Full Dark, No Stars in paperback
Posted: January 19, 2011, 00:03
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Thanks to Bev Vincent
Thanks to Bev Vincent
NEWS -
Thanks to Bev Vincent
Dark Tower on TV is a six hour special
Posted: January 17, 2011, 00:19
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Ron talks Dark Tower
Posted: January 14, 2011, 08:44
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It's great to hear him speak about it even if he just mentions it briefly.
Thanks to Bev Vincent
The script for A Very Tight Place
Posted: January 14, 2011, 08:40
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Got this interesting script yesterday. A Very Tight Place is a favorite of mine so I'm really looking forward to this Dollar Baby.Lester talks Firestarter
Posted: January 11, 2011, 09:57
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On Firestarter:
“Originally John Carpenter was gonna direct that,” Lester reveals. “There was a script that was written, I forget who wrote it. Then the budget was way out of line, like $15 million. And the script had no relationship to the book whatsoever. They didn’t want to shoot it for that amount of money so Dino de Laurentiis came to me and said, ‘I read the book. Can you make a treatment out of this?’ So I brought in Stanley Mann, who I knew, and when we wrote the treatment, we styled [it after] the book exactly scene for scene. We gave it Dino De Laurentiis, and he said, ‘Well this just follows the book exactly…’ Well, yeah, of course! You paid a million dollars for the book, I said, ‘Why aren’t you following the book? That’s why this thing can’t get made yet. We’ll just shoot the book.’ And he says, ‘Okaaaaay…’ So within three weeks the script was written, and we had a green light from Universal to make the film just off the script, which was identical to the book.”
Lester confirms that Firestarter has been his most difficult film to date. “That was all practical [effects]. The fireballs you see ... that’s not CGI. Back then, we actually created fireballs that could fly through the air – they were on a wire and could crash into buildings. We had people on fire that were on trampolines that had to flip through the air. It was very dangerous. All the effects were done right on the set – it was a pretty intense thing to do then…” Lester also notes that the film’s epic “farm attack” scene took an entire week to film.
Read the entire interview here.
And more Dollar Babies
Posted: January 10, 2011, 23:48
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And here are some photos from the Dollar Baby version of A Very Tight Place.
Here is a facebook site for the German Dollar Baby version of Reststop.
And here are more info about Dollar Babies.
New Dollar Baby
Posted: January 10, 2011, 23:46
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[edit]Sorry, this isn't a Dollar Baby. It's a feature movie. Thanks Ari.
Thanks to Bob LeDrew
Lilja on YouTube
Posted: January 10, 2011, 16:15
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It's extra fun that Scott pronounces Lilja almost correct.
Susannah Dean casted?
Posted: January 9, 2011, 01:18
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The New York Post has the rumor, stating quite simply and without attribution: "'Pirates of the Caribbean' beauty Naomie Harris is being considered for the female lead in the Ron Howard's eagerly anticipated 'Dark Tower' trilogy." Without any official confirmation, let's treat Harris' involvement as a rumor for now — but it's certainly a rumor we're excited about.
Who is Roland?
Posted: January 3, 2011, 13:24
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Ron Howard's adaptation of Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" has set off a casting frenzy in Hollywood. Agents are tripping over themselves to land their clients coveted roles in what promises to be a blockbuster film and television franchise. Leading the pack for the principal character, Roland Deschain, is Javier Bardem, with Viggo Mortensen a close second, sources tell us. Howard and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman have a deal with Universal that will translate into a TV show and three movies, all using the same cast. Brian Grazer will produce with Goldsman and King. According to reports, they plan to start with an epic movie, then continue the story with the TV series, followed by a second film, and then a second TV season showing gunslinger Deschain as a young man. Then, the third movie will end the saga with Deschain as an older man.
No more EW columns
Posted: January 1, 2011, 01:44
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Sorry, it's true. He's done it for quite a few years now and had wanted to stop a year or so ago but they talked him into staying a little longer.
Thanks to Ari
A review of my book
Posted: December 21, 2010, 08:46
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There are still copies available from several stores if you're interested in getting a copy. And if you want it signed, that can be arranged as well. You'll have to pay postage to Sweden though.
