A lesser-known novella from the bestselling author lands on Netflix with a transformative performance from Thomas Jane and a mounting sense of dread
Another week, another Stephen King adaptation. Following on from The Dark Tower, It and the effectively nasty sex-game-gone-wrong thriller Gerald’s Game, Netflix is quietly launching a brooding take on one of his lesser-known works. The collection Full Dark, No Stars has already spawned two middling movies – Big Driver with Maria Bello and A Good Marriage with Joan Allen – and now, a third novella is hitting the screen with far more distinction.
Related: Gerald's Game review – suspense-packed Stephen King adaptation is worth playing
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Another week, another Stephen King adaptation. Following on from The Dark Tower, It and the effectively nasty sex-game-gone-wrong thriller Gerald’s Game, Netflix is quietly launching a brooding take on one of his lesser-known works. The collection Full Dark, No Stars has already spawned two middling movies – Big Driver with Maria Bello and A Good Marriage with Joan Allen – and now, a third novella is hitting the screen with far more distinction.
Related: Gerald's Game review – suspense-packed Stephen King adaptation is worth playing
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- 10/19/2017
- by Benjamin Lee
- The Guardian - Film News
Get ready for a movie marathon of bone-chilling tales and supernatural thrillers when the Lifetime Scary Movie Set arrives on DVD September 12 from Lionsgate. For the first time, four of Lifetime’s best-selling, frightful films are available in one complete collection for a hauntingly great value. The set includes the movies Stephen King’s Big Driver, Manson’s Lost Girls, Hush Little Baby, and Devil’s Diary. The films feature stars such as Olympia Dukakis, Maria Bello, and more. Just in time for Halloween, the Lifetime Scary Movie Set DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $14.98.
Now you can own the Lifetime Scary Movie Set on DVD. We Are Movie Geeks has four copies to give away. All you have to do is leave a comment answering this question: What is your favorite movie based on Stephen King? (mine is Carrie!). It’s so easy! Good Luck!
Now you can own the Lifetime Scary Movie Set on DVD. We Are Movie Geeks has four copies to give away. All you have to do is leave a comment answering this question: What is your favorite movie based on Stephen King? (mine is Carrie!). It’s so easy! Good Luck!
- 8/28/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Get ready for a movie marathon of bone-chilling tales and supernatural thrillers when the Lifetime Scary Movie Set arrives on DVD September 12 from Lionsgate. For the first time, four of Lifetime’s best-selling, frightful films are available in one complete collection for a hauntingly great value. The set includes the movies Stephen King’s Big Driver, Manson’s Lost Girls, Hush Little Baby, and Devil’s Diary. The films feature stars such as Olympia Dukakis, Maria Bello, and more. Just in time for Halloween, the Lifetime Scary Movie Set DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $14.98.
A woman left for dead by a serial killer seeks revenge. A real-life Manson girl reveals how her communal sisterhood moved from free love to mass murder. A mother’s newborn baby is possessed by a vengeful spirit. Two high school girls unearth a centuries-old diary and unleash havoc and destruction.
A woman left for dead by a serial killer seeks revenge. A real-life Manson girl reveals how her communal sisterhood moved from free love to mass murder. A mother’s newborn baby is possessed by a vengeful spirit. Two high school girls unearth a centuries-old diary and unleash havoc and destruction.
- 8/24/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
See if you can survive five whole nights at Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria while playing the Five Nights at Freddy's board game from Moose Games. Also in today's Horror Highlights: a Lifetime Scary Movie DVD set and the lineup for the 2017 Twin Cities Horror Festival.
Five Nights at Freddy's Board Game Release Details: "Five Nights at Freddy's Board Game: "(Moose Games; Ages 8+; August 2017; $24.99) Five Nights at Freddy’s from Moose Games is the first licensed, non-digital game to bring the popular entertainment property from Scottgames to life. The jump/scare-style game tests players’ nerves and adrenaline levels as they try to collect the most pizza game pieces without waking Freddy Fazbear.
