Cbs all access and the new mutants director josh boone are bringing stephen kings epic the stand back to the screen for a new television. If marilyn manson isnt the devil in the stand remake. Mike flanagan and more will revisit stephen kings the. It was directed by mick garris, who previously directed the king adaptation sleepwalkers 1992.
The series, starring alexander skarsgard, whoopi goldberg, james marsden, and legions more, was in production just as covid19 hit. The stand miniseries confirms alexander skarsgard will play. Everything we know about stephen kings new the stand. The stand is described as king s apocalyptic vision of a world decimated by plague and embroiled in an elemental struggle between good and evil. Last week, cbs all access announced a new adaptation of stephen kings seminal novel the stand, and fans are buzzing about who could be cast in the mini series the stand is one of stephen kings most beloved novels, and one of the stories his fans have most wanted to see adapted for the screen. Cbs all access is remaking stephen kings the stand. The stand is another one of kings earliest novels, a postapocalyptic 800page epic that ranks as a favorite of most hardcore king fans.
In prolific author stephen kings novel the stand, the accidental release of a. But cbs all access upcoming limited series the stand will bring a. Previously adapted into a 1994 miniseries starring gary sinise and molly ringwald, the stand takes place after a deadly plague wipes out most of the worlds populationand ushers in a goodvsevil conflict of biblical proportions. Stephen kings the stand release date, cast and story. Both of them worked on the remake of straw dogs in 2011. Stephen kings apocalyptic epic is coming back to the small screen in 2020. Stephen kings the stand 1994 apocalyptic horror hd. Stephen kings the stand reveals first look at cast digital spy. Stephen kings the stand series could star james marsden.
The stand is an upcoming american drama web television miniseries, based on the novel of the same name by stephen king, that is set to premiere on cbs all access. Stephen kings the stand movie will begin with showtime. Stephen kings stand by me remake this movie right s3 e2. In prolific author stephen kings novel the stand, the accidental release of a worldending plague decimates the majority of americas population, leading to a postapocalyptic tale of survival amid an. Theres a chance that stephen kings it may be the finest horror novel ever written, the work of. The dead zone 1983 its impossible to imagine another actor playing johnny smith, the.
Heres everything we know about the 2020 remake of kings the stand. Stephen kings the stand officially becoming a new tv series. Six more actors have joined the new adaptation of stephen kings the stand thats coming to cbs all access, with nearly all cast members playing familiar characters from the 1978 novel. Lies has at last been confirmed to play the villainous randall flagg in the series. King s 1978 novel is one of his most popular titles ever and. Stephen kings the stand enter a near future of a horrifically plagueravaged earth where a fraction of its population survives, compelling them to choose sides between the overwhelming forces of good and evil, in this critically acclaimed film version of stephen kings. King also wrote the teleplay and has a minor role in the series. Stephen kings children of the corn reboot coming from. Devout stephen king fans grew concerned upon hearing the authors beloved it novel was getting another adaptation, as many readers highly enjoyed the 1990 miniseries adaptation and didnt need to see the story once again. Marilyn manson cast in the stand remake miniseries vulture. Heather graham and jovan adepo in the stand 2020 alexander skarsgard in the. Stephen kings postapocalyptic horror classic the stand had been adapted for television before with the 1994 abc miniseries. In order to satisfy expectations from king fans and king himself, the stand is a mostly faithful adaptation to the. After the world is in ruins, due to a manmade plague, a battle of literally biblical proportions ensues between the survivors.
Yes, it serves, and while it might be worthwhile today to commision a remake of the stand based on kings later and longer adaptation of his novel, and film it for hdtv, this one surely serves. The stand is a 1994 american television horror miniseries based on the 1978 novel of the same name by stephen king. Everything we know about stephen kings new the stand miniseries. The film was expected to be produced by josh boone with jimmy.
The it remake gets stephen kings stamp of approval film. The stand miniseries confirms alexander skarsgard will. The stand is stephen kings apocalyptic vision of a world decimated by plague and embroiled in an elemental struggle between good and evil. Stephen king movies that are ripe for remakes variety. Stephen kings salems lot is finally being made into a. Its a description of the novels villain, randall flagg, a bad guy with such a magnetic presence that king would reuse him across nearly a dozen other books and stories in various guises. And this year, director and selfprofessed king fanboy josh. Stephen kings the stand remake cast by oldboy284 created 09 oct 2012 updated 06 mar 20 public with the strong possibility of a remake2 part film or theatrical trilogy, what actors i could see playing the massive cast. Release date, casting news, plot details about stephen king.
Stephen king s the stand is heading back to the small screen this time, with a 10episode streaming series coming to cbs all access. It was thestandgetsbigscreenadaptationfromwarnerbrosannounced on monday that warner bros. Is this movie entertaining, enlightening and somewhat spiritual. Stephen kings 1978 novel the stand will be turned into a 10 episode miniseries streaming on cbs all access.
Stephen kings classic novel is being adapted as a miniseries for cbs all access, and its. Stephen king s epic is finally returning to the screen as a tenepisode miniseries from a visionary director and featuring an allstar cast not to mention a new ending conceived by king himself. Considering the film has gone on to become the highest grossing horror movie of all time, the author revealed there are talks of taking another crack at some of his others. Stephen king tv series cast, release date, news, and. Why filming stephen kings the stand has been crazy during. Stephen kings the stand comes to life again a new version of the legendary plague novelstarring alexander skarsgard, whoopi goldberg, james marsden, and legions morewas in. With james marsden, jovan adepo, john flanagan, whoopi goldberg. First released in 1978, it tells the story of an apocalyptic plague that kills nearly all of the. Pictures and cbs films were developing a film adaptation of stephen kings novel the stand.
Everything we know so far about the remake of the stand. The postapocalyptic cbs all access series follows the aftermath of a manmade virus going out of control and wiping out 99 per cent of the. Stephen kings the stand is heading back to the small screen this time, with a 10episode streaming series coming to cbs all access. Stephen king has shared his thoughts on the movie on twitter.
The new miniseries version of stephen kings the stand is starting to shape up with major cast announcements emerging for the series, which is likely to premiere in 2020. The fate of mankind rests on the frail shoulders of. Full cast confirmed for stephen kings the stand miniseries. When a plague wipes out 99% of the population a series of survivors receive mysterious dreams. The stand tv series will adapt one of stephen kings most famous books, and its set to air on cbs all access. This version was released as a television movie and is an adaptation of the stephen king short story and a remake of the original film. This was a more accurate remake than the 2011 version, with the couple hitting a child who wanders into the road and ending up in the small town where the cult of children closes in on them. Stephen kings the stand will apparently be a 10hour. Late in 2014 it was announced that the fault in our stars director josh boone was hired by warner bros. Stephen kings epic apocalyptic thriller the stand is brought to television as a four part miniseries. Thats what james marsden told variety about the stand series, which started filming back in september 2019. When i think about stephen kings the stand, which i have done with some frequency since i first read it in 1994, theres one passage that always leaps out at me.
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