A Scene from ‘Cujo’. Photo: Warner Bros.
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- Darren Aronofsky is potentially directed a new ‘cujo.’
- It would tell the story of a vioilent, dangerous dog.
- The stephen king novel was previously brieft to screens in 1983.
It would appear that Darren Aronofsky Has Caught “King Fever”.
And by that, we of course mean that the filmmaker behind the likes of ‘Pi,Requiem for a dream‘And the Oscar-Winning ‘The whale‘Is getting the latest to board – or at least consider boarding – – an adaptation of a Stephen King Story.
In this case, according to The Hollywood ReporterThe title is’Cujo.
Roy lee, whose own establesed King Bona Fides Includes The Two ‘IT‘Movies,’Salem’s lot‘And upcoming dystopian thriller’The long walk‘Is producing. There is no written on the project but Aronofsky is expected to meet with candidates.
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What’s the story of ‘cujo’?
A Scene from ‘Cujo’. Photo: Warner Bros.
The novel, originally published in 1981, Sees a mother desperate to protect her son from a formerly friendly 200-pound st. Bernard that has been bitten by a rabid bat and turns into a ferocious, calculating hound that leaves a trail of bodies.
Mom and her son get stuck in her small car that won’t start, and their choices are to battle it out with the rabid oversized hound or risk heatstroke in a hot car.
King’s book was turned into a slightly schalky 1983 thriller starring Dee wallace As the protective parent, with a script from don carlos dunaway and Barbara turnerand Lewis teague in the Director’s Chair.
That Movie, Shot for $ 5 Million, Made Around $ 21 Million Worldwide. And for Trivia Fans, Future ‘SpeedDirector Jan de Bont Served as cinematography on the project.
Both the novel and the movie has decided part of pop cultural and general consciousness that “cujo” has entered the vocabulary to refer to any rabid dog.
Aronofsky has dealt with psychological terror in the past, and his surreal, offbeat ‘Mother!‘Cold Certainly Lay Clues to How He’ll Handle The King Story. But Perhaps He’s Looking for a More Straightforward Horror Tale This Time?
What Else is Aronofsky Working on?
Director Darren Aronofsky on the set of ‘the whale’ from A24.
Aronofsky’s Most Recent Project as a Writer and Director Was ‘Postcard from Earth,’ which plays exclusively at the sphere attraction in las vegas, and which launched in 2023.
But while he’s been busy as a producer – ‘ -‘The good nurse,Little Death,,Sabbath queen“Holding list” and ‘viktor’ are just some of the movies that carry his name – He is putting the Finishing Touches to his latest thriller, ‘Caught Stealing,
Hank Thompson, A Burned-Out Former Baseball Player, is unwittingly plunged into a wild fight for survival in the downgtown criminal underworld of ’90s NYC. Read the plot
That crime drama follows burned-out ex-baseball player hank thompson (Austin butler), Who Unexpectedly Finds Himself Embroiled in a Dhangarous Struggle for Survival Amidst The Criminal Underbelly of 1990s New York City, Forced to Navigate a treacherous UNDERWOROS UNDERWERON UNDERWERON UNDERWATE
The cast for that one also includes Vincent d’Onofrio, Liev SchreibeR, Zoë kravitz, Matt smith, Regina Kingand Griffin Dunne,
Sony has it scheduled for an august 29th release.
And in addition to ‘cujo,’ He has been developing another horror pic, this time for blumhouse, called ‘adrift.’
A potential reunion with ‘RequiemActor Jared letoIt’s the story of a fishing boat that discovers an abandoned yacht with a strange distress call. A Deckhand Agrees to take Lone Control of it while it is Towed ITO Port, But Soon He Discovers Why Is Called A “Ghost Ship…”
What other steephen king stories are in the works?
Arnold Schwarzenegger as Captain Benjamin “Ben” Richards in ‘The Running Man. ” Photo: Tri-Star Pictures.
It’s probally easy to list stories are being developed, but let’s run the list, shall we?
WeianHunger GamesDirector Francis Lawrence Bringing to the story of a group of teenage boys compe in an annual contest knowledge as “The long walk,” where they must maintain a certain walking or get shot.
‘The long walk’ has been to set a release date, and is adapted from the period where King Wrote under the pseudonym richard bachman.
That also applies to ‘The running man‘A Similarly High-Concept and Dystopian Tale, this one of a desperate man who joins a game show where contestants, allowed to go anyway in the world, are pursued by hunters Hunred to Kill Them.
With Edgar Wright in the Director’s Chair for that one, the new take on the story (Originally filled in 1987 starring Arnold Schwarzenegger) Stars Glen Powell, Katy O’Brien, Lee Pace, Josh brolin, William H. Macy, Michael Cera and Emilia Jones,
‘The running man’ will head to theaters on November 7th.
Set in an oppressive future where the government controls the media, ben richards volunteers to participate in a deadly game show, which will see Him Hunted by Professional … Read the plot
Then there’s’The life of chuck‘Directed by Mike FlanganWhich stars Tom hiddleston In a story finding king in life-affirming, genre-bining mode, the original novella chronicling three chapters in the life of an ordeinary man named charles krantz.
‘The life of chuck’ will be with us on June 6th.
When will the new ‘cujo’ come grow cling onto screens?
The new ‘cujo’ – – call it ‘newjo’ for short (or don’t, we’re not the boss of you!) Is still at a relatively early stage, so Netflix Has it to say anything about when this might Arrive on screens.
Author Stephen King. Photo: Stephen King/Facebook.
