I think that it will be easy for this material to be done in a cheesy way. Care has to be taken in moving it from the written word to the screen and honestly Darabont has done great with his films but I just fear that his style wouldn't suit the material. Just my opinion. Shawshank and Green Mile are great but both are also very Hallmark movie uplifting. The Mist gives hints that he could handle it but I think it would be better in someone else's hands.