The latest adaptation effort for Stephen King’s The Stand has been trying to get off the ground for a while now. While several directors have been attached at one time or another, the latest helmer getting a crack at the epic tale of good vs evil in the apocalypse is The Fault in Our Stars’ Josh Boone. It was recently announced Warner Bros. will be turning the project into a four-film series.
Boone says that the studio plans to allow him to turn Stephen King’s epic novel The Stand into a four-part franchise. The studio has been trying to figure out what I would say is King’s finest novel, in which the civilized world ends due to a viral genocide and the remaining population comes together in a battle between good and evil.
It is virtually impossible to turn King’s blockbuster novel into a single film.
According to Boone: “They asked, would you do this as multiple films. I said f*ck yes. I think we’re going to do four movies. Do The Stand at the highest level you can do it at, with a cast that’s going to blow peoples’ minds. Production in the spring.” Boone said he’s writing that first installment, based on the script he has happily scrapped.
We’ll keep you updated on any developments to this story.
Source: Deadline
