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Stephen King’s ‘Rat’ Sets Film With Isaac Ezban Directing and Jeff Howard Writing

The project is in early development with no casting, financing or release details announced.

Overview

  • Producer Jay Van Hoy is leading the feature adaptation alongside Fernando Ferro and Paul Perez.
  • The film draws from King’s 2020 If It Bleeds collection, focusing on a writer retreating to a remote cabin as his ambition turns perilous.
  • Isaac Ezban, an emerging Mexican genre filmmaker, will direct, with Jeff Howard attached to adapt the screenplay.
  • Ezban described the adaptation as a survival story about writer’s block that explores the tension between creative work and personal relationships.
  • The announcement continues a busy cycle of King screen projects following recent titles like The Long Walk, while a previous attempt by Ben Stiller to adapt Rat did not move into production.