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John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson to star in Cell

Lou_SytsmaLou_Sytsma
edited October 2012 in General news
Screen Daily is reporting that John Cusack (1408, Stand by Me) is getting back into the Stephen King business, signing to star in Cargo Entertainment's Cell. The site says that former Dimension Films president of production and 1408 executive Richard Saperstein will produce through his Genre Company alongside colleagues Brian Witten and Shara Kay.
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  • Lou_SytsmaLou_Sytsma
    Good choice.  Even though Cell is not on of my favorite King books but given the zombie craze a la The Walking Dead it's no surprise that this got greenlighted. Or is that greenlit? :-/
  • BevVincentBevVincent
    Not my favorite, either. I'd love to see how they set up the opening scene, though. That's the best part of the book.
  • Lou_SytsmaLou_Sytsma
    Yes totally agree with both points.
  • FievelFievel
    5176654C457A7D70767D67130 wrote: I'd love to see how they set up the opening scene, though. That's the best part of the book.
    Yes! Such an intense scene!! I loved the book up through the first night or so. He lost me with the whole "hive mind" aspect, but for once I actually did appreciate the ambiguous ending.
  • BevVincentBevVincent
    Screen Daily is reporting that Cargo Entertainment has attached Paranormal Activity 2‘s Tod “Kip” Williams to direct John Cusack. Production is set to start in May.
  • BevVincentBevVincent
    According to Ms. Mod: the final screenplay was written by King.
  • jhanicjhanic
    4364775E57686F62646F75010 wrote: According to Ms. Mod: the final screenplay was written by King.


    I wonder if we'll see a printed version of the screenplay offered somewhere.



    John
  • BevVincentBevVincent
    There haven't been that many of his scripts that ended up in print (legitimately) that I can think of.
  • jhanicjhanic
    I agree. That's why I'd like to see this one!



    John
  • BevVincentBevVincent
    On the eve of the Cannes Film Market, Benaroya Pictures and Miscellaneous Entertainment’s newly formed international sales company, International Film Trust, has added a new title to their Cannes slate: the Stephen Kingadaptation Cell, starring John Cusack.



    IFT has acquired the remaining international territories for Cell with Benaroya Pictures now on board to finance and co-produce.



    The film will be directed by Tod "Kip" Williams (Paranormal Activity 2) and shooting begins this September.



    >>> Source
  • BevVincentBevVincent
    Samuel L. Jackson Reunites With John Cusack for Another Stephen King Adaptation



    According to a press release, Jackson "will play Tom McCourt, an engineer and former soldier who escapes from Boston along with Cusack’s character, Clay Riddell, after a mysterious pulse, transmitted by cell phones, spreads like a virus through the human population."



    The film will be directed by Tod "Kip" Williams (Paranormal Activity 2).
  • BevVincentBevVincent
    Samuel L. Jackson Unaware Cell Character Is Gay



    Actor Samuel L. Jackson had no clue his new character in the upcoming movie adaptation of Stephen King's Cell is gay.



    The Pulp Fiction icon will reteam with his 1408 co-star John Cusack to bring the apocalyptic thriller, about a virus spread via a cell phone pulse, to the big screen, but Jackson was caught off-guard when questioned about playing fictional homosexual engineer and former soldier Tom MCCourt.



    Speaking to New York Post columnist Cindy Adams, he says, "I have no idea. I haven't read the book. Is that character gay in the book?"



    It is not yet known if director Tod Williams will keep the character true to the novel, but if he does, it will be Jackson's first time portraying a gay man.



    The film is due to begin production in January 2014.
  • BevVincentBevVincent
    Isabelle Fuhrman, who has played memorable baddies in both The Hunger Games and Orphan, has landed the female lead opposite Samuel L. Jackson and John Cusack inThe Cell. The film is an adaptation of the Stephen King thriller novel about an apocalyptic event that amounts to a pitch heard by anyone on a cell phone at a certain moment in time, which turns them into zombified beings with a herd mentality. Fuhrman will play the lead role of Alice.

    >>> Source
  • BevVincentBevVincent
    Another casting announcement: Stacy Keach (“Nebraska”) will play the headmaster of a prep school where the survivors stop along their way. Filming is under way in Atlanta.
  • BevVincentBevVincent
    From Dread Central

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  • BevVincentBevVincent
    edited February 2014
    first cast photo from CELL - http://dailydead.com/?p=70733

    cell First Look At Stephen Kings Cell Rings In
  • BevVincentBevVincent
    edited February 2014
    John Cusack posted the following photo from the set:
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  • BevVincentBevVincent
    Now that Cell, adapted from King’s zombie novel, has wrapped, he teased what he could about the film.
    “The movie is not totally close to the original screenplay that I wrote,” he said. “But I’ll tell you what, the end of it is so goddamn dark and scary. It’s really kind of a benchmark there.”

    >>> Source
  • BevVincentBevVincent
    Clarius Entertainment has acquired US rights to the film, which was produced by Benaroya Pictures and The Genre Company. The plan is to release it theatrically later this year.

    “CELL is an exciting addition to our slate, with solid pedigree both in front of and behind the camera and a wild ride of a story for our cell phone-dependent culture,” said Louise Chater, Clarius’ acquisition head. “Our team is very much looking forward to working with these filmmakers and bringing the film into the US marketplace.”


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    Read more at http://www.joblo.com/horror-movies/news/new-look-at-cell-starring-samuel-l-jackson-and-john-cusack-939#D62V4yalPIjiDhtI.99
  • Lou_SytsmaLou_Sytsma
    edited February 2015
    Hmmm, wonder if Isabelle' character meets the same fate as in the book....
  • BevVincentBevVincent
    “CELL” set for FrightFest world premiere

    World premiere part of the Film4 Frightfest lineup at Scotland’s Glasgow Film Festival, which runs February 17-28. Scripted by King and the LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT remake’s Adam Alleca, and directed by PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2’s Tod Williams, CELL features Cusack as an artist who teams up with other survivors to stop a virulent cell-phone signal that has turned the population into mindless killers. Isabelle Fuhrman, who played the title role in ORPHAN, and Stacy Keach also star; a U.S. distributor has yet to be nailed down.
  • BevVincentBevVincent
    Change of plans: Due to circumstances beyond our control, mainly a shift in release dates, we have had to pull CELL from our line-up.
  • Lou_SytsmaLou_Sytsma
    Bummer.
  • BevVincentBevVincent
    New Shots of Samuel L. Jackson, John Cusack, and Isabelle Fuhrman

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  • BevVincentBevVincent
    Interview with the director: Cell is set to give a signal boost to a new kind of zombie movie
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