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Press Release For Episode 1, Season 2

Posted: June 3, 2014, 10:00
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Here is a press release about episode 1, season 2 of Under the Dome:

BARBIE’S FATE IS IN BIG JIM’S HANDS, ON THE SECOND SEASON PREMIERE OF “UNDER THE DOME,” MONDAY, JUNE 30

Premiere Episode Written by Bestselling Author and Executive Producer Stephen King, Who Also Makes a Cameo Appearance

Eddie Cahill and Karla Crome Join the Cast as Series Regulars

Filmed on Location in Wilmington, N.C.

“Heads Will Roll” – Barbie’s fate lies in Big Jim’s hands, and the Dome presents a new threat when it becomes magnetized. Meanwhile, Julia seeks out the help of a stranger to save the life of a mysterious girl who may hold clues to origin of the Dome, on the second season premiere of UNDER THE DOME, Monday, June 30 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. The premiere episode was written by bestselling author and executive producer Stephen King, who also makes a cameo appearance, and was filmed on location in Wilmington, N.C. Eddie Cahill and Karla Crome join the cast as series regulars.

CHEAT TWEET: No one is safe when @StephenKing takes us back #UnderTheDome for the 2nd season premiere on #CBS 6/30 @ 10 PM ET/PT http://bit.ly/1o00K4n

SERIES REGULARS:
Mike Vogel (Dale “Barbie” Barbara)
Rachelle Lefevre (Julia Shumway)
Dean Norris (James “Big Jim” Rennie)
Eddie Cahill (Sam Verdreaux)
Alexander Koch (Junior Rennie)
Nicholas Strong (Phil Bushey)
Colin Ford (Joe McAlister)
Mackenzie Lintz (Norrie Calvert-Hill)
Karla Crome (Rebecca Pine)
Natalie Martinez (Deputy Linda Esquivel)
Britt Robertson (Angie McAlister)

GUEST CAST:
Grace Victoria Cox (Melanie Cross)
Aisha Hinds (Carolyn Hill)
Sherry Stringfield (Pauline)
Jolene Purdy (Dodee)
Stephen King (Diner Patron)

WRITTEN BY: Executive Producer Stephen King
DIRECTED BY: Executive Producer Jack Bender

Brian K Vaughan has left Under the Dome

Posted: June 3, 2014, 09:30
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Brian K Vaughan has stepped down as executive producer/writer for Under the Dome a few months ago, something that seems to have gone unnoticed until now... In an interview with Bleeding Cool Brian had this to say.

RJ: Under The Dome is coming back… what’s your involvement with that show, now? And are you seeking similar roles in other series in the future?

BKV: Yeah, I don’t think this has been reported anywhere, but I actually left my position at Under The Dome a few months ago. It was the great thrill of my life to help adapt one of the best book’s ever from my all-time hero, but I’ve got two very young kids at home who I never got to see last season, so I’m enormously grateful to CBS and Amblin for letting me out of my contract a little early. I’m already missing the cast and crew, but the show remains in the excellent hands of our veteran showrunner Neal Baer, and we were lucky enough to hire some heavy hitting new writers for this season, including none other than Mr. King himself. His first episode is easily the best of the series so far, and helps set the tone for a fucking crazy new direction, so I look forward to getting to watch as a fan with everyone else.

1 Hour Special Under the Dome

Posted: June 3, 2014, 05:23
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CBS will air a one hour special for Under the Dome on June 23. Here is the press release.

CBS TO AIR “UNDER THE DOME: INSIDE CHESTER’S MILL,” AN EXCLUSIVE ONE-HOUR SPECIAL LOOKING BACK AT THE FIRST SEASON AND AHEAD TO THE SECOND SEASON PREMIERE, ON MONDAY, JUNE 23

Features Interviews with the Cast and Executive Producers and an Advance Sneak Peek at the Season Two Premiere

Season Two Premieres Monday, June 30 with an Episode Written by Bestselling Author and Executive Producer Stephen King

LOS ANGELES – CBS will air UNDER THE DOME: INSIDE CHESTER’S MILL on Monday, June 23 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT). This exclusive one-hour special looks back at the premiere season of the hit summer series, featuring highlights from last season as well as new interviews with the cast and executive producers. In addition, the special will tease what lies ahead for the residents of Chester’s Mill who are still trapped under the mysterious dome with an advance sneak peek at the season two premiere.

