’11/22/63′: Stephen King Finds the Best Ending to His Greatest Love Story [The Losers’ Club Podcast]
The Losers’ Club reaches the last page of Stephen King‘s time-traveling drama: 11/22/63. In the sixth and final episode of their coverage, the Losers return to the present to discuss the tear-jerker of an ending, dust off King’s original finale, and share their final thoughts. They also meditate on the book’s connections (?) to Mid-World and other what-ifs.
It’s a rousing conclusion to what has been the Club’s greatest journey thus far. For the last month and change, the Losers have spent 22 hours dissecting the 2011 tome — from discussing its origins, to needling through the conspiracies left off the page, to relishing all the time we get with some of our favorite characters in King’s Dominion. It’s been a ride, alright.
Stream the final episode below, in addition to all seven prior episodes as part of this series. For further adventures, join the Club via Apple Podcasts,...
It’s a rousing conclusion to what has been the Club’s greatest journey thus far. For the last month and change, the Losers have spent 22 hours dissecting the 2011 tome — from discussing its origins, to needling through the conspiracies left off the page, to relishing all the time we get with some of our favorite characters in King’s Dominion. It’s been a ride, alright.
Stream the final episode below, in addition to all seven prior episodes as part of this series. For further adventures, join the Club via Apple Podcasts,...
- 12/29/2023
- by Michael Roffman
- bloody-disgusting.com
We (mostly) kept JFK conspiracy talk out of our 11/22/63 episodes, as the story is best enjoyed on Stephen King‘s terms. We did, however, think it would be enriching to chat with some smart people about King’s assertion that “it is very, very difficult for a reasonable person to believe” that Lee Harvey Oswald wasn’t the lone shooter.
Previously, we spoke with Brendan James of Blowback about the book, Oswald, and King’s political evolution. You can find that episode just a bit further down the feed. Now, we’re speaking with Jim Dieugenio, one of the leading experts on the political assassinations of the 1960s. Jim is the author of two books about the Kennedy Assassination, one of which was the basis for Oliver Stone’s documentary JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass. He also has a new book out, The JFK Assassination Chokeholds and a website,...
Previously, we spoke with Brendan James of Blowback about the book, Oswald, and King’s political evolution. You can find that episode just a bit further down the feed. Now, we’re speaking with Jim Dieugenio, one of the leading experts on the political assassinations of the 1960s. Jim is the author of two books about the Kennedy Assassination, one of which was the basis for Oliver Stone’s documentary JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass. He also has a new book out, The JFK Assassination Chokeholds and a website,...
- 12/27/2023
- by Randall Colburn
- bloody-disgusting.com
The Losers’ Club continues their journey through Stephen King‘s time-traveling drama: 11/22/63. In the fifth of six episodes, the Losers spend their time healing at the Parkland Memorial Hospital before the big, titular day. But, can Jake Epping save the world and yet also save the girl? Or will Oswald succeed as love fades away?
Join the gang as they discuss “Pt. 5: 11/22/63”. Together, they chart how King pivots away from the facts for the fiction, mull over Jake’s options as it relates to Sadie and Oswald, and make plenty of Hitchcock puns in the process. They also share some stunning revelations, all before reaching what might be the most spellbinding climax King has ever written.
Stream the episode below and return next week when the Losers continue their coverage with “Pt. 5: 11/22/63”. For further adventures, join the Club via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, RadioPublic, Acast, Google Podcasts, and RSS.
Join the gang as they discuss “Pt. 5: 11/22/63”. Together, they chart how King pivots away from the facts for the fiction, mull over Jake’s options as it relates to Sadie and Oswald, and make plenty of Hitchcock puns in the process. They also share some stunning revelations, all before reaching what might be the most spellbinding climax King has ever written.
Stream the episode below and return next week when the Losers continue their coverage with “Pt. 5: 11/22/63”. For further adventures, join the Club via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, RadioPublic, Acast, Google Podcasts, and RSS.
- 12/22/2023
- by Michael Roffman
- bloody-disgusting.com
The Losers’ Club continues their journey through Stephen King‘s time-traveling drama: 11/22/63. In the fourth of six episodes, the Losers go on a stakeout and get stuck between stations, specifically Dallas and Jodie, Texas. It’s here Jake Epping gets lovingly closer to Sadie Dunhill and yet dangerously closer to Lee Harvey Oswald. Remember, though, time is obdurate.
Join the gang as they discuss “Pt. 4: Sadie and the General”. Together, they weigh in on the sweet and sour of life as it relates to Jake’s latest misadventures and chart the delicate dance King endures as he weaves fiction around facts. They also catch up on all the real-life pop culture that has culminated since 1958 over — you guessed it — a fresh slice of poundcake.