Cemetery Dance
Amazon.com
Amazon.co.uk
Barnes and Noble
Borders
LA Times article about The Dark Tower movie
Posted: December 19, 2010, 00:38
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Thanks to Louis Sytsma
King on Ustream
Posted: December 19, 2010, 00:34
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Thanks to Al and Katherine.
Dark Tower update
Posted: December 14, 2010, 23:18
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Deadline caught up with Rob Howard, who is set to direct the first of three Steven King The Dark Tower adaptations, which will arrive in theaters May 17, 2013 from Universal Pictures. They write that they plan to turn King's masterwork into a film trilogy with a network TV series programmed between films. Howard will direct the first film and the limited run series that will create a bridge to the second feature. "It is going well, and it has been incredibly stimulating to work on," Howard said. "It's dense, a great author's life work is not to be taken lightly. It has been utterly fascinating to explore it, and we are having great creative conversations. I've begun tossing and turning at 3 in the morning over it, so that's a good sign." The books chronicle the mysterious The Gunslinger as he travels across a desolate and vaguely post-apocalyptic landscape in his quest for a black tower. Portals along the way eventually allow contact with our own modern world.
Thanks to Al Mattice
Time to light the fires again
Posted: December 14, 2010, 13:21
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Universal is looking to reignite the "Firestarter" flame.
The studio and Dino De Laurentiis Co. have teamed to reboot the 1984 horror pic, with Mark L. Smith onboard to pen the script.
Although there were no sequels to the original feature, based on the Stephen King tome, the studio aims to turn the reboot into a franchise property.
The 1984 pic starred Drew Barrymore as a girl able to start fires at will. It grossed $17 million at the domestic B.O. and was also produced through U and De Laurentiis' Co.
Plot details for the reboot are being kept under wraps. It's expected to be loosely based on the original King book, but the main character is to be reinvented with a little more edge.
De Laurentiis Co. chairman Martha De Laurentiis and prexy of production Lorenzo De Maio will produce through the De Laurentiis Co. along with Steven Schneider through his Room 101 banner.
"We see this as a unique, character-driven thriller with a supernatural edge, based on a timeless concept and enhanced by recent visual effects advances," Martha De Laurentiis said.
Deal for "Firestarter" extends the longstanding relationship between U and De Laurentiis Co. The reboot was among the last projects the prolific Dino De Laurentiis worked on before his death in November at age 91.
"'Firestarter' has a great mythology and with Martha and Lorenzo's vision we believe the franchise can be extended in a new and exciting direction," said Debbie Liebling, U's prexy of production.
De Laurentiis Co. has a slew of projects in various stages of development, including a reboot of the cult classic "Barbarella," a remake of another King adaptation, "Maximum Overdrive" and a new spin on 1980s TV actioner "MacGyver."
Smith is now working on the "Firestarter" script. U hopes to get the pic into production next year, but has yet to take the project out to directors.
Besides the 1984 pic, cabler Syfy fielded a telepic in 2002 dubbed "Firestarter 2: Rekindled."
Thanks to Bev Vincent
Maximum Overdrive...again?
Posted: December 14, 2010, 10:15
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Maximum Overdrive Remake Wheels Starting to Spin
Dino De Laurentiis Co. Maximum Overdrive Remakes Stephen King
The year was 1986 and the directorial debut of horror icon Stephen King roared off of the big screen like a big bloody fun behemoth. The AC/DC soundtrack kicked ass, the Green Goblin's head has never been the same, and to this very day we refuse to look at any appliance the same way ever again.
Can a remake of this cult classic capture the same kind of magic? Who knows, but according to Variety Dino De Laurentiis Co. has one waiting in the wings.
The original film focused on what happened when the earth passed through the tail of a mysterious comet and the machines on Earth suddenly came to life and terrorize their human creators.
The original film focused on what happened when the earth passed through the tail of a mysterious comet and the machines on Earth suddenly came to life and terrorize their human creators.
In terms of news regarding this upcoming remake, that's really all there is at the moment. Don't worry though, we'll keep our ears to the ground and if those big-ass semi's start rolling you'll be the first to know about it.
