Cell should be a movie.

[petcemitaryfan]

Cell should be a movie as well, This was a great book poeple turning into zombies via the cell phone, Mark Wahlberg did great in M night shymalyn's The Happening.

[JohnDalglish]

Hi,

Apparently it's to be made as a four hour miniseries for HBO.

Long days and pleasant nights

[ScottP53]

Darn, I don't subscribe to HBO. I'll have to wait until it comes out on DVD.

[The Outsider]

Oh, it's a miniseries now? Dang. I hate those, to tell you the truth. It just isn't as professional. Well, either way, I hope they do it justice as I hope they do so for every one of the King's many novels. I do think it would be a big hit on the big screen.

[mgencarelli]

I agree with you The Outsider, I am not a big fan of the mini-series path but at least it is getting made and has a chance of being made

[Countrygirl_sass]

I would love to see this on HBO. Are we sure they are working on it John? I am truly tickled if it is.

[JohnDalglish]

I would love to see this on HBO. Are we sure they are working on it John? I am truly tickled if it is.

Hi,

Aye, me too, and in favour of the miniseries format is the amount of screentime that it can devote to a project.

Ms Mod, could you please let us known the current state-of-play regarding Cell?

Long days and pleasant nights

[Moderator]

We're not directly involved with the production so I've not heard anything since the announcement was made that it is to be a miniseries.

[Countrygirl_sass]

Thanks.....well I wish someone would lite a fire under them!!:cool2:

[evilduck]

great a miniseries about a novel with some telekenetic zombies where the only character I cared about dies .....lame book so its probably going to be a lame miniseries

[Spideyman]

great a miniseries about a novel with some telekenetic zombies where the only character I cared about dies .....lame book so its probably going to be a lame miniseries

Sorry you felt the book was lame. It did not find that to be so.
Don't judge a miniseries by the book. You might be surprised.

[lostinla]

I loved this book. One of those that you can't put down. Glad to hear they are doing a miniseries or movie!!! Can't wait. Thanks for letting me know

[Countrygirl_sass]

great a miniseries about a novel with some telekenetic zombies where the only character I cared about dies .....lame book so its probably going to be a lame miniseries

I think its hard sometimes when a favorite character dies. I am a big fan of Lonesome Dove, and when Gus dies....well it truly is heartbreaking. He was the loveable character flaws and all, unlike Woodrow. He was the glue that held the story together. But the movie was just as good as the book.

So I can deal with a little death here and there, sometimes its just a blesing to know the characters in the first place even for a little while. Much like how it is in real life. Breaks your heart to see them go, but what if you never new them in the first place?

:smile2:

[JRM]

great a miniseries about a novel with some telekenetic zombies where the only character I cared about dies .....lame book so its probably going to be a lame miniseries

This made me laugh, 'cuz I completely agree with the first half of your comment. I didn't like the idea of telekenetik zombies, and my favorite character was also the one who died. *Smacks forehead* Fortunately, I don't think the book was lame -- I thought it was quite decent -- but I could see where you're coming from.

[Audaciousfox]

I would much, much rather see Bag of Bones movie-ized.
I see from responses that Cell has been made into a miniseries, but I'm not in a rush to catch it. It was a terrific book (with the exception of not explaining what began the bloody Pulse to begin with), but I believe it would just become another zombie movie. Nothing special about it.

[Audaciousfox]

Myself, I like the King miniseries I have watched (DVR it and scoot through the advertisements)...I believe it gives a lot more attention to details that a two-, three-hour movie would not have the time to address.

[CrazyAbe]

Hi

this Abe

i think is a good scary story

might be good also a movie:cool2:

[joyfulgirlh]

It's so funny I found this thread! I came looking to discuss this... I just saw (another) trailer for the remake of 'The Crazies', and every time I see a trailer for that, it's been making me wish for a movie based on Cell. I'll take it however I can get it, whether a movie or mini-series! Yay! ~Adds a match to Countrygirl's fire~ :grinning:

p.s. No worries non-HBO subscribers, all of HBO's stuff eventually comes out on DVD...

