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Ben Affleck Warner Bros Choice To Make ‘The Stand’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Friday October 21, 2011 @ 3:54pm PDTTags: Ben Affleck, Stephen King, The Stand
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Warner Bros has chosen Ben Affleck to adapt and direct The Stand, Stephen King’s apocalyptic mammoth book. Affleck has become a cornerstone director for the studio, but this would be his greatest challenge yet. Even King has been reticent about the idea of making a feature of his book, which previously was turned into a miniseries. With The Town and Gone Baby Gone, Affleck has shown the grit necessary to handle such an unforgettable tale. It’s early days, but the studio loves Affleck, who’s now directing Argo.

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Jonathan Demme Deals For Stephen King’s JFK Book As Author Heats Up H’wood Again

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Friday August 12, 2011 @ 2:20pm PDTTags: 11/22/63, A&E, Bag of Bones, Jonathan Demme, Stephen King, The Dark Tower, The Stand, Universal, Warner Bros

It looks like Jonathan Demme is the latest big name to jump on a Stephen King project, with the director confirmed to have picked up rights to King’s yet-to-be-released novel 11/22/63, about a teacher who travels back in … Read More »

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