One of the engrossing stories from the mind of the great imaginer, Clive Barker's 1989 novel The Great and Secret Show is being summoned for the small screen by filmmaker Josh Boone, who also revealed that Russell Crowe is attached to star in his movie adaptation of Stephen King's Revival.
Earlier this week on Instagram, filmmaker Josh Boone revealed that he is teaming up with Owen King (author of Double Feature: A Novel and son of Stephen King) to develop a TV series based on The Great and Secret Show, with Clive Barker and Mark Alan Miller also offering their invaluable assistance on the project.
The first book (followed by Everville and a yet-to-be-released third book) in the planned "Art Trilogy," The Great and Secret Show follows the dark magic-infused fight over an otherworldly place known as Quiddity. Between 2006–2007, the book was adapted as a 12-issue comic book series published by IDW (which featured cover art that included the above image).
While no further details on the TV series are known at this time, Boone recently confirmed news of the adaptation in an interview with Creative Screenwriting, in which he also mentioned that Russell Crowe is attached to star (likely as minister Charles Jacobs, although that has not been confirmed) in his upcoming film adaptation of Stephen King's Revival, which the filmmaker is hoping to tackle after making the X-Men spinoff New Mutants.
Boone is also working on an adaptation of King's The Stand, and while it's not yet known when that project will move forward, Boone revealed to Creative Screenwriting that James Franco "was attached to play Larry Underwood," the musician character from King's epic post-apocalyptic tale, although it's not clear if he is still lined up for the role.
We'll keep Daily Dead readers updated on all of these adaptations, and for those unfamiliar with The Great and Secret Show, we have the book's synopsis and cover art below.
The Great and Secret Show synopsis and cover art (via RealCliveBarker.com): "In the little town of Palomo Grove, two great armies are amassing; forces shaped from the hearts and souls of America. In this New York Times bestseller, Barker unveils one of the most ambitious imaginative landscapes in modern fiction, creating a new vocabulary for the age-old battle between good and evil. Carrying its readers from the first stirring of consciousness to a vision of the end of the world, The Great and Secret Show is a breathtaking journey in the company of a master storyteller."
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