More recently, there’s also the Firestarter reboot by Blumhouse Productions, premiering on May 13, 2022, in theaters and on Peacock. The remake is based on the 1975 novel and the original 1979 film adaptation and is set to premiere later this year. Gary Dauberman, the writer responsible for King movie reboots It and It: Chapter Two, is working on a reboot of ‘Salem’s Lot. The novel was an instant success and was promptly followed by a film adaptation in 1976 starring Sissy Spacek in the lead role, and was later rebooted in 2013.įrom there, King’s catalog of film and TV adaptations continued rapidly expanding and still is today. His first novel was Carrie, published in 1974, and followed the story of a bullied teenage girl who discovers she has telekinetic powers and uses them to enact revenge on those who tormented her. King’s written work has also been the source material for many film and TV series adaptations over the years. His written works have been incredibly successful, selling an estimated 350 million copies, according to The Washington Post, and his works are still popular today. With over 60 published books and short stories, Stephen King has built a career as the master of the horror genre.
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