Steven King’s books and films are rife with zombie babies, witches, vampires and werewolves. This lengthy list of creatures now includes your average next door neighbor, the serial killer.
In STEPHEN KING’S A GOOD MARRIAGE, Darcy (Joan Allen) and Bob (Anthony LaPaglia) Anderson, a happily married couple, are enjoying a 25th anniversary party hosted by their two children. Their daughter is getting married in a few weeks. The Andersons are empty nesters with a lovely home, Bob has a successful job as an accountant and is a coin collector – theirs seems to be picture perfect marriage, except for one thing… Bob is a serial killer. He’s brutally murdered 12 women and goes by his alter-ego, “Beadie”. He’s also been taunting Maine’s Attorney General with notes signed from him since his first killing in 1980.
Afterwards, the couple returns home for a personal celebration and Darcy talks of buying Bob an elusive 1955 penny as an anniversary present. Earlier in the evening he gave her fish earrings as a gift because she’s a Pisces. The next rainy evening while her husband is away on one of his many business trips, Darcy looks for batteries for the tv’s remote control in the garage. She also discovers the ID’s of the murdered women underneath the workbench hidden behind a carved out board. Bob has concealed the evidence in a craft box keepsake that his daughter made for him years ago. Everything begins to add up. It’s here that the Darcy asks, “How could I be living with this monster all these years and not know?” But more importantly, what happens if he finds out?
Written by Stephen King, the film is adapted from his short story “A Good Marriage” from the collection “Full Dark, No Stars”. King says the inspiration came after reading an article about Dennis Rader, the infamous BTK (bind, torture, and kill) murderer. King also stated that he wanted to “explore the idea that it’s impossible to fully know anyone, even those we love the most.”
Joan Allen is amazing in the film and to see her back on the screen is a welcomed sight. The heavy, emotional depth which her character travels is understated, yet powerful. The Oscar nominated actress delivers another superb performance as her character transforms from victim to survivor. Anthony LaPaglia gives a whole new meaning to serial killer. His every guy persona is alluring and deadly. LaPaglia’s is eerily convincing as Bob the husband, the father and the insane murderer.
Cinematographer Frank G. DeMarco’s mix of over the head/from down below camera angles turn up the chills, as well as the gravity of Darcy’s situation. The pacing all adds to the anxiety as it slowly builds throughout director Peter Askin’s mesmerizing film.
Steven King is literally like a fine wine. His stories keep getting better with age. While watching the movie, you can literally hear the author telling the story around a campfire while hanging on his every word. Whether you’re watching at home – grab your blanket or if you’re at the cinema, cuddle up with someone. STEPHEN KING’S A GOOD MARRIAGE is a suspenseful, edge-of-your seat thriller and will keep you guessing until the final frame.
3 1/2 stars
STEPHEN KING’S A GOOD MARRIAGE is in theaters and VOD on October 3rd
What scares Stephen King? “Losing control. Also spiders, bats and things that get stuck in your hair.”
The author sat down with the hosts of CBS This Morning to discuss his upcoming movie, STEPHEN KING’S A GOOD MARRIAGE, his novels and his thoughts on Halloween.
In Theaters and OnDemand on October 3rd, you wont want to miss this edge-of-your seat thriller. It’s creepy, it’s suspenseful, and most importantly, it’s the return of actress Joan Allen on the big screen.
When her husband (Anthony LaPaglia) of more than twenty years is away on one of his business trips, Darcy Anderson (Joan Allen) looks for batteries in the garage. Instead she discovers the stranger inside her husband. It’s a horrifying discovery, rendered with bristling intensity, and it definitively ends a good marriage.
The film, directed by Peter Askin and starring Joan Allen, Anthony LaPaglia Kristen Connolly, and Stephen Lang, is written by Stephen King and based off his short story “A Good Marriage” from the collection “Full Dark, No Stars”.
STEPHEN KING’S A GOOD MARRIAGE will be out in theaters and VOD on October 3rd.
Here’s a look at the trailer for STEPHEN KING’S A GOOD MARRIAGE.
When her husband (Anthony LaPaglia) of more than twenty years is away on one of his business trips, Darcy Anderson (Joan Allen) looks for batteries in the garage. Instead she discovers the stranger inside her husband. It’s a horrifying discovery, rendered with bristling intensity, and it definitively ends a good marriage.
