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Neil Gaiman and Akiva Goldsman Adapting Gothic Novel Epic ‘Gormenghast’
Late British author Mervyn Peake’s Gormenghast series of novels (four in total, plus a novella), which center on the inhabitants of Castle Gormenghast, a sprawling, decaying, gothic-like structure, are soon headed to the small screen, as Deadline reports today that Neil Gaiman and Akiva Goldsman are adapting the fantasy series.
FremantleMedia North America has optioned all five stories in the series.
Primary characters in the books include Titus, the heir to the throne of the House of Groan, scheming kitchen boy Steerpike and twin sisters Cora and Clarice.
“There is nothing in literature like Mervyn Peake’s remarkable Gormenghast novels,” said Gaiman. “They were crafted by a master, who was also an artist, and they take us to an ancient castle as big as a city, with heroes and villains and people larger than life that are impossible to forget. There is a reason why there were two trilogies that lovers of the fantasy genre embraced in the Sixties: Lord of the Rings, and the Gormenghast books. It’s an honor to have been given the opportunity to help shepherd Peake’s brilliant and singular vision to the screen.”
Gaiman and Goldsman are set to executive produce, alongside Barry Spikings and David Stern.
The BBC previously adapted the first two books for television, back in 2000.
The back half of “Chucky” Season 3 will bring three more episodes to the table in the coming weeks, with “Panic Room” (Season 3, Episode 6) set to air this Wednesday, April 17.
SYFY has provided us with a sneak peek clip from the new episode this afternoon, wherein a wheelchair-bound Chucky shares his renewal of purpose with Henry. Check it out below.
“Everyone dies, kid. Some of us more than once. But I realize now, the point is, to make a difference while we’re here. To leave a mark,” a wheezing, coughing Chucky explains to Henry.
In the mid-season premiere last week, a dying Chucky placed a call to an imprisoned Tiffany, wherein Tiffany encouraged the killer doll to go out in a blaze of glory. That advice is sure to make these final three episodes of “Chucky” Season 3 quite explosive, as Chucky has nothing left to lose. And he wants to remind the world that he’s the greatest serial killer of all time.
But is old age really going to be the thing that kills off Chucky once and for all? Or will he ultimately find a way to defeat death one more time? We’ll find out in the coming weeks…
Watch new episodes of “Chucky” on Wednesdays at 10/9c on SYFY and USA Network. If you miss them when they premiere, new episodes will be streaming on Peacock on Thursdays.
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