New Salem’s Lot Movie to Premiere in October on Max — See First Photos
The latest adaptation of Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot will bypass movie theaters altogether.
As previously reported, New Line Cinema’s take on King’s 1975 bestselling novel will forego a theatrical release and launch exclusively on streaming service Max. On Friday, Warner Bros. Discovery confirmed that it would bow in October (exact date TBA), and shared a collection of first-look photos.
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In the streaming-only film, author Ben Mears (played by Lewis Pullman) “returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem’s Lot in search of inspiration for his next book, only to discover his hometown is being preyed upon by a bloodthirsty vampire,” according to the official logline. A trailer has not yet been released.
Rounding out the cast are Alfre Woodard (Luke Cage) as Dr. Cody, Makenzie Leigh (Gotham) as Susan Norton, Bill Camp (The Outsider) as Matthew Burke, Spencer Treat Clark (Animal Kingdom) as Mike Ryerson, Pilou Asb?k (Game of Thrones) as Straker, and John Benjamin Hickey (The Big C) as Father Callahan.
The new Salem’s Lot hails from the producing teams behind the Conjuring and IT film franchises. Gary Dauberman writes, directs and executive-produces. Additional EPs include James Wan, Michael Clear, Roy Lee and Mark Wolper.
Salem’s Lot was first adapted by CBS in 1979. The two-part miniseries, which starred David Soul as Ben Mears, went on to receive three Primetime Emmy nominations. That was followed by the theatrical release of 1987’s A Return to Salem’s Lot, which was marketed as a sequel but did not include any of the original characters.
Seventeen years later, in 2004, Rob Lowe headlined a second miniseries adaptation for TNT.
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