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Stand lost it's director...again

Posted: November 21, 2013, 21:27
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Brought aboard the project earlier this year, director Scott Cooper has now left Warner Bros.' adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand.

It is unclear why Cooper left. Sources say the parting was over creative differences, while one insider says it came down to the project’s potential rating. Cooper wants an R rating, in keeping with the rawness of King’s novel, while Warners, the lead on the project, aims to make a PG or PG-13 movie.

Another source said the project’s scope is so massive that the studios are not sure how many movies are needed to cover the entire adaptation.

Whatever the reason it must have been decide fast. Scott recently (during a recent press junket for "Out Of The Furnace") talked about it.


Thanks to Ari and Lou.

King got an idea in Paris...

Posted: November 21, 2013, 21:00
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During the reading in Hamburg, Germany yesterday King asked us if we wanted to hear a new story that he got the inspiration to while driving in Paris. The entire audience roared a ”YES” and King continued ”This is like pissing a good story out on the ground. Usually they're better if they just stay inside but I just love this concept.” and then he told us the idea.

So here's this guy who fly into La Guardia airport and his plane is late and he goes down to get his luggage and his luggage is of course the last one off the plane and the thing is he's coming to New York because although he's married he has a mistress and he told his wife his going to be home tomorrow but he's been detained on business. So he's all ready and gearing to go when he has all these things holding him back. So the plane is late, luggage is last, he goes out to the taxi, his at the end of the queue and he finally gets a cab and he goes into New York. As the cab pulls up next to another car he looks into it and sees a woman and a man sitting there and as he looks the man takes a razor out of his jacket and cuts the woman’s throat. Well, what does this guy do now? I don't know...


The public roared with laughter and when asked if this really was a story he was thinking about writing King said it's still in his head and so far nothing’s been written down but you never know. I for one though is looking forward to see where all this ends…

Lilja Meets the King

Posted: November 20, 2013, 22:54
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Today I was at a Meet & Greet with Stephen King.


I got two books signed (German Doctor Sleep and Swedish Dark Tower 7)


I got to shake the masters hand.


And a photo.

Thanks to King and everyone at Heyne who made this possible.

King in Hamburg

Posted: November 20, 2013, 22:51
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Here are two photos from King's reading in Hamburg tonight. He read, joked and told us about a new story that he got the idea to when he was in Paris. More info about that tomorrow...


Episode 24: Is Carrie Too Scary For Dr. Sleep?

Posted: November 17, 2013, 23:58
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With your hosts Han Lilja of Lilja's Library and Lou Sytsma.


Welcome to Episode 24 of The Stephen King Podcast!  


Something Old - Carrie, Something New - Dr. Sleep, & Someone Blue - Blue Tyson That is.


Blue, Hans and myself engage in full on  SPOILER filled talks about the latest Stephen King book - Dr. Sleep and the latest cinematic adaptation of one of his works - Carrie.


Plus the latest Stephen King news.


We hope you will all 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:


1) FaceBook - Lilja's Library


2) Audio Message - Speak Pipe widget on the right hand of the podcast page (send voicemail)



In this podcast:

1) 00:56 - Lilja and Lou Intro.


2) 01:33 - From The Deathroom - Stephen King News


3) 10:18 - Reviews From The Night Shift Part 1 - Bood Review - Dr. Sleep


4) 38:07 - Reviews From The Night Shift Part 2 - Movie Review - Carrie(2013)


5) 59:51 - Preview of Podcast 25 And Signoff


6) 1:02:13 - Bloopers





Intro Music - Don't Fear The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
Dr. Sleep Music - Beyond Two Souls Theme - Hans Zimmer &  Lorne Balfe and Normand Corbeil.
Carrie Clip - from the 1976 Brian DePalma Movie
Outro Music - Stand By Me - Ben E. King


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King at Le Grand Rex

Posted: November 17, 2013, 22:19
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Here is a recording of Stephen King at Le Grand Rex Novebmer 16, 2013

King at Grand Rex

Posted: November 17, 2013, 00:59
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King did his last public event in France today when he did a reading at the Grand Rex. This is what meet the guests as they arrived. Books, books and even more books. Some of them signed.


