Stephen King divides fans as he praises J.K. Rowling book

The King is celebrating his landmark 75th birthday today (November 14) after a first busy full year as monarch. King Charles Philip Arthur George was born on November 14, 1948 at Buckingham Palace to the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh - later Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Stephen King is not a Marvel movie fan, but that didn’t stop him from expressing frustration over the “adolescent fanboys” who are taking pleasure in “The Marvels” flopping at the box office. The latest Marvel tentpole, with a reported budget in the $225 million range, is a box office disaster after opening to $47 million, the lowest start for a film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film’s global debut wasn’t much better at $68 million.

The Marvels’ low box office numbers.Following its release on Friday (November 10), The Marvels made just $47million (£38m) in its opening weekend in the US – the lowest opening ever for a movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since 2008’s The Incredible Hulk. At the worldwide box office, the film has made just over $88million (£71m).In a post on X, King called out those dogpiling on the film’s failure, later suggesting it might be down to “adolescent fanboy hate”.“I don’t go to MCU movies, don’t care for them, but I find this barely masked gloating over the low box office for THE MARVELS very unpleasant,” King wrote.

Several members of the Royal Family have hugely important official styles that date back centuries - whether it is the Prince of Wales or the Duchess of Edinburgh. Looking ahead to the future, three of King Charles' grandchildren are expected to carry many different titles in their lifetimes, some of which hold huge historical and political importance.

King Charles and Queen Camilla attended the State Opening of Parliament during the week, which was the first visit of their reign.

A major shift has been confirmed by Buckingham Palace which affects three charities which were founded by King Charles during his tenure as the Prince of Wales. The organisations set to see a shift are The Prince's Trust, which will become known as 'The King's Trust', The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Fund, which will become King Charles III Charitable Fund, and The Prince’s Foundation, which will alter to become The King’s Foundation.

Hot on the heels from a successful tour of Kenya and his first State Opening of Parliament, King Charles is celebrating another huge milestone this month, turning 75 on November 14th. While this will be an exciting day to celebrate with his family, it is thought that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be missing and will not be travelling over from California for a private gathering. Sources in the Sussexes camp have claimed they did not receive any invitation to the birthday celebration - in contrast to initial suggestions an 'olive branch' invite went unanswered.

Stephen King has seemingly mocked Elon Musk on X/Twitter over the app’s new AI chatbot.The renowned horror author, known for writing the novels behind the blockbuster movies It, The Shining and Carrie, took to the app to share his feelings about its recent name change.Last week, King, 76, posted a tweet saying, “This X shit’s got to go” referring to the controversial rebranding of the 17-year-old social media app.But on Sunday, Musk tweeted announcing his newest AI chatbot, Grok, and King responded to the tweet in a way that could be described as trolling.Big whoop.

The journalist who worked with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on the book of their departure from the British Royal Family is revving up for his next offering, in which he brands King Charles as “unpopular” and Prince William as “a power-hungry heir.”

Whenever the King and Queen appear in public, they are always drawing attention to the many charitable causes that occupy a special place in their hearts - be it helping young people, the environment, promoting literature or supporting domestic abuse survivors. As well as tirelessly dedicating their time to supporting the good work of others, the couple are always surrounded by their team of devoted members of staff.

Harry Potter has become a multimedia franchise to rival Star Wars and Marvel.The success of the books led to a film adaptation of Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone in 2001, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson. The remaining six novels in the series were later adapted across seven films, with the last being Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows – Part 2 in 2011.Since then, the wizarding world has continued on the big screen through the Fantastic Beasts films starring Eddie Redmayne.

IT, The Shining, Christine, Carrie and Misery have all been adapted into acclaimed films, with recent examples including The Boogeyman and Doctor Sleep from director Mike Flanagan.Throughout the years, King has also frequently recommended the works of others, whether through press interviews or on X (formerly Twitter).The below list compiles the author’s movie recommendations as featured on a list published on Bloody Disgusting, as well as a BFI listing of his favourite movies from September 2017. Check his picks out below.In the BFI list, King describes William Friedkin’s 1977 film Sorcerer as his “favourite film of all time”.

It has long been said that Windsor Castle is the most haunted of all the royal residences with over 25 reported experiences of ghosts and spirits - but it isn't the only famous home that has reports of paranormal activity.There is one home on the vast Sandringham Estate in Norfolk that was never lived in by the late Queen, despite the significant connections it holds to her relatives. There may be a reason for this, however, as it has long been said there is one historic resident who may be outstaying his welcome.The royal in question was involved in a number of scandals during his lifetime and would have been King if a tragedy hadn't happened.

Welcome to Plathville” star Micah Plath was the guest bartender on Andy Cohen‘s “Watch What Happens Live,” he gave away some steamy information. The info was not only about himself but about some of his family members.Micah Plath recently appeared on an episode of “Andy Cohen‘s Watch What Happens Live” as the guest bartender. Andy took the opportunity to grill the TLC “Welcome to Plathville” sibling about his family and personal life.

People. “But what that figure is, I have no idea.”Trevelyan, who currently leads a group of British families looking to make amends for their family’s involvement in the trade, revealed that in February she donated $127,000 of her savings to the government in Grenada after discovering her family once owned a thousand slaves from the Caribbean country.The former journalist is now asking the new King, who said in April that he would welcome an investigation into his family’s ties to the slave trade, to do the same.“There would be a great healing power to an apology for slavery and some kind of reparative justice strategy from the King,” Trevelyan said to the outlet.

After three films, and dwindling box office returns for each successive movie, the “Fantastic Beasts” franchise may officially be over. Variety reports (via Total Film) that David Yates, who helmed all three of “Harry Potter” prequels (and the final four in the original franchise) revealed in a new interview that the series is “parked.” And it’s news to him that the plan all along was for “Fantastic Beasts” to be a five-film series.

Paris Fury said the 'King and Queen back together' as she reunited with her husband Tyson ahead of his boxing match this weekend.

Hot off the premiere of “The Fall Of The House Of Usher” on Netflix, Mike Flanagan is already working hard on his next project. And it’s another Stephen King adaptation, shooting in Alabama under an interim agreement.

EXCLUSIVE: Chiwetel Ejiofor (Rob Peace), Karen Gillan (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3) and Jacob Tremblay (The Toxic Avenger) have joined the cast of The Life of Chuck, the latest of many Stephen King adaptations from filmmaker Mike Flanagan (Doctor Sleep), which kicked off production in Alabama under an interim agreement earlier this month. Tom Hiddleston and Mark Hamill lead the ensemble of the pic, written and directed by Flanagan, as we were first to tell you.

It was revealed recently that King Charles and Queen Camilla will be jetting off to Kenya for their first major long haul tour between October 31 and November 3.The visit is significant for more reasons than one - least of all because it was the place where Queen Elizabeth II was when she heard that her father, King George VI, had passed away at the age of 56. The country also has a deep connection for the Prince and Princess of Wales as they became engaged there during a private holiday in 2010. As well as family ties, the tour will provide the perfect opportunity for the King to learn and speak about the country's painful history.