Stephen King’s Roadwork movie in the works!

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

IT and IT: CHAPTER TWO producers Andy and Barbara Muschietti have announced they'll be producing an adaptation of Stephen King's novel ROADWORK. The film will be directed by Argentinean filmmaker Pablo Trapero and the Muschiettis hope to start shooting early next year.

For those of you out there that might not be familiar with the book's plot, here's the novel's rundown via Amazon:

It’s all coming to an end for Barton Dawes. The city’s Highway 784 extension is in the process of being constructed right across town and inexorably through every aspect of Bart’s existence—whether it’s about to barrel over the laundry plant where he makes a living, or soon to smash through the very home where he makes a life. But as a result, something’s been happening inside Bart’s head that a heartless local bureaucracy isn’t prepared for—a complete and irrevocable burnout of the mental circuit breaker that keeps a mild-mannered person from turning to violent means. As the wheels of progress and a demolition crew continue unabated throughout Bart’s neighborhood, he’s not about to give everything up without a fight. As a matter of fact, he’s ready and waiting to ignite an explosive confrontation with the legislative forces gathered against him…

King originally published ROAD WORK in 1981 under his infamous pseudonym Richard Bachman. The book was then collected in 1985 as part of the hardcover omnibus The Bachman Books. If you haven't had the chance to read the King/Bachman tale yet, you can snag a copy right over HERE.

I've never had the pleasure of reading Stephen king's ROADWORK but it's on my must-read list. Maybe I'll finally give it its day in court once if finish re-reading Grady Hendrix's MY BEST FRIEND'S EXORCISM. Sounds like a plan to me! Have you read ROADWORK? What did you think?