Here is a photo from the event.



Thanks to club-stephenking.fr

King signing in Paris - update 8

Posted: November 14, 2013, 05:22
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Here are some clips from the signing today.

A clip of King signing that at first can look quite boring but if you keep looking you will see how King takes his time with every fan, saying something, shaking a hand or two...despite the many signatures he did today.



Here is how long the line was.





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First clip from the press conference

Posted: November 13, 2013, 12:24
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Here is a first clip from King at the press Conference yesterday. You can also see some great photos of King here.

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The Telegraph about King in France

Posted: November 13, 2013, 10:20
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The Telegraph writes about King's visit to Paris.

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King signing in Paris - update 2

Posted: November 13, 2013, 10:19
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Things are moving fast now. People at the site are guessing that there is about 500 in line now and you really need to hurry if you're planing on gonig.


Thanks to Mirjam Jonkman-Zwiggelaar who's right there in line.
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King signing in Paris - update 1

Posted: November 13, 2013, 09:35
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A live update from the signing in Paris (still 3,5 hours away) is that it's about 300 people there so far. If King signes about 4 books per minute and signes for 2 hours he'll be able to do about 500 books. There is still time in other words if you want to meet the King but you better hurry...

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King signing in Paris

Posted: November 13, 2013, 01:15
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About 75-100 fans is already (12 hours before it starts) waiting in line to get their books signed by King.

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King's press conference in Paris

Posted: November 12, 2013, 22:19
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Here is an article about King's press Conference in Paris today.
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Do we need Carrie?

Posted: November 12, 2013, 18:11
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Do we need Another Carrie? Find out here.
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King in Paris

Posted: November 12, 2013, 16:41
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One more photos from the press conference in Paris.

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The press conference in Paris has started...

Posted: November 12, 2013, 15:11
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Stephen at the press conference in Paris.



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New King story!

Posted: November 12, 2013, 11:45
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Cemetery Dance is releasing a book called Turn Down The Lights in December and in it there will be several short stories by a lot of good authors and one is none other than King. His new story is called Summer Thunder.

The book will be released in three versions:
Trade Hardcover Edition ($35)

Slipcased Artist Edition signed by the editor and the artists ($75)

Deluxe Signed & Traycased Lettered Edition signed by the editor and the artists ($750)

Table of Contents:
"Turn Down the Lights..." an introduction by Richard Chizmar
"Summer Thunder" by Stephen King
"Incarnadine" by Norman Partridge
"The Western Dead" by Jack Ketchum
"An Instant Eternity" by Brian James Freeman
"In the Room" by Bentley Little
"Flying Solo" by Ed Gorman
"The Outhouse" by Ronald Kelly
"Lookie Loo" by Steve Rasnic Tem
"Dollie" by Clive Barker
"The Collected Short Stories of Freddie Prothero" by Peter Straub
Afterword by Thomas F. Monteleone

For more on the book and to order, head over to Cemetary Dance’s website
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King signing

Posted: November 12, 2013, 11:31
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Those of you going to King's signing tomorrow, here is where you'll meet him...

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King in Europe 2013

Posted: November 12, 2013, 09:16
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King is in Europe. Here is his schedule. Do know about other appearances? Let me know.

November 12 (France):
- European press conference about 22/11/63 and Doctor Sleep.

November 13 (France):
- Book signing between 1.00 and 3.00PM at Mk2 Library, 128-162 Avenue de France, 75013 Paris, France. This is the only King will do during his visit.

- Exclusive interview report to JT 20h TF1

November 14 (France):
- Show "The Great Library, Special Stephen King." Live at 20:40 on France 5.