Game play is as simple as it is scary! Each player takes a chance spinning the spinner board and collecting the required number of colored pizza pieces from Freddy’s pizza tray. The player that awakens the included animatronic Freddy,...
Five Nights at Freddy's Board Game Release Details: "Five Nights at Freddy's Board Game: "(Moose Games; Ages 8+; August 2017; $24.99) Five Nights at Freddy’s from Moose Games is the first licensed, non-digital game to bring the popular entertainment property from Scottgames to life. The jump/scare-style game tests players’ nerves and adrenaline levels as they try to collect the most pizza game pieces without waking Freddy Fazbear.
Game play is as simple as it is scary! Each player takes a chance spinning the spinner board and collecting the required number of colored pizza pieces from Freddy’s pizza tray. The player that awakens the included animatronic Freddy,...
- 7/27/2017
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
This weekend, Brad Pitt and his battle-hardened platoon attempt a deadly mission in the WWII drama "Fury," Michael Keaton plays a washed up actor in the critically acclaimed off-beat comedy "Birdman (or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)," the popular IFC show "Comedy Bang! Bang!" returns for a new season late Friday night, and "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" wraps up its sixth season Sunday on Bravo.
Also in theaters this weekend: "The Book of Life" is an animated film that follows the fantastical adventures of a young man who's torn between his family's expectations and his heart. Zoe Saldana, Diego Luna, and Channing Tatum voice roles. In "The Best of Me," a pair of former high school sweethearts (Michelle Monaghan, James Marsden) reunite after many years when they return to visit their small hometown. "Dear White People" is a comedy-drama that follows four black students at an Ivy League...
Also in theaters this weekend: "The Book of Life" is an animated film that follows the fantastical adventures of a young man who's torn between his family's expectations and his heart. Zoe Saldana, Diego Luna, and Channing Tatum voice roles. In "The Best of Me," a pair of former high school sweethearts (Michelle Monaghan, James Marsden) reunite after many years when they return to visit their small hometown. "Dear White People" is a comedy-drama that follows four black students at an Ivy League...
- 10/16/2014
- by Jonny Black
- Moviefone
As a whole, Stephen King adaptations haven’t fared so well thus far, but Lifetime is forging ahead with its own version of King’s short story “Big Driver” from Full Dark, No Stars (published in November 2010), which arrives on Saturday… Continue Reading →
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- 10/13/2014
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
Big Driver Trailer and Poster. Mikael Salomon‘s Big Driver (2014) TV movie trailer, TV movie poster star Maria Bello, Joan Jett, Ann Dowd, Olympia Dukakis, and Will Harris. Big Driver‘s plot synopsis: based on the short story by Stephen King, “In “Big Driver” Tess Thorne (Bello), [...]
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- 10/5/2014
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
This fall, Lifetime will take an uncharacteristic trip into horror lit with Big Driver, an adaptation of Stephen King’s same-named short story from his 2010 collection Full Dark, No Stars. Maria Bello stars in the grim and brutal pic, about an author who is brutally raped and assaulted by a truck driver, only to survive and return seeking vengeance.
The project is an unusual one for Lifetime, though the network has been branching out in recent years with increasingly dramatic original series like Witches of East End and The Lottery. Big Driver is also, like many of Lifetime’s programs, a tale of female empowerment led by a particularly steely protagonist.
Now, the suitably dark first trailer for the movie, which also stars Olympia Dukakis, Joan Gett, Ann Dowd and Will Harris, has arrived online. Check it out below, along with the official synopsis for the adaptation.
From a story by Stephen King,...
The project is an unusual one for Lifetime, though the network has been branching out in recent years with increasingly dramatic original series like Witches of East End and The Lottery. Big Driver is also, like many of Lifetime’s programs, a tale of female empowerment led by a particularly steely protagonist.
Now, the suitably dark first trailer for the movie, which also stars Olympia Dukakis, Joan Gett, Ann Dowd and Will Harris, has arrived online. Check it out below, along with the official synopsis for the adaptation.
