Stephen King on The Stand remake.

[Alien Redrum]

Stephen King: 10 things I know about the remake of 'The Stand'
by Stephen King

When news broke on Jan. 31 that Warner Bros. is remaking Stephen King’s 1978 novel The Stand, we at EW wondered what our old friend Uncle Stevie thought about the development. We asked, and here’s what he had to say:

1. No one will be able to top Gary Sinise, who played Stu Redman in the original ABC miniseries. He was perfect. When he says “You don’t know nothing” to the soldiers who are putting him under mandatory quarantine, you believe his contempt completely. My runner-up pick would be Jake Gyllenhaal.

2. I didn’t know anything about the remake until I read about it on the Internet.

3. You absolutely can’t make it as a two-hour movie. If it was a trilogy of films…maybe.

4. Molly Ringwald won’t be playing Fran Goldsmith this time.

5. Rutger Hauer is a little too old to play the Walkin’ Dude, and that’s too bad.

6. People who’ve seen Kubrick’s The Shining dislike the miniseries I wrote (and my amigo Mick Garris directed) even if they haven’t seen it. That’s always annoyed me. But the wheel of karma turns! This time people will probably say, “The miniseries was lots better.” BUT…

7. …historically speaking, movie studios blow the budget on things like this, so maybe it’ll be fun to look at. The dough certainly isn’t going to me, although if it is a trilogy, and if it makes a lot of money, I might be able to buy a chicken dinner at Popeye’s. Great slaw!

8. Molly Ringwald will probably not play the Trashcan Man, either, but Billy Bob Thornton would be cool. Billy Bob’s always cool.

9. They need to write in a lot of heavy-metal for the soundtrack.

10. M-O-O-N, that spells “you probably won’t see this anytime soon.” And when you do, Woody Allen won’t be directing it. Or Molly Ringwald.

Number 6 is so true.

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[Spez]

I absolutely hated the original mini-series. Almost anything would be better than that piece of garbage.

[TGM]

I want a remake of Shawshank starring Justin Beiber and Usher.

[19itmicmac]

I agree with number six to a point. I love the Kubrick version but would prefer to read the book. The miniseries stuck to the book a lot better but the acting was horrendous and I wanted to stab the kid that played Danny. I would like to see a big screen version that was a better adaptation than Kubrick's.

[Alien Redrum]

I agree with the kid. He wasn't nearly as good as the Danny in the film.

But fuck Jack Nicholson's over-the-top performance and fuck Olive Oil even more. She was a horrible casting choice.

That said, I do like the movie as a movie. Not as any sort of adaptation.

[Neon Maniac]

How did I miss this thread? Are they really remaking this?

I hate all the Danny's.

[TGM]

I hate all the Danny's.

[19itmicmac]

I hate all the Danny's.

True, but didn't that kid in the miniseries suck turds, lol.

[Neon Maniac]

Yes he did. I'm guessing that's why he could never keep his mouth shut. He's one of those damned mouth breathing kids.