November 15 (France):
- 7-9am France Inter: Stephen King will be invited to the 7-9am show. According Telerama Stephen King participate in 8:20.

- The Mov. The radio announced Mov ': Stephen King will present live radio The Mov', Friday, Nov. 15, from 12 to 15h. It will be a special show in public, hosted by Thomas Rozec. There will be some listeners who will register on a registration form online. It will soon be online. You can ask questions on Twitter via the hashtag # KingLeMouv and possibly also by phone.

November 16 (France):
- Reading at 8:30 p.m. at the Grand Rex. Room capacity = 2800 people. During the evening, Stephen King will give a reading of his work, and a session of Questions / Answers to the public. And debate. Presented by Augustin Trappenard in the presence of Maxime Chattam.

November 19 (Germany):
- Stephen will appear at Krimifestival in Munich, Germany. Stephen will speak, read from his work and do a Q&A session after the program.

November 20 (Germany):
- Stephen will appear at the Harbour Front Literature Festival in Hamburg. He will speak, read from his work and do a Q&A session after the program.
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Lisey’s Story on the Big Screen

Posted: November 12, 2013, 09:07
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The Hollywood News reports that Josh Boone will bring Lisey’s Story To Big Screen.



Josh Boone To Bring Stephen King’s ‘Lisey’s Story’ To Big Screen

You would never think that Josh Boone has made only one film, the guy is already in high demand! Not only is currently filming the highly anticipated adaptation of John Green’s THE FAULT IN OUR STARS, he announced today that his next project will be an adaptation of Stephen King’s LISEY’S STORY.

LISEY’S STORY follows the story of Lisey Landon, the widow of famous novelist Scott Landon, as she recalls the life of her husband as she is being stalked and terrorised by one of her husband’s fans. King has stated himself that it is the best novel he has ever written.

Not only did King appear in Boone’s directorial debut STUCK IN LOVE, but Boone also revealed a very interesting backstory to how he become known to the writer:

“I wasn’t allowed to read Stephen King. I had to rip the covers off of Christian books and glue them to Stephen King books, so that I could read them. I remember reading The Stand under my bed when I was 12, and I hid the book in the box springs under my bed, and my mom found it and burned it in the fireplace. I wrote him a letter when I was 12, just to tell him how much I loved his books and how much I wanted to be a writer when I grew up and that he was my idol. I sent him a couple books, hoping that he’d sign them. I came home from school one day and my dad said, “There’s a box here from Stephen King.” He had written me this beautiful letter in the front covers of each of the books. My parents were just so moved by the generosity, that he was willing to take the time to do that, that they lifted the Stephen King ban. “

Josh Boone will start adapting the project after filming finishes for THE FAULT IN OUR STARS. Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen, and Isaac Klausner, who are producers for TFIOS, will also be producing LISEY’S STORY.
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Meet Stephen King

Posted: November 6, 2013, 10:41
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Today is the last day to enter the contest where you might be the lucky one who gets to meet Stephen King face to face! Enter now!
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Under the Dome out on DVD and blu-ray today

Posted: November 5, 2013, 15:05
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Today Under the Dome is released on DVD and blu-ray. If anyone got the limited one (that looks like a globe) please email me and let me know if it is as nice as it looks to be.



30 Minutes of Exclusive Special Features:

Stephen King Visits Big Jim's Car Dealership
A tour of the location with Stephen King as he explains how Chester’s Mill is based on a real town and makes a deal to buy a used car.

The Visual Effects of "Under The Dome"
A visit with the Visual Effects team as they discuss the incredible sequences they worked on for the series.

"Under The Dome": Executing the Finale
Exclusive behind-the-scenes footage from on set for the filming of the last episode.

The Wilmington Pilot Premiere
On the Red Carpet in Wilmington, NC for the Pilot Premiere of Under The Dome. Includes interviews with cast members and creators, the city’s Mayor declaring June 24th Dome Day, and reactions to the gigantic success of the network premiere.