Stream the episode below and return next week when the Losers continue their coverage with “Pt. 5: 11/22/63”. For further adventures, join the Club via Apple Podcasts,...
Join the gang as they discuss “Pt. 4: Sadie and the General”. Together, they weigh in on the sweet and sour of life as it relates to Jake’s latest misadventures and chart the delicate dance King endures as he weaves fiction around facts. They also catch up on all the real-life pop culture that has culminated since 1958 over — you guessed it — a fresh slice of poundcake.
Stream the episode below and return next week when the Losers continue their coverage with “Pt. 5: 11/22/63”. For further adventures, join the Club via Apple Podcasts,...
- 12/15/2023
- by Michael Roffman
- bloody-disgusting.com
Will you accept this rose, Constant Listeners?
We hope so, because The Bachelor himself, Zach Shallcross, has chosen The Losers’ Club’s Randall Colburn and Michael Roffman for a two-on-one to discuss his love for Stephen King and all things horror. In the episode, Shallcross details how Pennywise the Clown served as his gateway into King’s Dominion and kickstarted his ongoing quest to read every book in the Master of Horror’s overwhelming catalog. He also reveals how Billy Summers kept him company on his quest for love.
In between digressions about his favorite King books and film and TV adaptations, the Losers quiz Shallcross about some of the deepest cuts in the King canon (he’s read The Colorado Kid; Rage hadn’t yet crossed his radar) and ask if King ever came up in conversation with the women competing for his heart (you bet he did). He...
We hope so, because The Bachelor himself, Zach Shallcross, has chosen The Losers’ Club’s Randall Colburn and Michael Roffman for a two-on-one to discuss his love for Stephen King and all things horror. In the episode, Shallcross details how Pennywise the Clown served as his gateway into King’s Dominion and kickstarted his ongoing quest to read every book in the Master of Horror’s overwhelming catalog. He also reveals how Billy Summers kept him company on his quest for love.
In between digressions about his favorite King books and film and TV adaptations, the Losers quiz Shallcross about some of the deepest cuts in the King canon (he’s read The Colorado Kid; Rage hadn’t yet crossed his radar) and ask if King ever came up in conversation with the women competing for his heart (you bet he did). He...
- 3/10/2023
- by Randall Colburn
- bloody-disgusting.com
Stephen King’ Bad Robot production company to bring it to our screens.
Stepping outside of King’s more familiar supernatural wheelhouse, Billy Summers is the noirish tale of a hitman forced to lead a double life in small-town America as he bides his time waiting to carry out the one-last-job that will get him out of the game. It wouldn’t be a spoiler to say that things don’t go entirely to plan, and before you know it you’re plunged headfirst into a world of high-octane action and double-crosses aplenty. Skewering Trump-era America and exposing the monstrosity of man while offering precision engineered genre thrills, it’s not hard to see why the book has been picked for the cinematic treatment.
The Last Samurai scribes Ed Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz are writing the screenplay for this one, originally conceived as a 10-part miniseries but now taking shape as a standalone feature.
Stepping outside of King’s more familiar supernatural wheelhouse, Billy Summers is the noirish tale of a hitman forced to lead a double life in small-town America as he bides his time waiting to carry out the one-last-job that will get him out of the game. It wouldn’t be a spoiler to say that things don’t go entirely to plan, and before you know it you’re plunged headfirst into a world of high-octane action and double-crosses aplenty. Skewering Trump-era America and exposing the monstrosity of man while offering precision engineered genre thrills, it’s not hard to see why the book has been picked for the cinematic treatment.
The Last Samurai scribes Ed Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz are writing the screenplay for this one, originally conceived as a 10-part miniseries but now taking shape as a standalone feature.
- 2/6/2023
- by Jordan King
- Empire - Movies
Almost exactly one year ago, we heard that JJ Abrams’ production company Bad Robot was shopping around a limited series adaptation of the Stephen King novel Billy Summers (you can pick up a copy at This Link), with Edward Zwick attached to direct the series and write the scripts with Marshall Herskovitz. At the time, Bad Robot wasn’t certain how long Billy Summers was going to be, just somewhere in the range of “six to ten episodes”. Well, now we know it’s going to be something closer to two hours long. The decision has been made that Billy Summers will work better as a feature, and the movie is now set up at Warner Bros. with Leonardo DiCaprio’s company Appian Way producing alongside Bad Robot.
Deadline notes that, depending on how well development of the project goes, Abrams could end up directing the film with DiCaprio taking on the lead role.
Deadline notes that, depending on how well development of the project goes, Abrams could end up directing the film with DiCaprio taking on the lead role.
