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Sasha McBrayer is a fan of Marvel Comics, science fiction films and bright nail polish. A list of her published, short, speculative fiction stories can be discovered over at her blog: nikanors-inn.livejournal.com. To see her weekly movie review visit coastalcourier.com and click on "Showtime with Sasha". http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/b6c8a69f9da49400b44cfcaa28774e90.png

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Rosamund Pike and Sam Neill Join ‘Long Way Down’

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Rosamund Pike

If you like Rosamund Pike, you’ll also like today’s casting news. The actress, along with Aussie co-star Sam Neill, just signed on for the adaptation of Long Way Down.

You’ve heard of Man on a Ledge, but what do you think about four strangers on a ledge? That’s what happens in this story about four lonely souls who collide on New Year’s Eve atop a London city skyscraper, each intending to leap to his or her doom! What are the odds? Instead of committing suicide, all four form a pact to support each other. This sounds like a morbid version of AA, no?

French filmmaker Pascal Chaumeil will direct A Long Way Down as his English-language debut. That title sounds really funny now that we know what the film is all about.

I have to say, the premise and the cast have me pretty excited about this one. Pike and Neill join Pierce Brosnan (Can I get a woo woo?) Toni Collette, Aaron Paul and Imogen Poots. The original work was the dark comedy and best seller of the same name by Nick Hornby. Filming just began in Europe.

One of the four folks down on their luck is an American. You can bet actor Aaron Paul will take this role. Paul and his blue eyes should be recognizable, as he’s Jesse Pinkman in the addictive AMC series Breaking Bad. For many, this will be another cause for excitement!

My favorite film based upon a Nick Hornby novel is About a Boy. He penned the screenplay for the noted picture An Education, starring Carey Mulligan. Speaking of which, Rosamund Pike does appear in that film, too. His last novel, circa 2009, is called Juliet, Naked.

Pike’s recent work includes shooting the Christopher McQuarrie directed thriller, Jack Reacher, starring Tom Cruise, and work on the Edgar Wright directed film, The World’s End. The Jack Reacher film was based on the novel One Shot by Lee Child. The film debuts in December. The World’s End is also an adaptation and it must be funny because in it Pike co-stars with funny men Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. Oh dear. In fact, she will re-team with Pegg on a project called Hector and the Search for Happiness. That’ll be interesting because thus far in her career, I prefer Pike in serious roles. My favorite Pike film is still Fracture, with Ryan Gosling.

The former Bond girl rocked her blonde tresses on the set of Wrath of the Titans, which is currently on Blu-Ray and DVD. I hated the initial re-make, but surprisingly, the action sequel was pretty darn entertaining. Never mind that Pike plays Andromeda in Wrath, a part acted by another actress in the Clash of the Titans remake. As if we wouldn’t notice.

As for Sam Neill, you may have caught him in The Vow and in the J.J. Abrams series, Alcatraz. He did a great job even in his small role in The Hunter opposite Willem Dafoe.

A Long Way Down will be produced by Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey via Wildgaze Films.

‘Game of Thrones’ Wins Big at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards

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Many would say creativity and fantasy work go hand in hand. HBO’s hit series Game of Thrones certainly proved as much last Saturday at the creative arts Emmy Awards.

The addictive series based on the works of George R. R. Martin lead the pack, receiving a total of six statuettes at the weekend ceremony. Somewhere, several dire wolves are howling with joy. This was more trophies than any other winning show took home. If you’re a fan, I know you’re not really surprised. These awards, by the way, were designed to recognize technical achievements and give honor in categories not mentioned in more main stream awards programs.

The biggest winner of the night; however, was the Game of Thrones network, HBO, which earned a whopping 17 creative arts Emmys. How did the other networks fare? Well, CBS garnered 13 wins, PBS gathered 11, Discovery won six times, NBC earned five, and ABC and the Cartoon Network both took home four trophies each. Fox won twice.