Summary of King's chat
Posted: December 10, 2010, 00:28
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King said...
Posted: December 9, 2010, 15:13
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- He said that he applied to the Bangor Police but they wouldn't take him because he had a couple of minor busts.
- He said he's written a screenplay for A Good Marriage and hopes it's made into a film.
Thanks to Bev Vincent.
Review of Haven
Posted: December 9, 2010, 11:32
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Episode 11
Episode 12
Episode 13
Artwork from the Little Sisters
Posted: December 9, 2010, 10:35
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Thanks to Bev Vincent.
King on Ustream
Posted: December 9, 2010, 09:34
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Thanks to Bev Vincent.
Two covers part 2
Posted: December 8, 2010, 13:39
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Thanks to Marco Lammers
Two covers part 1
Posted: December 8, 2010, 13:36
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Thanks to Marco Lammers
King's top 10 TV shows now online
Posted: December 7, 2010, 00:46
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Thanks to Lou_Sytsma
More children needed in the corn
Posted: December 6, 2010, 08:50
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The Hollywood Insider reported on a rumor (later confirmed by our bros at Moviehole) that Children of the Corn: The Dweller needed more ‘Children of the Corn’ so there’s a prologue being filmed, set in Nebraska, with more of them creepy kids we've grown to want to just punch in the face.
Synopsis
TIM and ALLIE are heading out of LA and into the very warm California desert environs to see TIM's father. The car overheats and they are forced to stay overnight at the home of a questionable couple and their young child...
Head over to Dread Central to read the entire article.
Article about King in Portsmouth.
Posted: December 6, 2010, 08:45
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Thanks to Bev Vincent
King's top 10
Posted: December 6, 2010, 08:43
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Thanks to Bev Vincent
King signing in Portsmouth
Posted: December 5, 2010, 21:52
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King doing a live chat
Posted: November 29, 2010, 23:08
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A Conversation with Stephen King
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM ET
Join bestselling author Stephen King in a live chat about his new book, FULL DARK, NO STARS. Tune in Wednesday, December 8th, 2010 - 7pm EST/4pm PST. RSVP to the event and join it live here: http://www.ustream.tv/simonandschuster.
If you have a question you would like Stephen King to answer during the chat, please send it to: scribner.books@simonandschuster.com
Interview with Jim Thiesen
Posted: November 29, 2010, 00:00
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Thanks to John Scoleri
Contest time at Lilja's Library
Posted: November 28, 2010, 23:58
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Its contest time again here at Lilja’s Library. This time it’s 5 copies of the US edition of Full Dark, No Stars that’s up for grabs. However, the contest will be a bit different this time…For the next 5 days (Monday Nov. 28 – December 3rd) I will post a link here at the top of the site. The link will be named Contest Monday (the name of the day will change for each day) and when you see this link, all you need to do is click on it and send me that email that opens. You can add a comment if you like but that is not a must. Sounds too easy? Well, it is. There are two more things:
1) The link may appear any time between midnight and midnight the day after and will only be on the site for a short time, somewhere between 2 and 4 hours.
2) You will have to be the 10th person that sends me an email that day. I will count them in the order I receive them. The 10th mailer each day will be the winner.
Sounds like fun? Well, I hope so. And keep an eye here; the first link will appear within 24 hours and remember that you can keep an eye on the site with you phone as well…
Contest Monday (contest for Monday is over. Winner is Will Efson).
Contest Tuseday (contest for Tuseday is over. Winner is Fran Anderson).
Contest Wednesday (contest for Wednesday is over. Winner is Wendy Lang).
Contest Thursday (contest for Thursday is over. Winner is Vicky Sing).
Contest Friday (contest for Friday is over. Winner is Laurence Willson).
That ends this contest. Thanks to everyone that juined in.
Riding the Bullet
Posted: November 25, 2010, 21:03
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You can check out my review of it here.
