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Frank Darabont Finally Ready! THE MIST Is Coming! And He’ll Tell You About It Himself!

Hurry Up!! by instant_karma	Oct 19th, 2006 03:42:10 AM
Been looking forward to this movie for ages. Hope he lives up to the potential the story gives him. Be interesting to see if he can do the action stuff.
am I first? by Amy Chasing	Oct 19th, 2006 03:47:21 AM
never been first before
more king adaptation...ugh by s0nicdeathmonkey	Oct 19th, 2006 03:47:31 AM
yup, also. i know who is writing saw 4 and you dont. so i win. :P
missed again by Amy Chasing	Oct 19th, 2006 03:50:18 AM
sniff sniff :(
okay...i dont KNOW by s0nicdeathmonkey	Oct 19th, 2006 03:54:21 AM
i don't. but i think i do.
Sorry Amy Chasing by instant_karma	Oct 19th, 2006 03:57:13 AM
I'd delete my post if I could just to give it to you...
I read The Mist... by Boba Fat	Oct 19th, 2006 03:57:43 AM
a long time ago, maybe twenty years, but I'm excited about this. Monsters In The Mist, can't wait.
Bugs by Det. John Kimble	Oct 19th, 2006 04:28:47 AM
Creepy frickin' huge bugs. Holing up in a supermarket. having to make a run for it. The Mist is really well structured... can't wait to see what darabont imagines the monsters look like.
TOO SOON!!! by BannedOnTheRun	Oct 19th, 2006 04:35:26 AM
My old guinea pig died and I want to get a new one, but my kids tell me it's too soon.
I don't particularly want to see ... by charleydontsurf	Oct 19th, 2006 04:37:07 AM
... what Darabont imagines the monsters to look like. To me the point of the thing is the fear generated by the fact that we don't really see what these things are like (apart from one or two, 'course!) Fear of the unknown, the oldest trick in the book. The casting is going to be crucial. Unknowns, please. I just want him to lose that lame 'love scene' — it's so out of place in there. As if that could happen. Cuh!
I'm interested. by strangef8	Oct 19th, 2006 04:58:36 AM
Having been a King fan for over 15 years, I think it's about time The Mist became a movie.
A (written) sequel isn't likely, is it? by Shan	Oct 19th, 2006 05:06:54 AM
Stephen King came to Sydney and I got over my fear of public speaking (somewhat) to ask him if he was ever going to write a sequel to The Mist so we'd know what happened to the survivor's next. I remember thinking "I hope he doesn't just say Frank Darabont is making it into a movie and leave it like that". Which is exactly what King said. That was in 1997. Having reread the story more recently, I'm now more aware that it was probably deliberately left to be opened ended, unfortunately ... A possibly interesting bit of trivia ... apparently this story inspired the game "Half Life".
Finaly by ELGordo	Oct 19th, 2006 05:23:06 AM
Darabont makes a horror film! Seeing how this guy obviously loves the genre and knows his shit it's great to see him finaly tackle the subject. Look forward to this.
oh FUCK yes. by dimnix	Oct 19th, 2006 05:26:34 AM
This is so badass. I freakin' love "The Mist" and was really disappointed when it didnt go ahead last year. I cant wait to hear more, and I'll be very curious to see the finished product and especially if they use some of the pretty shocking added stuff I've heard about from one of the drafts of the script.
Thank Bob Almight that... by film_fanatic_in_the_original_bla ck_and_white	Oct 19th, 2006 05:35:16 AM
Mick Garris didn't pick this up. I'm so pleased that Frank Darabont did. Whether it's crap or not, it will be well-written crap. Great news indeed!
Thomas Jane... by abiggerboat	Oct 19th, 2006 05:56:15 AM
Has been cast in the lead I think as David. I'm really hoping this film IS actually scary. The Mist is one of my fave King stories, it scared the shit out of me when I first read it. The scene where they go next door the the drug store and (SPOILERS) get attacked by them giant fucking spider-things that shoot flesh melting web is awesome! I hope it tasnspires well onto the screen. It's a story that sounds silly, but is actually scary as hell if done right!
