Now, Luck charm he may finally be ready to reach the screens, but, as befits the time, as a series.
And, as it sometimes takes a village to raise a project, Spielberg has brought together some powerful collaborators to help him make adaptation a reality.
The Duffer brothers, whose own Strange things owes more than a few debts to King’s work, he will be the executive producer of a series of adaptation of the book, which will be produced by Netflix in association with Spielberg’s Amblin Television and Paramount Television.
Curtis Gwinn, who worked as an executive producer-writer at Duffers’ Weird stuff, will act as screenwriter and presenter of the project, which is under development. With the deals still being worked out and in negotiations, Netflix and the production parties involved did not comment.
Luck charm tells the story of a 12-year-old boy named Jack Sawyer who sets out on an epic journey to save his dying mother’s life. He is in search of the Talisman, a powerful relic that can not only heal his mother, but, as he learns, save the world. Sawyer’s journey crosses two realities: the America we know and his dangerous fantasy world twin, The Territories.
The book was an instant bestseller when it hit stores in 1984, and King and Straub came together for a sequel in 2001. On the front of the adaptation, the most recent developments occurred in 2019, when Mike Barker, who directed several episodes of The handmaid’s tale, was involved in what was being imagined as a resource.
For the new approach Luck charm, Matt and Ross Duffer will be executive producers for Monkey Massacre Productions, while executive Spielberg produces for Amblin Television together with partners Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey. King will also be the executive producer, as will Paramount Television.
Todd Cohen will oversee the daily development of the project for Amblin, along with Spielberg, Frank and Falvey.
After almost 50 years, King’s work remains incredibly popular in Hollywood, thanks to his wide range of bestsellers and recent hits, such as the most recent This adaptations. THE Hall it is a pet Sematary prequel are among their work in progress. King is represented by Paradigm and Gang Tire.
A self-styled geek, Gwinn started in the comedy before becoming a screenwriter-producer in the fourth season of AMC Living Dead. This darker gender path led him to work with Damon Lindelof at HBO’s The leftovers, Kurt Sutter’s brave medieval drama The Bastard Executioner and Netflix Narcos. He is represented by 3 Arts Entertainment and lawyer Lev Ginsburg of Ginsburg Daniels.
The Duffers are currently preparing for the fourth season of Weird stuff, which is expected to bow this year. The series remains one of Netflix’s most popular subscriptions and shows. They are represented by CAA and attorney Alex Kohner, from Morris Yorn.