Game of ThronesA few of those categories Game of Thrones was recognized for were best special visual effects, outstanding costumes for a series, outstanding sound editing for a series, and outstanding art direction for a single-camera series. In that last category, Thrones actually tied Boardwalk Empire, but I suppose that was okay since both series belong to HBO.

Game of Thrones will being a drool-worthy third season beginning March 31st, 2013.

If you are wondering about the Emmys we are more familiar with, the telecast with 26 categories, which include acting, writing and directing, will air live on ABC at 8 p.m. EDT next Sunday. It’ll be the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards and Jimmy Kimmel is hosting.

As for the creative arts ceremony, there was at least one major upset of the night. It happened when actor Jeremy Davies won for his guest appearance on the gun-slinging FX series, Justified. Davies plays Dickie Bennett, who is a rival for main character, Deputy Marshall Raylan Givens, played by Timothy Olyphant. Raylan gave Dickie a permanent injury in their younger days and the two are practically mirror images of each other, one light (if not willing to bend the rules more than just a little), and the other dark. I’m a fan of the series and of Davies’s character.

Davies joked,

I have redefined the meaning of flabbergasted. [This] means that I think I’m officially getting away with my misfit self in this business. Is this actually happening? Is it too late for a recount?

Though Davies got the award for best guest on a drama, comedy series Two and a Half Men also shocked by earning a trophy. But it was guest star and long time acting talent Kathy Bates who took home the award for the CBS show. Comedies get a separate category for guest appearances. Though her series, Murphy’s Law was recently cancelled, she’s been nominated for her work there in the category of best drama actress. The results, as I mentioned, will be televised at the Primetime Emmy Award ceremony to air Sept. 23rd.

Moments I personally applaud from the creative arts list of winners are Hatfields & McCoys taking Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie and Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Series, which went to So You Think You Can Dance. The latter is in my opinion one of the most dynamic reality show contests on the air.

Blood's a Rover

James Ellroy Novel ‘Blood’s A Rover’ to Become a Film

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Blood's a Rover

If you dig political thrillers and history, today’s headline is definitely for you. VS Entertainment, helmed by Vincent Sieber, has just acquired the rights to adapt Blood’s A Rover. It’s the latest novel by James Ellroy, also the writer behind L.A. Confidential, which you’ll recall also got the big screen treatment.

Sieber is already hard at work serving as producer for The Unpleasant Profession Of Jonathan Hoag, which began as a novella by Robert A. Heinlein. Sieber will produce Rover with Clark Peterson. Paterson just finished up work on a crime film called Devil’s Knot, another novel adaptation. Ellroy, the author of Rover, will executive produce.

The story is set in the late 1960s and early ’70s, and centers around Joan Rosen Klein, nicknamed the “Red Goddess”. She’s on a mission of vengeance and won’t be hindered by the mafia or political enemies either. Characters clashing with Joan include Dwight Holly, a thug who works for J. Edgar Hoover; Wayne Tedrow, a drug runner connected to the Dominican Republic; and Don Crutchfield, a P.I.

The book was the final one in Ellroy’s Underworld USA Trilogy.

The author has had this to say about his piece:

My most recent novel is — not surprisingly — also my best. The story is no less than the psychic inventory of America from 1968 to 1972. I have no doubt that Clark Peterson and Vincent Sieber will fashion a splendid motion picture from this noir epic.

Ellroy is represented by literary manager Joel Gotler.

The book’s title is taken from the poem, Reveille by A. E. Housman:

Clay lies still, but blood’s a rover;
Breath’s a ware that will not keep.
Up, lad; when the journey’s over
There’ll be time enough for sleep.

If the story telling is anything like it was in L.A. Confidential, this could be an A-list film. When it comes to crime thrillers, Confidential remains one of my favorites. It’s built like a web connecting numerous memorable characters. The film version starred Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kim Basinger, Danny DeVito, James Cromwell and David Strathairn. I’m hoping 2013’s Gangster Squad, starring Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Nick Nolte, Emma Stone, and Sean Penn will be just as awesome.

