{"id":322348,"date":"2021-08-12T02:32:16","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T23:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/david-lowery-almost-adapted-this-creepy-stephen-king-story-film\/"},"modified":"2021-08-12T02:32:16","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T23:32:16","slug":"david-lowery-almost-adapted-this-creepy-stephen-king-story-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/david-lowery-almost-adapted-this-creepy-stephen-king-story-film\/","title":{"rendered":"#David Lowery Almost Adapted This Creepy Stephen King Story \u2013 \/Film"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40e8fa465c3\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40e8fa465c3\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/david-lowery-almost-adapted-this-creepy-stephen-king-story-film\/#From_Arthurian_Legend_to_Sci-FiHorror\" >From Arthurian Legend to Sci-Fi\/Horror<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/david-lowery-almost-adapted-this-creepy-stephen-king-story-film\/#So_Who_Swooped_In_and_Nabbed_the_Rights\" >So, Who Swooped In and Nabbed the Rights?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#David Lowery Almost Adapted This Creepy Stephen King Story \u2013 \/Film<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"title\">\n<div class=\"title-info\">\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/authors\/66.jpg\" height=\"51\" width=\"51\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-info\">Posted on Wednesday, August 11th, 2021 by Eric Vespe<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                            <strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-694049\" src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/The-Green-Knight-David-Lowry-Stephen-King-700x392.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/The-Green-Knight-David-Lowry-Stephen-King.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/The-Green-Knight-David-Lowry-Stephen-King-360x202.jpeg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>Stephen King<\/strong> is known as the Master of Horror for a reason. Yes, he created Pennywise the Dancing Clown, introduced us to a possessed Plymouth Fury, and made Saint Bernards scary for a whole generation of horror fans, but one of the creepiest stories he has ever written has yet to be adapted.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s called \u201c<strong>The Jaunt<\/strong>\u201d and is a short story from his book <em><strong>Skeleton Crew<\/strong><\/em>.<span id=\"more-694004\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Now, there is very little horror or suspense for the majority of the story. It\u2019s basically a dad telling his son how teleportation was invented while they sit in a near-future \u201cairport\u201d waiting to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> to Mars.<\/p>\n<p>I won\u2019t spoil the thing, but the main thrust is that teleportation exists and can send people across great distances in the blink of an eye, but they have to be unconscious. If they\u2019re not asleep when they make the Jaunt\u2026well, it\u2019s not pretty.<br \/>\n<!-- SlashFilm_300x250_In_Post -->For my money, the last page of this story is the most skin-crawling and deeply upsetting page of anything King has ever written, and that\u2019s saying a lot.<\/p>\n<p>Turns out none other than <em>The Green Knight<\/em> and <em>Pete\u2019s Dragon<\/em>\u2018s <strong>David Lowery<\/strong> made a play to adapt that story for the big screen. Pardon the self-promotion, but the writer\/director <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared on my Stephen King-centric podcast, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-kingcast\/id1512844649\">The Kingcast<\/a>, and revealed that \u201cThe Jaunt\u201d is not only his favorite King short story but also the only King title he seriously pursued as a filmmaker.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-694010 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/JauntCoverSm-700x392.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/JauntCoverSm.jpg 700w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/JauntCoverSm-360x202.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"From_Arthurian_Legend_to_Sci-FiHorror\"><\/span>From Arthurian Legend to Sci-Fi\/Horror<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Lowery said that he checks in regularly with King\u2019s agent, inquiring about the rights which were always in someone else\u2019s hands. Shortly after he wrapped filming on <em>The Green Knight<\/em>, he found out the rights were available. The filmmaker wrote up a two-page treatment and sent it along to King directly, explaining how he\u2019d adapt the story. King read it and gave Lowery the thumbs up.<br \/>\n<!-- SlashFilm_300x250_In_Post_2 -->There was just one problem, though: Lowery had committed to directing Disney\u2019s live-action <em>Peter Pan<\/em>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI had to admit that I wouldn\u2019t be able to turn my attentions to \u201cThe Jaunt\u201d \u2014 or give it the attention it deserved \u2014 for at least another eighteen months. And because of that, it\u2019s slipped away, and I know it\u2019s now in development somewhere else. But I do hold out hope that one day I\u2019ll get to return to that one.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>King is pretty notorious for limiting the amount of time someone can hold onto the option for one of his books or stories, presumably because he doesn\u2019t want Hollywood studios to nab up the rights to his work and sit on it for a decade, and that\u2019s what happened here.<\/p>\n<p>Lowery impressed King with his pitch, but the author wasn\u2019t willing to let him sit on the rights for a year and a half until he finished up his time with Peter, Wendy, and the Lost Boys.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"So_Who_Swooped_In_and_Nabbed_the_Rights\"><\/span>So, Who Swooped In and Nabbed the Rights?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Well, that would be\u00a0<em>Fear the Walking Dead<\/em>\u2018s Dave Erickson who has plans to adapt <em>The Jaunt<\/em>\u00a0as a long-form <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a>. Nevertheless, Lowery remained tight-lipped about what his two-page treatment contained, hoping that he could still have his shot at it someday, which could very well happen. The Jaunt has been optioned a bunch over the years and the projects always fell through. Brad Pitt\u2019s Plan B optioned it for Andy Muschietti to direct way back before Muschietti found huge success with another Stephen King property: <em>IT<\/em>. Maybe Erickson\u2019s attempt at a <em>Jaunt<\/em> series will stall out and the rights will become available again.<br \/>\n<!-- SlashFilm_300x250_In_Post_3 -->Whoever ends up bringing this to the big (or small) screen is going to seriously give a whole new generation nightmares if they do it right. Maybe that will be Lowery when all the dust settles. 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