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Flanagan says that getting The Dark Tower done is a long process.
When Flanagan struck a splashy television deal with Amazon, after a years-long stint at Netflix, those who gleefully follow his horror work were expecting him to launch into The Dark Tower, a TV passion project he spoke of repeatedly over the years. That, however, became “one of the most complicated properties to get started,” he says. “Getting the green light on Dark Tower is a much longer and more involved process than anything else I’ve ever approached in my life.”
It sounds like there will be some time until we se this one…
Entertainment Weekly posted the first images from the upcoming Tv-series based on Carrie today as well as more info about what we can expect. And it sounds like we should prepare for there to be some changes compared to the book.
Flanagan’s vision for these characters couldn’t be more different than previous movies. He describes Spacek’s performance as “a clenched fist who’s absolutely shaking out there in the world.” Meanwhile, Summer H. Howell version of Carrie is “wide open,” “eager,” “curious,” and “earnest,”. “[She’s] walking into the forest of her teenagehood without any sense of danger and with an innate trust in people and in goodness.”
We’ll get moments like the period scene in the high school bathroom that sets off a wave of bullying. And, of course, there’s the prom. “We’re getting there a completely different way and the events of that prom are going to be completely different,” Flanagan prefaces. “That’s a wonderfully delicious and irresistible opportunity for someone who loves adapting things.”
Stephen King also talks about the ‘TK gene’ [for telekinesis] and the science behind Carrie’s abilities. Something that the De Palma adaptation ignored was Carrie’s place in the larger universe, that she’s part of a sorority of very gifted women and just doesn’t know it. The book absolutely points at that, but that was something we could pick up and run with.
Beginning with episode 2, each installment of the season will open with “a different, unique story of a different woman, somewhere else in the world and in time, coming to terms with their own abilities. Carrie’s specific place among that group of women is part of the real joy that we get to discover over the course of the season.
- Mke Flanagan
What do you think about this? Carrie is set to premiere on Amazon Prime in October.
King’s official site has published an exclusive first look at some of the illustrations from Other Worlds Than These. The book features 38 exclusive black-and-white illustrations by Gabriel Rodríguez.
Here are some news about Mike Flanagan’s Carrie.
On July 25th at 4:45PM - 5:45PM, at Comic-Con, we can attend Meet the New Class of Carrie.
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