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From: rsu@cbscc.UUCP (Rick Urban)
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Subject: Stephen King
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Date: Thu, 4-Apr-85 08:34:57 EST
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Posted: Thu Apr  4 08:34:57 1985
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	Well, every so often I feel compelled to keep the net up to date
on the latest Stephen King news, so here goes:

	Books:
		
		1) "Skeleton Crew" has a publicaion date of June 21st, 
	according to the publicity department at Putnam (though with
	the unexpected success of "Thinner", there is a possibility that
	this date will be set back).

		2) This fall, the original, unexpurgated version of "The
	Stand" will be released (I assume from Doubleday). The length
	will be about 1300 pages.

		3) His first new novel (under his own name) since "The
	Talisman" will be "It", and is tentatively slated for a 1986 
	release.

		4) "Eyes of the Dragon" is due in late 1987, and a new
	science fiction-fantasy novel called "The Tommyknockers" will
	be released sometime in 1988. Does anyone know when "The Drawing
	of the Four", the second installment in "The Dark Tower" series,
	is due?

	
	Movies:
		1) "Cat's Eye" will be released on April 12th.

		2) "Silver Bullet" is scheduled for release on October 11th.

		3) Rob("This Is Spinal Tap", "The Real Thing")Reiner is
	scheduled to start shooting "The Body" from the "Different Seasons"
	collection for Embassy Pictures in mid-June.

		4) "The Talisman" - who knows? After all the hoopla sur-
	rounding Speilberg's purchase of the film rights, the project
	seems to be in limbo (no shooting date, director, cast have
	been announced).

		5) "The Stand" is supposed to be filmed in Texas, and "Pet
	Sematary" in Maine, but it doesn't look as if either project will
	come to fruition soon.

	
	Television:
		1) King is supposed to contribute scripts to the new
	"Twilight Zone" series to be on the fall 1985 schedule.


	And yes, I for one would be interested in hearing some reviews of
	his Richard Bachman books (I have "Roadwork", "The Running Man"
	and "Thinner", but have not had a chance to read any of them yet).

	Whew! I hope some of you found that interesting!


						Rick Urban
						AT&T Network Systems
						Columbus, Ohio
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