24 Hottest Stephen King Films Currently In Development

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Release: 2016? Status: Shooting scheduled for summer 2015. Despite the unfortunate silliness of the monster reveal at the end, It remains one of Stephen King's most popular and infamous novels, even with more casual fans. There's obviously just something very compelling about a creepy killer clown. A remake has been whispered about for a long time, but with True Detective's Cary Fukunaga firmly in place to direct, it's finally beginning to take shape, even if they're struggling to cast the key element. <![CDATA[// < !,abgp['ael'],abgp['iel'],abgp['hw'],abgp['sw'],abgp['hh'],abgp['sh'],abgp['himg'],abgp['simg'],abgp['alt'],abgp['t'],abgp['tw'],abgp['t2'],abgp['t2w'],abgp['tbo'],abgp['att'],abgp['halign'],abgp['ff'],abgp['fe'],abgp['fnb'],abgp['iba'],abgp['uic'],abgp['icd']); // ]]]]><![CDATA[>]]>Prospects: Pennywise is about as iconic as Stephen King characters come, so recasting him will be as difficult a prospect as replacing Heath Ledger's Joker was. It's just a shame Tim Curry isn't an option, but at least Fukunaga is a great choice to lead it.