UNDER THE DOME returns for its second season Monday, June 30 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, with an episode written by bestselling author and executive producer Stephen King.

UNDER THE DOME was last summer’s #1 program and the most-watched scripted summer series premiere in 21 years. UNDER THE DOME is also licensed in 200 markets worldwide by CBS Studios International, and was recently named one of the most-watched dramas in the world by Eurodata TV Worldwide.

UNDER THE DOME stars Mike Vogel, Rachelle Lefevre, Dean Norris, Eddie Cahill, Alexander Koch, Nicholas Strong, Colin Ford, Mackenzie Lintz, Karla Crome, Natalie Martinez and Britt Robertson. It is produced by CBS Television Studios in association with Amblin Television. Steven Spielberg, Stephen King, Neal Baer, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Stacey Snider, Jack Bender and Brian K. Vaughan are executive producers.

Me Getting Mr Mercedes

Posted: June 2, 2014, 13:34
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I would like to try something. This week (Tuesday June 3rd to be exact) King’s new book Mr. Mercedes is released. Some of you will probably get it on Monday and some on Tuesday, maybe some on Wednesday or Thursday. Either way, it’s a big thing when a new King book is released and I’d like to acknowledge that. So, what I’d like you to do is this.


Send me a photo of when you get your copy. No matter if you get it in a store, in the mail or from a friend or from the library (hopefully you’re only loaning it if that’s the case). Take a photo of you and the book (no matter were in the world you are or what edition you get) and then I’ll publish the photos here on Lilja’s Library. It will be fun to see everyone who got a copy. If you want, please include your name and location and I’ll post that as well. It’s also OK to post the photo on Lilja’s Library’s facebook wall and I’ll get it from there if you prefer that.

Please note though that this is not a contest, it’s just for fun. Imagine if we could get a couple of hundred photos? How cool would that be? Who knows maybe even King would check that out… So, spread the word and send the photo. I’ll even go first!

Check out all the entries here

And The Winners Are!

Posted: June 1, 2014, 11:01
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The three winners of an UK hardback of Mr Mercedes has been selected. They all entered the contest with a photo of themselves and the book I was looking for. And they are:


Jessie Rivers


Gullie Hang


Malina Gillooly

Lilja's Library: The Number Game #6

Posted: May 31, 2014, 11:01
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The last 10 entries has been selected and now there are a total of 60 drawn entries. Out of these I will pick 3 winners that I think have sent in fun and interesting photos of themselfe and the book I was looking for. The three winners will be presented tomorrow Sunday.

The correct answer now was Cycle of the Werewolf. The number 12 was because it’s written like a calendar and the word Shapeshifter was for the werewolf itself. The 10 selected can be seen below.


The sixth 10 entries:
Rodrigo Loo
Macarena Robles
Jennifer Aldridge
Michael J.Littlefield
Kevin Grissom
Dawn Adams
Monica Tillery
John Miller
Emily Harper
Ted Earley

King's Characters Introduce Mr Mercedes

Posted: May 30, 2014, 23:30
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Thursday 29 May 2014, marks the official countdown to publication for No. 1 bestselling writer Stephen King’s new novel, MR MERCEDES, which publishes on 3 June 2014, and the launch of an innovative digital content campaign. Hodder & Stoughton publishers have worked with the agency The Upside, which has devised a creative strategy highlighting the fabulous breadth of Stephen King's storytelling. The idea is simple: have some of King’s classic characters come to life to introduce his new book.

Five mini animations of 15” have been created, each featuring a different character from one of King’s celebrated books. Each will reveal more about Mr Mercedes, the eponymous character in King’s memorable new novel. The videos will be released via facebook.com/StephenKingBooks, in the five days leading up to the publication.

On publication day, 3 June 2014, the animations will be edited and released as one long introduction to the novel, with a fresh scene revealing Mr Mercedes himself to readers.