The film, directed by Peter Askin and starring Joan Allen, Anthony LaPaglia Kristen Connolly, and Stephen Lang, is written by Stephen King and based off his short story “A Good Marriage” from the collection “Full Dark, No Stars”.
A bit of trivia on the movie – this is the first feature film screenplay Stephen King has adapted from one of his works in 25 years (last one: “Pet Sematary” in 1989), and only the 4th one overall (the other two feature films: “Cat’s Eye” in 1985 and “Silver Bullet” in 1986)
STEPHEN KING’S A GOOD MARRIAGE will be out in theaters and VOD on October 3rd.
(L-r) Atticus, voiced by BENJAMIN “LIL P-NUT” FLORES JR.; Erik, voiced by AVA ACRES; Bo, voiced by MEIBH CAMPBELL; and in front, Ramon, voiced by ROBIN WILLIAMS, in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Check out all the latest photos and featurette from Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure HAPPY FEET TWO. You can catch it in RealD 3D, IMAX 3D and 2D in select theaters on Friday, November 18
The sequel to HAPPY FEET, the Academy Award®-winning animated smash hit, HAPPY FEET TWO returns audiences to the magnificent landscape of Antarctica in superb 3D.
Mumble, The Master of Tap, has a problem because his tiny son, Erik, is choreo-phobic. Reluctant to dance, Erik runs away and encounters The Mighty Sven – a penguin who can fly! Mumble has no hope of competing with this charismatic new role model.
But things get worse when the world is shaken by powerful forces.
Erik learns of his father’s guts and grit as Mumble brings together the penguin nations and all manner of fabulous creatures – from tiny Krill to giant Elephant Seals – to put things right.
(3rd from left) Mumble, voiced by ELIJAH WOOD; and (right) Bryan the Beachmaster, voiced by RICHARD CARTER, with two Elephant Seals, in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Ramon (center), voiced by ROBIN WILLIAMS, stands between (back l-r) Nestor, voiced by CARLOS ALAZRAQUI; Lombardo, voiced by JOHNNY SANCHEZ III; Rinaldo, voiced by JEFF GARCIA; and Raul, voiced by LOMBARDO BOYAR; and (front l-r) Atticus, voiced by BENJAMIN “LIL P-NUT” FLORES JR.; Erik, voiced by AVA ACRES and Bo, voiced by MEIBH CAMPBELL, in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
(L-r) Mumble, voiced by ELIJAH WOOD; and Erik, voiced by AVA ACRES, in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
(L-r) Bill the Krill, voiced by MATT DAMON, and Will the Krill, voiced by BRAD PITT, in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
(L-r) Will the Krill, voiced by BRAD PITT; and Bill the Krill, voiced by MATT DAMON, in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
(L-r) The Mighty Sven, voiced by HANK AZARIA; and Erik, voiced by AVA ACRES, in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Erik, voiced by AVA ACRES (background), and Will the Krill, voiced by BRAD PITT (foreground), in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Director GEORGE MILLER, during the making of Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Mumble, voiced by ELIJAH WOOD in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
ELIJAH WOOD, voice of Mumble, in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
ELIJAH WOOD, voice of Mumble, in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
BENJAMIN “LIL P-NUT” FLORES JR., voice of Atticus, in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Atticus, voiced by BENJAMIN “LIL P-NUT” FLORES JR., in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
BENJAMIN “LIL P-NUT” FLORES JR., voice of Atticus, in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
HUGO WEAVING, voice of Noah The Elder, in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Noah The Elder, voiced by HUGO WEAVING, in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
HUGO WEAVING, voice of Noah The Elder, in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
BRAD PITT, voice of Will the Krill, in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by Bob Marshak
(Top to bottom) Will the Krill, voiced by BRAD PITT; and Bill the Krill, voiced by MATT DAMON, in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
BRAD PITT, voice of Will the Krill, and MATT DAMON, voice of Bill the Krill, in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
MATT DAMON, voice of Bill the Krill, in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
COMMON, voice of Seymour, in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Seymour, voiced by COMMON, in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
COMMON, voice of Seymour, in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
ROBIN WILLIAMS, voice of Ramon and Lovelace, in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Lovelace, voiced by ROBIN WILLIAMS in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Ramon, voiced by ROBIN WILLIAMS in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
