King’s novels, in genres that range from terror and science fiction to crime and fantasy, have been adapted in a large number of films.
Darren Aronofsky is in conversations to direct Cujo for Netflixit is a new version of the horror novel of Stephen KingOn a San Bernardo dog thirsty for blood.
Cujo is in the early stages of development and to specify the agreement, the film would mark the aronofsky debut in a streaming service, according to the Variety portal.
Although Hollywood has occasionally tempted it (it was one of the first candidates for the reboot of Batman before Christopher Nolan He took over), Aronofsky has remained faithful to its independent roots. The filmmaker has directed films such as Psychological Drama Requiem for a dreamthe psychological thriller The black swanthe allegory of psychological horror Mother! and the case of psychological study The whale. He is currently giving the last touches to Caught Stealing from Sony, a criminal drama with Austin Butler and Zoe Kravitz that opens in cinemas this August.
What is it about cujo
Roy Lee (Barbarian) will produce the new version of Cujo, announced in early March and that still does not have a screenwriter or actors. King’s book of 1981 about a mother and a son who are trapped in her car while protecting themselves from a rabid dog adapted for the first time to the cinema in 1983. This film, directed by Lewis Teague and starring Dee Wallace, Daniel Hugh Kelly and Danny Pintaurcollected 21 million dollars worldwide with a budget of 6 million.
King’s novels, in genres that range from terror and science fiction to crime and fantasy, have been rich material for Hollywood, with films such as Carrie, El Gest.
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