The Dark Tower movie is slowly fading away. Meanwhile, Carrie is an almost definite remake.
The Stand and It are rumored remakes.
Evidently, Hollywood needs a little help in choosing proper King books to adapt.
(Check out the list below)
Bag of Bones
Many fans consider Bag of Bones one of King’s top three novels. Rightfully so. After his wife dies, author Mike Noonan lives an empty existence for four years. While on vacation he meets a single mother and daughter caught up in a custody battle with a grandfather. The sudden legal thriller takes another sharp turn when Mike realizes there’s a ghost watching him and leaving cryptic messages on the refrigerator. Part love story (as all ghost stories are, really), part legal thriller, and, best of all, a character study of fascinatingly broken people. Bag of Bones stand as testament that not is King a great author, but ghost stories can be real literature (and hopefully cinema too).
The Breathing Method
Method comes from King’s four short story collection Different Seasons. Three of the stories are already good films: The Shawshank Redemption (yes, it’s a King story), Apt Pupil and Stand by Me (yes again). Method is narrated by a new member of a secret club where old men tell chilling stories and are forbidden to even mention certain other subjects. The main story told follows a young pregnant woman learning the Lamaze breathing method from her doctor (with dark twists . Imagine if King remade Fight Club and you sort of get the idea.
A Good Marriage
From King’s latest book Full Dark, No Stars, Marriage is a short story about a woman happily married for over 20 years to a loving husband. Then one day she discovers his dark secrets in a box in the garage. Her world falls apart; the police come and the wife must deal with a quickly downward spiraling situation.
Cell
I remember when Cell was first published I thought King has truly jumped the shark and should retire. Boy was I wrong! This isn’t about a killer cell phone, but a pulse sent through cell phones that deteriorates the brain into a zombie-like state. Basically, KING does ZOMBIES. A few “normies” don’t answer their cell and their left alive amid the hungry “phoners.” Awesome. The story is aided with symbolism about terrorism, technology and government as well (but it’s really about ZOMBIES!).
Any other recommendations?