~runs off squealing Zombie movies rule! Yay!~

[xkittyx]

Yea, this book would definitely make a good movie. I was so excited a few years back when Eli Roth was gonna do it, and a little sad when I found out that deal was no more, but still, HBO does good shows, I like a lot of what I see from them, so hopefully it'll be good!

[NathanQuint91]

I remember Cell was the first book by SK I actually read. It was what got me hooked. I've really been waiting for it to be released in some visual form. I think a mini-series would do it justice.

And the timing would be spot on; zombies are the next hottest thing after vampires.

[GNTLGNT]

Not only do I want to see Zombies(yeah an archetype deserves a capital "Z"), using cell phones, I want to see them text...OMG UR 1 hot Z-bie! We could stop "dead" though at Zombie sexting, more because their naughty bits have fallen off than because I would be repulsed(O.K., that makes sound all kinds of weird...NNNUUURRRSSSEEE, you gave the wrong damn pill again!!!):biggrin2:

[strange]

reading on Wikipedia about it, it says Stephen wrote a screenplay for it back in 2009, and had dealt with the problem of the ending :laugh:. whether its true or not being wiki is debatable, but if they were to do it I think maybe Frank Darabont would do a really gd take on it, he also gives King's films some credibility and shows a lot of respect for them.

[joyfulgirlh]

GNTLNT: You made me laugh right out loud at my computer screen! :laugh:

I personally wouldn't want any of the story line 'fixed' for the movie... In fact, the only SK movie 'fix' that I can recall being moved by, was the altered ending to "The Mist" - I was horrified (satisfyingly so, yeah I'm a weirdo ~grin~) and it made me go back to read the story...

Whatever they do on-screen with Mr. King's work, I want at least the same emotional response as I had while reading the story...

[JRM]

GNTLNT: You made me laugh right out loud at my computer screen! :laugh:

I personally wouldn't want any of the story line 'fixed' for the movie... In fact, the only SK movie 'fix' that I can recall being moved by, was the altered ending to "The Mist" - I was horrified (satisfyingly so, yeah I'm a weirdo ~grin~) and it made me go back to read the story...

Whatever they do on-screen with Mr. King's work, I want at least the same emotional response as I had while reading the story...

I agree. Muahaha! :grr:

[PunkrX]

when it comes out, im gonna watch this...Cell was the first SK book i ever read, and i really enjoyed it!

[petcemitaryfan]

Like the Mafia says Get Out Of Here

[upinurface]

Dissapointed as don't have HBO but sounds good but will they change the ending as was left in compleat confusion what happens to his son? hopefully this question will be answered via HBO

Newbee upinurface x

[nate_watkins]

I'd certainly see it. I really enjoyed the book, and it would make a great show. :smile2:

[HutchWilco]

I thought I read this was in pre-production. That not happening anymore?

[krazy]

i agree with man cell was a gr8 book

[mohoya]

I agree Cell should be made into a movie. Sad that Eli Roth doesn't seem to be doing the film any more.

[CCAL]

seems to me it would almost HAVE to be a series. So much happens over a definite period of time.Can't imagine rushing it through in 2 hours or so...can you?

[joyfulgirlh]

Long time no reply to this thread...
I think that short stories and novellas are better suited to being adapted to 2 hour movies... Entire novels of Mr. King's could always have a mini-series devoted to them as far as I personally am concerned... I wonder what's happening with this one?!?

[towerchilde78]

I love this book. I was excited when I found out Eli Roth was doing the movie, so I became a fan of his myspace page and staked it out daily for updates. Then he dropped out because of a difference of opinion or something. Talk about disappointment!!! I could really see a great pairing of the minds of Roth and King.

[muskrat]

Normally hate made-for-tv anything 'cause all the juicy bits get cut (not to mention inferior production values). But with HBO it's a differen't story. They've done some impressive things lately. Cell's a damn good, crazy zombie-esque snowball ride to hell. Can't believe Zombie-crazy hollywood hasn't snatched this up.

[Sigmund]

My son and I loved Cell. I would watch it on tv miniseries or movie.

[JohnDalglish]

My son and I loved Cell. I would watch it on tv miniseries or movie.

Hi,

After seeing The Walking Dead I'd love Frank Darabont to do it.

