After years of being stuck in development hell, Stephen King’s long-awaited vampire movie, Salem’s Lot, has a premiere date in its sights. Sort of. Horror movie lovers just got another project to add to their watch lists as a new movie version of Stephen King ‘s novel Salem’s Lot finally has a timeframe for its premiere.
New Line Cinema, the studio producing King’s work, first announced Salem’s Lot was in production back in April 2019. Filming began in September 2021, and, due to the need for additional photography, it wrapped in late May/early June 2022. No other news was announced surrounding the movie until August 23, 2024, when the streaming service Max confirmed Salem’s Lot will be released in October 2024.
It doesn’t have a cemented premiere date at this time. The movie has spent quite a while in release limbo. It was supposed to come out on September 9, 2022, but was then delayed to April 21, 2023, due to Hollywood shuffling around releases after the global shutdown pushed everything back.
In October 2023, Warner Bros. announced that Salem’s Lot wouldn’t premiere in theaters but would instead be streamed through their streaming service as part of a ” growing need for Max content.” With no premiere date in sight going into 2024, King himself addressed the movie’s shelved state in February, writing on X/Twitter, “Between you and me, Twitter, I’ve seen the new SALEM’S LOT and it’s quite good.
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