DESPERATION, based on King’s novel, has director Mick Garris (RIDING THE BULLET) at the helm, alongside Ron Perlman (HELLBOY), Steve Weber (THE SHINING), Tom Skerritt (THE GRID) and Henry Thomas (E.T.). Check out what Mr. King had to say:
I ordinarily don’t comment far in advance on films based on my work, especially TV films, but in the case of Desperation I am going to make an exception because my old partner in crime, Mick Garris, has produced an extraordinary piece of work, and the ensemble cast is outstanding. Ron Perlman as Collie Entragian will haunt your dreams. You might want to consider making time in May (tentative) for this one, which is when ABC plans to run it.
One word of warning: this is TV and it’s impossible to tell in advance how much of a given piece of work will be cut. The version of Desperation I saw was graphic and very frightening. This may make the network uneasy.
Let’s hope they don’t cut out too much, but in this day in age it’s hard to tell what the networks will tolerate, and what they won’t. One thing’s for sure though, this mini-series is going to be well worth the wait! I, for one, will be setting my VCR to record as soon as we find out when ABC plans to air it.