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Netflixhas picked up another Stephen King project for development into a feature motion picture . A deal has just been closed to shoot an adaptation of the novellaIn The Tall Grass , which was a history that King compose in partnership with his Logos and well - selling writer Joe Hill . talk of the town are also ongoing for some well - known names to appear both behind and in front of the camera .
It wo n’t be the first time that Netflix has worked with King fabric , as the company were responsible for the very well - receivedGerald ’s Gamein 2017 . target by repugnance genre front-runner Mike Flanagan , it was a superlative interpretation of abook that was often claimed to be ' unfilmable ' . A claustrophobic tale of a fair sex pin and restrained in a undivided room , Carla Gugino print many with her performance and itearned strong praise from King himself . Netflix were also responsible for the production of King’s1922last yr , direct by Zak Hilditch . The story of a rancher ram to slaying had a compelling central performance from Thomas Jane , andalso receive extolment from King .
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With those two productions getting a seal of approval from the horror source , it ’s no surprise that this belated hatful has been made . As reported byDeadline , a feature length pic ofIn The Tall Grasswill be made for streaming on the armed service at a late day of the month . The novelette itself was co - written by King and Hill , originally being publish in two parts inEsquiremagazinein 2012 , before becoming available on other media . The plot is typically creepy-crawly as befits the Hagiographa of both authors , with the brief abstract running like this ; " … after get wind a new male child ’s war cry for help , a sister and brother venture into a vast field of grass in Kansas but presently discover that there may be no way out " .
Netflix are presently in talks with Vincenzo Natali to direct the flick . Natali is arguably best recognize for cult sci - revulsion likeCubeandSplice , but he has also directed plenty of telecasting shows , having filmed episode ofWestworldandLost in Space . He also directed the pilot for the intendedTremorsTV reboot with Kevin Bacon , which was woefully cancel before being airedleaving the director ' nonplus by the determination ' . Natali is a solid option for this type of material though and will hopefully agree to helm it . The actor James Marsden ( Westworld ) is also reportedly in the running to play the manlike lead-in . cinematography is currently schedule to embark on sometime during the summertime in Toronto .
By the very nature of its taradiddle , In The Tall Grasscould be a difficult projection to bring to the screen as a pic , but then many masses also read that aboutGerald ’s Game . Given the winner of those two previous King adaptations and the astute choices for director and headliner , this could be another Netflix single to get worked up about .
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Source : Deadline
