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Castle Rock Canceled by Hulu

Posted: November 4, 2020, 00:21
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Castle Rock has been canceled by Hulu.

Castle Rock is closing up shop at Hulu.

The Disney-owned streamer has canceled the scripted anthology based on stories created by horror master Stephen King.

From Warner Bros. TV and exec producers J.J. Abrams and showrunner-creators Dustin Thomason and Sam Shaw, season two launched around Halloween last year and ended its 10-episode run in December.

Castle Rock Season 2 Update

Posted: July 16, 2019, 14:02
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Castle Rock is in production and Bleeding Cool has posted a summaries of what we know so far. This season’s cast includes Lizzy Caplan (Masters of Sex), Tim Robbins (Here and Now), Elsie Fisher (Eighth Grade), Paul Sparks (Boardwalk Empire, House of Cards), Barkhad Abdi (Blade Runner 2049), Matthew Alan (13 Reasons Why), John Hoogenakker (Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan), Robin Weigert (Big Little Lies, Deadwood), Alison Wright(The Americans), Greg Grunberg (A Star is Born, Heroes), and Sarah Gadon(True Detective).

It also looks like season 2 will be slightly connected to the first season…

Having finished shooting the premiere episode earlier this week, Greg Yaitanes revealed that this season begins “on the heels” of the first season. While no names have been mentioned, this does open up the possibility of characters from the first season making guest appearances as well as giving viewers a larger view of Castle Rock.



Caste Rock Casting

Posted: June 28, 2019, 06:31
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Here are some new casting news for Castle Rock:

Deadwood alum Robin Weigert, Sarah Gadon (Alias Grace, True Detective), Alison Wright (The Americans) and Greg Grunberg (Heroes, Alias) are set as guest stars for the second season of Hulu’s Castle Rock

In Season 2 of Castle Rock, a feud between warring clans comes to a boil when budding psychopath Annie Wilkes (Lizzy Caplan), Stephen King’s nurse from hell, gets waylaid in Castle Rock. Season 2 cast also include Paul Sparks, Yusra Warsama, Barkhad Abdi, Elsie Fisher and Matthew Alan.

Weigert will play Crysilda Wilkes, Annie’s mother. Gadon is Rita Green, a vengeful woman from Annie’s past. Wright will portray Valerie, a kind-hearted local who explores the town’s evil history. Grunberg is Sheriff Boucher, a local official, who faces off against a brewing, dark force in Castle Rock.

Thanks to Bev Vincent.

Greg Yaitanes Talks Castle Rock

Posted: May 3, 2019, 09:19
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Greg Yaitanes, who directed the episode The Queen for season 1 of Castle Rock is back for season 2, now in production. Yaitanes is directing the premiere and one more episode.

“We wanted to evolve the look on a visual level, and move [more] and be with characters more,” Yaitanes told the Indiewire. “One of the things that worked well with ‘The Queen’ was point of view. That episode had a strong point of view of character, so [we’re] bringing that into Annie’s story and giving the show […] more urgency this year, more tension. We’re taking the things that worked well in Season 1 and taking them up a level. We’re seeing more of Castle Rock than we did last year. It’s set back in the town. We’re going back to familiar places, and new places the story didn’t touch on.”

No premier date has been set yet.

Paul Sparks Replace Garrett Hedlund As Ace

Posted: April 12, 2019, 08:33
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Deadline reports that Paul Sparks will replace Garrett Hedlund as Ace Merrill in season 2 of Castle Rock.

Hulu is recasting one of the leads opposite Lizzy Caplan in the second season of Castle Rock. Paul Sparks (Boardwalk Empire, House of Cards) has been tapped to play John “Ace” Merrill, Castle Rock’s legendary bully, in the psychological horror series from J.J. Abrams and Stephen King. Sparks replaces Garrett Hedlund, who was originally cast in the role.

I hear the recasting was a creative decision related to the character of Ace, who is taking over his uncle Pop’s (Tim Robbins) businesses and threatening a fragile peace with nearby Jerusalem’s Lot. It was made after Hedlund had filmed a handful of scenes. They will now be reshot.

Castle Rock Season 2 Based On Misery

Posted: March 20, 2019, 21:22
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Looks like the second season of Castle Rock will be based on Misery. A very interesting and unexpected decision.

The Hollywood Reporter report that Lizzy Caplan, Tim Robbins, Elsie Fisher, Garrett Hedlund, Barkhad Abdi, Yusra Warsama and Matthew Alan has been cast.

Season two will explore a feud between warring clans that comes to a boil when budding psychopath Annie Wilkes, King's nurse from hell, gets waylaid in Castle Rock.

Tim Robbins will play Reginald "Pop" Merrill, the famed patriarch of King's iconic crime family who is dying of cancer and at a reckoning with his family. Garrett Hedlund will play John "Ace" Merrill, the town of Castle Rock's legendary bully who is taking over his uncle Po's business and threatening a fragile peace with nearby Jerusalem's Lot. Matthew Alan will portray Chris Merrill, Pop's nephew and Ace's brother who struggles to keep peace between the Merrills and the Somali community.