From a story by Stephen King,...
- 9/24/2014
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
Lifetime’s adaptation of Stephen King’s short story “Big Driver” is heading our way in just a few more weeks, and to help get us ready, the network has released the film’s official trailer. Check it out, and look for more… Continue Reading →
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- 9/24/2014
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
We're closing in on the October 18th premiere date of Lifetime's upcoming "Big Driver" adaptation, and on tap today we have the film's official poster art to share plus over a dozen new stills. Check 'em out, and look for more soon!
About "Big Driver" on Lifetime:
From a story by Stephen King, "Big Driver" marks the first collaboration between Lifetime and King. This dark story of a young novelist hell-bent on revenge after falling victim to a brutal crime stars Golden Globe nominee Maria Bello (A History of Violence).
Bello's co-stars include Academy Award winner Olympia Dukakis (Steel Magnolias), Grammy nominee Joan Jett, film and television veteran Ann Dowd ("The Leftovers"), and Will Harris ("NCIS").
In "Big Driver" Tess Thorne (Bello), a famous and revered mystery and thriller writer, faces a long drive home following a book-signing engagement. But while driving on a lonely stretch of New England road,...
About "Big Driver" on Lifetime:
From a story by Stephen King, "Big Driver" marks the first collaboration between Lifetime and King. This dark story of a young novelist hell-bent on revenge after falling victim to a brutal crime stars Golden Globe nominee Maria Bello (A History of Violence).
Bello's co-stars include Academy Award winner Olympia Dukakis (Steel Magnolias), Grammy nominee Joan Jett, film and television veteran Ann Dowd ("The Leftovers"), and Will Harris ("NCIS").
In "Big Driver" Tess Thorne (Bello), a famous and revered mystery and thriller writer, faces a long drive home following a book-signing engagement. But while driving on a lonely stretch of New England road,...
- 9/11/2014
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
Maria Bello wields a weapon and a thirst for vengeance on the first poster released from Lifetime's upcoming Stephen King adaptation, “Big Driver.” Based on King's novella of the same name, “Big Driver” follows Bello as a famous suspense author who finds herself in a real life mystery when her car breaks down and she finds herself hitching a ride with the wrong person. Also read: Stephen King Movie ‘Big Driver’ Starring Maria Bello Picked Up by Lifetime As she recovers and her mind unravels and she sets out on a quest for revenge to track down her assailant. Olympia Dukakis,...
- 9/9/2014
- by Linda Ge and Jethro Nededog
- The Wrap
From the looks of this effective new teaser trailer for its upcoming "Big Driver" film adaptation, Lifetime really seems to be trying to change its image and appeal to the horror crowd. Will it work? We'll find out October 18th.
About "Big Driver" on Lifetime:
From a story by Stephen King, "Big Driver" marks the first collaboration between Lifetime and King. This dark story of a young novelist hell-bent on revenge after falling victim to a brutal crime stars Golden Globe nominee Maria Bello (A History of Violence).
Bello' co-stars include Academy Award winner Olympia Dukakis (Steel Magnolias), Grammy nominee Joan Jett, film and television veteran Ann Dowd ("The Leftovers"), and Will Harris ("NCIS").
In "Big Driver" Tess Thorne (Bello), a famous and revered mystery and thriller writer, faces a long drive home following a book-signing engagement. But while driving on a lonely stretch of New England road, her tire blows out,...
About "Big Driver" on Lifetime:
From a story by Stephen King, "Big Driver" marks the first collaboration between Lifetime and King. This dark story of a young novelist hell-bent on revenge after falling victim to a brutal crime stars Golden Globe nominee Maria Bello (A History of Violence).
Bello' co-stars include Academy Award winner Olympia Dukakis (Steel Magnolias), Grammy nominee Joan Jett, film and television veteran Ann Dowd ("The Leftovers"), and Will Harris ("NCIS").
In "Big Driver" Tess Thorne (Bello), a famous and revered mystery and thriller writer, faces a long drive home following a book-signing engagement. But while driving on a lonely stretch of New England road, her tire blows out,...
