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Stephen King Teases New Adaptations of ‘Salem’s Lot’ and ‘The Stand’

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If you thought the Stephen King renaissance was already in full swing, well, let’s just say you can expect a whole lot more now that IT has smashed box office records.

With Gerald’s Game arriving on Netflix this week and 1922 coming next month, you may be wondering what the next King tale to get an adaptation/re-adaptation will be. We already know Andy Muschietti (IT) is hungry to make his own version of Pet Sematary, but what else is (potentially) on the menu for the future?

Speaking with Vulture this week, Stephen King himself teased that, for starters, new adaptations of Salem’s Lot and The Stand are at the very least being discussed!

There’s talk about doing The Stand as an extended TV series, possibly for Showtime or CBS All Access,” King told the site. “And there’s been some interest in developing Salem’s Lot as a feature, probably because people are saying, ‘Well, we took an old miniseries called IT and turned it into a phenomenon, so maybe we can do it with something else.’ Nothing succeeds like excess!

King also commented on Insomnia being turned into a virtual reality series, which has been talked about for a while now. He says he hasn’t heard a peep about the project in some time, but he doesn’t think it’s dead in the water. Furthermore, he teased a top secret animated project.

There’s talk about another thing, an animated feature, but I can’t tell you anything further — it’s a secret,” said King. “That looks like it might happen.”

Strap yourselves in, King fans. These are exciting times!

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Stephen King, James Wan & Osgood Perkins Horror Movie ‘The Monkey’ Wraps Filming; Meet the Cast

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Three horror powerhouses are coming together for The Monkey, an adaptation of the Stephen King story that’s being produced by James Wan and directed by Osgood Perkins.

The Monkey is a short horror story that appeared in Skeleton Crew, a 1985 collection that also featured The Mist, The Jaunt, The Raft, Survivor Type, The Reach, and more.

Deadline reports today that filming on The Monkey has wrapped, and the website has revealed the full cast for the upcoming horror movie. Read on for everything you need to know.

Theo James (The White Lotus) stars alongside Tatiana Maslany (SheHulkAttorney at Law), Elijah Wood (Maniac), Christian Convery (Sweet Tooth), Colin O’Brien (Wonka), Rohan Campbell (Halloween Ends) and Sarah Levy (Schitt’s Creek).

Osgood Perkins (The Blackcoat’s Daughter, Gretel & Hansel, the upcoming Longlegs) wrote the screenplay for the feature film adaptation and he also directed the upcoming movie.

“In The Monkey, when twin brothers Hal and Bill discover their father’s old monkey toy in the attic, a series of gruesome deaths starts occurring all around them. The brothers decide to throw the monkey away and move on with their lives, growing apart over the years.

“But when the mysterious deaths begin again, the brothers must reunite to find a way to destroy the monkey for good before it takes the lives of everyone close to them.”

James Wan is producing with Atomic Monster partner Michael Clear (M3GAN), and C2 Motion Picture Group’s Jason Cloth (Joker) and Dave Caplan (Babylon).

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