Sci-Fi Film and Television Developments

Cell

7/14/09 - Fangoria reports that John Harrison is writing a four-hour TV miniseries based on the 2006 novel, in which the population of America is transformed into mindless, rampaging killers by a signal sent through their cell phones.  Harrison is scripting Cell for the Weinstein Co., which had originally planned to turn the book into a theatrical feature, but decided to abandon those plans and will be shopping the project to networks instead. Having served as assistant director/composer on the King-scripted Creepshow and helmed Tales From the Darkside: The Movie, Harrison considers Cell one of King's best recent books, with opening chapters that will make an incredible first 30 minutes on screen. The filmmaker adds that he doesn't see this as a zombie story so much as a Village of the Damned-esque chiller and enjoys the fact that the infected populace possesses a hive mentality.

12/31/06 - Dimension Films is developing this Stephen King adaptation, Cell, about a pulse carried through cell phones turns the users in to crazed zombies.  Eli Roth is expected to direct.  It'll be a little while before we see this one in theatres.  Hang in there.

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