Ellroy also wrote The Black Dahlia. That film adaptation, of course, featured Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, Aaron Eckhart and Hilary Swank. It was interesting material, but not my favorite execution by any means. Story and film were based upon a real life murder.

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Sony Pictures Classics Acquires ‘The Patience Stone’

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The Patience Stone

Human dramas are among the most affecting films, no matter which culture they spring from. In that spirit, we invite you to consider The Patience Stone, an adaptation recently acquired by Sony Pictures Classics. Now that Sony owns U.S. distribution rights, we can hope to enjoy the film over here.

The novel of the same name was written by Atiq Rahimi and was awarded the 2008 Prix Goncourt award. The adaptation was directed by the author and showed at the Toronto International Film Festival. We can expect Sony to release the picture in the U.S. next year.

The film takes place in a nameless Middle Eastern country in the grip of war. Golshifteh Farahani has garnered tons of praise for her central role as a meek woman trying to cope with her husband’s hospitalization. He’s in a comma, in fact, thanks to a bullet wound, and for this reason she is forced to send her two children away to live with her aunt. Though the focus of others is the war, Farahani’s character only struggles to keep her husband alive.

The twist comes when Farahani’s character falls for a young soldier. All she can do then is talk to her husband, unsure as to whether he can hear her. She tells him everything, things she probably wouldn’t say if he were well.

Do you think you could it? Explain to your wounded husband that you love someone else? Would any amount of one-sided conversation ease your guilt?

The picture is already being compared to the critically acclaimed picture A Separation. Reviewers call it profoundly moving. A Separation, if you have yet to see it, is also from Sony Classics and follows a married couple living in Tehran, who are faced with the impossible choice between moving to a different country for the betterment of their child’s future, or staying in Iran to care for the husband’s father, who has Alzheimer’s disease.

Michael Gentile, Studio 37, Corniche Pictures and Razor Films produced The Patience Stone.

It’s title is derived from a Persian myth of a mystical rock, which absorbs the troubles of those who confide in it.

Golshifteh Farahani has also appeared in Asghar Farhadi’s About Elly, Marjane Satrapi’s Chicken With Plums, and Body of Lies. The beautiful Iranian actress has been called absolutely captivating.

A&E Delivers Hitchcock Prequel ‘Bates Motel’ Teaser Art

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A&E has gone Hitchcock creepy, but not without a sense of style. The network is going to deliver to the masses, a new series called Bates Motel. The material is considered a prequel to Alfred Hitchcock’s notorious 1960 film, Psycho. Today we unveil the horrific new poster art for the series.

The sign says there are vacancies, but the nighttime imagery says you’d do well to spend the night someplace else. You can cue the iconic stabbing music and be sure not to shower until you leave the Bates Motel.

The prequel story is so fascinating that A&E decided to skip the usual pilot stage for a show in development and picked up the order for episodes right out of the gate, so to speak. If that doesn’t get your attention, maybe actress Vera Famriga will. The big screen actress will claim a small screen gig to act as Norma Bates, who is, of course, Norman’s mother.

The Oscar nominee’s part is being called

complicated, passionate and compelling woman who is smart, multidimensional and…surprising.

In fact, the show will focus upon Norman’s relationship with his mother, revealing to viewers how the serial killer came to be.

You know Farmiga from The Departed, Up in the Air, and Source Code.

Driving the proverbial bus are Lost‘s Carlton Cuse and Friday Night Lights‘ Kerry Ehrin. Look out American Horror Story, you’ve got competition.

Cuse said,

We are incredibly excited to start production on Bates Motel. We think our take on the Bates family will both be surprising and subvert expectations. We can’t wait for people to check in.

In the original Psycho, Anthony Perkins and Janet Leigh was his co-star.

Alfred Hitchcock is a hot topic in Hollywood right now. I’m very pleased because the director was one of a kind. I still watch Alfred Hitchcock Presents on Netflix.

