When it was announced that Stephen King’sCarriewas getting adapted into a TV show, I was initially skeptical.
But we made some pretty substantial changes.
And so when I mentioned it to him and said, What do you think about Carrie for TV?
He said, Well, why?
She’s good, she’s done.
I’d rather we focus on other things.
Carrie is a horror film directed by Brian De Palma, based on Stephen King’s novel. It stars Sissy Spacek as Carrie White, a shy high school student who discovers her telekinetic abilities. Tormented by her peers and controlled by her fanatically religious mother, played by Piper Laurie, the film follows Carrie’s emotional and psychological struggles leading to a dramatic climax. Carrie solidified its place in the horror genre for its powerful performances and chilling atmosphere.
And so that was when I said yeah, we should do this.
I can’t talk more about it, other than we’re in the writers' room.
I think there’ll be something in there that I hope will be useful to them in this world.
But yeah, I’m really glad we’re doing it.
I’m having a blast.
Flanagan has made major updates to non-Stephen King stories that are so classic that they are nearly considered sacred.
Carrie is a horror film directed by Brian De Palma, based on Stephen King’s novel. It stars Sissy Spacek as Carrie White, a shy high school student who discovers her telekinetic abilities. Tormented by her peers and controlled by her fanatically religious mother, played by Piper Laurie, the film follows Carrie’s emotional and psychological struggles leading to a dramatic climax. Carrie solidified its place in the horror genre for its powerful performances and chilling atmosphere.
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However, the other incredibly exciting project from Mike Flanagan is hisThe Dark TowerTV series.
It stars Sissy Spacek as Carrie White, a shy high school student who discovers her telekinetic abilities.
Carrie solidified its place in the horror genre for its powerful performances and chilling atmosphere.
