Stephen king novel becomes a phony zombie story john cusack and samuel l. For a cautionary tale issued well past its prime, cell isnt bad. Hbo max, antlers producer developing feature based on stephen king and joe hills throttle novella kings had more books adapted or optioned than any living author, and he has seen it all. This is a list of media based on work by stephen king including the richard bachman titles.
The film is directed by tod kip williams paranormal activity 2 from a script written by adam alleca the last house on the left and the master of horror, stephen king himself. He is an actor, known for the shape of water 2017, the visitor 2007 and step brothers 2008. Stephen kings office building sits on a particularly dreary deadend road on the outskirts of bangor, maine. Jackson and cusack worked together previously on the successful stephen king adaptation 1408. The film is directed by tod williams, produced by john cusack, with a screenplay by king and adam alleca. Stephen king is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes the institute, elevation, the outsider, sleeping beauties cowritten with his son owen king, and the bill hodges trilogy. Stephen king on what hollywood owes authors when their. A list of stephen kings movies, organized oldest to newest. I would compare this more to the crazies rather then another zombie film, but i. At the boston airport, clay cusack witnesses a scene of. Stephen king based on the novel by, stephen king screenplay by 1 more credit. Our mobile phones are reprogramming us as deadly killers, and it falls to upstanding dad john cusack to save humanity.
The film stars christopher walken, brooke adams, tom skerritt, herbert lom, martin sheen, anthony zerbe and colleen dewhurst. A high school teacher travels back in time to prevent john f. Stephen kings the dark tower film is being postponed. I prefer the ending in the movie because its darker.
Note that aside from creepshow 2, it chapter two, and doctor sleep, the sequels are only tangentially related to stephen king s work. This message was timely back in 2006, when the stephen king bestseller this film is. The 1 thing stephen king insisted on for hbos the outsider. I didnt mind the openended ending in the novel though. After i figured it out, i listened to in on audible.
The screenplay, by jeffrey boam, is based on the 1979 novel of the same name by stephen king. First trailer for stephen king adaptation cell starring. After attending the university of maine, he worked as a sportswriter for his local newspaper and labored away for a while in an. Stephen king discusses his career and new book end of watch, and receives recognition for his work in literacy from librarian of congress carla hayden at the 2016 library of congress book.
I watched the film adaptation of cell not knowing it was based on a stephen king novel. And its a real movie, tense and thoughtprovoking as well as visceral. Stephen king wrote his first short story at seven, and was first published in a comic fanzine at 18. While it was originally slated for release in 2009, reportedly a series of creative differences and the inability to produce a suitable script slowed things down. Stephen king has slammed the film adaptations of his stories graveyard shift and the shining, and praised those of cujo, stand by me and the. With james franco, sarah gadon, george mackay, chris cooper. Hes an institution, a legacy of classic horror stories that capture our imaginations, fuel our nightmares, and speak when hes at his best. After the closing credits have finished, the catalyst signal from the movie plays.
His recent work includes the institute, elevation, the outsider, sleeping beauties cowritten with his son owen king, and the bill hodges trilogy, end of watch, finders keepers, and mr. Stephen king confirms matthew mcconaughey and idris elba to star in the dark tower adaptation. A list of stephen kings movies, organized alphabetically. When a mysterious cell phone signal causes apocalyptic chaos, an artist is determined to reunite with his young son in new england. Stephen kings cell 2016 was a film i was thrilled to watch and enjoyed it because i watched the film fresh. South africa, and in its shadow, another monolith is rising the film version of stephen kings the dark tower. The cell movie ending, however, made many viewers question what happened.
After attending the university of maine, he worked as a sportswriter for his local newspaper. I know its based off of a stephen king boo, but the concept just sounds odd to me. On this ending explained, i tackle the stephen king apocalyptic zombie thriller cell 2016, starring john cusack and samuel l. The dead zone is a 1983 american horror thriller film directed by david cronenberg. Stephen edwin king was born on september 21, 1947, at the maine general hospital in portland. A film version of stephen kings apocalyptic saga was originally set for release on feb. British director johannes roberts is reteaming with production and finance outfit the fyzz facility for comingofage drama hearts, an adaptation of stephen kings critically acclaimed. With these written works have come a plethora of film. Two movies still planned producer roy lee says that production on the film adaptation of stephen kings it still planned as two movies should get started in 2016. Richard jenkins was born on may 4, 1947 in dekalb, illinois, usa. Stephen king, in maximum overdrives 1986 trailer the problem with that film is that i was coked out of my mind all through its production, and i really didnt know what i was doing as. I also excluded 2015s finders keepers and 2016s end of watch, since they are part of a trilogy with mr. Cell is a 2016 american science fiction horror film based on the 2006 novel of the same name by stephen king.
Stephen king has been terrifying readers for 43 years, crafting bestselling novels and short stories that have become iconic works of horror. Insomnia and eyes of the dragon are among the relatively small list of stephen king projects that have never made it to screen and are not currently on their way. Stephen king movie adaptations are mostly hit or miss for most horror fans. The film was released on june 10, 2016 to video on demand, prior to a limited release scheduled for july 8, 2016. More a leisurely paced, characterdriven drama with horror elements than an outright thriller, cell wants to warn viewers that they have become too attached to their mobile devices. Friday, april 1 saturday, june 25, 2016 stephen king on film, a thirteenfilm program of movies inspired by the popular and prolific writer, takes place weekends at midnights april 1june 26 at ifc center. Producer roy lee says that production on the film adaptation of stephen kings it still planned as two movies. The horror maestro has been adapted many times since salems lot.
Film adaptation of stephen kings cell to premiere at. Walken plays a schoolteacher, johnny smith, who awakens from a coma to find he has psychic powers. Stephen kings bestselling novel is brought to terrifying life in this mindblowing thriller starring john cusack and samuel l. Stephen king confirms matthew mcconaughey and idris elba. What is it that makes translating stephen kings work to film so difficult. Jackson, stephen king horror thriller movie hd when a mysterious cell phone. List of adaptations of works by stephen king wikipedia. This is a list of media based on work by stephen king note that aside from. This ending is confusing, so join me as i try to figure.
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