you poke in Johnny's brain...
'Salem's Lot and more
Posted: January 28, 2003.
A new miniseries version of 'Salem's Lot will start shooting in Australia in April this year.
You can now check out a bigger cast list for The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer and it has also been confirmed what roll Johnny Depp will play in Secret Window, Secret Garden.
McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales
Posted: January 27, 2003.
Here is the cover of McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales that will contain King's story The Tale of Gray Dick.
It has been reported that Johnny Deep will star in Secret Window, Secret Garden and Mick Garris talks about The Talisman in a recent interview. There is now an article about the FX in Dreamcatcher.
Ridley Pearson has updated the diary of the filming of The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer.
The Things They Left Behind
Posted: January 24, 2003.
After getting numerous mails about whether The Things They Left Behind is connected to The Dark Tower (by being an excerpt or in any other form) I contacted McBain himself and asked him the same question. He then told me that The Things They Left Behind is NOT connected to The Dark Tower and that it's an entirely original stand-alone novella. So, there you have it, The Things They Left Behind is something entirely new!
The Things They Left Behind
Posted: January 23, 2003.
Now it's official. The title of King's story in Ed McBain's anthology is The Things They Left Behind. Nothing has been revealed about the plot though.
Check out the titles of the next 4 episodes of The Dead Zone.
Posted: January 20, 2003.
Kev reports that Ed McBain will edit
a new anthology, which will contain a new King story.
Here is what he says about it in his newsletter:...I [McBain] have to do a novella for an anthology I'm editing for Tor Books. My own contribution is titled MERELY HATE. I've done the research for it, now all I have to do is write 20,000 words. The other writers from whom I have commitments for original never-before-published novellas, are -- in alphabetical order -- Lawrence Block, Mary Higgins Clark, Jeffery Deaver, Stephen King, Sharyn Mc Crumb, Walter Mosely, Joyce Carol Oates, Anne Perry, and Donald Westlake.
Bev Vincent talked to Ed himself and he told Bev that he has King's new novella in hand and that it is absolutely marvelous. He also said that he estimates the book will be out in 2004.
Dreamcatcher has been moved up to March 21, 2003 and the role of April Rimbauer The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer will be played by New York actress Courtney Taylor Burness.
Interview with Michael Collings
Posted: January 16, 2003.
Today I'm proud to be able to give you an interview I have done with King expert Michael Collings. Michael is the author of the recently released Horror Plum'd and several other books about King.
Some new images from Dreamcatcher are also out on the Internet.
Dreamcatcher and Ellen
Posted: January 15, 2003.
There is now a review of Dreamcatcher online.
Brad Greenquist (Victor Pascow in Pet Sematary) has been cast for The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer.
The Dark Tower: A Concordance
Posted: January 14, 2003.
As most of you already know it's just about 8 month until part 5 of The Dark Tower is released. Today when I was looking for it on Simon & Schuster's site I found something else that caught my attention. It's a book called Stephen King's The Dark Tower: A Concordance, Volume I.
After some research I found out that this is a book done by King's research assistant, Robin Furth. The book is similar to Stephen Spignesi's encyclopedia but for The Dark Tower books. It will include lists of characters, places, maps, etc.
A second volume will be released around the same time as part 7.
The first volume will be released in June, 2003.
Descent
Posted: January 13, 2003.
Get a complete wrap-up of Descent, Sunday's episode of The Dead Zone.
The Tale of Gray Dick
Posted: January 10, 2003.
It's reported from King's official site that The Tale of Gray Dick is an excerpt from Wolves of the Calla.
Pop-up book
Posted: January 9, 2003.
The Girl who loved Tom Gordon will be the first-ever pop-up book by King and The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer begins production on Wednesday at Thornewood Castle in Lakewood. It's also clear that Kate Burton, Tsai Chin and Dierdre Quinn will star alongside Steven Brand and Lisa Brenner. South African actress Tsidii Leloka will be reprises her role as Sukeena, the maid.
Mick and Cynthia Garris are doing a signing (for The Shining DVD) at the also-wonderful Dark Delicacies book and movie store on Saturday, 18 January, at 2:00 p.m. The address is:
DARK DELICACIES
4213 West Burbank Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91505
(818) 556-6660
The Shining DVD
Posted: January 7, 2003.
Today The Shining is released on DVD in the US. It has English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin, Bahasa, Thai and Korean subtitles, commentary by Stephen King, Steven Weber, Mick Garris, Cynthia Garris, Mark Carliner, Bill Corso, Boyd Shermis, Patrick McMahon and Shelly Johnson and additional/deleted scenes with optional director's commentary.
Get it here
Updates
Posted: January 6, 2003.
Some international release dates has been set for Dreamcatcher and I got an update about the Dollar Baby I know what you need.
There have also been some updates on the official Dead Zone site.
Image from Dreamcathcer and more
Posted: January 5, 2003.
Here is an image from the movie version of Dreamcatcher.In other news; Donald M. Grant reports that Rick Berry will be signing their 3,500 copy edition of The Talisman, that Rick Berry's original art for Black House is for sale and that they expect to have the final (proofed and copy edited) version of The Dark Tower V by the summer of 2003.
Oh, and don't miss the season premier of The Dead Zone tonight.
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
Posted: January 4, 2003.
Steven Brand (Scorpion King) and Lisa Brenner (The Patriot) have been cast in The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer as John and Ellen.
The Dead Zone
Posted: January 2, 2003.
With only 3 days left to the premier of the second season of The Dead Zone reviews are starting to pop-up. The first 5 episodes of season 2 are: Valley of the Shadow, Descent, Ascent, Misbegotten and The Outsider.
New layout and interview with Garris
Posted: January 1, 2003.
Today Lilja’s Library premiered with its new layout. This means that we start January's festivities. Today that means an interview with no other then Mick Garris the man who did The Stand and The Shining and is currently working on Riding the Bullet and Desperation.
In other news Bernie Wrightson has some news about the illustrations for The Dark Tower V.
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