Hearts in Atlantis novella to be adapted to film

[Bev Vincent]

British director Johannes Roberts is re-teaming with production and finance outfit The Fyzz Facility for coming-of-age drama “Hearts,” an adaptation of Stephen King’s critically acclaimed novella “Hearts in Atlantis.”

Set in 1966, “Hearts” is a bittersweet coming-of-age story about a group of college boys and their first time away from home, their obsession and self-destruction, and what it means to be an adult in a world where, in the face of a devastating war no one understands, adults can no longer be trusted.


Roberts adapted the story with his regular writing partner, Ernest Riera. The pair has recently come off of horror film “The Other Side Of The Door,” starring Sarah Wayne Callies and released worldwide by 20th Century Fox, and shark thriller “47 Meters Down,” starring Mandy Moore, which marked Roberts’ first collaboration with The Fyzz Facility. “47 Meters Down”is scheduled for U.S. release through Entertainment Freestyle in 2017.

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[Iwritecode]

I've never really viewed this book as a collection of stories. I've always looked at it as one long story that spans several decades. This outta confuse the hell out of the general public who have never read the book but saw the first movie though.

This has been my favorite SK book since I read it and this story was always my favorite one in the book. I'm looking forward to seeing it and as always, hoping they don't screw it up.

[mae]

Great news, thanks! To me, the book was always a collection, especially as it collected a previously published story, albeit heavily revised.

[mattgreenbean]

Wait, a new Mandy Moore movie!!! Where she may be in a bikini!