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We reported back in March we told you that James Wan will be producing the upcoming new adaptation of Stephen King’s tale The Tommyknockers. Today, we have an update for you and it’s exciting! Jeremy Slater, who served as showrunner for “The Exorcist” series, has joined the team and will be writing, according to Variety. Wan will be producing along with Michael Clear, the same team who is behind The Nun. Roy Lee (IT) will executive produce along with Larry Sanitsky, who also executive produced the original 1993 mini-series’ (trailer below). The story tells of, “a town in Maine that falls under the influence of a dangerous gas from an unearthed spacecraft. The gas begins to transform the people, giving them enhanced abilities, but also making them violent and subject to an alien hive mentality. One man, thanks to a steel plate in his head, is immune to the effects and tries to stop the townspeople.”
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Horror’s James Wan and Larry Sanitsky are teaming up for the film adaptation of Stephen King’s The Tommyknockers, the second best-selling book by the master of horror. Universal Pictures recently won the bidding war with Netflix, and Sony for the rights to the film, according to THR. While no writer or director has been named we do know that Wan (The Conjuring) will produce under his banner Atomic Monster, along with Roy Lee (IT) from Vertigo and Larry Sanitsky who served as executive producer for the original 1993 TV miniseries. King’s novel, published in 1987, follows writer Bobbi Anderson who becomes obsessed with digging up something she has found buried in the woods near her home. With the help of her friend Jim, she uncovers a spacecraft. Exposure to the Tommyknockers who piloted the craft has a detrimental effect on residents of Haven’s health but gives them a talent for inventing devices under its increasingly malignant influence. Take a look
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James Wan, the director of The Conjuring and The Conjuring 2, is teaming up with Roy Lee, behind movies like Stephen King’s IT, for the adaptation of Stephen King’s The Tommyknockers. The two will be producing, Lee under his Vertigo banner and Wan under his company Atomic Monster. Larry Sanitsky who executive produced the 1993 Tommyknockers miniseries. The story tells of, “a town in Maine that falls under the influence of a dangerous gas from an unearthed spacecraft. The gas begins to transform the people, giving them enhanced abilities, but also making them violent and subject to an alien hive mentality. One man, thanks to a steel plate in his head, is immune to the effects and tries to stop the townspeople.” The miniseries starred Jimmy Smits and Marg Helgenberger. Check out the original trailer.
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We reported back in March we told you that James Wan will be producing the upcoming new adaptation of Stephen King’s tale The Tommyknockers. Today, we have an update for you and it’s exciting! Jeremy Slater, who served as showrunner for “The Exorcist” series, has joined the team and will be writing, according to Variety. Wan will be producing along with Michael Clear, the same team who is behind The Nun. Roy Lee (IT) will executive produce along with Larry Sanitsky, who also executive produced the original 1993 mini-series’ (trailer below). The story tells of, “a town in Maine that falls under the influence of a dangerous gas from an unearthed spacecraft. The gas begins to transform the people, giving them enhanced abilities, but also making them violent and subject to an alien hive mentality. One man, thanks to a steel plate in his head, is immune to the effects and tries to stop the townspeople.”
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From the Crypt
Horror’s James Wan and Larry Sanitsky are teaming up for the film adaptation of Stephen King’s The Tommyknockers, the second best-selling book by the master of horror. Universal Pictures recently won the bidding war with Netflix, and Sony for the rights to the film, according to THR. While no writer or director has been named we do know that Wan (The Conjuring) will produce under his banner Atomic Monster, along with Roy Lee (IT) from Vertigo and Larry Sanitsky who served as executive producer for the original 1993 TV miniseries. King’s novel, published in 1987, follows writer Bobbi Anderson who becomes obsessed with digging up something she has found buried in the woods near her home. With the help of her friend Jim, she uncovers a spacecraft. Exposure to the Tommyknockers who piloted the craft has a detrimental effect on residents of Haven’s health but gives them a talent for inventing devices under its increasingly malignant influence. Take a look
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Trailers
James Wan, the director of The Conjuring and The Conjuring 2, is teaming up with Roy Lee, behind movies like Stephen King’s IT, for the adaptation of Stephen King’s The Tommyknockers. The two will be producing, Lee under his Vertigo banner and Wan under his company Atomic Monster. Larry Sanitsky who executive produced the 1993 Tommyknockers miniseries. The story tells of, “a town in Maine that falls under the influence of a dangerous gas from an unearthed spacecraft. The gas begins to transform the people, giving them enhanced abilities, but also making them violent and subject to an alien hive mentality. One man, thanks to a steel plate in his head, is immune to the effects and tries to stop the townspeople.” The miniseries starred Jimmy Smits and Marg Helgenberger. Check out the original trailer.
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