Overview

• The June 24 announcement marks the first time a theatrical adaptation of King’s novel has moved forward after years of stalled film efforts.
• Producer Tyler Thompson reunites with Liman following their collaboration on the Tom Cruise thriller American Made.
• King’s post-apocalyptic epic follows survivors of a man-made plague split between Boulder, Colorado, and the sinister forces gathering in Las Vegas.
• Television miniseries adaptations aired in 1994 and 2020, but no feature-length version has previously entered production.
• With no screenwriter currently attached, Paramount’s next move is to find a writer capable of adapting the sprawling source material into one film.