Another Stephen King novel to be screened
Stephen King's next novel may add to the collection of Hollywood horror films. This time we are talking about the 1999 book The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon. Previously, the adaptation was worked on by the Sanibel Films company of George A. Romero, but after his death in 2017, his ex-wife and associate Christine Forrest ("The Dark Half") took up the case, who intends to recruit the producer of "It" Roy Lee to work on the adaptation. , John Berg of Vertigo Films; and Ryan Silbert, founder of the multi-platform entertainment platform Origin Story Entertainment.The novel tells the story of a nine-year-old girl, Trisha, who, walking through the woods with her mother and brother, lags behind them and gets lost. For nine days, she tries to find her way out of the forest, going deeper and deeper. From fear, hunger and dehydration, she begins to hallucinate. Wandering through the woods, she talks to imaginary people, one of whom is her favorite baseball player, Tom Gordon. At some point, she realizes that someone or something incredibly scary is watching her in the forest. She calls him “the god of all who lost their way,” and it will be very difficult to escape from him. George Romero began work on the film adaptation in the early 2000s, but filming was constantly delayed. Vertigo Films, whose participation has already been confirmed, is quite famous in the world of horror: it has produced such projects as "It", "It 2", as well as the sequel to "The Shining" - the movie "Doctor Sleep", which premieres on 7 November.  “I am very glad that films continue to be made based on my books. Christine Forrest went to great lengths to relaunch this project, ”said Stephen King. Who will write the script for the future film is still unknown. Andrew Childs (Death Note) has been appointed executive producer. Source: The Hollywood Reporter The Topic of Article: Another Stephen King novel to be screened. |