Weinstein Company / Dimension Films by godoffireinhell	Oct 19th, 2006 06:05:23 AM
Apparently he has set the film up at the Weinsteins' company. This means that they will force him to shoot a happy ending with lots of explosions. Fuck off.
Im surprised by Ridge	Oct 19th, 2006 06:21:39 AM
That they didnt bother announcing that Thomas Jane is gloriously linked to this movie... great choice. Ah crap abiggerboat I just saw your post lol! Sorry.
godoffireinhell by jimmythesaint	Oct 19th, 2006 06:30:21 AM
I know, I know, that was my reaction too to hearing Bob Fucking Weinstein was involved... let's just pray Frank gets final cut in his contract.
Dreamcatcher fan right here. by Cod Profundity	Oct 19th, 2006 06:34:02 AM
Apart from the final 20 minutes anyway. Tom Jane is a great choice, he should be in nearly all King horror adaptations. Perfect for Ben Salem's lots, perfect for Stu in the stand perfect for Torrance in the shining. Anyhooo, awesome little book that should make for a genuine scary film. I think we can all thank god there will be no small asian girls with long black hair that are not scary at all in this film.
Damnit, I thought this was a movie version... by rbatty024	Oct 19th, 2006 06:46:22 AM
of the popular computer game. Although I suppose that's spelled Myst. Yeah, this will probably suck.
Casting / The SHIELD ? by bluelou_boyle	Oct 19th, 2006 06:56:47 AM
Anyone know which episode he directed ? Season 5 was the best TV I've ever seen, so nice to know Darabont had a hand. Moriarty, any news or thoughts on casting ?
He's going to change the setting to a prison... by tonagan	Oct 19th, 2006 07:02:57 AM
For the sake of consistency.
darabont the man can do no wrong... by davidlyons	Oct 19th, 2006 07:14:07 AM
unless he makes shawshank 2 with steven seagal and ja rule. oh hang on a minute...
not too excited by Buffalo500	Oct 19th, 2006 07:25:46 AM
I don’t think Darabont is the man for the job, although in the right hands this could be a great film. Shawshank Redemption is seriously over rated and Green Mile is a bit pompous (was watching it last night on tv and realised it takes itself way too seriously)
Good Director, but about 10 years too late.. by Ironmuskrat	Oct 19th, 2006 07:27:58 AM
I guess I am one of the few that would not be looking forward to this movie. I read The Mist years ago and was never as impressed with it as much as the King fanboi's out there. Once you realise that the world outside of the store is filled with killer bugs, you sort of just wait for everyone to get killed at the end. This would have been a cool movie 10 years ago, but this type of slimy monster/bug movie has been done to death in the last decade. But who knows, I never though Shawshank would be one of the few King stories to translate well to the big screen, so there may be hope.
Bring it on!! by ATARI	Oct 19th, 2006 07:29:59 AM
I'll go see it. I've been wanting a movie of this since I read The Mist in Skeleton Crew 20 years ago.
The Mist is awesome by triplefive	Oct 19th, 2006 07:31:05 AM
cant go wrong with tentacle monsters, right HP?
Please let this happen... by Osmosis Jones	Oct 19th, 2006 07:42:22 AM
This is one of King's very best horror novellas, and I've always wanted to see this as a movie. I just hope that Darabont uses practical monster effects as much as possible, and keeps the creatures off-screen and barely-glimpsed. Tom Jane seems like decent casting as the hero. I just want to see that scene (SPOILERS) where the bag boy opens the door in the back and gets attacked by the tentacles. One of the most vivid scenes in the book. And don't puss out and add a more definative ending. The uncertanty of the book's ending is one of the story's chief pleasures(as King puts it in the afterword, "You make up the second reel").
Great story some end spoilers by Alientoast	Oct 19th, 2006 07:47:28 AM
The Mist was the first story I ever read that creeped me out. Probably my favorite work by King. Really well structured and paced, not to mention the way he wrote it just feels "real" to me. It has also inspired quite a few works. The creator of Silent Hill (game) admits he got a ton of inspiration from the story, and I think Valve mentioned they were inspired by it as well for Halflife. In anycase, the ending in the movie more or less needs to end the exact way the story did. It's wide open yet at the sametime bleak+dark as hell.
