the king beat

The King Beat is a weekly column that focuses on the latest and most exciting updates related to Stephen King books, as well as movie and TV adaptations.

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Eric Eisenberg, Assistant Managing Editor
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Eric Eisenberg

Latest about the king beat

Glen Powell as Ben Richards video threatening to crash plane in The Running Man
The Running Man Director's Latest Comments About The Ending Actually Make Me Like The Stephen King Movie Even Less

By Eric Eisenberg Published

Not a great explanation.

Movies
Sam Witwer looking scared in The Mist
The Mist's Sam Witwer Shares His Thoughts On Mike Flanagan's Remake And Re-Adapting The Stephen King Novella

By Eric Eisenberg Published

Exclusives Witwer's character was not in the book, but key to the movie.

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IT: Welcome to Derry
IT Director Explains How His Plans For A Supercut Co-Exist With Future Seasons Of Welcome To Derry

By Eric Eisenberg Published

He will not give up on it.

Movies
Stephen King in The Langoliers
I Don't Watch Paradise, But Stephen King's Specific High Praise Makes Me Think I'm Making A Mistake

By Eric Eisenberg Published

I'm thinking I'm missing something very cool.

Movies
Thinner
I’ve Read Every Single Stephen King Novel Except For One, And I’m Torn About What To Do About It

By Eric Eisenberg Published

To read or not to read?

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Movies
Jason Statham in a club with a gun Shelter
Jason Statham’s Latest Movie Is A Box Office Bomb, But It Has A Fan In Stephen King

By Eric Eisenberg Published

A silver lining for the new action movie.

Movies
Chris Owen as Norm, a bag boy, getting pulled into The Mist
4 Theories About How Mike Flanagan Plans To Approach His Remake Of Stephen King’s The Mist

By Eric Eisenberg Published

If it's not a straight remake, what will it be?

Movies
Cujo lying down in Cujo
Veteran Stephen King Producer Provides An Update On Where Things Stand With 4 Developing Adaptations

By Eric Eisenberg Published

Exclusives Including Cujo and The Jaunt.

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Giant monster in The Mist
I’m Not A Fan Of Remakes, But I Can See Why Mike Flanagan Wants To Adapt Stephen King’s The Mist

By Eric Eisenberg Published

A lot of mixed feelings flying around.

Movies
Patton Oswalt in Talking for Clapping
Patton Oswalt Has Never Been In A Stephen King Adaptation, So I Asked Him About A Perfect Role

By Eric Eisenberg Published

Exclusives He is a dedicated Constant Reader.

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