Horror Doug Liman to direct Stephen King’s The Stand

[Sawyer]

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=19970

Rumor: A Director Circles Stephen King's The Stand
Source:Vulture July 14, 2011

Interesting news from Vulture today...

Harry Potter director David Yates, according to the site's sources, is mulling over the decision to take the helm of Warner Bros.' upcoming big screen adaptation of Stephen King's "The Stand."

What I find more fascinating about their report is this: Vulture says Warner Bros. has plans to turn "The Stand" into a three-picture project. Certainly makes sense given the scope of the source material. Hell, not even Mick Garris could condense it into a two-hour film, hence the television mini-series that came about in the early-'90s.

Vulture says Yates has been re-reading the book and he's going to make a decision soon.

I'm interested.

 

[GoldGoblin]

Whoa,so this movie is gonna be a trilogy,when do you think it will come out?

 

[Carnotaur3]

If Yates gets it, consider ticket sold!

 

[cherokeesam]

Whoa,so this movie is gonna be a trilogy,when do you think it will come out?

Magic 8-ball sez: well before The Dark Tower ever starts filming

 

[Crockett]

Yates has done a good job with the movies he directed in the Harry Potter series. I'm definitely would be interested if he decides to tackle this material but three movies eh? As long it's rated R I'm down with this.

 

[Sawyer]

Definitely a step up from Mick Garris.

 

[Octoberist]

What's proabaly holding Yates back is thr commitment of doing three films.

 

[cherokeesam]

What's proabaly holding Yates back is thr commitment of doing three films.

Yeah, that Vulture article makes it sound like Warners is pinning their entire future on one director. Who died and made him Spielberg already....?

 

[Octoberist]

I mean if it's Fables where it's numerous arcs, I can see them getting different directors.

With The Standbitsnonly one book right? So I can see them sticking to one director.

I think Yates is the...'shooter' type. like Martin Campbell.

 

[GhostPoet]

If it was just one movie...I would say no. But making it a trilogy, that's gotta be a WIN.

 

[kvz5]

http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/motion-...-kloves-and-david-yates-reunite-for-the-stand

Exclusive: 'Potter' masterminds Steve Kloves and David Yates reunite for 'The Stand'
WITH THIS TEAM ABOARD, THIS COULD BE ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING KING ADAPTATIONS EVER

The "Harry Potter" film series was a juggernaut pretty much from start to finish, occupying ten years of pop culture real estate by sheer force of will. There was no guarantee up front that the films would work, or that fans would be happy, or that the studio would be able to get all the films made before the kids got too old to star in them. It seemed like a huge challenge up front, and the way they pulled it off has been sort of overwhelming to witness. It is a triumph of filmmaking as mountain climbing, an accomplishment that few would have been able to pull off, much less with the style and grace of this series.

How many other film franchises genuinely got better as they went? How many film franchises produced eight films in a decade? Especially films of this size and complexity? "Harry Potter" is one of those singular things, and especially over the back half of the series, David Yates and Steve Kloves did a lot of the heavy lifting as the director and screenwriter of the films, and they made a whoooooole lot of money for Warner Bros. in the process.

Little wonder, then, that Warner Bros. is in the process of finalizing the deals for David Yates and Steve Kloves to re-team for a multi-movie version of Stephen King's epic "The Stand."

This makes a lot of sense for a lot of reasons. First, "The Stand" remains this tantalizing almost for a lot of fans of the book. The Mick Garris version for television is a very faithful telling, but there's something wild and terrifying about the book that television standards and practices just didn't make room for, a scope to the world of the book that still hasn't been captured. Kloves is a smart writer and given two (or possibly even three) movies to tell the story, he can let it live and breathe, and hopefully nobody's going to try to push this to a PG-13. "The Stand," as originally written, was dark and powerful and disturbing, and if you're not going to go further than television has allowed in the past, there seems little reason to revisit the material.

Yates had mentioned his involvement with "The Stand" when he was doing press for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2," but he was still just thinking about it at the time. Word is that the deals are now coming together quickly, and that this is a priority project for the studio and for Vertigo Pictures, which will produce. After all, with "Potter" concluded, why not put the same team back to work on something that will cover several films? It's darker and more adult fare, but it's a book that has sold millions and millions of copies over the years, one of the best known things King ever wrote.

At the time, though, he didn't mention that this was a reunion. If this comes together quickly, this could be several huge release dates for Warner Bros., and a real treat for King fans. We'll have more on this as details are finalized, but for now, count on an official announcement soon.

Of course, that raises the question of casting, and that's a big conversation for another day...

 

[Sawyer]

I.

Just.

Came.

 

[Solidus]

This is awesome. One of my favorite books about to be put on the big screen!

 

[Sawyer]

The only way this could be better for me is if I was involved myself.

 

[Doctor Jones]

Damn. Impressive stuff. Poor Yates and Kloves will put themselves through yet another arduous task of adapting a long ass and book. But I guess they must love doing it.

 

[Liam_H]

Since they are planning a trilogy it'll be a lot easier to adapt that book than cramming it all into one movie.

 

[Carnotaur3]

Damn. Impressive stuff. Poor Yates and Kloves will put themselves through yet another arduous task of adapting a long ass and book. But I guess they must love doing it.

They seem to be doing that successfully and if there's any book that deserves this treatment, The Stand is it. I'm so excited! t:

 

[Solidus]

Though I disagree about the TV series being good lol, the book was a million times better. But I do agree it really lacked scope, just the descriptions of the beautiful landscape of the country really needs to be shown.

M-O-O-N that spells I'm excited for this adaptation to be done!

 

[Sawyer]

The miniseries had it's moments, but overall, it was a very poor representation of a fantastic novel.

One thing, however, must remain intact...
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[Rocketman]

Wellllll, this is the best day of my life.

 

[Man in the Suit]

Jeff Sneider from Variety tweeted this:

BTW, and I HATE to do this, but let's not go doing cartwheels about DAVID YATES & STEVE KLOVES re-teaming for THE STAND just yet... #sorry

http://***********/#!/TheInSneider/statuses/101519090488848384

I really hope it happens.

 

[Sawyer]

If this doesn't happen, I hope everyone at hitfix is prepared to die a most painful death.

 

[kvz5]

Jeff is probably just bitter that he got outscooped.

 

[Sawyer]

Oh, Gawd, the people on IGN... "Prepare to see huge moments get underplayed... like the Battle at Hogwarts." Come on. The film battle far surpassed what I ever could've expected from the book. I mean...

"Hey, look everyone! Harry and Voldemort are about to face off! Let's all stand around and watch!"

No offense meant to JK Rowling, of course.

 

[Liam_H]

Oh, Gawd, the people on IGN... "Prepare to see huge moments get underplayed... like the Battle at Hogwarts." Come on. The film battle far surpassed what I ever could've expected from the book. I mean...

"Hey, look everyone! Harry and Voldemort are about to face off! Let's all stand around and watch!"

No offense meant to JK Rowling, of course.

I guess it worked for you but the transition from how the defeat to the Great Hall was kind of awkward. He's just walking around the Great Hall passing by people. I would've liked if people started spilling out from inside to where they could see the end of the duel.