Aside from the Bates Motel A&E series, fans of the portly fellow will want to look out for The Girl, Hitchcock, and Rebecca. The Girl is an HBO movie depicting the not so easy-going relationship between the director Tippi Hedren, who starred in The Birds. In that one, Toby Jones will act as Hitchcock and Sienna Miller is Hedren. Imelda Staunton will play Hitchock’s patient and almost oddly understanding wife, Alma.

As for Hitchcock, that’s the title of Fox Searchlight’s upcoming film. It also deals with Psycho, in that it shows how that film was made. In this one, Anthony Hopkins is Hitchcock and Alma is played by Helen Mirren. Scarlett Johansson is Janet Leigh. That’s some seductive casting. If you need more seduction, Jessica Biel will be Vera Miles.

Lastly, Hitchcock material is finding its way onto Broadway. His creepy, 1940 picture, an Oscar winner, by the way, is going to be a Broadway musical. This makes me want to watch the original very soon. Rebecca unfolds as the title woman marries a rich widower. Once she moves into his mansion; however, things are far from being a fairytale. Her husband’s deceased first wife has a very palpable presence in that place.

What if James Cameron Directed ‘Jurassic Park’?

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What if mega director James Cameron had directed Jurassic Park? Would the love story between Sam Neill’s Dr. Alan Grant and Laura Dern’s Ellie Sattler gotten a little more star-crossed? Would the film have been three hours long? Would Jeff Goldbloom’s Dr. Ian Malcolm have tested his chaos theory by taking a wild ride atop a pterodactyl? It is an interesting question to ponder, and here’s why. Cameron has revealed that he was very interested in the Jurassic Park script.

Don’t get me wrong, Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park is a classic. I’ll never forget the kitchen scene, as our heroes are relentlessly hunted by a pair of Velociraptors. The Jurassic Park ride at Universal’s Islands of Adventure is one of my favs. It’s just fun to ask ‘what if’?

Anyway, James Cameron shouldn’t waste any tears. He says,

I tried to buy the book rights and [Spielberg] beat me to it by a few hours.

The director of Terminator 2 and Avatar was very candid at the Titanic Museum in Belfast. This museum just so happens to be the place where the historical ship was first designed.

For Cameron, Jurassic Park may be the one that got away, but Cameron adds,

When I saw the film, I realized that I was not the right person to make the film, he was. Because he made a dinosaur movie for kids, and mine would have been Aliens with dinosaurs, and that wouldn’t have been fair.

Dinosaurs are for 8-year-olds. We can all enjoy it, too, but kids get dinosaurs and they should not have been excluded for that. His sensibility was right for that film, I’d have gone further, nastier, much nastier.

Can you imagine the dinosaurs getting any nastier? I suppose rather than the camera kindly panning away when Wayne Knight is devoured, trying to escape the island, we may have witnessed the gore instead. He’s right. That doesn’t sound quite as family friendly.

Titanic, is, of course, the highest-grossing film of all time. It won an Oscar for Best Picture and Best Director. So, there’s really no downside in this debate. The picture has been recently released to Blu-Ray and Blu-Ray 3D, which included two extra documentaries illuminating the history of Titanic and the making of the film.

And did you know that 15 years later, some fans are still angry that Jack and Rose didn’t share that floating bit of driftwood, to prevent Jack from freezing to death? Recently, the director said this in defense of the iconic scene,

It’s not a question of room. It’s a question of buoyancy. When Jack puts Rose on the raft, then he tries to get on the raft – he’s not an idiot, he doesn’t want to die – and the raft sinks, and it kind of flips. And so it’s clear that there’s really only enough buoyancy available for one person. So he makes a decision to let her be that person instead of taking them both down.

There’s even a rumor floating around the interwebs (sorry, I couldn’t resist the pun), that Discovery Channel’s Mythbusters will tackle the question head on, to figure out whether the pair could have shared the bit of flotsam or not. Cameron has expressed a desire to help out if and when they do so.