- 9/2/2014
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
You recall a few months back when I told you about Lifetime Network getting ready to jump aboard the Stephen King bandwagon with an adaptation of ‘Big Driver’ that would air around the haunt season.
Well, the haunt season is creeping up on us and as such Lifetime has given us our first look at what to expect via a nice new teaser.
Story wise, this is what we get:
“Tess Thorne (Maria … Continue reading →
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Well, the haunt season is creeping up on us and as such Lifetime has given us our first look at what to expect via a nice new teaser.
Story wise, this is what we get:
“Tess Thorne (Maria … Continue reading →
Horrornews.net...
- 9/1/2014
- by Dave Dreher
- Horror News
I never watch Lifetime, but they are starting to develop things that I'm actually interested in watching. First it was Stephen King's Big Driver, then it was that Unauthorized Saved By The Bell Story, now it's a new TV series based on the 1976 horror film The Omen.
The thriller is called Damien, and it comes from former Walking Dead showrunner Glen Mazzara. The network ordered a six episode season that is targeted to air early next year.
According to Variety, the series "picks up from the movie’s storyline by focusing on the adult life of Damien Thorn as he realizes he is the Antichrist." Lifetime executive and VP Rob Sharenow had this to say in a statement:
"Glen Mazzara has re-imagined him as a dark, romantic, anti-hero and this fresh take blends complex characters with premium storytelling to make something truly original."
I'm a big fan of the original horror movie,...
The thriller is called Damien, and it comes from former Walking Dead showrunner Glen Mazzara. The network ordered a six episode season that is targeted to air early next year.
According to Variety, the series "picks up from the movie’s storyline by focusing on the adult life of Damien Thorn as he realizes he is the Antichrist." Lifetime executive and VP Rob Sharenow had this to say in a statement:
"Glen Mazzara has re-imagined him as a dark, romantic, anti-hero and this fresh take blends complex characters with premium storytelling to make something truly original."
I'm a big fan of the original horror movie,...
- 8/26/2014
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
A couple of months ago we learned that Lifetime was adapting Stephen King's "Big Driver" short story from his Full Dark, No Stars collection, and now the network has released some stills and revealed the film's premiere date.
About "Big Driver" on Lifetime:
From a story by Stephen King, "Big Driver" marks the first collaboration between Lifetime and King. This dark story of a young novelist hell-bent on revenge after falling victim to a brutal crime stars Golden Globe nominee Maria Bello (A History of Violence).
Bello' co-stars include Academy Award winner Olympia Dukakis (Steel Magnolias), Grammy nominee Joan Jett, film and television veteran Ann Dowd ("The Leftovers"), and Will Harris ("NCIS").
In "Big Driver" Tess Thorne (Bello), a famous and revered mystery and thriller writer, faces a long drive home following a book-signing engagement. But while driving on a lonely stretch of New England road, her tire blows out,...
About "Big Driver" on Lifetime:
From a story by Stephen King, "Big Driver" marks the first collaboration between Lifetime and King. This dark story of a young novelist hell-bent on revenge after falling victim to a brutal crime stars Golden Globe nominee Maria Bello (A History of Violence).
Bello' co-stars include Academy Award winner Olympia Dukakis (Steel Magnolias), Grammy nominee Joan Jett, film and television veteran Ann Dowd ("The Leftovers"), and Will Harris ("NCIS").
In "Big Driver" Tess Thorne (Bello), a famous and revered mystery and thriller writer, faces a long drive home following a book-signing engagement. But while driving on a lonely stretch of New England road, her tire blows out,...
- 8/26/2014
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
When it comes to portraying Aaliyah, it turns out Zendaya is not that somebody.
The Disney Channel staple has officially exited Aaliyah: Princess of R&B, Lifetime’s upcoming original biopic about the late R&B singer.
The cabler confirmed the news via Twitter on Sunday, stating, “We are sad Zendaya will no longer portray Aaliyah. Production is currently on hold.”