Check out Danny from The Shining and Carrie from Carrie here.


Lilja's Library: The Number Game #6 (Last One)

Posted: May 26, 2014, 10:54
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The 5th part of the contest is done and the 6th AND LAST is upon us. As with last week I want to thank you all for your fun photos. This week, like the previous one a lot of you put a lot of effort in your photos and that is good. The final winners will be picked by their photos so it’s worth putting some extra into it.

Those of you that didn’t win or didn’t send it a photo…do it this week. Don’t postpone it any longer, this is the last week

The right answer this time was Carrie. The number 40 because the book turns 40 this year and Girl because Carrie is a girl.

This time it’s a new riddle and it’s the same thing you need to do. Decide what book I’m looking for and take a photo of yourself with that book and send it to me. The question and more info can be found here.

The 10 entries drawn from the fifth question were sent it by the following people (please make sure you include your name):

The fifth 10 entries:
Bob Irland
Danielle Duffield
Malina Gillooly
James Parker
Henry Gershman
Jessica Rushing
Ron Breznay
Ann Richardson
Luca Gnuva
Hans von Wirth

You 10 don’t need to enter again, you are already in the drawing for the grand prize (you can though just for the fun of it if you want though).

Alfonso Cuarón Offered The Overlook Hotel

Posted: May 23, 2014, 13:30
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Schmoe Knows report that Alfonso Cuarón has been offered to do a prequel to The Shining called The Overlook Hotel. Script is done by former The Walking Dead show runner Glen Mazzara.

But a HOT SCOOP came across my desk today and it’s VERY interesting. After confirming its validity through two close sources with knowledge of the project, it appears Alfonso Cuarón has been offered the exclusive right to say yes or no to direct THE OVERLOOK HOTEL at WB; a prequel to THE SHINING.

Read more here .

Thanks to Kurt Roberts

Try Scribd For Free

Posted: May 23, 2014, 10:00
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I’m guessing most of you have heard the news that Simon & Schuster has teamed up with Scribd and that you now can read a lot of King’s books on Scribd. And now, you can check it out for free.

Scribd works like Netflix but for eBooks. For a monthly fee of 8.99 you can read all you want from their library of 400,000+ books. But it gets better. In collaboration with Lilja’s Library and Scribd we can now offer you a free trail (no strings attached) to Scribd. And remember, they just closed a deal with Simon & Schuster that means you can read many of King’s book there now.

So, if you want to check this out use this link www.scribd.com/promo/liljaslibrary and the promo code liljaslibrary (already filled in for you if you use the link) to get started. I have and so far I’m liking what I see. I haven’t figured out how to see what others have read but keep an eye out for me and let me know what you think about Scribd.



Links:
Additional info about Scribd: www.scribd.com

All of Stephen King's works on Scribd: http://www.scribd.com/stephen6king

Info about Scribd’s partnership with King’s publisher, Simon & Schuster: http://gigaom.com/2014/05/21/simon-schuster-titles-are-now-available-on-ebook-subscription-sites-scribd-and-oyster/

IT Moves

Posted: May 22, 2014, 09:09
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Looks like IT is moving from Warner to New Line. Here is what The Hollywood Reporter wrote about it.

The long road to re-adapt Stephen King's novel It has taken another turn.

Warner Bros. has been developing a big-screen take for five years, and in 2012 it hired Cary Fukunaga to direct two films produced by Roy Lee, Dan Lin, Seth Grahame-Smith and David Katzenberg.

But just as Fukunaga is coming off HBO's True Detective, the project is leaving Warners -- sort of.

In a rare move, It is shifting to the studio's New Line division. Insiders say that as New Line prepares for a June move from West Hollywood to Warners' Burbank lot, the siblings are drawing clearer distinctions about the types of movies they make.

And It is a horror play. The story follows a group of kids called the Losers Club who defeat a creature called It. Years later, the creature returns and the club, now adults, have to band together again even though they have no memory of the first battle.

The plan is for the first movie to tell the kids’ story and the second movie to focus on the adults.

It will be overseen by the division's Walter Hamada and Dave Neustadter, along with Warners vp production Niija Kuykendall, who will also stay involved with the project.

