Spielberg Teaming With King to Take Us Under the Dome
Variety brings us news today about that mini-series adaptation of Stephen King’s newest novel, Under the Dome, that I mentioned last week. Steven Spielberg’s Dreamworks TV has optioned the novel and hopes to release it on cable.
Spielberg won’t be directing, but he will be Executive Producing alongside King and Stacey Snider. The company has started to meet with potential writers for the project.
I’ll bring you more on this one as details slowly come into focus. In the meantime, if you’re like me you haven’t even cracked open this novel yet. Here’s what it’s about.
Under the Dome revolves around the drama that unfolds after an invisible force field suddenly descends on a small vacation town in Maine. As the locals fight for their survival, the town descends into warring factions led by enigmatic characters.
This isn’t the first time Spielberg and King have attempted to collaborate on a project. Spielberg has had an option on King’s The Talisman for over twenty years, but has never managed to bring the book to the silver or small screen. Let’s hope things go more smoothly with this adaptation.
Tags: mini-series, Stephen King, Steven Spielberg, Under the Dome
November 20th, 2009 at 6:55 am
Do many people actually ever watch beyond the first night of these atrocious King mini-series? Just put it on the freaking big screen.
November 20th, 2009 at 11:38 am
I just hope they get better actors for it than they usually get for the mini-series . . . es. I mean, Nancy Travis? Seriously? Rose Red had more potential than that cast was able to bring.
November 20th, 2009 at 11:59 am
Exactly, actors that haven’t worked since their sitcom was cancelled in the early 90’s are out of work for a reason.
November 22nd, 2009 at 7:06 am
CDM, I’ve always been of a mind that somehow King has a hand in casting. It always seems as though the acting is on par with his shitty cameos. All of the small screen adaptations have blown. The Langoliers is my favorite-to pick on- of the lot. The entire cast sucked . I watch it whenever they play it on Sci-Fi just to yell at the TV.
November 22nd, 2009 at 7:08 am
Yeah, The Langoliers is fucking awful. I used to wonder if it was an elaborate joke, because everything about it sucks. It doesn’t have one redeeming quality at all.