‘From A Buick 8’ Is The Latest Stephen King Novel To Land A Film Adaptation
By Chris Evangelista/July 23, 2018 11:15 am EST
Deadline has the news about the From a Buick 8 adaptation. William Brent Bell will write and direct for Ashok Amritraj’s Hyde Park Entertainment. This isn’t exactly one of King’s best-known novels, but since most of King’s work has already been made (or remade), Hollywood is starting to explore the far corners of his resume, looking for something, anything to adapt. The novel focuses on a mysterious, otherworldly car that spits out monsters from another dimension. King frames all of this as a story about family, and, oddly enough, it works. Here’s the book’s synopsis:
At one point, legendary horror director George A. Romero was going to turn the book into a film, with a script by Johnathon Schaech and Richard Chizmar. Later, Texas Chainsaw Masscare director Tobe Hooper took over for Romero. Ultimately, the film was never made due to financing problems. But that was back before Hollywood realized Stephen King could be a cash-making machine when done right. King adaptations have always been prevalent, but 2017’s It was something of a sea change. That King adaptation was a hit with both critics and audiences, and producers realized that when done right, a King adaptation could be a major success.
