'Mister Yummy' Movie From Director Ben Young In Works

'Mister Yummy' Movie From Director Ben Young In Works

EXCLUSIVE: Australian genre filmmaker Ben Young (Hounds of Love) is set to direct a feature adaptation of “Mister Yummy,” a short story by Stephen King from his 2015 collection The Bazaar of Bad Dreams. Mister Yummy follows Ollie Franklin, a charismatic resident of an assisted living facility who begins experiencing disturbing visions after the death of a fellow resident. As the line between memory, regret, and the supernatural begins to blur,…

Disturbing Stephen King Movie Taps Acclaimed Director

Photo Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures The next Stephen King movie adaptation has found its director. Last year Intrinsic Value Films was developing a film adaptation of Mister Yummy based on King’s short horror story from The Bazaar of Bad Dreams. Who is directing the new Stephen King movie? Deadline reported that Australian filmmaker Ben Young has been tapped to direct Mister Yummy. The film will adapt King’s 2015 short story about Ollie Franklin…

Hounds of Love director Ben Young takes the helm of Stephen King’s Mister Yummy

Nine years ago, Ben Young really impressed me with his feature directorial debut, the serial killer thriller Hounds of Love. (You can read my 9/10 review HERE.) Since then, Young has directed the sci-fi thriller Extinction, the coming-of-age adventure Devil’s Peak, and episodes of multiple TV shows. Now, Deadline reports that Young is set to take the helm of the Stephen King adaptation Mister Yummy. What is Mister Yummy about? Described as “a ha…

Stephen King’s ‘Mister Yummy’ Adaptation On The Way From ‘Hounds of Love’ Director

The next Stephen King adaptation on the way, Mister Yummy, has found its director. Ben Young, who broke out with the ultra-bleak horror movie Hounds of Love, is attached to helm the short story adaptation from King’s 2015 collection The Bazaar of Bad Dreams, Deadline reports. The story follows “Ollie Franklin, a charismatic resident of an assisted living facility who begins experiencing disturbing visions after the death of a fellow resident. As…