Steven and Stephen are getting together. That is to say that Steven Spielberg and Dreamworks TV are working with Stephen King to make a television movie based on King's latest novel Under The Dome.The novel is about one of those small New England towns that King enjoys writing about suddenly finding itself trapped in a force field. Unlike The Simpsons Movie, the concept is not played for humorous effect.
The idea is reminiscent of those stories where people are trapped in a confined space and lawlessness sets in. There have been many similar concepts done in TV and film, although I can't think of any particular ones off the top of my head.
As he gets older, King's television presence becomes less. For a few years it seemed like a different TV show based on his work was being produced every year. He may be starting that again. So much for retirement.
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11-21-2009 @ 3:25PM
GL said...
Boy, this should be special.
And by special, I mean boring.
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11-21-2009 @ 5:28PM
Joyce N. said...
Just bought the book and have yet to read it. As a matter of fact, I have every Stephen King book he's ever written. Can't wait for the movie already.
Long live Stephen King!!
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11-21-2009 @ 11:19PM
nick said...
Stephen King should be sued by The Simpsons...They just made a movie about this same topic! And no doubt it's much more entertaining than whatever new filmed Kingian dreck is headed down the pike - the batting average for good King films and TV miniseries is like .125 or so...
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11-22-2009 @ 12:52AM
adam merkley said...
FYI King has been working on the book off and on since the 70's.
11-22-2009 @ 2:16PM
Derek said...
The Simpsons would then have to be prepared to be sued by the Luna Brothers since their comic book, GIRLS came out before the Simpsons Movie and featured a small town covered by an invisible dome.
11-22-2009 @ 12:41PM
cress said...
Great! Another in a long line of shitty King adaptations. And I agree with Nick. When I read about this, I thought of The Simpsons Movie.
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