Related Lifetime Adapting Stephen King Novella Big Driver; Maria Bello and Joan Jett to Star
Although the exact reasons behind Zendaya’s departure remain unclear, E! News reports that production has experienced problems obtaining the rights to Aaliyah’s songs,...
The Disney Channel staple has officially exited Aaliyah: Princess of R&B, Lifetime’s upcoming original biopic about the late R&B singer.
The cabler confirmed the news via Twitter on Sunday, stating, “We are sad Zendaya will no longer portray Aaliyah. Production is currently on hold.”
Related Lifetime Adapting Stephen King Novella Big Driver; Maria Bello and Joan Jett to Star
Although the exact reasons behind Zendaya’s departure remain unclear, E! News reports that production has experienced problems obtaining the rights to Aaliyah’s songs,...
- 6/29/2014
- TVLine.com
Not every tabletop smudge can be erased with a splash of Windex and a couple of paper towels — a lesson learned the hard way by Carmen (Roselyn Sanchez) in the following exclusive clip from tonight’s episode of Devious Maids (10/9c on Lifetime).
Related TVLine’s Performer of the Week: Susan Lucci
Indeed, just because Carmen has stopped enabling Spence’s (Grant Show) drinking problem doesn’t mean the dashing soap star’s battle with the bottle is over. And that translates to an increased workload for the flighty housekeeper — in more ways that one.
Press Play to see how...
Related TVLine’s Performer of the Week: Susan Lucci
Indeed, just because Carmen has stopped enabling Spence’s (Grant Show) drinking problem doesn’t mean the dashing soap star’s battle with the bottle is over. And that translates to an increased workload for the flighty housekeeper — in more ways that one.
Press Play to see how...
- 6/29/2014
- TVLine.com
I never thought that I'd see the Lifetime network develop a Stephen King movie, but they are. It's called Big Driver, and it will star Maria Bello (A History of Violence). The story seems to fit in with some of the other TV movies that the network has aired over the years... thrillers about women who want revenge.
Big Driver was published in 2010 as part of King’s short story collection Full Dark, No Stars. It revolves around a successful mystery novelist, who will be played by Bello, devastated after a brutal attack and hell bent on revenge.
I'm a huge fan of King, and this is a solid story, so it looks like I'm going to have to tune into Lifetime, which I never do, to watch the movie.
Here's a more detailed description of the story:
Tess is a successful cozy mystery writer who has a speaking engagement at a library inChicopee,...
Big Driver was published in 2010 as part of King’s short story collection Full Dark, No Stars. It revolves around a successful mystery novelist, who will be played by Bello, devastated after a brutal attack and hell bent on revenge.
I'm a huge fan of King, and this is a solid story, so it looks like I'm going to have to tune into Lifetime, which I never do, to watch the movie.
Here's a more detailed description of the story:
Tess is a successful cozy mystery writer who has a speaking engagement at a library inChicopee,...
- 6/26/2014
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Consider your fall wardrobe handled.
Related Eye on Emmy: Bellamy Young on the Scandal Twist That Made Mellie a Survivor (and the One That ‘Killed’ Her)
Scandal has teamed up with The Limited to produce a line of clothing inspired by Olivia Pope’s signature style on the ABC drama, The line — which hits shelves on Sept. 22 — includes tops, pants jackets and outerwear beginning at $49.
“People who love the look of the show can now step into this world in a way that is affordable and accessible because not everybody can afford to have the clothes they see on the show,...
Related Eye on Emmy: Bellamy Young on the Scandal Twist That Made Mellie a Survivor (and the One That ‘Killed’ Her)
Scandal has teamed up with The Limited to produce a line of clothing inspired by Olivia Pope’s signature style on the ABC drama, The line — which hits shelves on Sept. 22 — includes tops, pants jackets and outerwear beginning at $49.
“People who love the look of the show can now step into this world in a way that is affordable and accessible because not everybody can afford to have the clothes they see on the show,...
