Polygon reports that a new addition to the Wytches saga has arrived! The acclaimed comic book series by industry superstars Scott Snyder and Jock returns with an eighty page story just in time for Halloween. The horror series takes place in a world where monster-like witches fulfill their followers’ desires in exchange for human sacrifices. These “Wytches” form a dark symbiotic relationship with the inhabitants of whatever town they settle in. Underneath all the supernatural elements is a series that explores the relationships between the people who are driven to sacrifice one another. Wytches: Bad Egg follows young …
Lena Dunham has been tapped by Steven Spielberg and J.J. Abrams to adapt a Syrian refugee’s survival story for a big screen release. Variety reports that the screenplay will be based on A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea: One Refugee’s Incredible Story of Love, Loss, and Survival, written by Melissa Flemming, chief spokeswoman for the United Nations High Commissioner. It was published by Flatiron books in 2017. Image via Amazon The true story follows nineteen-year-old Doaa Al Zamel, a Syrian girl who was forced to flee from her country due to civil war. She escapes …
An unseen short story written by Sylvia Plath will be published by Faber for the first time in January 2019. The Guardian reports that it will be part of a collection being released to celebrate the publisher’s 90th anniversary. Image via Faber ‘Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom’ follows a young woman whose parents abandon her on a train. There Mary meets a kind woman who becomes her guide as the train journeys through nine different kingdoms. Plath wrote the story in 1952 during her third year at Smith College. It was reportedly both an exciting …
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Anya Taylor-Joy has been cast in the lead role for Emma. The new adaptation of the classic Jane Austen novel is being produced by Working Title. Music video director Autumn de Wilde will be making her feature directorial debut, and the script is being written by Man Booker Prize winner Eleanor Catton. Image via PBS Taylor-Joy has already proven to be very capable of tackling period pieces after starring in The Witch and The Miniaturist mini-series. But given that both projects were a little bleak, it should be a nice change of …
According to The Guardian, Stephen King has sold the film rights to his short story ‘Stationary Bike’ for a generous total of $1! The sale was made to students at the Blaenau Gwent Film Academy in Tredegar, Wales, as part of King’s Dollar Babies initiative. The program allows young filmmakers to adapt any of his short stories that aren’t already under contract. The initiative began over forty years ago. King explained in an introduction to the shooting script for The Shawshank Redemption, “Around 1977 or so, when I started having some popular success, I saw a way to give back …
