Scott Cooper No Longer Wants To Direct "The Stand" Movie

The Wrap reports that "Crazy Heart" and "Out Of The Furnace" director Scott Cooper has opted out of calling action on the film adaptation of Stephen King's "The Stand",

The reason is said to be over "creative differences," and no replacement has yet been hired. Cooper came on to re-write "The Invasion" and "Blood Creek" scribe David Kajganich's draft--and direct the project earlier this year after Ben Affleck dropped out. Kajganich has also worked on the screenplay for the long thought of-feature film adaptation of King's It

The novel, first published in 1978 and then revised in 1990, tells a story of good vs. evil after a virus wipes out most of the American population. The survivors end up fighting the Antichrist-like Randall Flagg.

There was that six-hour mini-series adaptation in 1994 while Marvel produced an acclaimed Comic Book adaptation.

Roy Lee will be producing the pic which at one time had David Yates and Steve Kloves, who worked on the Potter series together attached to the project.