Yusra Warsama will play Dr. Nadia Omar, the Harvard-trained Somali medical director of a rural hospital in Jerusalem's Lot whose rational and scientific mind will be put to the test. Barkhad Abdi will play Abdi Omar, Nadia's tough older brother who leads the charge to build a Somali community center that will deepen the roots of his people in Maine.

Elsie Fisher will play Joy, Annie's homeschooled teenage daughter who is starting to have questions about her mother's sanity. Lizzy Caplan takes on Kathy Bates' iconic Misery role of Annie Wilkes, a nurse and superfan battling to overcome mental health issues in Castle Rock.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Castle Rock Season 2 Filming In March

Posted: January 7, 2019, 09:11
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Bloody Disgusting reports that season 2 of Castle Rock starts filming in March.

It was already announced that Hulu had ordered a second season of the J.J. Abrams-produced“Castle Rock“, their series inspired by the Stephen King‘s Universe. We haven’t heard much since the announcement, but Production Weekly is reporting that Season 2 will go into production this coming March in Central Massachusetts. Michael Uppendahl (“Fargo”, “Legion”, “Fear the Walking Dead”, “American Horror Story”) and Dan Attias (Silver Bullet, “The Americans”) are listed as directors, although this has yet to be confirmed.

At this time, we don’t yet know what the Season 2 approach will be, but we have been told that “Castle Rock” is an anthology series, meaning it won’t continue Season 1’s story.

They also spoke to co-creator Sam Shaw at Comic-Con. Head over to their site for more info on that.

Castle Rock To Be Released on DVD & Blu-Ray

Posted: October 3, 2018, 11:47
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Castle Rock: The Complete First Season is to be released digitally on October 15 and on Blu-Ray January 8, 2019.

Available to own on Digital October 15 consumers can enjoy all 10 episodes in high definition and standard definition (retail $24.99/$18.99) along with never-before-seen bonus content. The Complete First Season on 4K Ultra HD ($44.98 SRP), Blu-ray ($29.98 SRP) and DVD ($24.98 SRP) is released on January 8, 2019. Consumers will be able to own all 10 episodes along with exclusive bonus features. The 4K Ultra HD release will include Blu-ray as well as a Digital Copy of the series. The Blu-ray release will feature a Digital Copy of the series.

My Thoughts On Episode 10 Of Castle Rock

Posted: September 12, 2018, 14:01
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Here are my thoughts (contains spoilers) of the season finale of Castle Rock.

Castle Rock has reached the end of the first season. Before I saw it I was worried that they wouldn’t tie it all together. That they would leave a lot of questions open. Now that I have seen it I can only say...

My Thoughts On Episode 4 Of Castle Rock

Posted: August 2, 2018, 03:00
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Here are my thoughts (contains spoilers) of episode 4 of Castle Rock.

The show is really good. I think they move in a pace that works very well. You get to know the characters but they still surprise you like in the end of the episode. I, for sure, didn’t see that coming.

My Interview with Michael Martin

Posted: July 27, 2018, 11:19
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Michael Martin is the propmaster on the show Castle Rock and is responsible for all the things you see in the show. I thought it would be interesting to hear more about this and got a chance to talk to Michael about it. Here is what he said…

It’s more important have a good sense of how things should look before you try to create new things. A prop needs to be recognizable first and then it can be interesting.

Two Castle Rock Teasers

Posted: July 13, 2018, 23:26
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Here are two teasers for Castle Rock that Hulu posted on Twitter.





Comic Con: King Related Info: UPDATE!

Posted: July 13, 2018, 17:58
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Here is the info you need about Mr Mercedes, Castle Rock and IT (updagted) at Comic Con. And for those of you that go, don't forget to bring me all the cool King stuff they hand out!

WEDNESDAY, JULY 18
Slashfilm reports that we'll get some early details about Andy Muschietti’s IT: Chapter 2 (which began filming July 2. Not sure what we'll see yet though.
Wednesday, July 18 at 9:30pm PT

THURSDAY, JULY 19
8:00pm – Stephen King’s Mr. Mercedes: Season 2
Jack Bender (EP/director, Game of Thrones, Lost), Harry Treadaway (Penny Dreadful), Jharrel Jerome (Moonlight), Jack Huston (Boardwalk Empire), Holland Taylor (The L Word, Legally Blonde), Justine Lupe (Snowfall), and Breeda Wool (UnReal) give a first look at the new season of the AT&T AUDIENCE original series Mr. Mercedes. A year after his thwarted attempt to perpetrate a mass murder, Brady Hartsfield remains in a vegetative state, and retired Detective Bill Hodges has opened Finders Keepers. When unexplainable occurrences begin, Hodges has a feeling that Brady is somehow responsible.
Thursday July 19, 2018 8:00pm – 9:00pm
Room 7AB

