Get ready to return to the chaotic world of a sheltered telekinesis teen!
A movie adaptation of Stephen King’s 1974 novel Carrie is coming to the small screen, Deadline reported today.
The eight-episode limited series will be directed by King’s longtime aide Mike Flanagan.
King’s literary debut is half a century old and has been adapted numerous times.
Of course, the most famous version is the 1976 film starring Brian DePalma and starring Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie and John T. Starring John Travolta.
An ill-conceived sequel was released in 1999, and two subsequent remakes (2002 and 2013) failed to make much of a splash.
But if anyone can break the carrying curse, it’s Flanagan.
On the one hand, Flanagan’s recent Netflix projects have proven that he might be the modern master of the limited series.
Best of all, he’s no stranger to adapting King’s works.
Flanagan previously directed “Gerald’s Game” and “Doctor Sleep,” and his adaptation of King’s short story “The Life of Chuck” is currently touring the film festival circuit to critical acclaim.
But perhaps the most important qualifier is that Flanagan is a master of loose literary adaptation.
Let’s face it: Most horror fans are already at least temporarily familiar with the basic plot of Carrie .
And the book is less than 200 pages long, so it’s not really suitable for a faithful retelling in eight hours.
This meant Flanagan was free to do what he does best – re-examine the book’s central themes through the lens of his own creation.
His version of Shirley Jackson’s “Haunting of Hill House” was only vaguely inspired by the 1959 classic novel.
Its follow-up, The Haunting of Bly Manor, was filmed main Free to use its original material, The Turn of the Screw by Henry James.
Anyone familiar with King’s reaction to Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining” knows that the master from Maine wasn’t always a fan of directors taking liberties with his work.
But King and Flanagan have maintained a close working relationship over the years, and we’re sure the director will once again earn the full approval of his unofficial mentor.
Hey, if nothing else, this project is sure to be a bigger hit than the ill-fated “Salem’s Lot” adaptation that’s making waves on Max this month.
TV fans, what do you think? Are you ready to watch Carrie step back into the spotlight?
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