Stephen King Movie Adaptations: What's Coming in 2024 & 2025

Stephen King, one of the most-read horror authors in history, has plenty of exciting projects on their way! Get ready, there's an immense amount of stuff on its way.

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Fans will see tons of amazing and frightening stories being brought back, some that really will give you some crazy goosebumps!

In addition to his most popular horror novels, such as The Shining and It, which really show off the depth of his horror themes, he is also behind a fantasy masterpiece with "The Dark Tower" and an intense story about the end of the world, with the "The Stand."

It looks like these King novels were not only successes on the book shelves. The author has made major moves! And these series made for memorable Movies that captured fans, making them part of the big screen experience for millions.

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A Classic Movie From Stephen King:

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It seems like the most well-respected story from Stephen King, that was made into an amazing film. The 1994 movie called "The Shawshank Redemption" is often seen as an incredible achievement of the genre, with critics consistently putting it in the top-10s of the best films of all time.

For any fans, who might think the only thing they know from King is horror stories? This just might change your mind!

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Upcoming Adaptations From Stephen King

The latest adaptations take some major departures and dive into some new areas, like an epic fantasy story that will bring us to a completely different world with "Fairy Tale." This is being directed by a huge director "Paul Greengrass."

If you didn't think it was so cool. This new adventure for "The Talisman" is coming to Netflix with some big help from "The Duffer Brothers," from "Stranger Things" to make this special!

Check out a list of some of the more notable projects! Here are the stories you should be on the lookout for!

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In Development

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Here's a list of some of those stories. But just a warning, the most intense stuff comes first.

"The Life of Chuck"
"It: Welcome to Derry", coming to HBO
"The Monkey"
"Billy Summers"
"Christine", a reboot with director Bryan Fuller.
"The Dark Tower" coming to Amazon
"Elevation" is set to be directed by "Jack Bender"
"Fairy Tale"
"From a Buick 8"
"The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon" coming to screens soon.
"The Institute"
"The Jaunt", coming from "Dave Erickson"
"Later", being produced by "Jason Blum"
"The Long Walk" which was produced by Lionsgate in September 2024
"The Little Green God of Agony" from Lionsgate
"The Regulators"
"The Running Man" directed by Edgar Wright

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A Look at Some Favorites

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Here is a brief glimpse at some of these great stories!

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The Life of Chuck is being created by Mike Flanagan (a popular director, as well!). It tells the heart-warming story that has had audiences on the edge of their seats in previous shows! Flanagan has shown us in shows like "Doctor Sleep" (a truly powerful horror show!) and he's bringing this incredible tale of the short story of "The Life of Chuck." to the big screen! You can also see other stars who are ready to add to this special film! The star-studded cast features, Tom Hiddleston, Mark Hamill, Chiwetel Ejiofor, David Dasmalchian, Matthew Lillard and even more! This movie, will show this classic author in a new, surprising way!

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If you enjoyed watching "It: Chapter One" or "It: Chapter Two.", and really felt that Pennywise the "Dancing Clown" was terrifying! "It: Welcome To Derry", a prequel, will take place in the "Derry," the world of this series and show the real world, those that had a life outside of this creature who was able to instill fear in those that lived within. The cast is filled with fantastic new actors! However, a major reason why HBO Max audiences are excited? Well, because Pennywise, played by "Bill Skarsgård", will make a big appearance!

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Here's something a little bit different for those who are not too interested in scary monsters, yet. But "The Monkey" just might get you on the edge of your seats! We'll get to see this super-talented actor, Theo James! You may remember his role as a troubled and enigmatic character from the TV series The White Lotus. In this special adaptation of the Stephen King short story The Monkey, it seems to center around a dangerous, possibly supernatural toy monkey.

IT also has an incredible supporting cast! That includes:

"Elijah Wood"
"Sarah Levy"
"Christian Convery"
"Tatiana Maslany

If you like scary, this is going to be an incredible and twisted show, so make sure to watch this upcoming "Stephen King" movie!

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The 2017 movie "The Dark Tower", wITh its action sequences and an interesting take on this beloved story, didn't quite capture the heart of the fans as everyone hoped.

There's a chance to give it a reboot, and hopefully have much more success! You see, there's another series for this project that is set to come out.

There's one other person who has the talents to pull it all together! It’s "Mike Flanagan," who also did a pretty fantastic job of capturing the amazing and creepy moments of a story that's quite unique in his previous films!

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One of the author's more intense stories is getting a re-imagining and this time around, it might not just be on your book shelf! It's coming to your favorite streaming service and you can see if "Billy Summers" will be something special. The storyline centers around a former war veteran who is turned into a paid hitman who will get involved in some really challenging jobs.

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From one book to another, you will be able to experience how these books truly get brought to life!

If there was one movie to show how intense a show from Stephen King could be? The movie "The Running Man" with Arnold Schwarzenegger had a campy sense, but Edgar Wright is taking the director's seat!

This one is getting re-imagined. This series dives into "The Running Man and will bring to life all those great parts about the story and even has a star-studded cast! That includes a fantastic actor in a few popular movies, Glen Powell !

Be on the lookout as Stephen King fans and all who want some good thrillers in their life, will be enjoying an array of content! With many series about to get made into incredible movies! It is an amazing chance for fans to experience a collection of stories that are so engaging, but make sure you add the list of series above and look at the actors as you might just find your favorite next story coming out very soon.

Stephen King Movie Adaptations: What's Coming in 2024 & 2025

A Classic Movie From Stephen King:

Upcoming Adaptations From Stephen King

In Development

A Look at Some Favorites

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