According to Ms. Mod: the final screenplay was written by King.
According to Ms. Mod: the final screenplay was written by King.
Author of The Road to the Dark Tower, Stephen King: A Complete Exploration of His Work, Life, and Influences and The Dark Tower Companion. Co-editor with Stephen King of the anthology Flight or Fright.
I look forward to this release. It will be interesting all the promotional advertising/apps/items that will be attached to it.
I hope they'll leave out the fact that the zombies can fly. This was so ridiculous, it ruined the whole book for me.
I'm tired as hell of zombies, but I loved the book, so I'm cautiously optimistic that this will turn out well.
They aren't really zombies, they are phone crazies.
Zombies aren't really zombies, though. The phone crazies of Cell probably qualify for the title better than the living dead of contemporary cinematic and pop literary tradition do, anyway.
Is there a specific reason Tod Williams was picked to direct? He hasn't really done much and only one is in horror. Just wondering how he got attached.
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I suspect he is cheap and is amenable to receiving and implementing copious orders from producers and/or stars.Originally Posted by mattgreenbean
I'm just glad that Eli Roth isn't involved...he's terrible.
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No longer using King's screenplay?
http://comicbook.com/blog/2013/02/27...r-mark-leyner/
During a Reddit AMA interview earlier today, actor John Cusack revealed that the film adaptation of Stephen King’s zombie techno-thriller Cell that he’s starring in will be written by Mark Leyner, who last worked with Cusack as the writer of War, Inc.
“Stephen King is a great writer to work with,” Cusack told a fan who asked him about 1408. “Doing a version of Cell with War, Inc. writer Mark Leyner. It should be another mind bender!”
War, Inc. also starred Iron Man 3 villain Sir Ben Kingsley as a secretive warlord pulling the strings from behind the scenes. That was, by all indications, good practice for his role in the Marvel Universe later on.
Previous reports (and the film’s IMDb page) had the movie written by Adam Alleca of The Last House on the Left; whether he’ll be working with Leyner or has been replaced as the film’s writer isn’t clear.
I thought the phone crazies were an innovative take on zombies. Unique and clever.
The "Tech" angle is certainly central to the story. I associated the "Phone Crazies" a little more along the lines of the "28 days later" Dead, i.e. more mobile!!!
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Three Pieces of Art For Stephen King's 'Cell' Adaptation!
http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/32...en-kings-cell/
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new news about this project of John Cusack?
Samuel L. Jackson Reunites With John Cusack for Another Stephen King Adaptation
According to a press release, Jackson "will play Tom McCourt, an engineer and former soldier who escapes from Boston along with Cusack’s character, Clay Riddell, after a mysterious pulse, transmitted by cell phones, spreads like a virus through the human population."
The film will be directed by Tod "Kip" Williams (Paranormal Activity 2).
Author of The Road to the Dark Tower, Stephen King: A Complete Exploration of His Work, Life, and Influences and The Dark Tower Companion. Co-editor with Stephen King of the anthology Flight or Fright.
Hopefully the character will still be gay here.
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I am very hopeful about this film. I adore Cusack after 1408 and especially Identity (which I've only recently seen and loved a lot), and I've always admired Jackson. The novel being one of the minor ones and not much loved (though I personally am very fond of it), it holds more potential for a good movie than any of them big whales.
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I wonder how well Sam Jackson will fit this role considering he's the exact opposite of the character described in the book. He wasn't anything like the hotel manager from the book in 1408 either but that was such a small part that it wasn't a big deal.
Also a former soldier? I like Sam Jackson but I just don't know about this...
Hearts are tough, she said, most times hearts don't break, and I'm sure that's right . . . but what about then? What about who we were then? What about hearts in Atlantis?
28 in 23 (?)!!!!
63 in '23!!!!!!!!!!
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The Houston Astros cheated Major League Baseball from 2017-18!!!! Is that how we teach our kids to play the game now?????
He plays a badass in the Avengers movies.
He's a great actor, I'm sure Master Windoo can pull it off.
Yes...I am REALLY looking forward to this one. It could be one o the best.
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I guess I should have worded that better. That was kind of 2 separate thoughts.He plays a badass in the Avengers movies.
He's a great actor, I'm sure Master Windoo can pull it off.
I know he can play a badass, but why are they making this character a former soldier in the first place when the story doesn't call for that?
It seems like they are re-shaping the character to fit the actor rather than the other way around.
Hearts are tough, she said, most times hearts don't break, and I'm sure that's right . . . but what about then? What about who we were then? What about hearts in Atlantis?
LOL. I think the opening scene on this one could be epic. I have always been reminded of this book by the opening of The Happening.
Yes...I am REALLY looking forward to this one. It could be one o the best.
Hold on...I have to take this call...
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