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iHorror’s Dreamcast For Stephen King’s “The Stand”
A few months back, we brought you the news here on iHorror that Stephen King’s epic masterpiece “The Stand” was being given the theatrical treatment and being divided into four separate movies; Much like the TV miniseries from the early nineties. I couldn’t be more thrilled to see one of my favorite novels getting a makeover and a much needed big budget release. While the miniseries was indeed glorious as is, I certainly felt some of the characters were miscast. Such as Randall Flagg and Frannie. Two very important characters. So I’m hoping they hit the mark this time around. That being said, the team here at iHorror came together to discuss our ultimate dreamcast for the upcoming major epic.
Matthew McConaughey as Randall Flagg
Shortly after the announcement of the four part epic, it was indeed confirmed that McConaughey would tackle the role of the dark man. I feel like with his superb acting qualities, he’s a perfect fit for the role. It somehow just seems… right. As if perhaps, he was born to play it. I know he will nail it. No doubts for this fan. Oddly enough, even before the announcement, I always thought he would make a great Flagg. Thanks Hollywood for getting this one right.
Bradley Cooper as Stuart Redman
Andrew Lincoln as Stuart Redman
Stu is one of the main central characters of the story. This was the hardest and most debatable role for us to cast. So we went with two different choices here. With Cooper proving his wide range of acting abilities, we believe he would make a great fit for the role. Lincoln displays that Stu mentality already in “The Walking Dead” early on with his leadership role. Sure, maybe it’s typecasting, but it works and I could see either as Redman. What say you?
Emma Stone as Frances Goldsmith
Emma has proven time and time again what a brilliant actress she is and I can’t think of a better fit for Frannie than her. She has the right look, attitude and likeability factor to pull it off.
Norman Reedus as Larry Underwood
Before you start blasting, hear me out. Reedus has the right look of both bad boy and gentle soul for the part of Underwood. Can he sing? No clue. And quite frankly who gives a fuck. Neither could Adam Storke, at least in my opinion. But it worked didn’t it? So why not Reedus? Can you dig yo man?
Sam Rockwell as Lloyd Henreid
I’ve said a million times here and elsewhere how much I think Rockwell is one brilliant actor. For the part of Lloyd, Rockwell fits the shoe perfectly as we all know he can play one hell of a scumbag.
Jeffrey Demunn as Glen Bateman
Ok, I know what you’re thinking. Walking Dead trend? Not at all. Just simply keeping the Stephen King tradition alive here with the addition of Jeffrey. Demunn has been credited with being in a long string of King adaptation films. So why stop now? He’s such a likeable guy, and would make a great fit for the role of Glen.
Jonah Hill as Harold Lauder
It has been thrown around for some time now how Hill make a perfect fit for Harold. And we couldn’t agree more. Hill can make that transformation from awkward to awkwardly sinister no problem. Get your agent on the phone Jonah and let’s make this shit happen.
John C. Reilly as Ralph Brentner
Reilly is just as much known for his more serious roles as his funny ones. I think adding him to the mix as one the central four characters from the freezone would make for a breath of fresh air for us fans.
Crispin Glover as Trashcan Man
I don’t even feel the need to explain this. This just needs to happen. Please and thank you.
Mila Kunis as Nadine Cross
I can’t think of a better fit for Nadine than Mila. Her striking features would make for a perfect bearer for the Antichrist. Don’t you agree?
Charles Cyphers as Judge Farris
Now here’s an interesting thought. We all agree that Halloween legend Cyphers would make for a great Judge in the upcoming reboot. I mean why not? One can fantasize right?
Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Nick Andros
Levitt has come a long way from seeing angels on a baseball field. The studios would hit the nail on the head casting him as the deaf-mute. He’s the right age, has the right look and he’s one hell of an actor.
Will Ferrell as Tom Cullen
Other than Stu this role was hardest to cast. Honestly, I feel like with Ferrell as awkward as he is, can pull it off. He has those child-like qualities that audiences associate him with and can bring some light- hearted humor to the film. M-O-O-N. That spells Will. Yep. Had to do it.
