24 Hottest Stephen King Films Currently In Development
Heroes and villains to be reborn on the silver and small screens.
Adaptations of King's work are very much a mixed bag: at times it feels like the master horror writer is a little too happy to allow film-makers access to his source without checking their actual credentials. But of course, the same open agenda has also gifted cinema fans the likes of The Shawshank Redemption and The Shining, so it's not all bad. Somewhat inevitably, given how many novels and short stories King has published, there are a considerable number of works currently considered "in development". Some have been frozen in that status for some time, and may never actually see release, while others - like The Stand - seem to climb the progress bar every now and then before dropping off the radar entirely again. Others are far more concrete and will hit both the silver screen and the small one in the next couple of years, giving the author's fans further opportunity to relive and re-love his work. At last count, there are also at least nine short film adaptations incoming - including the excellent The Death Of Jack Hamilton (which should have been adapted out) - which will no doubt offer some gems, but few of them will actually see release on the silver screen. The more important ones for fans to put on their Watch List are the 24 exciting projects that will bring some favourite stories and characters to life again. This is your guide to the most exciting and hotly anticipated Stephen King adaptations currently in development.