Thanks to David Squyres

Word About Season 2 of Under the Dome

Posted: May 20, 2014, 13:16
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Check out some tweets about season 2 of Under the Dome.


"We're way past the book," Baer explained. "The book is about the first week and we're already two weeks in. This season will be going two more weeks. If we lasted 15 years, that would only be a year under the dome. It's certainly possible to keep going. We have so many stories to tell."
- Neal Baer

Under the Dome Press Day

Posted: May 20, 2014, 11:07
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Loads of news about season 2 of Under the Dome is coming out from the CBS Summer Press Day. Here is a report from Deadline:

In CBS‘ Summer Junket Day (“Summer is the new Fall”, said CBS Productions Television Studios president David Stapf to kick things off), Under The Dome EP Neal Baer talked about the second season re-boot for the Stephen King series which, Stapf reminded reporters, was the most watched new drama series of the wrapping TV season, besting NBC’s The Blacklist.

Though the second season will move past King’s book, storyline-wise, King is giving it his blessing by writing the first episode and making a cameo, Baer said. “So he’s certifying” it.

In a trailer for that first, King-written episode, The Dome becomes magnetic, sending all the town’s metal appliances, vehicles, etc. careening across the landscape. This doesn’t end well for at least one of the show’s characters.

“What I love about Stephen King’s way of seeing the world is that the ordinary becomes extraordinary. The barbeque is only the beginning. In that episode, things we trust become fearful,” Baer said.

“This is about ecological disaster pending — that magnetism has caused many things to happen,” Baer said. He hinted at “biblical problems of pestilence and bloody rain, because characters haven’t been the stewards they should be, of protecting the land and each other. What is the message The Dome is trying to teach us?”

This season of the series will include a digital-only character who is able to communicate with characters trapped in the dome, Baer said, which he explained was part of an effort to “reach out to particularly our young audience and embrace this ‘transmedia’.” “Maybe someone might possibly get out and someone might get in as well this year,” he added.

King has read every script for the second season, Baer said. “He has great ideas. I just love the fact that refrigerators and stoves become our enemies…[King]has this wonderment quality that is infectious.”

Brett Cullen In Multiple Episodes

Posted: May 20, 2014, 09:04
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Spoiler TV report that Brett Cullen will be in multiple episodes during season 2.

Lost alum Brett Cullen has landed a multi-episode arc as Don Barbara, the father of Mike Vogel's Barbie, TVGuide.com has learned.

The smooth, charming and powerful patriarch of the Barbara clan, Don runs a multi-national corporation. "Barbie is shocked to find himself face-to-face with his father in an unforgettable turn of events," executive producer Neal Baer says. Could that mean that Don has been in the dome this whole time? Or, better yet, that Barbie is getting out of the dome?

Lilja's Library: The Number Game #5

Posted: May 19, 2014, 12:41
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The 4th part of the contest is done and the 5th is upon us. As with last week I want to thank you all for your fun photos. This week, like the previous one a lot of you put a lot of effort in your photos. However, not a lot of female fans entered this week. Not sure if The Dark Tower isn’t as popular with female fans as with male or if it’s because anything else. Because of this all the winners was men.

Those of you that didn’t win or didn’t send it a photo…do it this week. After this there is only one more so take this chance!

The right answer this time was The Dark Tower 1: The Gunslinger. The number 19 has a big part of The Dark Tower and Beginning points for the first book in the series; The Gunslinger.

This time it’s a new riddle and it’s the same thing you need to do. Decide what book I’m looking for and take a photo of yourself with that book and send it to me. The question and more info can be found here.

The 10 entries drawn from the third question were sent it by the following people (please make sure you include your name):

The fourth 10 entries:
Guille Hang
Peter Leach
Sebastiaan Rutten
David Meyer
Steve Nagy
David Beutel
Han Cuijpers
Todd Cooley
Robin Meyer
Christian Sjöblom

You 10 don’t need to enter again, you are already in the drawing for the grand prize (you can though just for the fun of it if you want though).