- 2/3/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Published in 2021, Stephen King‘s novel Billy Summers is the next King tale to get a film adaptation, with Deadline reporting that J.J. Abrams will produce the feature for Warner Bros.
The original plan was for Billy Summers to be adapted as a limited series, you may recall, but Deadline confirms that the project is now taking shape as a feature film.
J.J. Abrams will produce for Bad Robot, while Leonardo DiCaprio will also produce for Appian Way. The adaptation is being written by Ed Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz.
Deadline notes, “If this comes out great, it could be a project for Abrams to direct with DiCaprio playing the title character.” Stay tuned for more on the Billy Summers movie as we learn it.
“Billy Summers is a hitman who is looking to retire, and takes one last highly lucrative job to feather his nest. The job requires him...
The original plan was for Billy Summers to be adapted as a limited series, you may recall, but Deadline confirms that the project is now taking shape as a feature film.
J.J. Abrams will produce for Bad Robot, while Leonardo DiCaprio will also produce for Appian Way. The adaptation is being written by Ed Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz.
Deadline notes, “If this comes out great, it could be a project for Abrams to direct with DiCaprio playing the title character.” Stay tuned for more on the Billy Summers movie as we learn it.
“Billy Summers is a hitman who is looking to retire, and takes one last highly lucrative job to feather his nest. The job requires him...
- 2/3/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: Warner Bros. has acquired the Stephen King bestseller Billy Summers.
While in development, the feature project will be produced by J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot and Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way. If this comes out great, it could be a project for Abrams to direct with DiCaprio playing the title character.
Ed Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz are writing the screenplay.
This was originally packaged as a ten-episode limited series, shopped around to cable networks and streamers, as we first told you last February, but the decision was made that Billy Summers would work better as a feature.
Billy Summers is a hitman who is looking to retire and takes one last highly lucrative job to feather his nest. The job requires him to embed himself in a quiet town, where he pretends to be an aspiring writer (he actually pours himself into the prose). He sets up in an...
While in development, the feature project will be produced by J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot and Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way. If this comes out great, it could be a project for Abrams to direct with DiCaprio playing the title character.
Ed Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz are writing the screenplay.
This was originally packaged as a ten-episode limited series, shopped around to cable networks and streamers, as we first told you last February, but the decision was made that Billy Summers would work better as a feature.
Billy Summers is a hitman who is looking to retire and takes one last highly lucrative job to feather his nest. The job requires him to embed himself in a quiet town, where he pretends to be an aspiring writer (he actually pours himself into the prose). He sets up in an...
- 2/3/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro and Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
It feels like a weirdly long time since we got a new Stephen King adaptation, but it’s actually been less than six months since the Adrien Brody-starring Chapelwaite premiered on Epix… and six months also happens to be the length of time it’s been since King published his last book, Billy Summers, and—get this—it’s…...
- 2/1/2022
- by Sam Barsanti
- avclub.com
JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot is in early negotiations to develop a limited series based on Stephen King’s bestselling novel “Billy Summers,” Variety has confirmed. Ed Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz are set to adapt, with Zwick directing. The series will soon be shopped to streamers and high end cable networks.
“Billy Summers” will be Bad Robot’s latest series adaptation with King, following “Lisey’s Story,” “Castle Rock” and “11.22.63.” The novel follows Billy Summers, a former Marine sniper and soon-retiring hitman who takes one last high-paying job. For his last hurrah, he must pretend to be an aspiring writer to embed himself in a quiet town and hunt his target, Joel Allen, who is also a hitman. But soon Billy, who only takes jobs killing “bad” men, grows increasingly skeptical of the mobsters who hired him.
Speaking to Variety last May about his Apple TV Plus adaptation of “Lisey’s Story,” King said,...
“Billy Summers” will be Bad Robot’s latest series adaptation with King, following “Lisey’s Story,” “Castle Rock” and “11.22.63.” The novel follows Billy Summers, a former Marine sniper and soon-retiring hitman who takes one last high-paying job. For his last hurrah, he must pretend to be an aspiring writer to embed himself in a quiet town and hunt his target, Joel Allen, who is also a hitman. But soon Billy, who only takes jobs killing “bad” men, grows increasingly skeptical of the mobsters who hired him.
Speaking to Variety last May about his Apple TV Plus adaptation of “Lisey’s Story,” King said,...
- 2/1/2022
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot is putting together a limited-series package based on the Stephen King bestselling novel Billy Summers. Ed Zwick & Marshall Herskovitz will adapt, Deadline hears, with Zwick directing what will likely be six to 10 episodes. The package will be shopped shortly to high-end cable networks and streamers.
