Stephen King's 'The Stand' to be adapted in a film; Filmmaker Doug Liman to take the charge
Stephen King's cult classic book 'The Stand' might be heading to release on the silver screen soon. The literary masterpiece was originally released in 1978 and was revised in 1990 to be a whopping 1153-page book, which would now be translated into a film.
About the adaptation
According to The Hollywood Reporter, filmmaker
Doug Liman
, in collaboration with Paramount Pictures and Cross Creek Pictures' Tyler Thompson, are on board to produce the adaptation. The script has not been confirmed yet, but the production houses are making this a priority, moving forward aggressively to happen as soon as possible.
The previous projects
With the theme of good and evil, the story revolves around a post-apocalyptic world affected by plague, and follows dozens of characters in overlapping storylines running over many years. 'The Stand' was previously adapted into a television miniseries in 1994, starring Gary Sinise, Molly Ringwald, Rob Lowe,
Ruby Dee
, and Laura San Giacomo; and was again adapted in 2020, starring James Marsden,
Katherine McNamara
, Odessa Young, Alexander Skarsgard, Whoopi Goldberg, and
Amber Heard
.
Previously, there were attempts made by various filmmakers to make a movie out of 'The Stand,' including
Ben Affleck
, Scott Cooper, David Yates, and Josh Boone, but they weren't successful with it. Doug Liman has taken charge this time, and it is said to be a lone film, not a franchise.
About filmmaker Doug Liman
Doug Liman has previously worked with
Tom Cruise
in 2014's original sci-fi movie 'Edge of Tomorrow' as well as 'American Made.' Currently, he is working on 'Deeper,' an underwater supernatural thriller, which is said to star Cruise and
Ana de Armas
. His recent film starred Jake Gyllenhaal, which was a remake of the classic action film, 'Road House,' and became one of the most-watched films on Amazon Prime.
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