- 6/25/2014
- TVLine.com
There's already one film on its way based on a story from the Stephen King collection Full Dark, No Stars, and now joining A Good Marriage is Big Driver on Lifetime, which will star Maria Bello, Olympia Dukakis, Joan Jett(!), and Will Harris.
From the Press Release:
From best-selling author and master of suspense Stephen King, comes the Lifetime Original Movie Big Driver, starring Golden Globe nominee Maria Bello (pictured; A History of Violence), Academy Award winner Olympia Dukakis (Sex & Violence, Steel Magnolias), Grammy nominee Joan Jett, and Will Harris (Sky High).
Set to premiere this fall, Big Driver was first published as a novella within King’s critically-acclaimed collection Full Dark, No Stars and tells the story of a young novelist hell-bent on revenge after the core of her psyche is broken following a brutal crime. The film marks Lifetime’s first collaboration with America’s foremost horror authority and begins production in Halifax,...
From the Press Release:
From best-selling author and master of suspense Stephen King, comes the Lifetime Original Movie Big Driver, starring Golden Globe nominee Maria Bello (pictured; A History of Violence), Academy Award winner Olympia Dukakis (Sex & Violence, Steel Magnolias), Grammy nominee Joan Jett, and Will Harris (Sky High).
Set to premiere this fall, Big Driver was first published as a novella within King’s critically-acclaimed collection Full Dark, No Stars and tells the story of a young novelist hell-bent on revenge after the core of her psyche is broken following a brutal crime. The film marks Lifetime’s first collaboration with America’s foremost horror authority and begins production in Halifax,...
- 6/25/2014
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
News
TVLine reports that the upcoming season of Web Therapy will include appearances from Lauren Graham, Dax Shepard and Calista Flockhart.
TVLine reports that negotiations for Hulu to save Community from cancellation have stalled. However, EW adds that Hulu hasn’t completely walked away and there’s still one other broadcaster that’s interested in bringing the cult comedy back. However, with cast contracts expiring on June 30, if the series isn’t saved soon, it will be too late.
Hitfix‘s Daniel Fienberg breaks down all the problems with the casting of Tyrant‘s lead, a character of Middle Eastern descent played by a British actor with no Middle Eastern heritage.
Lifetime is making it’s first Stephen King adaptation. The original movie, Big Driver is based on a novella in the collection Full Dark, No Stars. Maria Bello, Olympia Dukakis and Joan Jett will star in the tale of...
TVLine reports that the upcoming season of Web Therapy will include appearances from Lauren Graham, Dax Shepard and Calista Flockhart.
TVLine reports that negotiations for Hulu to save Community from cancellation have stalled. However, EW adds that Hulu hasn’t completely walked away and there’s still one other broadcaster that’s interested in bringing the cult comedy back. However, with cast contracts expiring on June 30, if the series isn’t saved soon, it will be too late.
Hitfix‘s Daniel Fienberg breaks down all the problems with the casting of Tyrant‘s lead, a character of Middle Eastern descent played by a British actor with no Middle Eastern heritage.
Lifetime is making it’s first Stephen King adaptation. The original movie, Big Driver is based on a novella in the collection Full Dark, No Stars. Maria Bello, Olympia Dukakis and Joan Jett will star in the tale of...
- 6/25/2014
- by Lyle Masaki
- The Backlot
Lifetime is making a TV movie based on Stephen King's 2010 horror novella Big Driver, according to THR. Maria Bello has signed on to star alongside rocker Joan Jett in the revenge flick about a mystery writer called Tess Thorne (Bello), who gets violently attacked during a long drive and becomes obsessed with finding her assailant and taking revenge. Yep, sounds like a Lifetime movie.
- 6/25/2014
- by Anna Silman
- Vulture
Lifetime Network just landed themselves a pretty major property. The channel for women will be bringing an adaptation of Stephen King’s tale Big Driver to the small screen. The story appeared in the short story collection Full Dark, No Stars and tells the following tale:
Tess Thorne, a famous mystery writer who gets sidetracked during a long drive home from a book signing. After deciding to take a shortcut, she becomes stranded on a lonely … Continue reading →
Horrornews.net...