This will be Bad Robot’s latest series adaptation with King, after Lisey’s Story, Castle Rock and 11.22.63. Billy Summers is a hitman who is looking to retire and takes one last highly lucrative job to feather his nest. The job requires him to embed himself in a quiet town, where he pretends to be an aspiring writer (he actually pours himself into the prose). He sets up in an office with a direct view of where hitman Joel Allen will be delivered to face trial for shooting two men during a poker game. Allen also has committed enough murders...
This will be Bad Robot’s latest series adaptation with King, after Lisey’s Story, Castle Rock and 11.22.63. Billy Summers is a hitman who is looking to retire and takes one last highly lucrative job to feather his nest. The job requires him to embed himself in a quiet town, where he pretends to be an aspiring writer (he actually pours himself into the prose). He sets up in an office with a direct view of where hitman Joel Allen will be delivered to face trial for shooting two men during a poker game. Allen also has committed enough murders...
- 2/1/2022
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
It didn’t take that much convincing to get actor Garrett Hedlund to star in Stephen King’s very first podcast adaptation: “Strawberry Spring,” a short story from 1978’s creepy collection Night Shift.
Jared Gutstadt, of podcast network Audio Up, first approached the Mudbound actor about the concept. “He said, ‘I want you to come over to chat about something. We got this project, this Strawberry Spring, which is going to be Stephen King’s first-ever podcast,'” Hedlund tells Rolling Stone. “‘And it deals with a journalist who’s...
Jared Gutstadt, of podcast network Audio Up, first approached the Mudbound actor about the concept. “He said, ‘I want you to come over to chat about something. We got this project, this Strawberry Spring, which is going to be Stephen King’s first-ever podcast,'” Hedlund tells Rolling Stone. “‘And it deals with a journalist who’s...
- 8/25/2021
- by Brenna Ehrlich
- Rollingstone.com
On the August 17, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by senior writer and chief film critic Chris Evangelista to talk about what they’ve been up to at the virtual water cooler. Opening Banter: At The Water Cooler: What we’ve been Doing: Chris went on vacation. What we’ve been […]
The post Mini-Water Cooler: The White Lotus, Untold: Malice at the Palace, Billy Summers, Hacks, Demonic, UFO, and More appeared first on /Film.
The post Mini-Water Cooler: The White Lotus, Untold: Malice at the Palace, Billy Summers, Hacks, Demonic, UFO, and More appeared first on /Film.
- 8/17/2021
- by Ben Pearson
- Slash Film
Stephen King on Monday dropped by The Late Show to discuss his new crime novel, Billy Summers.
While catching up with host Stephen Colbert, the iconic wordsmith explained that he had to alter plot details in his new book due to the pandemic. He began writing Billy Summers in 2019 before there was a global crisis.
“I had a couple of characters that I had to get off the stage for reasons that have to do with the plot … so I said, ‘I’ll put them on a cruise ship,'” King began. “And then Covid came along and I said, ‘No, this ...
While catching up with host Stephen Colbert, the iconic wordsmith explained that he had to alter plot details in his new book due to the pandemic. He began writing Billy Summers in 2019 before there was a global crisis.
“I had a couple of characters that I had to get off the stage for reasons that have to do with the plot … so I said, ‘I’ll put them on a cruise ship,'” King began. “And then Covid came along and I said, ‘No, this ...
- 8/10/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Stephen King on Monday dropped by The Late Show to discuss his new crime novel, Billy Summers.
While catching up with host Stephen Colbert, the iconic wordsmith explained that he had to alter plot details in his new book due to the pandemic. He began writing Billy Summers in 2019 before there was a global crisis.
“I had a couple of characters that I had to get off the stage for reasons that have to do with the plot … so I said, ‘I’ll put them on a cruise ship,'” King began. “And then Covid came along and I said, ‘No, this ...
While catching up with host Stephen Colbert, the iconic wordsmith explained that he had to alter plot details in his new book due to the pandemic. He began writing Billy Summers in 2019 before there was a global crisis.
“I had a couple of characters that I had to get off the stage for reasons that have to do with the plot … so I said, ‘I’ll put them on a cruise ship,'” King began. “And then Covid came along and I said, ‘No, this ...
- 8/10/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Stephen King fans can look forward to owning his next novel, Billy Summers, beginning August 3rd via Scribner. Our friends at Entertainment Weekly just broke the news, which includes a look at the book’s cover and an excerpt! Synopsis:Billy Summers concerns a killer for hire and the best in the business. But he’ll do the job only if the […]...
- 1/29/2021
- by Josh Millican
- DreadCentral.com
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