Overview

• Jay Van Hoy is producing the feature with Fernando Ferro and Paul Perez attached as fellow producers.
• Adapted from King’s 2020 If It Bleeds collection, the story follows writer Drew Larson whose isolated retreat in Maine leads to a harrowing, possibly Faustian, encounter.
• Ezban called Rat a dark, intimate survival tale about creative obsession, while the producers said the film aims to capture both the terror and humanity in King’s work.
• This adaptation joins a continuing surge of King projects, following recent titles such as The Long Walk and other If It Bleeds screen versions.
• A prior attempt led by Ben Stiller did not move into production, marking this announcement as a fresh development push rather than a greenlit shoot.