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Fault In Out Stars’ Nat Wolff Takes On The Stand

May 8, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

nat-wolffNat Wolff is having a good year. The Stuck In Love actor stars in next month’s much buzzed about The Fault In Our Stars, and now THR reports he’s set to reteam with the director of both those movie for the planned film version of Stephen King’s The Stand.

Although impossible to boil down to a simple plot, The Stand’s over-arcing premise sees a plague known as Captain Trips wiping out pretty much everyone in the world. The survivors then begin sharing a dream of a strange, evil figure, and slowly come together to try and defeat the anti-Christ like Randall Flaggs. It’s basically good vs. evil told on a massive, apocalyptic scale. It was turned into a miniseries in 1994, but despite being much loved by many, the huge plot and ensemble narrative have defeated numerous attempts to take it to the big screen.

Josh Boone, who signed on to write and direct this adaptation in February, apparently wrote a part in the screenplay specifically for Wolff, so the helmer must really like working with the young actor. However, it isn’t known if he’s be playing a character from novel or id this is a brand new role created for the movie.

Boone comments, “He’s a wonderful improviser, he’s my secret weapon, my lucky rabbit’s foot. Two or three of the biggest laughs in my first movie, he improvised. He’s gonna be in every movie I make.”

Nat Wolff responded, “We just immediately bonded; it was just love at first sight. We started arguing about movies we disagreed on, and we have a shorthand together now. I don’t like somebody who just talks my ear off anyway, so I like that we have that relationship.”

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ACTORS: Nat Wolff  DIRECTORS: Josh Boones  FILMS: The Stand  

Fault In Our Stars Director Josh Boone In Talks For The Stand

February 26, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

stand-stephen-king-book-coverFollowing in the footsteps of the likes of Ben Affleck and Scott Cooper (both of whom have since dropped out), Josh Boone (The Fault in Our Stars) is close to singing a deal to write and direct Warner Bros. and CBS Films’ upcoming adaptation of Stephen King’s novel, The Stand, according to TheWrap.

Cooper was the last helmer attached, but he left last November over creative differences.

Although impossible to boil down to a simple plot, The Stand’s over-arcing premise sees a plague known as Captain Trips wiping out pretty much everyone in the world. The survivors then begin sharing a dream of a strange, evil figure, and slowly come together to try and defeat the anti-Christ like Randall Flaggs. It’s basically good vs. evil told on a massive, apocalyptic scale. It was turned into a miniseries in 1994, but despite being much loved by many, the huge plot and ensemble narrative have defeated numerous attempts to take it to the big screen.

It isn’t known when they hope to shoot this long-gestating project.

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DIRECTORS: Josh Boone, Scott Cooper  FILMS: The Stand  

Scott Cooper In Talks To Direct The Stand After Ben Affleck Drops Out

August 24, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Scott-CooperThe long saga of trying to make a movie out of Stephen King’s The Stand continues with the news that Ben Affleck has dropped out of the director’s seat. Warner isn’t dropping the film though, as Scott Cooper (Crazy Heart) is already in early talks to take the helm, according to THR.

Affleck is out due to his commitment to starring in Gone Girl and yesterday’s news that he is playing Batman in Man of Steel 2. Warner Bros. and CBS Films had to move fast to find a replacement, as they have a limited window in which they can make the adaptation before losing the rights.

The story is set in a post-apocalyptic Earth after a synthetic plague wipes out most of humanity. It followd a group of survivors fighting the nefarious Randall Flagg. The novel was originally released in 1978, but the author re-released it in 1990, revising and adding portions to the story. David Kajganich (The Invasion) is writing the screenplay adaptation.

The Stand did previously become a two-part TV mini-series in 1994, but this will be the first time it’s come to the big screen.

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DIRECTORS: Ben Affleck, Scott Cooper  FILMS: The Stand  

David Kajganich Set to Write Ben Affleck’s The Stand

January 19, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

You’ve got to have confidence to take on a mighty tome like The Stand, and it seems David Kajganich does, as Vulture reports he’s been hired to come up with the screenplay for Ben Affleck’s adaptation of Stephen King’s post-apocalyptic horror/fantasy novel.

The story starts when a government-run lab accidentally lets loose a deadly virus, resulting in most of the population of the world being wiped-out. Survivors begin having dreams about two figures: a mystical old woman, or a foreboding, scary man, representing good and evil. The tale tracks various people who stories begin to intersect.

Originally Ben Affleck was set to both write and direct the project, but it was decided to bring Kajganich in after and the producers saw the work he’d done of a script for the upcoming remake of another Stephen King classic, IT.

There’s no production schedule set for The Stand (and considering the difficulty the book has had getting to the screen, it could be a while yet).

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DIRECTORS: Ben Affleck  FILMS: The Stand  

Ben Affleck To Direct The Stand?

October 24, 2011 By Movie Muser Leave a Comment

After years of trying, including numerous directors, writers and producers attempting to take it on, for the past few months Warner Bros. has been determined to finally turn Stephen King’s The Stand into a cinema franchise.

Back in May is was revealed that the Harry Potter team of screenwriter Steve Kloves and director David Yates were taking on the challenge, but now it appears Yates is out, as Deadline reports Warner has settled on Ben Affleck as the person they want to direct the movie.

However, Deadline’s brief report doesn’t say how interested or committed Affleck is, so it’s a little early to say Ben will actually make the movie. It doesn’t mention either whether Steve Kloves is still involved or if Wanrer is still thinking of this as a trilogy rather than a single film.

Although impossible to boil down to a simple plot, The Stand’s over-arcing premise sees a plague known as Captain Trips wiping out pretty much everyone in the world. The survivors then begin sharing a dream of a strange, evil figure, and slowly come together to try and defeat the anti-Christ like Randall Flaggs. It’s basically good vs. evil told on a massive, apocalytic scale. It was turned into a miniseries in 1994, but despite being much loved by many, the huge plot and ensemble narrative have defeated numerous attempts to take it to the big screen.

The Stand will certainly be a challenge for Ben Affleck, who is just embarking on his third directorial feature with Argo. Both of his previous efforts, The Town and Gone Baby Gone, went onto gain much critical praise and support. If he does take onThe Stand, it isn’t known when it will start shooting.

General movie news courtesy of Movie Muser

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DIRECTORS: Ben Affleck, David Yates  FILMS: The Stand  

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