Another new Stephen King adaptation on its way to the big screen. Heat Vision reports that Warner Bros and CBS Films will be partnering for an adaptation of Stephen King's post-apocalyptic horror-fantasy novel The Stand, first published in 1978. The companies will co-develop and co-produce the feature film, with CBS having the option to participate in co-financing. Despite this announcement, no writer or director has been hired, as they're currently meeting with people for the jobs. King will be "involved in some capacity," but they haven't decided whether to adapt this epic 1141 page novel into just one movie or multiple movies.
King's The Stand is a story of good vs evil after a virus wipes out most of the American population. While it features dozens of characters, like the Trashcan Man, Rat Man and Mother Abigail, as well as overlapping story lines running over many years, the primary struggle comes ...
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