FRIDAY, JULY 20
12:45pm – Hulu’s World Premiere Screening of Castle Rock
Escape the summer heat for a chilling world premiere screening of the first episode of J. J. Abrams and Stephen King’s psychological-horror series about the hometown of some of your favorite nightmares. You’ve read the books, you’ve seen the movies, you know the characters, but you’ve never heard the story of Castle Rock. Following the screening, the creators and executive producers Sam Shaw and Dustin Thomason (Manhattan) and stars Sissy Spacek (Carrie), Bill Skarsgard (It), Melanie Lynskey (Togetherness), and Jane Levy (Suburgatory) will discuss the most tragic and disturbing town in America. Prepare to sleep with the lights on.
Friday July 20, 2018 12:45pm – 2:00pm
Ballroom 20

Comic Con: King Related Info

Posted: July 12, 2018, 12:48
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Here is the info you need about Mr Mercedes and Castle Rock at Comic Con. And for those of you that go, don't forget to bring me all the cool King stuff they hand out!

THURSDAY, JULY 19
8:00pm – Stephen King’s Mr. Mercedes: Season 2
Jack Bender (EP/director, Game of Thrones, Lost), Harry Treadaway (Penny Dreadful), Jharrel Jerome (Moonlight), Jack Huston (Boardwalk Empire), Holland Taylor (The L Word, Legally Blonde), Justine Lupe (Snowfall), and Breeda Wool (UnReal) give a first look at the new season of the AT&T AUDIENCE original series Mr. Mercedes. A year after his thwarted attempt to perpetrate a mass murder, Brady Hartsfield remains in a vegetative state, and retired Detective Bill Hodges has opened Finders Keepers. When unexplainable occurrences begin, Hodges has a feeling that Brady is somehow responsible.
Thursday July 19, 2018 8:00pm – 9:00pm
Room 7AB

FRIDAY, JULY 20
12:45pm – Hulu’s World Premiere Screening of Castle Rock
Escape the summer heat for a chilling world premiere screening of the first episode of J. J. Abrams and Stephen King’s psychological-horror series about the hometown of some of your favorite nightmares. You’ve read the books, you’ve seen the movies, you know the characters, but you’ve never heard the story of Castle Rock. Following the screening, the creators and executive producers Sam Shaw and Dustin Thomason (Manhattan) and stars Sissy Spacek (Carrie), Bill Skarsgard (It), Melanie Lynskey (Togetherness), and Jane Levy (Suburgatory) will discuss the most tragic and disturbing town in America. Prepare to sleep with the lights on.
Friday July 20, 2018 12:45pm – 2:00pm
Ballroom 20

Synopsis For Castle Rock

Posted: July 3, 2018, 07:22
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Here are some short synopsis for the first four episodes of Castle Rock:

S1 E101 'Severance'
An anonymous phone call lures death-row attorney Henry Deaver back to his home town of Castle Rock, Maine.

S1 E102 'Habeas Corpus'
Henry gets a new client at Shawshank Prison.

S1 E103 'Local Color'
The past catches up with Molly Strand.

S1 E104 'The Box'
Henry prepares for his day in court; a coffin arrives in Castle Rock.


Castle Rock World Premieres At Comic-Con

Posted: June 20, 2018, 08:24
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Deadline reports that Castle Rock is heading for Comic-Con.

Castle Rock doesn’t premiere on Hulu until July 25, but San Diego Comic-Con attendees will get a lot more than a sneak peek at the psychological-horror drama. The entire opening episode of the J.J. Abrams-produced series based on Stephen King’s stories will be played for fans at the confab next month.

Abrams is working on the next Star Wars movie over in the U.K., so he won’t be in Ballroom 20, but a Castle Rock panel with stars Sissy Spacek, Bill Skarsgard, Melanie Lynskey and more will be there. Although it is not 100% yet that Andre Holland will be there, that panel is where the special screening is set to take place for fans too. With all that, King himself will not be in the house in any form or fashion as of right now. Yet, there is a chance that SDCC vet Abrams might show his face via video, but that is still under discussion and a matter of scheduling.

San Diego Comic-Con runs from July 19-22.

Thanks to Lou Sytsma

IT Star Joins Castle Rock

Posted: March 1, 2018, 22:56
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IT star Chosen Jacobs joins the cast of Castle Rock.

The young actor will star as Wendell Deaver, the son of Henry Deaver, played by André Holland. His character has been described as "a death row attorney with a unique and complicated history in the town."

Source: ComicBook.com.

Thanks to Dimitris Tso

Skarsgard Filming Castle Rock

Posted: November 23, 2017, 11:00
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Skarsgard filming Castle Rock

WORCESTER — On Tuesday, Pennywise the Dancing Clown made his way to Downtown Worcester when the Heart of the Commonwealth was momentarily transformed into Stephen King’s fictitious and creepy town of “Castle Rock.”

Bill Skarsgård, best known as the evil, sewer-dwelling child predator in the Hollywood blockbuster “It,” addressed four corporate suits around a boardroom table set up in the lobby of the Mercantile Building, 100 Front St., for a scene being filmed for the original Hulu series “Castle Rock,” due out next year.


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