Spielberg Joins King 'Under the Dome'
I’m only about 100 pages into Stephen King’s latest 1000+ page novel Under the Dome, but I do feel comfortable in saying that my first impression is that of 'so far, so good.' I’m certain that the 'visual' nastiness of the setup is only prepping us for the internal nastiness of what human beings are actually capable of.
News broke last night that Stephen Spielberg and Steven King will join forces to bring the novel to the small screen. Where’s Frank Darabont when you need him?
According to Variety, ‘DreamWorks TV has optioned the book and is looking to set it up as an event series, likely for cable.’ Under the Dome ‘revolves around the drama that unfolds after an invisible force field suddenly descends on a small vacation town in Maine. As the locals fight for their survival, the town descends into warring factions led by enigmatic characters.’
Variety is quick to remind us that this isn’t the first time Spielberg and King have worked together in the past. Spielberg had been developing King's 1984 novel The Talisman off and on for 20+ years, it was eventually dropped for budgetary reasons.
Dome. King. Spielberg. What do you think? I'm not convinced.