Skeleton Crew... by a boy named GOB	Oct 19th, 2006 08:13:35 AM
is the name of the book. And I think Darabont is directing an episode of The Sheild for the upcoming season.
remember how they advertised Dreamcatcher.. by Amy Chasing	Oct 19th, 2006 08:13:39 AM
See Dreamcatcher with bonus short "Final Flight Of The Osiris" from the Animatrix - or, as it should have been, See Final Flight Of The Osiris with bonus long "Dreamcatcher" from the people with too much budget than they know what to do with, over-actors with no direction, and another really bad adaptation to the silver screen. Up there with Lost In Space as filums that were so utterly crap that pity is too good for 'em.
If it's as good as the fully dramatized audiobook.... by Neo Con Snake Plissken	Oct 19th, 2006 08:20:05 AM
I'm there. Shooting it like 28 days is a cool idea, but you have to have some really good special effects to go along with it. I mean, the 40 foot bug at the end walking over the car? Oooofa.
I just hope he has the guts to keep the original ending by Manos	Oct 19th, 2006 08:21:38 AM
Rather than cop out and add something happy like he did with Shawshank. I wonder if the 'suits' made him do that after testing the film. Anybody know? Other than that, I love the 'low budget horror' approach, as well as his concept of scaring his audience, and The Mist is, at its heart, an old fashioned monster story.
I hate back to back posters, but... by Manos	Oct 19th, 2006 08:25:54 AM
does anybody remember an old PC game version of The Mist? It ran off DOS and was text only. Also, it came with a map of the town.
According to a quick Google by darthcreep	Oct 19th, 2006 08:27:04 AM
According to a quick Google search Darabont is the director for Episode #6 of Season 6(the upcoming season) of The Shield
THE MIST script by Mr. Winston	Oct 19th, 2006 08:46:44 AM
I just got very, very excited. I read what was (at the time) Darabont's production draft of the script about a year and a half ago, and let me tell you...this is going to scare the shit out of people. It was one of the first horror films in a long time that actually has characters with defined arcs and personalities, and it somehow manages to take what's nearly an ensemble cast and keep the story fluid and frightening. I won't give too much away, but let's say this: everyone in this thread who has said something to the effect of, "I hope (insert scene here) is in this...," well buckle up, because it was in the draft I read. And the ending? As bleak, awful, and wholly appropriate as any ending I've ever read in my life. This is not tied up neatly with a bow. In fact, having not read the novella, I can safely say the ending made me sick to my stomach - not because of the gore (it's past that at that point) but because of the rationale...and what comes after. I'm for damn sure 100% behind Frank on this project. I think it's something people will be talking about for a long time.
Frank, what's up with the live "Who Goes There?" by Uncapie	Oct 19th, 2006 08:50:07 AM
Is that ever going to happen? Inquiring minds want to know. Thanks for coming down to the Bob Burns Halloween show. We worked hard on that. Much fun.
If Darabont can do for these giant bugs what by CreasyBear	Oct 19th, 2006 08:52:21 AM
Del Toro did in Mimic, it ought to be a fun flick.
Is there some back-to-back rule in geekdom? by Mister Man	Oct 19th, 2006 09:29:09 AM
Anyway - great book, promising movie.
Elm St. 3 Dream Warriors by Jbud	Oct 19th, 2006 09:46:04 AM
The only thing that gives me pause...thinking of Darabont's rewrite on Nightmare on Elm 3 as an "adaptation" of sorts of Craven's original screenplay & intent, whose more serious and horrific tone I feel he & the director wrecked and "comedied" up, that worries me for what he wants to get out of a horror movie. But I'll give him the benefit of the doubt due to his subsequent work which I like. On a separate note, it would be cool to see this movie end exactly where the novella did and then have a comic book miniseries or something presenting lots of different people's continuations from that moment, just to see what their "next reel"s could be.
