Now that Stephen King is hotter than ever, he’s become a hot topic of conversation. The remakes are running rampant, with a new take on Cujo allegedly being worked on as of five years ago. In fact, Kevin Smith tells Hollywood Babble-On he was once offered the opportunity to pen the remake.
When Smith posed the question as to what Stephen King stories they’d like to see adapted, the topic of Cujo came up.
“I thought that was done well enough the first time,” Smith stated before revealing, “At one point, somebody called up to see if I’d be interested in writing a new Cujo.
“I was like, ‘I like dogs too much, f*ck you!’,” he joked.
It’s unclear who owns the rights, or owned the rights at the time, making this following story hard to dissect. First, when did this event occur? Was this during Smith’s perceived prime? You know, before he blew it all with Cop Out? Or, was he allegedly approached when he was making films like Red State, Tusk, and Yoga Hosers? It also begs the question, if he was offered the opportunity to write, does this also mean there were expectations for him to direct? Furthermore, Smith drops this info so nonchalantly that we don’t even consider that he was just offered the opportunity to pitch.
“What ifs” are always fun to me, especially considering that we could have seen a Cujo film starring Johnny Depp as Guy Lapointe (I kid).
As for the rabid dog, I think it’s safe to say we’ll see a new adaptation soon, especially during King’s hot streak that shows no signs of slowing down.