Octavia Spencer as Mother Abigail
While Octavia may be a bit young to play the elderly prophet from the book, a touch of good ol’ Hollywood makeup can fix that problem. Spencer is of course an amazing actress with power in her words. She could slide into that role perfectly.
So what do you think of these choices? Obviously, this is up for debate so sound off in the comments: Who would YOU like to see cast in the reboot?
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‘Evil Dead’ Film Franchise Getting TWO New Installments
It was a risk for Fede Alvarez to reboot Sam Raimi’s horror classic The Evil Dead in 2013, but that risk paid off and so did its spiritual sequel Evil Dead Rise in 2023. Now Deadline is reporting that the series is getting, not one, but two fresh entries.
We already knew about the Sébastien Vaniček upcoming film that delves into the Deadite universe and should be a proper sequel to the latest film, but we are broadsided that Francis Galluppi and Ghost House Pictures are doing a one-off project set in Raimi’s universe based off of an idea that Galluppi pitched to Raimi himself. That concept is being kept under wraps.
“Francis Galluppi is a storyteller who knows when to keep us waiting in simmering tension and when to hit us with explosive violence,” Raimi told Deadline. “He is a director that shows uncommon control in his feature debut.”
That feature is titled The Last Stop In Yuma County which will release theatrically in the United States on May 4. It follows a traveling salesman, “stranded at a rural Arizona rest stop,” and “is thrust into a dire hostage situation by the arrival of two bank robbers with no qualms about using cruelty-or cold, hard steel-to protect their bloodstained fortune.”
Galluppi is an award-winning sci-fi/horror shorts director whose acclaimed works include High Desert Hell and The Gemini Project. You can view the full edit of High Desert Hell and the teaser for Gemini below:
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‘Invisible Man 2’ Is “Closer Than Its Ever Been” to Happening
Elisabeth Moss in a very well-thought-out statement said in an interview for Happy Sad Confused that even though there have been some logistical issues for doing Invisible Man 2 there is hope on the horizon.
Podcast host Josh Horowitz asked about the follow-up and if Moss and director Leigh Whannell were any closer to cracking a solution to getting it made. “We are closer than we have ever been to cracking it,” said Moss with a huge grin. You can see her reaction at the 35:52 mark in the below video.
Whannell is currently in New Zealand filming another monster movie for Universal, Wolf Man, which might be the spark that ignites Universal’s troubled Dark Universe concept which hasn’t gained any momentum since Tom Cruise’s failed attempt at resurrecting The Mummy.
Also, in the podcast video, Moss says she is not in the Wolf Man film so any speculation that it’s a crossover project is left in the air.
Meanwhile, Universal Studios is in the middle of constructing a year-round haunt house in Las Vegas which will showcase some of their classic cinematic monsters. Depending on attendance, this could be the boost the studio needs to get audiences interested in their creature IPs once more and to get more films made based on them.
The Las Vegas project is set to open in 2025, coinciding with their new proper theme park in Orlando called Epic Universe.
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Jake Gyllenhaal’s Thriller ‘Presumed Innocent’ Series Gets Early Release Date
Jake Gyllenhaal’s limited series Presumed Innocent is dropping on AppleTV+ on June 12 instead of June 14 as originally planned. The star, whose Road House reboot has brought mixed reviews on Amazon Prime, is embracing the small screen for the first time since his appearance on Homicide: Life on the Street in 1994.
Presumed Innocent is being produced by David E. Kelley, J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot, and Warner Bros. It is an adaptation of Scott Turow’s 1990 film in which Harrison Ford plays a lawyer doing double duty as an investigator looking for the murderer of his colleague.
These types of sexy thrillers were popular in the ’90s and usually contained twist endings. Here’s the trailer for the original:
According to Deadline, Presumed Innocent doesn’t stray far from the source material: “…the Presumed Innocent series will explore obsession, sex, politics and the power and limits of love as the accused fights to hold his family and marriage together.”
Up next for Gyllenhaal is the Guy Ritchie action movie titled In the Grey scheduled for release in January 2025.
Presumed Innocent is an eight-episode limited series set to stream on AppleTV+ starting June 12.
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