Police Sketches

Posted: May 19, 2014, 11:49
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Brian Joseph Davis is a journalist who has made a hobby out of creating composite sketches for famous literary figures by using law enforcement compositing programs. Here is what Annie Wilkes and Jack Torranse would look like, plus the written passages the images were based on.

Annie Wilkes as described by Stephen King in Misery


Her body was big but not generous…Her hair like some battered helmet…Her hair fungus-frowzy around her face…Grinning rictus…He thought Misery was a wonderful name for a pig. He remembered how she had imitated it, the way her upper lip had wrinkled toward her nose, how her cheeks had seemed to flatten…The impervious prow of her face…If he had been a farmer observing a sky which looked the way Annie’s face looked right now, he would have at once gone to collect his family and herd them into the storm cellar. Her brow was too white. Her nostrils flared regularly, like the nostrils of an animal scenting fire…That stony, obdurate look covered her face like a mask…Only her eyes, those tarnished dimes, were fully alive under the shelf of her brow.


Jack Torrance as described by Stephen King in The Shining



Ullman folded his neat little hands on the desk blotter and looked directly at Jack, a small, balding man in a banker’s suit and a quiet gray tie… Danny’s face, so much like his own had been, his eyes had been light blue while Danny’s were cloudy gray, but the lips still made a bow and the complexion was fair…His eyes were far away and cloudy. His hair hanging in his eyes, like some heavy animal. A large dog… or a lion.

Soure

Thanks to Bev Vincent

Win a Deluxe Limited Gift Edition of Carrie

Posted: May 18, 2014, 23:55
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Win a Deluxe Limited Gift Edition of Stephen King's "Carrie".

Click below to enter :
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ABOUT THE PRIZE

Carrie: The Deluxe Special Edition by Stephen King

Author: Stephen King
Artist: Tomislav Tikulin
Pub. Date: Summer 2014
ISBN: 978-1-58767-479-2
Status: Forthcoming

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Slipcased Oversized Hardcover Gift Edition of only 3,000 copies printed in two colors on a specialty paper stock; bound with a fine binding, two color hot foil stamping, and embossed endpapers; and featuring a unique black-and-white limitation page

Gerald’s Game To Be Adapted

Posted: May 18, 2014, 22:00
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Here are some breaking news from Cannes, found on Deadline

Cannes: Stephen King Novel ‘Gerald’s Game’ To Be Adapted By ‘Oculus’ Helmer Mike Flanagan And Intrepid Pictures.

Oculus and Somnia director Mike Flanagan has geraldcommitted to next helm Gerald’s Game, based on the bestselling novel by Stephen King. Flanagan wrote the script with his writing partner Jeff Howard. Trevor Macy and his Intrepid Pictures banner will produce, as he also did on Flanagan’s two horror films.

Ep 31 - Apt Pupils - Carrie & Todd

Posted: May 18, 2014, 20:50
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With your hosts Hans Lilja of Lilja's Library and Lou Sytsma.

Welcome to Episode 31 of The Stephen King Podcast!

Consider this our back to school edition.

First up is a review of the novella and 1987 movie - Apt Pupil.

Plus Hans and I discuss our differing reactions to a petition brought to our attention by Bryant Burnette to have a re-editted version of the 2013 Carrie movie done for home video.

Here are some links Bryant provided:

"There is a petition online (http://www.petitionbuzz.com/petitions/carriepetition) to try and convince Sony to release an Extended Edition of the recent "Carrie" remake.

There is also a Facebook page for the movement (https://www.facebook.com/CarriePetition), which updates frequently with all sorts of cool stuff regarding what is known about the footage that was cut of of the final edit of the film."

As usual, we bring you the latest Stephen King News.

We hope you enjoy this episode and, as usual, we want to hear from you.

Good or bad, we want it all!

You can leave us comments, questions, topic suggestions at:

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In this podcast:

1) 00:00 - Intro
2) 00:56 - Podcast Setup
3) 01:35 - From The Death Room - The Latest Stephen King News
4) 20:22 - Reviews From The Night Shift - Apt Pupil
5) 41:53 - Mailbag - 2013 Carrie Recut Petition
6) 47:55 - Signoff
7) 50:48 - Outre



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King and The Simpsons

Posted: May 15, 2014, 15:16
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The new King Simpson’s figurine got me thinking. King and Matt Groening (the creator of The Simpsons) both played in the band The Rock Bottom Remainders and I know Matt used King and his books several times in the show. Here are a few, maybe you know more?