Tess Thorne, a famous mystery writer who gets sidetracked during a long drive home from a book signing. After deciding to take a shortcut, she becomes stranded on a lonely … Continue reading →
Horrornews.net...
- 6/24/2014
- by Dave Dreher
- Horror News
Maria Bello will star in a Lifetime movie adaptation of Stephen King’s horror novella Big Driver. The movie will also star Olympia Dukakis, Grammy nominee Joan Jett, and Will Harris (Sky High). This project is the first collaboration between King and Lifetime.
First published as a novella within King’s acclaimed 2010 collection Full Dark, No Stars (an excerpt of which was published in EW), the story follows Tess Thorne (Bello), a mystery and thriller writer who gets stranded while driving at night in New England and then repeatedly assaulted by the man who rescues her. Thorne, left for dead...
First published as a novella within King’s acclaimed 2010 collection Full Dark, No Stars (an excerpt of which was published in EW), the story follows Tess Thorne (Bello), a mystery and thriller writer who gets stranded while driving at night in New England and then repeatedly assaulted by the man who rescues her. Thorne, left for dead...
- 6/24/2014
- by Erin Strecker
- EW - Inside TV
Game of Thrones
Queen Elizabeth II visited the Belfast set of "Game of Thrones" during her trip to Northern Ireland today. Cast and crew were on hand to greet the monarch who toured the sets and spoke with the show runners and actors like Lena Headey, Kit Harrington, Conleith Hill and Sophie Turner. Check out B-roll of the visit below.
True Blood
The seventh and final season premiere of HBO's "True Blood" pulled in a gross audience of 5.8 million viewers Sunday night across its four plays, up 3% from last season’s debut night (5.6 million viewers). Four million tuned in for the live broadcast alone. [Source: TV By the Numbers]
Big Driver
Lifetime is developing the TV movie "Big Driver," based on the novella from Stephen King's 2010 collection "Full Dark, No Stars". Maria Bello, Olympia Dukakis, Joan Jett and Will Harris star in the revenge tale which begins production in Nova Scotia this Summer ahead of a premiere this Fall.
Queen Elizabeth II visited the Belfast set of "Game of Thrones" during her trip to Northern Ireland today. Cast and crew were on hand to greet the monarch who toured the sets and spoke with the show runners and actors like Lena Headey, Kit Harrington, Conleith Hill and Sophie Turner. Check out B-roll of the visit below.
True Blood
The seventh and final season premiere of HBO's "True Blood" pulled in a gross audience of 5.8 million viewers Sunday night across its four plays, up 3% from last season’s debut night (5.6 million viewers). Four million tuned in for the live broadcast alone. [Source: TV By the Numbers]
Big Driver
Lifetime is developing the TV movie "Big Driver," based on the novella from Stephen King's 2010 collection "Full Dark, No Stars". Maria Bello, Olympia Dukakis, Joan Jett and Will Harris star in the revenge tale which begins production in Nova Scotia this Summer ahead of a premiere this Fall.
- 6/24/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
We recently reported that Stephen King’s A Good Marriage, from his 2010 four-novella collection Full Dark, No Stars, will likely hit theaters this October, and now another novella from the 2010 collection is getting adapted, this time as a TV movie.
Set to be an original TV movie on the Lifetime channel and expected to air sometime this fall, THR reports that Big Driver (based on the novella of the same name) will star Maria Bello as mystery author Tess Thorne, and if you’ve read the novella, then you know the actress is playing a character that goes through a truly disturbing night before undergoing vast changes of her own in her vengeful journey. Olympia Dukakis, Joan Jett, and Will Harris will co-star in the film, which we’ll keep Daily Dead readers updated on as it moves along in production.
“In Big Driver, Tess Thorne (Bello), a famous and revered mystery and thriller writer,...
