Bad Robot Options Stephen King Novel ’11/22/63′ For Television

Posted on Monday, April 29th, 2013 by Germain Lussier

John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963. Years later, a man travels back through time to the year 1958. Upon arrival he’s infused with purpose. He has five years to do everything in his power to stop the assassination.

That’s the plot of Stephen King‘s novel 11/22/63 and J.J. Abrams‘ Bad Robot has just secured the rights to adapt the story for cable TV. Read More »

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Jonathan Demme to Write and Direct Adaptation of Stephen King’s Upcoming ’11/22/63′

Posted on Thursday, August 11th, 2011 by Russ Fischer

The film and TV adaptation of Stephen King‘s long novel series The Dark Tower may have stalled, but other King projects are moving full speed ahead. We just heard that Harry Potter screenwriter and director Steve Kloves and David Yates would team up to adapt the author’s giant tome The Stand, and now Jonathan Demme is getting in on the King action. He has optioned the author’s next novel, 11/22/63, with an eye toward writing, producing and directing a film based on the story. Read More »

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