Under the Simpsons
Posted: November 24, 2010, 00:50
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Thanks to Ari Bosi
Lilja's Library: The Mobile Way
Posted: November 16, 2010, 01:11
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Today a lot of people access the Internet through mobile phones, right? So, hopefully a lot of you are accessing Lilja’s Library through your phones and as you probably know not all sites work perfectly on a phone. So, because of that there is now a mobile phone version of Lilja’s Library. Most of it looks like when you enter the regular site but it’s been optimized for phones and that means that it’s been a bit trimmed down. Hopefully you’ll all find what you need though and hopefully you’ll enjoy it as much as the regular site.Oh, and if you use a smart phone there is also an icon for you if you want an easy way to access the site from your phone. Please check it out and let me know what you think about it through mail, on facebook or on twitter.
And the best thing is that you don’t have to remember a new address, just surf in to www.Liljas-Library.com with our phone and you’ll be directed to the mobile version of the site.
Thanks to Anders Jakobson for all his help with this.
Mellencamp about Ghost Brothers
Posted: November 14, 2010, 20:40
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Q: What's the status of this multimedia collaboration between you and author Stephen King, "Ghost Brothers of Darkland County?"
A: We've made a recording of all the songs, including ones sung by Kris Kristofferson, who plays the father; Elvis Costello, who plays the Devil; Rosanne Cash, who's the mother, and Sheryl Crow, who plays a ghost. They sang all the songs and T Bone produced the music.
It's the "Sgt. Pepper's" of Americana music. We did the dialogue and that includes Meg Ryan and Matthew McConaughey. We're putting it all together and are trying to get this staged in Atlanta during the spring or fall of next year. Liv Ullman, who was Ingmar Bergman's muse, will be directing. ...
This is a hell of an undertaking; just getting everybody together to read and sing is like putting kitties in a bag. Steve and I started working on it 10 years ago.
Did you get all the King references?
Posted: November 11, 2010, 13:36
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Thanks to Mike Cahill
The Talisman is on hold
Posted: November 8, 2010, 23:20
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Thanks to Ari.
Trailer and review for Full Dark, No Stars
Posted: November 8, 2010, 23:09
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And here are the winners...
Posted: November 8, 2010, 22:59
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Read the complete text
Looking for a signed book?
Posted: November 8, 2010, 15:09
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Veryfinebooks has also agreed to includes free shipping (within the US) and a 30 day money back guarantee (don’t know why you would want to return it though :-) ).
You can order it here.
More Full Dark, No Stars
Posted: November 8, 2010, 10:20
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Trailer for Fair Extension
Excerpt for A Good Mariage
US audio edition of Full Dark, No Stars
Posted: November 1, 2010, 22:02
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The first Dark Tower movie only 2½ years away
Posted: October 29, 2010, 21:34
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And Ron Howard's first movie based on Stephen King's The Dark Tower has been scheduled for May 17, 2013.
Thanks to Herbert West
UK edition of Full Dark, No Stars
Posted: October 27, 2010, 23:47
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Mellencamp about his inspiration for Ghost Brothers
Posted: October 27, 2010, 23:46
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The Dark Tower on TV next season?
Posted: October 27, 2010, 15:46
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DARK TOWER, THE: Eerie, dreamlike, set in a world that is weirdly related to our own, The Gunslinger introduces Roland Deschain of Gilead, of In-World that was, as he pursues his enigmatic antagonist to the mountains that separate the desert from the Western Sea. Roland is a solitary figure, perhaps accursed, who with a strange singlemindedness traverses an exhausted, almost timeless landscape. The people he encounters are left behind, or worse—left dead. At a way station, however, he meets Jake, a boy from a particular time (1977) and a particular place (New York City), and soon the two are joined—khef, ka, and ka-tet. The mountains lie before them. So does the man in black and, somewhere far beyond...the Dark Tower.
Audio excerpts from Full Dark, No Stars part 3
Posted: October 26, 2010, 16:07
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Halloween Message from King
Posted: October 25, 2010, 23:45
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"Science Fiction & Fantasy writer Neil Gaiman put a great idea up on Twitter a few days ago: 'This year make Halloween All Hallow's Read.' Neil suggests giving someone you love a scary book on the 31st. I think it's a great idea. It can be one of mine but it doesn't have to be. Have a great Halloween!"
--Steve
2nd trailer for Full Dark, No Stars
Posted: October 25, 2010, 10:22
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