Horror Doug Liman to direct Stephen King’s The Stand

[Sawyer]

Josh Boone was on Kevin Smith's Hollywood Babble-On and he said he wrote the script for one movie, but now it's looking like 4 movies. He's starting to write Part I.

And they've been talking to tons of actors that would blow your mind. Production could start next year, maybe spring.

 

[Rocketman]

Jesus.

One movie is clearly not enough.
Four movies are clearly way too much.

Trilogy. Trilogy. Trilogy. Why is this so hard to understand?

 

[Sawyer]

HBO miniseries. HBO miniseries. HBO miniseries. Why is that so hard to understand?

 

[MadVillainy]

Late to the party but yeah 4 films seems like too much. If theyre determined to make a movie. 3 parts
1. Virus
2. Journey
3. Final Battle

and it was rumored before, but the Guardian is saying it's for sure

Matthew McConaughey to take The Stand for Stephen King adaptation
Oscar-winning actor tipped to play villain in four-film version of King’s epic novel, directed by The Fault in Our Stars’s Josh Boone


Matthew McConaughey is tipped to take the role of villainous Randall Flagg in The Stand, a Hollywood franchise based on the 1978 Stephen King novel. Backed by Warner Bros, The Stand will be released as four standalone pictures directed by Josh Boone. Discussing the project on Kevin Smith’s podcast, Boone described The Stand as “the Godfather of post-apocalyptic thrillers.”


Conceived as an American version of The Lord of the Rings, King’s 1200-page epic spotlights the battle between good and evil after a deadly virus has wiped out the bulk of the world’s population. McConaughey looks set to play the story’s chief antagonist, a grinning cowboy with supernatural powers who establishes a power base in the ruins of Las Vegas.

McConaughey won the 2014 best actor Oscar for his acclaimed turn in The Dallas Buyers Club and recently appeared in Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar and as an anguished Louisiana cop in the TV series True Detective. Boone directed the teen weepy The Fault in Our Stars and has also been booked to direct another Stephen King adaptation, Lisey’s Story. The Stand was previously made into a TV mini-series back in 1994.
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/nov/24/matthew-mcconaughey-the-stand-stephen-king-adaptation

Havent seen it confirmed anywhere else though

 

[Loki882]

That'd be a great choice, but I'll wait for more confirmation from other sources before getting too excited. So if McConaughey DOES end up taking the role, might he not also appear in The Dark Tower, assuming that that ever gets off the ground? Flagg has a pretty big role in those books as well.

 

[MadVillainy]

That'd be cool.

The Dark Tower isnt with WB anymore is it?

 

[Doctor Jones]

If they aren't late to the universe building game and if this succeeds, they can go to town with King given all his works exist within the same universe.

Where I'm at so far, McConaughey would make a great Stu. I'm just imagining him while reading the book. Though he can pull off Flagg, his character in Killer Joe suggest that.

 

[MadVillainy]

I dont think he'd ever get the role but I think Chris Evans would be a great Stu

 

[Whiskey Tango]

I hope they're not making a mistake placing all their eggs in Josh Boones basket. How many more of these inexperienced directors are going to be handed the keys to big franchises? It'd be nice to know they plan to see this all the way through instead of calling it quits after one or two pictures.

 

[terry78]

Inexperienced auteur directors can be told what to do, that's why. You get someone that's big or someone that's a fanboy fave, they'll want to do it their own way without interference.

 

[Victarion]

Inexperienced auteur directors can be told what to do, that's why. You get someone that's big or someone that's a fanboy fave, they'll want to do it their own way without interference.

Unless they work for Marvel.

 

[The Guard]

Four movies almost seems too many.

Still...cool.

 

[kvz5]

That'd be a great choice, but I'll wait for more confirmation from other sources before getting too excited.

Me too. I can't even find a source credit in the article. It sounds like just an assumption on their part. They just said that he "looks set".

 

[Octoberist]

I have to admit..four movies? The Stand is good…but it's also super bloated. It's King at the height of 'I'm going to be over-descriptive because I'm high on drugs' phase isn't' it?

 

[Nemeres]

HBO miniseries. HBO miniseries. HBO miniseries. Why is that so hard to understand?

Well, it's awfully specific, for one.

 

[Rowsdower!]

Perfect casting for Flagg.

 

[MadVillainy]

I have to admit..four movies? The Stand is good…but it's also super bloated. It's King at the height of 'I'm going to be over-descriptive because I'm high on drugs' phase isn't' it?

lol...

 

[Man in the Suit]

Boone said there's no truth to the McConaughey story. They've never had a conversation.

 

[kvz5]

Boone said there's no truth to the McConaughey story. They've never had a conversation.

I figured. It's your typical lazy journalism. The Guardian didn't even cite a source and it seems to have just assumed and the other trades just copied and pasted it.

 

[Man in the Suit]

Coming to Showtime as a 8 part series that will culminate in big budget movie. http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=500055

 

[DarthMuppet]

Alexandra Daddario as Fran Goldsmith. Just sayin'...

 

[Sawyer]

No.

 

[MadVillainy]

No.

Agreed.

 

[Doctor Jones]

Coming to Showtime as a 8 part series that will culminate in big budget movie. http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=500055

Oh ****. Well never mind then. Better than ****ing four movies. I can definitely get with this.

 

[Octoberist]

This seems...TOO SMART to be true.