Author of 'A Quiet Place' Adaptation of Stephen King's Short The Boogeyman '
Trends in the film adaptation of Stephen King's novel in the Hollywood universe apparently still continues after the great success of It at the end of 2017. This time King's work that was lifted to the big screen is The Boogeyman , which is not really a novel, but a short story published in the 70s. Investigate a calibaration, The Boogeyman has been used as a short film seven times, and only this time one of King's favorite story adapted into a movie screen.
The Boogeyman project that driven 20th Century Fox is also more interesting, because Deadline reported this film written Scott Beck and Bryan Woods . The writer's duo are now in the spotlight after their movie, A Quiet Place , achieved phenomenal results. Because not only flooded with praise, horror thriller movie berbudget only $ 17 million is also a big surprise with a gain of $ 325 million. Beck and Woods are known to write A Quiet Place from the start of development, and their script is finally polished when John Krasinski joins as director. Since A Quiet Place has been a hit, it is said that all Hollywood studio eyes are fixed on Beck and Woods, and therefore, any project handled by this duo should attract attention.
The Boogeyman himself tells of a man who has just lost all his children from being attacked by a creature lurking from inside the closet. A relatively simple story indeed. But through A Quiet Place , Beck and Woods prove that they are able to conjure a simple story into a special. Now the studio is just looking for a cold-handed director to make sure The Boogeyman can perform optimally with a simple story. Not yet known when The Boogeyman will be released.
In addition to The Boogeyman , some of King's adaptation films being made are It 2 , Pet Sematary , Doctor Sleep ( The Shining sequel) and The Tommyknockers . Especially for It 2 and Pet Sematary , both horror films are ready to slide in 2019.