Long days and pleasant nights

[JellybeanJay]

We don't have HBO in Alberta Canada. I wonder if there are affiliates that will be carrying it here.

[joyfulgirlh]

muskrat: Agreed, agreed and agreed... :biggrin2: "zombie-esque snowball ride to hell" ~giggle~
It definitely would be a much better production if done by HBO and not SyFy, let's say.

JohnDalglish: After reading some of Frank Darabont's SK screen credits in the "Eyes of the Dragon" topic, I agree, I'd love to see this done by him.

And I'll just reiterate that if HBO were to produce, it would eventually come out on DVD for rent, so non-HBO subscribers *could* get to watch it eventually...

I wonder what kind of state Eli Roth dropping out left the pre-production in? I'm assuming it was in some sort of pre-production?!?

[angel9011]

found this on wiki (yes they put links to where they got the info)



On March 8, 2006, Ain't It Cool News (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ain%27t_It_Cool_News) announced that Dimension Films (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimension_Films) had bought the film rights to the book and would produce a film to be directed by Eli Roth (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli_Roth) (Hostel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostel_%282005_film%29), Cabin Fever (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabin_Fever_%28film%29)) for a 2009 release.
Said Roth about his approach to the film:

I love that book. Such a smart take on the zombie movie. I am so psyched to do it. I think you can really do almost a cross between the Dawn of the Dead (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawn_of_the_Dead_%282004_film%29) remake with a 'Roland Emmerich (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Emmerich)' approach (for lack of a better reference) where you show it happening all over the world. When the pulse hits, I wanna see it hit EVERYWHERE. In restaurants, in movie theaters, at sports events, all the places that people drive you crazy when they're talking on their cell phones. I see total armageddon. People going crazy killing each other - everyone at once - all over the world. Cars smashing into each other, people getting stabbed, throats getting ripped out. The one thing I always wanted to see in zombie movies is the actual moment the plague hits, and not just in one spot, but everywhere. You usually get flashes of it happening around the world on news broadcasts, but you never actually get to experience it happening everywhere. Then as the phone crazies start to change and mutate, the story gets pared down to a story about human survival in the post-apocalyptic world ruled by phone crazies. I'm so excited, I wish the script was ready right now so I could start production. But it'll get written (or at least a draft will) while I'm doing Hostel 2 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostel_2), and then I can go right into it. It should feel like an ultra-violent event movie.[6] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_%28novel%29#cite_note-5)
On June 15, 2007, Eli Roth posted in his MySpace blog that he would not be directing Cell "anytime soon", as he planned to spend the rest of the year writing other projects. On July 10, 2009, he dropped out of the project, saying:

There was just sort of a difference in opinion on how to make to film and what the story should be, and there’s a different direction the studio wants to go with it. It was very friendly because it’s the Weinsteins, they made Inglourious Basterds (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inglourious_Basterds) and we’re all friends. I said, ‘I’m not really interested in doing the film this way. You guys go ahead and I’m going to make my own films.’ I’ve also learned that I really am only interested in directing original stories that I write, that’s another thing I learned through that whole process.[7] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_%28novel%29#cite_note-6)
On November 11, 2009, Stephen King announced at a book signing in Dundalk, Maryland that he had finished a screenplay. He stated that he had complaints with the ending of the book and it was redone for the screenplay.[8] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_%28novel%29#cite_note-7)

[Sophiia]

I agree with the comments about making it a mini series. A movie is no where near long enough to encorporate that sense of time that the book does, it needs to show us that this is happening over a long time, rather than most films which show no such thing.

[Aoede]

I'm happy that Roth will not direct this movie, because I personally think that his way to direct a movie would not suit the story. Certain parts of the books were extremely creepy, whereas Roth's movies rather focus on being bloody than creepy. While reading the book I thought that Danny Boyle would be a perfect director, if the story would ever be filmed. I still think that Boyle would be a good choice, because he is a good story teller and he did a great job with 28DL.

[joyfulgirlh]

I looked up Danny Boyle because you mentioned him, and he's done several titles I enjoyed very much! '28 Days Later' is one of my favorites, I haven't seen '127 Hours' yet, but I enjoyed 'The Beach' and 'Trainspotting' was also a good movie! So... Interesting choice/suggestion!