Mercy

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Peter Cornwell to Direct Stephen King Tale with Mercy

Source: Variety
October 25, 2012



Although Universal Pictures won't be delivering Guillermo del Toro's now cancelled At the Mountains of Madness, the studio will be bringing to the screen Mercy, based on the short story "Gramma." Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft, the short story was written by Stephen King for his 1985 short story anthology "Skeleton Crew." The Haunting in Connecticut's Peter Cornwell will direct with Matt Greenberg providing the screenplay.

Previously adapted for the small screen as an episode of "The New Twilight Zone" (written by Harlan Ellison), Mercy follows two young boys on a visit to the hospital where they learn that their dying grandmother is a witch and that her powers are fueled by a pact with the Ancient Ones.

Frances O'Connor is attached to star, though it is unclear exactly what role she will be playing.

Jason Blum, best known for the Paranormal Activity franchise, will produce alongside McG and Mary Viola.

 

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'Walking Dead,' 'Super 8' Actors to Star in Stephen King's 'Mercy' (Exclusive)

Chandler Riggs, the child star of AMC’s The Walking Dead, and Super 8 star Joel Courtney are joining the Stephen King adaptation of Mercy.

Blumhouse and Wonderland Sound and Vision are behind the movie, which will be released by Universal.
Peter Cornwell is directing the horror thriller, which revolves around two brothers (Riggs, Courtney) who go with their mother to take care of their grandma. Unbeknownst to them, the grandmother is a witch, who made an evil deal using black magic years earlier.

Frances O’Connor is on board to play the mother.Mercy is based on King’s short story Gramma, which was first published in Weirdbook magazine in 1984.
Jason Blum and Wonderland's McG and Mary Viola are producing. Matt Greenberg wrote the script.
On zombie drama Walking Dead, Riggs plays Carl Grimes, the son of sheriff Rick Grimes. The character this season has become an integral part of the storyline, which has allowed Riggs to show off his chops (both literally and figuratively). He is repped by the Burstein Co.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/walking-dead-super-8-actors-395696

 

[Asgard]

Sounds good.

 

[Piper Maru]

Sounds interesting!

 

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Dylan McDermott Joins Stephen King Adaptation Mercy
Source: ShockTillYouDrop.com
December 13, 2012



First announced back in October, the Stephen King adaptation Mercy has added Dylan McDermott to its cast, ShockTillYouDrop.com has learned.

Based on the short story "Gramma" and inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft, King wrote the tale for his 1985 short story anthology "Skeleton Crew." The Haunting in Connecticut's Peter Cornwell will direct with Matt Greenberg providing the screenplay.

Previously adapted for the small screen as an episode of "The New Twilight Zone" (written by Harlan Ellison), Mercy follows two young boys on a visit to the hospital where they learn that their dying grandmother is a witch and that her powers are fueled by a pact with the Ancient Ones.

Frances O'Connor is also attached to star.

Jason Blum, best known for the Paranormal Activity franchise, will produce alongside McG and Mary Viola.

 

[Figs]

Nice! I haven't seen anything McDermott has done in years until I watched American Horror Story and I really liked him in that.

It's funny because I've read Stephen King's Skeleton Crew numerous times growing up and can't seem to remember this story.

 

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Bumping the thread since a new one was created

 

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Mercy Out This October

Posted: September 17, 2014, 09:05:00
Section: Film » Mercy
Blumhouse has announced a new label, BH Tilt, dedicated to generating movies from Blumhouse Productions and other filmmakers for multi-platform release. The first films are Mockingbird, Mercy, Not Safe for Work and Stretch who are released this October.

Mark Duplass stars in Mercy, based on a Stephen King story, Gramma, from his Skeleton Crew collection. In the story two boys visit their grandmother only to discover that she’s a witch. The Haunting in Connecticut‘s Peter Cornwell directs Frances O’Connor, Chandler Riggs, Joel Courtney, Dylan McDermott, Shirley Knight and Chris Browning.

 

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Trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUmMW1iFWtQ