Recent bad news about the Salem’s Lot movie means that it could join a long line of Stephen King adaptations that have flopped in recent years.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Though anticipation was high for the newest film adaptation of Stephen King's Salem's Lot, recent bad news means that this could be yet another flopped King adaptation. Since 1974, Stephen King has penned some of the most popular horror stories in recent literary history, many of which have been brought to the big screen, including Carrie, It, and The Shining.
It was first announced in 2019 that there would be a new movie adaptation of Stephen King's Salem's Lot. The book is King's second published novel and was written in 1975. It also earned a 1979 movie adaptation and a 1987 sequel movie entitled A Return to Salem's Lot. All in all, King fans and audiences at large were excited about this remake. Gary Dauberman of The Conjuring movies was set to write the screenplay and direct, meanwhile horror star James Wan was slated to produce.
In general, the delays and new streaming release of Salem's Lot make it seem like the film will not be very successful. If it was going to be a very profitable movie, then there would be no reason to not do a theatrical release, therefore, Salem's Lot's move to streaming hints that perhaps the film won't do so well with audiences and critics. While the movie's delays could be written off, Warner Bros.
What Was The Last Really Good Stephen King Movie Adaptation? Salem's Lot's failure isn't really too much of a surprise. Though Hollywood continues making and rebooting Stephen King stories, the most recent iterations haven't been nearly as good as previous adaptations. The last successful Stephen King adaptations include 2017's Gerald's Game, 2017's It, 2019's It: Chapter Two, and 2019's Doctor Sleep.
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