John Cusack to Star in Stephen King’s Cell

At one point Eli Roth was writing and set to direct a film adaptation of Stephen King's Cell. That fell through, but word from the American Film Market is that the project is now moving forward with John Cusack as the star.

According to Screen Daily, Adam Alleca (The Last House On The Left) and Stephen King are working together on the script and the producers are currently looking for a director to helm the project. The book was originally released in 2006 and involves a cell signal that turns most of the population into zombies:

"Artist Clayton Riddell had been in Boston negotiating a successful deal to sell his comic book project.  His joy at finally hitting it big is shattered by an event called The Pulse which causes all those who were using their cell phones at the time of The Pulse to become zombies attacking and killing anyone in their way.  Fortunately for Clay, he does not own a cell phone.  In the panic to get out of Boston and find his way home to his wife and son in Maine, he is joined by Tom McCourt, a man he meets in the meleé immediately following The Pulse and a young girl, Alice, who they rescue from being killed by one of the “crazies.”  The story follows their terrifying journey, avoiding capture—and worse—by the “crazies” who are beginning to “flock” and are led by one they call Raggedy Man as they attempt to reach Maine and a place called Kashwak which they hope will be their salvation. "