Sam Raimi, director of the iconic "Spider-Man" trilogy (2002–2007), is teaming up with Stephen King for the first time. Together, they are working on a new adaptation of the novel "Desperation," reports infohub.kz.
Raimi will produce the film through his company Ghost House Pictures. Zack Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein, who directed the horror film "Final Destination: Bloodlines," are in talks to direct. Ryan Brennan is writing the screenplay.
The novel "Desperation" was published in 1996, simultaneously with "The Regulators," which King released under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. The two stories take place in parallel worlds, feature similar characters, and share a mysterious villain. However, the new film will adapt only "Desperation."
In the plot, a group of travelers finds themselves trapped in a small desert town where an ancient evil has awakened. A routine police stop turns into a deadly game of survival when a possessed sheriff begins hunting his prisoners.
This is not the first adaptation of the novel. In 2006, a television film based on the book was released, with a screenplay written by Stephen King himself.
Interest in the author's works in Hollywood remains strong. Currently, director Mike Flanagan is working on a new adaptation of "The Mist," and just last year, several films based on King's books hit the screen, including "The Monkey," "The Long Walk," and "The Running Man."
Earlier, Kursiv LifeStyle reported that the first trailer for a new adaptation of Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility" was released.