Stephen King's website has announced the release of "Turn Down the Lights"Published by our good friends at Cemetery Dance, Turn Down the Lights is a trade hardcover featuring Stephen's never before published short story, Summer Thunder. This edition celebrates the 25th anniversary of Cemetery Dance with special editions to be published in 2014. For more information, see the Cemetery Dance website at the link below. |
Okay, this is sort of off topic, but I just read the most interesting article from Lilja's Library.
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Looks like Bob Weinstein and Frank Darabont is doing a TV version of The Mist.
Bob Weinstein, interviewed separately from his brother, said he was developing original projects that would be in tune with his horror- and action-oriented Dimension brand, along with several shows based on movies he has overseen for the company. He is preparing a pilot based on the “Scream” films for MTV, for instance, and developing a proposed 10-part series with Frank Darabont, based on Dimension’s film version of Stephen King’s “The Mist.”
The link to the Library page which has more info can be found here:
http://www.liljas-library.com/article.php?id=3917
As for the idea itself. Well, I don't know. Is this going to be a remake? If so, does that mean Darabont wasn't entirely satisfied with the film? I think it was fine, the only problems being the ending and I think the Mrs. Carmody character could have been portrayed a bit more nuanced. Otherwise it was okay enough, I guess, though I would like to see just those two aspects worked on.
However, I don't know one way or the other on this one. Any thoughts?
ChrisC
I stand by the thought that there is already enough untouched King material that it is pointless to keep remaking already successful films. It just reveals a certain visionlessness in Hollywood. A current generation that is afraid to take risks with new ideas.
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