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samuel-l-jackson For a while now, John Cusack has been attached to an adaptation of Stephen King’s novel, Cell. Now he’s got some company, as THR reports that Samuel L. Jackson has signed up too.

The movie is about Clay Wheeler (John Cusack), a Boston artist who is trying to reunite with his son after a mysterious cell phone signal turns humans into vicious, zombie-type monsters. Samuel L. Jackson is playing Tom McCourt, an engineer and former soldier who flees from the city with Clay. In the novel, McCourt is a gay man, although it’s not known if that’s being ported over to the film, and that Jackson will therefore be playing gay.

Tod Williams (Paranormal Activity 2) will direct from a screenplay co-written by Stephen King and Adam Alleca (The Last House on the Left). Production is scheduled to begin in January, with the project currently being sold at the American Film Market.

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With a renewed interest in Stephen King adaptations, it was only a matter of time before the idea of making a movie out of Cell was resurrected, as it’s definitely one of the more cinematic of King’s more recent novels. Now it seems the movie is back on track with John Cusack attached to star, according to ScreenDaily. The film is being shopped to buyers at the American Film Market.

King’s novel follows the chaos that erupts after all cell phones begin emitting a strange pulse, which turns people into psychopathic killers. John Cusack will play a father trying to find his wife and son during this tragic event. Stephen King co-wrote the screenplay himself, alongside Adam Alleca (The Last House on the Left).

The project was initially set up at Dimension Films back in 2006, when Eli Roth was attached to direct. That fell through and the last we heard, there was talk that the book would be adapted into a four-part mini-series. That never got off the ground and so now we’re back to film and Cusack starring.

The producers are currently looking for a director.