telling you all about the upcoming production of MIST, based on the Stephen King
short. Well now it looks like there may be another King book hitting the
screens as well.
SciFi Wire recently spoke to STORM
OF THE CENTURY director Craig R. Baxley, who has done several King works for
television and would now like to move to the big screen with an adaptation of
Stephen King’s GERALD’S GAME.
Baxley said: “What
I gravitate to about Stephen is the psychological aspect of the thrillers. I
don’t gravitate to when the cats explode and the blood flies and everything
else…Stephen is such a wonderful writer when it comes to character. I’m very
fond of him, obviously, and we have a very good working relationship. We’ll see
what happens.”
The story that Baxley wants to
direct revolves around a women, who after being handcuffed to a bed by her
husband during a sexual exploit, becomes trapped when her husband has a heart
attack and dies. This all takes place in a remote cabin in Maine, and she begins
to hallucinate during her impromptu imprisonment.
To see what else Baxley had to say
to SciFi Wire, click
here. Also if you’ve read this book, post your
thoughts on it below. I haven’t read it and am intrigued to whether it could be
done justice on screen.