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Romero, sadly, passed away in 2017, but many fans have been eager to hear how involved Stephen King might be with this incarnation of Creepshow. Did he write the series? Is he acting in any of the segments?
Unfortunately, it turns out that Stephen King’s involvement isn’t quite as thorough as it was in the original Creepshow, but that doesn’t mean he didn’t have a hand in this latest incarnation.
“It can’t be Creepshow without a Stephen King story,” show runner Greg Nicotero told us. “And he’s like ‘I got just the story.’”
That story, it turns out, is a short story called “Gray Matter,” which stars Giancarlo Esposito (from Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul) and Nicotero himself adapted and directed for the series.
While Stephen King won’t be making a cameo or writing every story like he did in the original, he was still involved in the process, as Nicotero explained: “We sent him a bunch of stuff, and he’s been super supportive and he’s been pretty great about anything. He’s like, ‘Yeah, man, whatever you need.’”
Thanks to an interview during our set visit, Greg Nictotero would go on to offer even further insight into the creative process behind this reboot of Creepshow which you can read about here.
Creepshow stars David Arquette (Scream franchise), Adrienne Barbeau, Tobin Bell (Saw), Big Boi (Scream: The TV Series), Jeffrey Combs (Star Trek, Re-Animator), Kid Cudi (Drunk Parents), Bruce Davison (Longtime Companion, X-Men), Giancarlo Esposito (Better Call Saul), and more. It’s currently scheduled to premiere on Shudder on September 26, 2019.
