Stephen King Adaptation ‘In The Tall Grass’ Headed To Netflix
By Chris Evangelista/May 8, 2018 2:43 pm EST
Netflix wants to stay in the Stephen King business, and who can blame them? Interest in adaptation of King’s work is at an all-time high thanks the success of last year’s It. Netflix had two King adaptations of their own last year – Gerald’s Game and 1922. Soon, they’ll have another: In The Tall Grass. Deadline reports a film adaptation of the short story written by King and his son Joe Hill is headed to the streaming service, with Vincenzo Natali attached to helm and Westworld’s James Marsden in talks to star.
Natali has actually been trying to get In The Tall Grass made for a few years. The project was first announced in 2015, with the filmmaker saying:
After that announcement, however, the production failed to materialize. Now, Netflix is going to make it happen. Natali had also previously pitched an adaptation of It, complete with concept art (that film was ultimately made by Andy Muschietti).
“Who would think that grass could be frightening? Trust Stephen King and Joe Hill to find a way. They have transformed an otherwise innocuous Kansas field into a stage for some of the most disturbing horror fiction I have ever read.”
In The Tall Grass is a short, genuinely fucked-up story with one whopper of an ending. I’m not exactly sure the plot – as it is now – lends itself to a film adaptation, but I trust Natali to find a way. The story involves a brother and sister who stop a rest stop near a field of overgrown grass. The siblings hear a voice calling for help from inside the field, and venture in to assist. Needless to say, bad stuff happens. Here’s how Natali described the story himself back in 2015:
PITCH IMPERFECT 2: #Pennywise designs from #StevenKing’s #It: Good drawings by #AmroAttia, not so good ones by me pic.twitter.com/BfbG03rlkH
— Vincenzo Natali (@Vincenzo_Natali) June 1, 2015
As your resident Stephen King expert, I’ll be tracking all these projects obsessively and updating you on their progress accordingly.
