The Stand: An American Lord Of The Rings!

I enjoyed the GQ article about Ben Affleck's work as a director. One project Affleck is currently considering is The Stand.  

Affleck is also working on an adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand, struggling to condense its epic nature into a manageable form. "Right now we're having a very hard time," he says. "But I like the idea—it's like The Lord of the Rings in America. And it's about how we would reinvent ourselves as a society. If we started all over again, what would we do?"  www.gq.com

I like it that he sees the potential of an American Lord Of The Rings.  I think that is very much what King was aiming at as well.  Breaking it into 3 clean segments would be difficult.  Movies are like mini-series that can build  night after night.  Each movie needs a clean beginning and ending.  The Stand is deeply interwoven and would be difficult to take apart.

The idea of big screen treatment is great! Maybe that Lincoln tunnel scene could be. . . scary this time!  And maybe Franny could be portrayed by someone else.  Maybe. . .

Ben Affleck Still Working On THE STAND

all about Hollywood has this Ben Affleck news:

MUMBAI: Ben Affleck has been signed on to star in Warner Bros Pictures' Nathan Decker. In the political comedy will have the 39-year old Affleck play a politician who is caught in an affair and returns home to confront his past. 

Since the Daredevil star will not direct the film because of his current busy schedule doing the post-production stage of Argo, the Studio is currently looking for a director to helm the project.  

His upcoming directorial venture includes a big-budgeted adaptation of Stephen King's novel The Stand. Affleck has also been attached for an untitled Terrence Malick project that is said to be a romantic drama also starring Javier Bardem, Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams. 

Affleck was last seen in 2010's The Town that he also directed.

Full article HERE