Stephen King’s The Stand Coming to Big Screen

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So it appears that Stephen King’s 1141-page epic (if going by “The Complete & Uncut Edition”) is once again getting the Hollywood treatment. Only this time it won’t be at mini-series. Apparently studios Warner Bros. and CBS Films think they can condense it to fit a two to three-hour run time.

Warner Bros. and CBS Films are teaming to adapt the novel, which in many ways set the bar for a generation of post-apocalyptic stories and influenced works ranging from TV’s Lost to music group Anthrax.

Mosaic and Roy Lee are producing.

The companies will co-develop and co-produce the feature film, with CBS having the option to participate in co-financing. Warners will handle worldwide marketing and distribution.

The Stand is one of my favorite Stephen King books, but I don’t see any reason to make it into a movie. It was hard enough to squeeze everything into a eight hour mini-series, making a two or three hour film would be a pointless distillation of the book.

Plus, the casting on the mini-series was great. I am still hoping Jamey Sheridan appears as Flagg in the Dark Tower films/TV series.

Mike Maillaro is a lifelong Jersey Boy and geek. Mike has been a comic fan for about 30 years from when his mom used to buy him Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Adventures at our local newsstand. Thanks, Mom!! Mike's goal is to bring more positivity to the discussion of comics and pop culture.