Set to be an original TV movie on the Lifetime channel and expected to air sometime this fall, THR reports that Big Driver (based on the novella of the same name) will star Maria Bello as mystery author Tess Thorne, and if you’ve read the novella, then you know the actress is playing a character that goes through a truly disturbing night before undergoing vast changes of her own in her vengeful journey. Olympia Dukakis, Joan Jett, and Will Harris will co-star in the film, which we’ll keep Daily Dead readers updated on as it moves along in production.
“In Big Driver, Tess Thorne (Bello), a famous and revered mystery and thriller writer,...
- 6/24/2014
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Stephen King is digging deeper into the TV game. With the second season of the CBS drama “Under the Dome” — for which King wrote the premiere episode — debuting later this month, King has lined up another TV gig, this time with Lifetime. See video: ‘Under the Dome’ Season 2 First Look: Watch Stephen King Tweet … With a Typewriter Lifetime has ordered the original TV movie “Big Driver,” which is based on a King novella called, “Full Dark, No Stars.” The movie will star “Prime Suspect” alum Maria Bello as Tess Thorne, a famous mystery writer who gets sidetracked...
- 6/24/2014
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Add Big Driver, a short story in Stephen King’s 2010 collection Full Dark, No Stars, to the huge list of works by the living literary legend that are in the midst of being adapted to the screen. Lifetime just green-lit a television movie based on the story and has set A History of Violence actress Maria Bello to star.
Big Driver will center on a successful mystery novelist (Bello) who takes an ostensible shortcut on her way home from an engagement at a Chicopee, Massachusetts, library and falls into a trap set by a sinister trucker, who proceeds to brutally rape her and leave her for dead. After recovering from her injuries, the novelist uses the detective skills she picked up from writing mystery novels to track down and take revenge on the trucker and his accomplices.
It’s pretty disturbing material for a TV movie, and King’s short story was sickeningly graphic,...
Big Driver will center on a successful mystery novelist (Bello) who takes an ostensible shortcut on her way home from an engagement at a Chicopee, Massachusetts, library and falls into a trap set by a sinister trucker, who proceeds to brutally rape her and leave her for dead. After recovering from her injuries, the novelist uses the detective skills she picked up from writing mystery novels to track down and take revenge on the trucker and his accomplices.
It’s pretty disturbing material for a TV movie, and King’s short story was sickeningly graphic,...
- 6/24/2014
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
Maria Bello (Prime Suspect, Touch) is getting behind the wheel of Big Driver, a Lifetime movie based on Stephen King’s horror novella, TVLine has learned.
Oscar winner Olympia Dukakis, rock icon Joan Jett and NCIS guest star Will Harris have also been cast in the project, which marks the first collaboration between King and Lifetime.
Big Driver, which was featured in King’s collection Full Dark, No Stars, centers on Bello’s Tess Thorne (Bello), a famous and revered mystery and thriller writer who faces a long drive home following a book signing engagement. While driving on a lonely stretch of New England road,...
Oscar winner Olympia Dukakis, rock icon Joan Jett and NCIS guest star Will Harris have also been cast in the project, which marks the first collaboration between King and Lifetime.
Big Driver, which was featured in King’s collection Full Dark, No Stars, centers on Bello’s Tess Thorne (Bello), a famous and revered mystery and thriller writer who faces a long drive home following a book signing engagement. While driving on a lonely stretch of New England road,...
- 6/24/2014
- TVLine.com
Lifetime is getting into the Stephen King business. Maria Bello will star in the original TV movie Big Driver, based on the novella from King's 2010 collection Full Dark, No Stars, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Olympia Dukakis, Joan Jett and Will Harris also star in the revenge tale adaptation, expected to premiere this fall. Big Driver marks the first collaboration between King and the A+E Networks-owned female-skewing cable network. Photos 11 Biggest Book-to-Big-Screen Adaptations of the Past 25 Years In Big Driver, Tess Thorne (Bello), a famous and revered mystery and thriller writer, faces
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- 6/24/2014
- by Philiana Ng, Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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