From worst previews, DreadCentral reports that Stephen King's "Insomnia" is heading to the big screen and is to be directed by Rob Schmidt (Wrong Turn). In the book, a man is having trouble sleeping and during his late night walks, he observes some strange things going on in Derry, Maine. He begins to suspect that these visions are something more than hallucinations brought about by sleep deprivation [JPX, nope, not really]. Soon, Ralph and his friend become enmeshed in events of cosmic significance."Insomnia" is one of King's most massive books, at over seven hundred pages. When asked how Schmidt was going to handle bringing such a long story to theaters, he said that he will be focusing a lot on the town itself.
Schmidt also revealed that the roles of the two main characters will be played by actors in their thirties. They will be wearing age make-up that will be removed progressively to give that fountain of youth effect.
And the reason for Schmidt getting involved in the world of Stephen King? "I'm doing the film mainly because King was such a big fan of Wrong Turn!"
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HATED Insomnia. I'm a big fan of King's books but this one really had me wondering what had happened and whether he'd ever get it back. (Later, he got it back and all is well; but this one had me worried.)
Yeah I hated it too! I just picked up Blaze but after reading some reviews I'm having trouble starting it. I also wasn't fond of Bag of Bones.
Bag of Bones—same problem!
I'm so glad we agree. He switched to Scribner's and suddenly it was this "mature, brooding" period (to which I would yell out from the balcony, "Yeah—it's the 'he sucks' period!" and get jeered).
"He switched to Scribner's and suddenly it was this "mature, brooding" period"
Exactly! I avoided Lisey's Story because one of my patients, who loves King, had tremendous difficulty getting through it. It became a joke because each week he'd bring it to his session and I'd be like, "You're not done with that thing yet?" He begged me to avoid reading it. The latest issue of Esquire magazine has a new short (pretty long) story that's vintage King.
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