I really hope this doesn't suck by Big Bad Clone	Oct 19th, 2006 09:51:02 AM
I looooved the story but listeningto the audio version awhile back, I realized just how much the story depends on the performances. That kid in the audio book was killing me. I sort of like the idea of a fast, sloppy and personal approach. Anything to stay away from the Mick Garris filmed in Canada feel of so many adaptations and much of the Nightmares and Dreamscapes mini (with the exception of the fantastic Battleground episode).
Awesome story by Lovecraftfan	Oct 19th, 2006 10:04:34 AM
Cannot wait for this.
It's going to be great by Smurfette	Oct 19th, 2006 10:16:55 AM
Just wait and see. He's due for a mind blower.
Nothing is scary anymore by Jumping Windows	Oct 19th, 2006 10:29:12 AM
You know, horror is only effective if you're 15 and under. Just like you lose the magic when you return to Disney World as an adult, so do ye lose the magic when you revisit a horror movie that scared you as a kid. If anything, horror has become flat out boring. The Japs and Spaniards have more of a pulse now about what is scary than any American. Slashers are retarded. Ghost stories where you rely on the "imagination" are riddled with cliches. Excess gore doesn't get the point across either. Monsters in the mist? Seen it, it's called the Fog. Horror movies have become nothing more than creative ways to mutilate somebody, e.g. Saw, Final Destination, Hostel. BORING! Do you know why its boring? Because we're freaking adults and we know better. We know that knife is not going to come through the screen. We're too fucking safe. Kids don't understand that shit though, like that audience in the 1920s that shit the bed when that locomotive was heading toward the screen---freaking primates. If you are over 15, every horror film will have a level of disappointment. You watch any of the top 10 horror movies before your turn 10, those fuckers are gonna be classics by the time you reach thirty because you remeber you couldn't sleep for two weeks. Watching a Zuni doll chase a bitch around the room at 30 is about as scary as Bratz episode. Maybe I'm too numb, but whatever the reason, I have accepted that I will never see a great horror film again.
Cast Stephen Weber and Ja Rule! by Knobules	Oct 19th, 2006 10:31:00 AM
And that kid from The Shining remake who looks like a blowfish.
MIMIC comparison is sadly accurate by godoffireinhell	Oct 19th, 2006 10:40:07 AM
since that was another movie the Weisteins fucked up. In fact when I was talking about forcing the director to add lots of explosions and a sappy happy ending... Guess which film I was talking about? The Weinsteins performed double anal on del Toro to put it lightly.
A Polite Comment about Garris by Jumping Windows	Oct 19th, 2006 10:41:16 AM
Here we are with another adaptation of Stephen King's work. Yes, thank Bob Alnmight that Garris is not touching this movie. I don't know how Garris became King's asshole buddy, but they have a lot to answer for. Let's create a list of the garbage adaptations directed by this hack. When I heard he directed Desperation, I removed it from my TIVO. Saccharine horror. I'd like to think that the TV execs reigned in the gore and violence much to Garris's chagrin, but that's doubtful. He's just a saccharine hack trying to be edgy, but is only edgy to the Baptist youth group crowd. King had better start putting clauses in the film rights contracts that prevent watered down versions of his work. Cable only. Why hasn't some HBO exec discussed a "Dark Tower" series with King? Use the "Deadwood" set and keep Garris the fuck away.
I dig Darabont... by 8rustystaples	Oct 19th, 2006 10:44:56 AM
But I'd love to see John Carpenter on this project.
President Evil... by Aragorn II	Oct 19th, 2006 10:45:04 AM
...is running for re-election on a campaign platform of stupid.
Jumping Windows by Alientoast	Oct 19th, 2006 10:48:50 AM
Horror movies, or stories in general, have always relied on the imagination, fears, and shared experience of the audience throughout history. It is no different now then it was when Ook the Caveman told the tale of the Sabertooth tiger that had rock for skin and couldnt be killed by spears. You look at the some of the most effective horror in history and most of it is based off either primal fears (such as Jaws, becoming prey for another animal), religious belief (either supporting it by saying "hey, satan is real!" or by making you question it), or "realistic" events (political massacres, social unrest, etc). The last reason is one primary factor as to why I think zombie movies creep people out. They serve as almost a metaphor for the "mob mentality" we see all too often in not only our history, but present as well. Things like the genocides in Rwanda. You are faced with a mob of bodies who can't be reasoned with, whom are hard to escape from, who swell in ranks with each passing day, who are driven by the mindless desire to tear you to pieces. Even though we know zombies are fake, a part of our mind accepts that sort of event can happen and thus it sparks that fear within us.
