Stephen King Is Already Full of Praise for Mike Flanagan’s Dark Tower Adaptation

Robert Rodriguez is returning to The Faculty for a new remake. Terrifier‘s David Howard Thornton takes on Steamboat Willie. Netflix teases the return of The Old Guard. Plus, the Duffers reveal the wild amount of footage shot for Stranger Things‘ final season. Spoilers, away!

Die By Night

Fangoria reports Isabelle Fuhrman, Ben Hardy and Scoot McNairy are attached to star in Die By Night, a supernatural “survival thriller” from director Rod Blackhurt. Set “in a post-apocalyptic world where long stretches of ‘Night’ plunge the world into chaos,” the story concerns “creatures known as The Horde [that] hunt in the dark. Runaway Lucia (Fuhrman) must find her way to The Wall where safety awaits. An injured but determined Barry (Hardy) promises to get them there. But The Horde are not the only threat out there. The Clans–tribes of people whose survival and prosperity depends on selling and trading humans to gain strength in numbers–also stand in their way. In this propulsive thriller playing out over the course of one night, the only way to survive the to see a new day is to trust each other and stay in the light until they make it to The Wall.”

Werwulf

During a recent interview with Den of Geek, Nosferatu cinematographer Jarin Blaschke stated his visual idea for Robert Eggers’ Werwulf is “something that’s not been done before” and must be tested first.

Yeah, we’re doing it now. I can’t tell you a thing. But it’s something that’s not been done before that I’m aware of, or not done in this way. So [we’re] just going to test it and see if it works.

The Faculty

Variety confirms Miramax is officially moving forward with their remake of 1998’s star-studded alien invasion film, The Faculty, with original director Robert Rodriguez attached to produce. Companion‘s Drew Hancock is attached to write and direct.

Screamboat

On that note, Bloody-Disgusting also has a new image of Terrifier‘s David Howard Thornton as the killer mouse in Screamboat.

The Dark Tower

During a recent appearance on The Kingcast, Stephen King was full of praise for Mike Flanagan’s early scripts for the latest Dark Tower, calling him “the King Whisperer”:

I’ve seen screenplays and pitches. He starts where he should start. The beats are perfect, they’re just perfect.

Fear Street: Prom Queen

Fangoria additionally has a quartet of images from the highly-anticipated adaptation  Fear Steet #15, The Prom Queen, at Netflix.

The Old Guard 2

Charlize Theron returns as Andy in a new behind-the-scenes clip from The Old Guard 2.

Troll 2

A helicopter is specially equipped with ultraviolet lasers to hunt trolls in a new clip from Troll 2.

Locked

A trailer for Locked sees car thief Bill Skarsgård getting Jigsaw’d by multiple Academy Award-winner Anthony Hopkins (also as an elderly vigilante…) in an unprecedented deathtrap on wheels.

Stranger Things

In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, Ross Duffer stated the final season of Stranger Things will feel like “eight blockbuster movies.”

We spent a full year filming this season. By the end, we had captured over 650 hours of footage. So, needless to say, this is our biggest and most ambitious season yet. It’s like eight blockbuster movies. It’s pretty, pretty insane.

Matt Duffer echoed his statements, adding:

Season 5 will be big and epic. There’s no time for a ramp-up. It’s going to be intense from beginning to end.

Mayfair Witches

Spoiler TV has photos as a synopsis from “Julien’s Victrola,” this week’s episode of Mayfair Witches. Lots more at the link.

Rowan Fielding attempts to speak with Julien through a Victrola to learn more about the sinister presence that has haunted her family.

Ghosts

Thor quotes Sovereign from Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (and/or Kevin Kline in A Fish Called Wanda…) in the trailer for this week’s episode of Ghosts.

Wednesday

Finally, a new Netflix sizzle reel includes the first footage of Jenna Ortega in the second season of Wednesday.

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