Joe Hill? Well, he’s awesome. His dad, Stephen King? Even more awesome.
The duo united on In The Tall Grass, which is to be adapted for the big screen by none other than Vincenzo Natali (Cube, Splice, “Hannibal”)!
Altitude Film Sales managing director Mike Runagall and his team will kick off pre-sales next week on the story of a young man and his pregnant sister on a road trip who end up fighting for their lives in a field after they respond to a boy’s cries for help, says ScreenDaily.
Natali adapted the screenplay from the novella by Stephen King and Joe Hill (“Horns”, “Locke & Key”), which first appeared as a story in “Esquire”.
Principal photography is scheduled for September in the Toronto area.
“Who would think that grass could be frightening,” said Natali. “Trust Stephen King and Joe Hill to find a way.
“They have transformed an otherwise innocuous Kansas field into a stage for some of the most disturbing horror fiction I have ever read.”
Referring to the protagonists’ ill-fated rescue attempt, Natali said: “When they go to assist the boy, they discover that strange forces are at work.
“Space is warped so that one minute they are together and the next they are miles apart. The field is an ineffable maze from which there is no escape. Before long they have lost their bearings and each other. But they are not alone…”