I loved Skeleton Crew! by one9deuce	Oct 19th, 2006 10:50:55 AM
The Mist definitely scared the crap out of me. I think Frank Darabont is perfect for this, and the fact that he has been so passionate for making it is even better. I know I would like to read his Indiana Jones script. I think his work is a bit languid for an adventure film, but I'm quite sure it's an interesting story with complete characters. Should he shoot The Mist in black & white or has that been overdone too much lately too feel really different?
Jumping Windows, you're comparing "Mist" to "The Fog"?! by amychaser5	Oct 19th, 2006 11:07:58 AM
I can understand your complaints on the lackluster films in the contemporary horror genre, but I think we can all hope and expect "The Mist" to be nothing like that dull, lifeless, piece of crap known as "The Fog." I'm talking about the original, by the way.
I just hope and pray... by Trancer	Oct 19th, 2006 11:18:59 AM
that "low budget" doesn't mean "low production value." Frankly, I'd like to see "The Mist" with the production quality that "Shawshank" had. The whole "Why not go make your 'scary little movie'" comment has me a little worried. As long as he gives the material the treatment it deserves, it should be cool as hell.
A great horror film does need to be scary by Lovecraftfan	Oct 19th, 2006 11:22:13 AM
Ya I said it. Do I find Dracula to be scary now. Of course I don't. Do I find many other old horror films to be scary? No. Does that somehow reduce their greatness. Of course not. There are others things to a great film.
There are other things to a great film by Jumping Windows	Oct 19th, 2006 12:30:13 PM
When a horror film no longer scares, it is no longer a horror film. Quote that on granite.
the part i want to see.. by El Borak	Oct 19th, 2006 12:59:36 PM
"I don't know how big it actually was, but it passed directly over us. One of it's gray, wrinkled legs smashed down right beside my window, and Mrs. Reppler said later she could not see the underside of it's body, although she craned her neck up to look. She saw only two Cyclopean legs going up and up into the mist like living towers until they were lost to sight." awesome!
btw you can get that DOS game by El Borak	Oct 19th, 2006 01:06:37 PM
on those emulator sites. and does any have any of these scripts online?
Can't wait... by Chip Butty	Oct 19th, 2006 01:25:41 PM
I've been wanting a Mist movie ever since I first read the story as a kid. From what I know about the script draft, Darabont NEEDS to keep that amazing ending! It would be extremely ballsy but I have no idea if the suits will go for it.
The Mist DOS game rocked. by Almost_Human	Oct 19th, 2006 02:15:20 PM
Nuff said.
THIS is cool news, indeed by emu47	Oct 19th, 2006 03:43:55 PM
I've been waiting for this movie to happen for a long, long time. I can't wait to see it. Darabont does King better than anyone else (with the exception of maybe Kubrick, who made a classic film out of King but didn't really do it in a way that was about keeping King's stuff--which is probably why King hated the film so much (course, I think Stephen King should get over it; I mean, Kubrick's film is fan-freaking-tastic, but I digress)). Bottom line: Darabont has made two great Stephen King dramas. I can't WAIT to see him tackle Stephen King horror. ESPECIALLY a story that is as much fun as The Mist. Love it, love it, love it.
Wait, he directed an episode of THE SHIELD?! by brokentusk	Oct 19th, 2006 04:01:36 PM
I've never missed an episode of that show, it's the thing on TV (besides LOST and RESCUE ME) by far! What episode did he direct? I shall visit IMDb.com to find out. Oh yes, I shall find out...
Correction: it's the BEST thing on TV. by brokentusk	Oct 19th, 2006 04:05:11 PM
I hate leaving out words, it ruins my chi.
Ah, it's an episode in the upcoming sixth season... by brokentusk	Oct 19th, 2006 04:10:00 PM
2007 can't get here soon enough.