The Shinning


King signing (this clip is dubbed though)


King in the intro.


The Rock Bottom Remainders


King bookstore


The Green Mile

Time for a new collection?

Posted: May 15, 2014, 10:19
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First, let me say that there is no info what so ever that there is a new collection in the making, this is just me ranting, OK? Well, then let’s go.

If you don’t count Full Dark, No Stars that wasn’t really a short story collection but more of a collection of four longer stories it’s six years since we got the last collection and there has been a lot of stories released since. So, maybe it’s time for a new one? If so, there are definitely enough stories out there that can be included. I have, based the list on this article over at Följeslagarna.

Throttle, written with Joe Hill and published in the book He Is Legend (2009)

Ur, written specially as an eBook for Amazon’s Kindle reader (2009)

Morality, published in Esquire (2009) but also in Blockade Billy (2010)

Premium Harmony, published in The New Yorker (2009)

Herman Wouk is Still Alive, published in The Atlantic (2011)


Under the Weather, included in the paperback edition of Full Dark, No Stars (2011)

Mile 81, published as an eBook (2011)

The Little Green God of Agony, published in "A Book of Horrors" (2011)

The Dune, published in Granta #117 (2011)


In the Tall Grass, written with Joe Hill and published in Esquire and as an ebook and audiobook (2012)

A Face in the Crowd, written with Stewart O'Nan and published as an ebook (2012)

Batman and Robin Have an Altercation, published in Harper's Magazine (2012)

Afterlife, published in Tin House #56 (2013)

The Rock and Roll Dead Zone, published in Hard Listening (2013)

Summer Thunder, published in Turn Down the Lights (2013)

Bad Little Kid, so far only published as an eBook in Germany and France and in their respective languages (2014)

Some of these might not make it into a collection since they are already out as “books” in some ways but there are still enough and King also has a tendency to include a new or an old (unpublished) story in his collections.

New TNT Series Based on The Shop & Charlie!

Posted: May 14, 2014, 13:15
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TNT announced today that they will create a new series based on The Shop & Charlie MCGee!

"The Shop”

Producers: James Middleton (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles), Jaime Paglia (Eureka), Robbie Thompson (Supernatural)

Writer: Robbie Thompson (Supernatural)

Studio: Universal Cable Productions

Logline: Based on characters created by Stephen King, this supernatural thriller centers on The Shop, a mysterious organization that once exploited the pyrokinetic abilities of a young girl named Charlie McGee. Twenty years after bringing the organization to its knees in a blaze of fire, Charlie has been tracked down by one of its former members, Henry Talbot. Talbot introduces Charlie to a group of people just like her, all products of The Shop with their own unique abilities. It turns out The Shop is very much alive, bigger and badder than ever, and its dark experiments are unleashing terrifying new entities on the world. It's now up to Talbot, Charlie and the rest of the team to find The Shop and destroy it for good."

Thanks to Lou Sytsma

The Cover For The Prisoner

Posted: May 13, 2014, 00:51
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On September 17th Marvel will release the five-issue comic book miniseries: The Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three–The Prisoner. The Prisoner explores the troubled life of Eddie Dean in New York City. Here is the cover artwork by Piotr Kowalski.

Movie Rights to Mr. Mercedes Sold

Posted: May 12, 2014, 23:48
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reports that even though it hasn't been released yet the Movie rights to Mr. Mercedes has been sold.

I have exclusive confirmation that Temple Hill and Media Rights Capital just bought the rights to the upcoming Stephen King novel, MR. MERCEDES. This preemptive deal by Hollywood heavyweights Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey shows that everything written by King can be made into a movie, even before the publication date!

Jack Bender is currently attached to direct, and is best known for his extensive directing credits on TV shows like “Lost,” “Alias,” “Under the Dome” and “The Sopranos.”