ROBIN WILLIAMS, voice of Ramon and Lovelace, in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
HANK AZARIA, voice of The Mighty Sven in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
The Mighty Sven, voiced by HANK AZARIA, in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
HANK AZARIA, voice of The Mighty Sven in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
ALECIA MOORE (P!NK), voice of Gloria in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Gloria, voiced by ALECIA MOORE (P!NK), in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
(Center) Ramon, voiced by ROBIN WILLIAMS, in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
(Center) Carmen, voiced by SOFIA VERGARA, in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
(L-r) Carmen, voiced by SOFIA VERGARA; and Ramon, voiced by ROBIN WILLIAMS, in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
(L-r from center) Raul, voiced by LOMBARDO BOYAR; The Mighty Sven, voiced by HANK AZARIA, Ramon, voiced by ROBIN WILLIAMS; Nestor, voiced by CARLOS ALAZRAQUI; and Rinaldo, voiced by JEFF GARCIA, in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
(Center) Lovelace, voiced by ROBIN WILLIAMS, and (far right l-r) Bo, voiced by MEIBH CAMPBELL, and Atticus, voiced by BENJAMIN “LIL P-NUT” FLORES JR., in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
(Center) The Mighty Sven, voiced by HANK AZARIA, in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Miss Viola, voiced by MAGDA SZUBANSKI, in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
(L-r) Atticus, voiced by BENJAMIN “LIL P-NUT” FLORES JR.; and Erik, voiced by AVA ACRES, in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
(L-r) Gloria, voiced by ALECIA MOORE (P!NK), in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
(L-r) Gloria, voiced by ALECIA MOORE (P!NK), in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
(L-r) Mumble, voiced by ELIJAH WOOD; and Gloria, voiced by ALECIA MOORE (P!NK), in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
(L-r) Bo, voiced by MEIBH CAMPBELL; Erik, voiced by AVA ACRES; Mumble, voiced by ELIJAH WOOD; and Atticus, voiced by BENJAMIN “LIL P-NUT” FLORES JR., in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Bo, voiced by MEIBH CAMPBELL (center), with two Baby Emperor Penguins, in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
(L-r) Mumble, voiced by ELIJAH WOOD; and Erik, voiced by AVA ACRES, in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Carmen, voiced by SOFIA VERGARA; and Ramon, voiced by ROBIN WILLIAMS, in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
(L-r) Bo, voiced by MEIBH CAMPBELL; Erik, voiced by AVA ACRES; and Atticus, voiced by BENJAMIN “LIL P-NUT” FLORES JR., in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
(L-r) Mumble, voiced by ELIJAH WOOD; Bo, voiced by MEIBH CAMPBELL; Erik, voiced by AVA ACRES; and Atticus, voiced by BENJAMIN “LIL P-NUT” FLORES JR., in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
(L-r) Atticus, voiced by BENJAMIN “LIL P-NUT” FLORES JR.; Erik, voiced by AVA ACRES; and Bo, voiced by MEIBH CAMPBELL, in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
(L-r) Bo, voiced by MEIBH CAMPBELL; Erik, voiced by AVA ACRES; and Atticus, voiced by BENJAMIN “LIL P-NUT” FLORES JR., in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Erik, voiced by AVA ACRES in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
(L-r) Gloria, voiced by ALECIA MOORE (P!NK); and Mumble, voiced by ELIJAH WOOD, in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
HAPPY FEET TWO is directed by George Miller, who won an Oscar® as the creator of the original “Happy Feet.” The film features the voices of Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Hank Azaria, Alecia Moore (P!nk), Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Sofia Vergara, Common, Hugo Weaving, Richard Carter, Magda Szubanski, Anthony LaPaglia and Benjamin “Lil P-Nut” Flores, Jr.
George Miller co-wrote the screenplay with Gary Eck, Warren Coleman and Paul Livingston. Miller is also producing the film, along with Doug Mitchell and Bill Miller. Chris deFaria, Philip Hearnshaw, Graham Burke and Bruce Berman serve as executive producers. The cinematographer is David Peers and the animation director is Rob Coleman. The film features vocals by P!nk, with music by John Powell.
Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, a Kennedy Miller Mitchell production, with Dr. D. Studios, a George Miller film, “Happy Feet Two.” The film will be presented in RealD 3D and IMAX 3D, and also in 2D. It has been rated PG for “rude humor and mild peril.”
