WEDNESDAY CELEBS

Q: Can you tell me what my favorite actor, Kevin Bacon, has been up to lately?

– Brian F., via email

A: The prolific and talented actor is currently working with Jason Blum on a pilot of his 1990 cult-hit comedy/horror movie “Tremors.” They are developing an eight-episode series based on the movie for the SyFy network. Kevin will star in and produce the series, returning as lead character Valentine McKee, a handyman in a small Nevada town who battles for his life, and the lives of the townsfolk, against giant man-eating sandworms. There is no word on whether any of the other stars of the movie will return, but then again, did anyone except Kevin’s character survive? It’s been so long, I can’t remember. Looks like I have my Friday movie night planned out! *** Q: I loved James Franco in Hulu’s “11.22.63.” What does he have coming up?

– Nina H. in Florida

A: James is once again teaming up with Stephen King and Hulu. He has signed on to “Castle Rock,” which is based on the stories of Stephen King, intertwining characters and themes from the fictional town of Castle Rock. The series stars Andre Holland and Sissy Spacek, with Sissy playing Ruth Deaver, the estranged adoptive mother of Henry (Andre), a retired professor with fading memories and a complicated history about the town. The series is set to premiere in 2018.

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