Lilja's Library: The Number Game #4

Posted: May 12, 2014, 10:30
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The third part of the contest is done and the fourth is upon us. As with last week I want to thank you all for your fun photos. This week, like earlier weeks, a lot you put a lot of effort and thought into your photos and I loved looking at them and even those of you that didn’t get the answer right or didn’t get drawn this time, please know that I appreciate your work. Please try again if you didn’t get it right or wasn’t drawn.

The right answer this time was 11/22/63. The number 15 you got if you added all the numbers (1+1+2+2+6+3=15) and Assassin because of the story in the book.

This time it’s a new riddle and it’s the same thing you need to do. Decide what book I’m looking for and take a photo of yourself with that book and send it to me. The question and more info can be found here.

The 10 entries drawn from the third question were sent it by the following people (please make sure you include your name):

The third 10 entries:
Dario Coccia
Henrik Nielsen
Nate Solbeck
Casey Kelly
Paul Attwood
Per Andersson
Thomas König
David Humphrey
Tom Morse
Ron Davis

You 10 don’t need to enter again, you are already in the drawing for the grand prize (you can though just for the fun of it if you want though).

Nat Wolff Cast in The Stand

Posted: May 7, 2014, 23:42
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The Hollywood Reporter reports that Nat Wolff has been casted in The Stand.

Not only will he star in the next John Green adaptation, Paper Towns, but he has also landed a role in TFIOS director Josh Boone's next film, The Stand, he told The Hollywood Reporter during an interview on Sunday.

Boone is attached to direct the adaptation of Stephen King’s epic novel, which is being made by Warner Bros. and CBS Films. He tells THR that he's writing a part specifically for Wolff, making this the third project the duo will have worked on together.

The Stand, which is being produced by Jimmy Miller and Roy Lee, is a story of good versus evil after a virus wipes out most of the American population. It features dozens of characters (including such memorable ones as the Trashcan Man and Mother Abigail) and overlapping storylines running over many years as it tells of a group of survivors fighting the Antichrist-like Randall Flagg.

King, who now has a strong relationship with Boone after a receiving a moving letter from him at 12 years old, recently also gave Boone permission to adapt Lisey's Story.

Lilja's Library: The Number Game #3

Posted: May 5, 2014, 09:12
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The second part of the contest is done and the third is upon us. As with last week I want to thank you all for your fun photos. This week even more of you put a lot of effort and thought into them and even those of you that didn’t get the answer right or didn’t get drawn this time, please know that I appreciate your work. Please try again if you didn’t get it right or wasn’t drawn.

The right answer this time was Everything Eventual. The number 14 was for the number of stories in the book and Stories because it’s a collection of stories.

This time it’s a new riddle and it’s the same thing you need to do. Decide what book I’m looking for and take a photo of yourself with that book and send it to me. The question and more info can be found here.

The 10 entries that I draw from the second question were sent it by the following people (please make sure you include your name):

The second 10 entries:
Stefan Hill
Tom Morse
Danny Moiles
Terry Lettmoden
Vickie Harper
Kari Bond
Jesse Rivers
Elisabetta Antichi
John Eberl
Henrik Elstad

You 10 don’t need to enter again, you are already in the drawing for the grand prize (you can though just for the fun of it if you want though).

Bad Little Kid To Be Filmed

Posted: May 4, 2014, 00:17
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Looks like King's latest short story, Bad Little Kid is about to be turned into a movie.

Stephen King's new short story, Bad Little Kid, has been optioned for a feature film by Laurent Bouzereau and his production company, Nedland Media Inc.

The supernatural tale centers on a man whose life changes forever when he realizes that a mysterious boy is causing the deaths of people he loves.

Bad Little Kid was released as an e-story in Germany and France on March 14. King says he wrote it specifically for his fans in those European countries who were so hospitable to him when he visited in November.

Bouzereau, who is also planning on directing Bad Little Kid, has a resume packed with making-of documentaries. He wrote and directed the 2011 TCM film A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King, which featured King discussing horror films and their popularity with moviegoers. Bouzereau's other directing credits include Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir and Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck, which he also wrote and produced. Bouzereau is represented by Resolution and Bloom Hergott.

Thanks to Anders Jakobson and Herbert West

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