BREAKING MOVIE/TV NEWS

Monday, April 26, 2010

Stephen King's "Haven" Starts In Nova Scotia

The new Showcase TV pilot "Haven", directed by Adam Kane ("Pushing Daisies"), based on the novella "The Colorado Kid" by author Stephen King, started production April 20 in Lunenburg , Nova Scotia, starring Emily Rose ("ER") as 'Audrey Parker', an FBI agent with 'a lost past' who arrives in the small town of 'Haven, Maine' to solve the killing of a local ex-con.

The new show will air over the Syfy network.

"... Audrey's natural curiosity lands her in the epicenter of activity in this curious enclave, which turns out to be a longtime refuge for people that are afflicted with a remarkable range of supernatural abilities.

As the townspeople’s dormant abilities begin to express themselves, Audrey helps keep these forces at bay while discovering the many secrets of Haven – including one surrounding her own surprising past in this extraordinary place..."

"The Colorado Kid" mystery novel was first published in a 2005 paperback-only edition, written by King for the "Hard Case Crime"imprint.

The third-person narrative concerns the investigation of the body of an unidentified man found on a tiny island off the coast of Maine. Lacking any identification or obvious clues, the case reaches nothing but repeated dead-ends. Well over a year later the man is identified, but all further important questions remain unanswered.

The two-man staff of the island newspaper maintain a longstanding fascination with the case, and twenty-five years later use the mysterious tale to ply the friendship and test the investigative mettle of a postgrad intern rookie reporter.

Sneak Peek "Haven...