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Season 2 will be 13 episodes long

Posted: November 5, 2013, 08:11
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Under The Dome, television’s #1 summer series in viewers and key demographics, will return in summer 2014 with 13 new episodes, it was announced today by Nina Tassler, President, CBS Entertainment.

Stephen King, whose bestselling novel is the basis for the series, will write the premiere episode of the second season.

“We’re excited to tell more stories about the mystery of the dome and the secrets in Chester’s Mill, and are thrilled to have the master storyteller himself, Stephen King, tell the first one of next season,” said CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler.
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Samuel L. Jackson in Cell

Posted: November 4, 2013, 22:39
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The Hollywood Reporter reports that Samuel L. Jackson will star opposit John Cusack in Cell.

He'll star opposite John Cusck in the film adaptation of Stephen King's apocalyptic thriller.

Samuel L. Jackson will star opposite John Cusack in Cell for Benaroya Pictures and The Genre Company.

Tod "Kip" Williams is directing the film adaptation of Stephen King's apocalyptic thriller, and is set to begin shooting in January. Benaroya is financing the project, which International Film Trust will shop to foreign buyers at the American Film Market, which gets underway Wednesday in Santa Monica.

“It's really exciting to have such a great cast continue to come together on this project,” said Benaroya Pictures principal Michael Benaroya. “Our goal is to create exciting commercial fare with top talent to really deliver on the concept of an elevated genre film.”

Jackson will play Tom McCourt, an engineer and former solider who escapes from Boston with Cusack's character, Clay Riddell, after a mysterious pulse transmitted by cell phones spreads like a virus among the human population.

King wrote the adapted screenplay with Adam Alleca.

Richard Saperstein is producing alongside Benaroya, Brian Witten and Shara Kay. During his tenure as president of Dimension Films, Saperstein oversaw the film adaptations of King's The Mist and 1408.

Thanks to Ari Bosi and Lou Sytsma
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Neal Baer on DVD release and S2 of Under the Dome

Posted: November 4, 2013, 05:36
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Parade sat down with Neal Baer to discuss the upcoming Blu-ray and DVD release of season one (in stores November 5) of Under the Dome, secrets of season two, and how they already have their series ending in mind. Read more here.
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IT remake has director and writer

Posted: November 4, 2013, 03:36
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Hollywood Reporter is reporting that the remake of IT now has a director and writer.

Warner Bros’ adaptation of the classic Stephen King novel It has a director and writer.

Cary Fukunaga, the hot-shot filmmaker behind last year’s adaptation of Jane Eyre, is boarding the project as director and will co-write the script with Chase Palmer, who previously adapted Frank Herbert’s Dune for Paramount.

Roy Lee and Dan Lin are producing It, as are Seth Grahame-Smith and David Katzenberg of KatzSmith Production.
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Glenn Chadbourne interview

Posted: November 4, 2013, 02:28
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Here is an interview with Glenn Chadbourne who among other things has illustrated both Lilja's Library: The World of Stephen King and The Illustrated Stephen King Movie Trivia Book.



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Every little thing turned out all right

Posted: November 3, 2013, 23:26
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Here is an essay from King called Every little thing turned out all right.

Thanks to Herbert West
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Sit-down with King from 1982

Posted: November 3, 2013, 21:23
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Produced and aired in 1982, this is probably the first "sit-down" interview with author Stephen King at his home in Bangor, Maine.

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Special feature

Interview with Stephen King 2007
Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3

Interview with Stephen King 2008
Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3

Stephen King in London, UK 2006
Stephen King in London, UK 2006 (in Swedish)
Stephen King in Hamburg, Germany 2013
Stephen King in New York, USA 2017

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Stephen King: Not Just Horror (German ed.)
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Stephen King: Stories From Five Decades of Storytelling (German edition)
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