Earlier this year it was revealed that Josh Boone would direct and do a script rewrite for the film adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand after both Ben Affleck and Scott Cooper previously dropped out of the project. With the complete and uncut version of The Stand totaling over 1000 pages, it was uncertain whether the new adaptation would consist of more than one film. But now Josh Boone has revealed how the epic story will be told on the big screen. Here's what The Fault in Our Stars and Stuck in Love director had to say about adapting The Stand in a recent interview:
"We’re gonna do one three-hour, R-rated version with an amazing A-list cast across the board. Every single one of those characters will be somebody you recognize and somebody you relate to. And it’s gonna be awesome. I’m really excited. It’s the most exciting thing I’ve ever got to do in my entire life. If 12-year-old me had ever known that one day I’d be doing this, to even just go back and look at that kid, I’d be like, Keep doing what you’re doing! It’s just crazy. I’ve met so many actors over the years, and like, when I met Stephen King, I hugged him with tears in my eyes. He meant that much to me when I was young. I still say everything I learned about writing I learned from Stephen King. I don’t read screenplays. I don’t read screenplay how-to books. It’s always just, establish the character. Establish the character."
We recently reported that actor Nat Wolff, a constant collaborator of Boone's, will be in The Stand, with Boone writing a part specifically with the actor in mind. There is no other casting news at this time. The Stand will be Boone’s second movie based on Stephen King's work, as he is also set to make an adaptation of another novel of King’s, Lisey’s Story.
We’ll keep Daily Dead readers updated on further developing details of this much-anticipated adaptation of one of King’s most celebrated novels. For those that haven’t read the book or watched the miniseries, here is a brief synopsis:
“The Stand is a story of good vs. evil after a virus wipes out most of the American population. While it features dozens of characters (such as the Trashcan Man and Mother Abigail) and overlapping story lines running over many years, the struggle boils down to a group of survivors fighting the Antichrist-like Randall Flagg.”
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