Over the past couple of days we’ve heard that two Stephen King adaptations finally look to have escaped development hell with both The Dark Tower and It set to move forward; however, it seems the same can’t be said for The Stand, with producer Roy Lee telling Collider that the project is in “a holding […]
Josh Boone says The Stand is going to be a four-part adaptation “at the highest level you can do it”
If you were wondering how Warner Bros. and director Josh Boone (The Fault in Our Stars) were planning on fitting Stephen King’s apocaltyptic epic The Stand into one single film, it seems we now have the answer… they aren’t. Speaking to Kevin Smith on the Hollywood Babble-On podcast, Boone has revealed that he has convinced […]
Matthew McConaughey tipped for villain role in The Stand
Matthew McConaughey has been tipped to play the villain of the movie adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand directed by Josh Boone. According to The Guardian, Matthew McConaughey will play Randall Flagg, a grinning cowboy with supernatural powers who establishes a power base in the ruins of Las Vegas. The project is being backed by Warner […]
Stephen King adaptation The Stand reportedly reworked as ten-hour miniseries
Back in January of 2011, Warner Bros. Pictures and CBS Films announced plans to produce a big screen adaptation of Stephen King’s post-apocalyptic epic The Stand, with the likes of David Yates (Harry Potter), Ben Affleck (Argo) and Scott Cooper (Hostiles) linked to the director’s chair before Josh Boone (The Fault in Our Stars) officially […]
Stephen King talks The Stand and Salem’s Lot adaptations
It’s been a heavy year for Stephen King adaptations, with feature film versions of The Dark Tower, It and Gerald’s Game (with 1922 still to come later this month), as well as The Mist and Mr. Mercedes on the small screen. Next year is set to bring us the Hulu series Castle Rock, while filming […]