Here's The Mist game for you by manwhowouldbeking	Oct 19th, 2006 05:08:20 PM
Here's The Mist DOS game if you want it. It's a free download. http://www.the-underdogs.info/ game.php?id=1065
Damn it all to hay-ull. by manwhowouldbeking	Oct 19th, 2006 05:12:48 PM
Tthe formatting at this site put a space between 'info/' and 'game' in the above link. Delete the space and the link is fine.
Yes Frank where is The Thing? by dirtsandwich	Oct 19th, 2006 05:25:38 PM
Are you doing a contiunation to John Carpenter's The Thing for the SciFi channel? Or the Who goes There? There's already a prequel in the works.
This is what happens when you make The Majestic. by Nate Champion	Oct 19th, 2006 06:38:17 PM
They don't give you money to be the "elegant guy" anymore.
WooHoo! by blackwood	Oct 19th, 2006 07:30:22 PM
Best news ever! MAKE IT NOW!
A series? And speculation on a hint in the story by Robert in SF	Oct 19th, 2006 08:46:38 PM
I have always wanted The Mist to be adapted to a series on TV...the blending of the two (or more?) worlds and the search by the main characters for other survivors and the origin/cause of the Mist, and the reversion of Earth back to its normal state. That is, close the wormhole or recall the "wormplane" that the Arrowhead project began in its research in time viewing. And as for the hint in the story, I think King through in a verrrrry minor hint that the wife survived at home when the Repair truck the husband (David?) sees go by to clear trees, just before he goes into town, makes it way back down the road and rescues the wife and hits the road to find the husband. It would make a great series and has a definite story arc that could be filmed/planned for in the last episode.
Say what you want about King now by DarthJedi	Oct 19th, 2006 09:21:58 PM
and I'd probably agree with you if you said his style really blows now, but his early stuff rocks the frigging house. The Mist was one of my all time favorite stories of his. Second to the unedited Stand. If this guy can catch the feel of this story and show just what needs to be shown and leave to guessing what needs to be left there, this will kick ass. Can't wait!
Yawn by Buck_Turgidson	Oct 19th, 2006 09:31:54 PM
What a pretentious, self-regarding explanation for doing another hacky King adaptation. His master's thesis? Shut up and shoot.
President Evil, die in a fire by Durendal	Oct 19th, 2006 10:25:44 PM
That's all I have to say about you, asshole. The man has been the single biggest horror fiction icon for the past two decades or so and his works still endure. I'd like to see you try that, asshat. Anyway, if the script is good, then it stands to reason that King didn't write it. The guy can write a helluva novel, but he can't do screenplays to save his life. The Mist is an excellent, creepy story, so I'll sure as hell be lining up to see it.
Cool! by mikepena	Oct 19th, 2006 11:06:23 PM
I am there when this is done. I still have my 3d tape version of the mist somewhere
The Mist in 3D sound! by blackwood	Oct 20th, 2006 12:11:25 AM
I had it on CD. William Sadler played the main guy. It was great.
The CD Edition by JohnIan	Oct 20th, 2006 12:28:14 AM
It's an abridged version of the audiobook. The LP and cassette editions are full length. The original ZBS cassette had a fifteen minute documentry on the making (long out of print - ZBS doesn't even carry the title anymore). The CD is roughly fifteen minutes shorter. Yeah, I discovered that a few days back doin' some Googling.
I Love It! by Brade Runner	Oct 20th, 2006 08:05:08 PM
I cant wait. Oh Boy.
Frank said that he wanted by bradhanen	Oct 21st, 2006 04:36:46 PM
Frank said that he wanted King to write ANOTHER Prison movie for him. I hope some day it becomes a reality. I know Darabont loves his horror, but I want ANOTHER "shawshank". Its one of the reasons I got into screenwriting. Him and Robert Bolt. BH
Frank - Do another prison movie!! by bradhanen	Oct 21st, 2006 04:37:14 PM
Frank said that he wanted King to write ANOTHER Prison movie for him. I hope some day it becomes a reality. I know Darabont loves his horror, but I want ANOTHER "shawshank". Its one of the reasons I got into screenwriting. Him and Robert Bolt. BH

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