King says that he believes "You absolutely can’t make it as a two-hour movie. If it was a trilogy of films…maybe."
He implies that he certainly doesn't get any financial rewards from films based on his books - "This time people will probably say, “The miniseries was lots better” but …historically speaking, movie studios blow the budget on things like this, so maybe it’ll be fun to look at. The dough certainly isn’t going to me, although if it is a trilogy, and if it makes a lot of money, I might be able to buy a chicken dinner at Popeyes"
King believes no one will be able to top Gary Sinise as Stuart Redman. in the six-hour mini-series adaptation in 1994 though his runner-up pick would be Jake Gyllenhaal for the role of Stu.
He would like to see Billy Bob Thornton in the film version as well
Geez! No one bothered to pick up the phone and at least tell him about film. Yikes!
Having thought about this one for a few days now....
I agree with the prolific author a 2 hour movie will not cut it--even the mini left out some stuff or mushed things together to accommodate the format....
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