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Hey Bitch! Aaron Paul Might Be in ‘The Dark Tower’!
I should probably mention that the headline is a reference to Aaron Paul’s character Jesse Pinkman from the TV show “Breaking Bad”, just so I don’t offend anyone who hasn’t seen it. I love you guys and would never hurt you! Promise!
ANYWAYS! The rumor mill is swirling that Paul has been cast in The Dark Tower, the film adaptation of Stephen King’s sprawling horror/fantasy epic. However, while everyone seems to be convinced that Paul will be playing Eddie Dean, the star himself isn’t so certain.
Paul tweeted earlier tonight the following message:
Dear @StephenKing,
How goes it my friend? So, about these Dark Tower rumors. What are your thoughts? Could you put in a good word for me?
Ap
So while people are scrambling to see if this is or is not happening, the star himself has made it rather clear that he knows nothing about it but that he’d absolutely love for it to happen!
Paul blew me away with his performance in “Breaking Bad”, so seeing him in any role is totally fine by me. What about you all? You into this casting idea or is there someone you think is more fitting of the role?
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Christopher Landon to Helm Feature Adaptation of Grady Hendrix’s ‘The Final Girl Support Group’
A new feature adaptation of author Grady Hendrix‘s slasher book The Final Girl Support Group is now on the way from Paramount Pictures, and Deadline reports that it’s found its director in Christopher Landon (Drop, Happy Death Day).
The two previously collaborated on My Best Friend’s Exorcism.
In The Final Girl Support Group, “Lynette is a real-life final girl who survived a massacre. For more than a decade, she’s been meeting with five other final girls and their therapist in a support group for those who survived the unthinkable, working to put their lives back together. Then one woman misses a meeting, and their worst fears are realized—someone knows about the group and is determined to rip their lives apart again, piece by piece.”
“But the thing about final girls is that no matter how bad the odds, how dark the night, how sharp the knife, they will never, ever give up.”
I wrote in my novel review for BD, “Hendrix puts his characters through the absolute wringer. It’s a bloody, vicious voyage for the flawed heroine, both physically and emotionally. In terms of action and horror, Support Group delivers breakneck pacing and thrills.”
Five years ago, Andy Muschietti & Barbara Muschietti (Mama, It, It Chapter Two) were attached to produce a planned series adaptation for HBO Max alongside Charlize Theron. While Theron is no longer producing, the Muschiettis remain on board under their Double Dream label.
Paramount Pictures is also developing Hendrix’s sci-fi novella, BadAsstronauts.
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