‘Divergent’ Adaptation gets a March 2014 Release Date

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If you follow the hot young adult books fast becoming films, then you already know that Divergent is on that list. Summit Entertainment has the distinct privilege of making Veronica Roth’s novel into something for which we all want to get midnight screening tickets. The project’s latest news is the release of a release date. Mark your calendars for March 21, 2014. Maybe March will be a lucky month. If memory serves, The Hunger Games was released this March. Of course The Hunger Games adaptation starring Jennifer Lawrence did very well. Here’s to hoping the Divergent movie will be as highly anticipated.

The premise of Divergent is pretty darn creative. The action-adventure is all about the most important decisions we make and their impact on our lives. The story takes place in a vision of the future where America is divided into five ideological factions. Each and every citizen must choose a permanent faction by the time they turn 16. Then, once the decision is made, there’s a grueling initiation process. For our heroine, Beatrice, her initiation is especially difficult because of the faction she has chosen. To top things off, there’s a conspiracy at play which will threaten everything the girl holds dear.

The five factions are 1. Candor (the honest) 2. Erudite (the intelligent) 3. Amity (the peaceful) 4. Dauntless (the fearless) 5. Abnegation (the selfless). What does the title mean? That’s the word which describes Beatrice. It means she isn’t just suited to one faction, like most people. The fact that’s she’s Divergent is meant to be a secret.

Divergent‘s author, Veronica Roth is only 23 years old and this was her debut book. I’m so jealous. Divergent is a New York Times Best seller. It’s followed up by the sequel, Insurgent, which is also a best seller. Divergent has been praised for it’s quick pace.

Summit Entertainment is also the studio behind the Twilight films. The screenplay writer is Evan Daugherty. He also wrote the screenplay for Snow White and the Huntsman. No director has been announced yet. Summit Entertainment purchased film rights to the novel before the book was released to the public. Doug Wick and Lucy Fisher are producing the film through Red Wagon Entertainment with Pouya Shahbazian.

It’s an exciting time for book adaptations. I’m looking forward to Breaking Dawn, part two, The Host, Beautiful Creatures (The Caster Chronicles), Fahrenheit 451, City of Bones (Mortal Instruments series), The Great Gatsby, The Seventh Son, Robopocalypse and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Which book would you like to see made into a movie?

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Alcon Plans Margaret Stohl Adaptation, ‘Icons’

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Alcon, Icons

Icons will be developed into a major motion picture thanks to Alcon Entertainment. And just what is Icons? It’s the forthcoming novel from author Margaret Stohl. If her name looks familiar, that’s because she’s part of the New York Times bestselling duo, consisted of herself and co-author Kami Garcia. Together they wrote the Young Adult paranormal hit, Beautiful Creatures, but Icons is Stohl’s solo debut.

If you enjoyed Stephenie Meyer’s The Host, which is also soon to become a film, starring Saoirse Ronan, then the plot of Icons may also be of interest to you. The story takes place is dystopian future Earth, where aliens reign supreme.

Over at Goodreads, I discovered a great little synopsis of the novel, which read this way:

Your heart beats only with their permission.

Everything changed on The Day. The day the windows shattered. The day the power stopped. The day Dol’s family dropped dead. The day Earth lost a war it didn’t know it was fighting.

Since then, Dol has lived a simple life in the countryside — safe from the shadow of the Icon and its terrifying power. Hiding from the one truth she can’t avoid.

She’s different. She survived. Why?

When Dol and her best friend, Ro, are captured and taken to the Embassy, off the coast of the sprawling metropolis once known as the City of Angels, they find only more questions. While Ro and fellow hostage Tima rage against their captors, Dol finds herself drawn to Lucas, the Ambassador’s privileged son. But the four teens are more alike than they might think, and the timing of their meeting isn’t a coincidence. It’s a conspiracy.

Within the Icon’s reach, Dol, Ro, Tima, and Lucas discover that their uncontrollable emotions — which they’ve always thought to be their greatest weaknesses — may actually be their greatest strengths.

Bestselling author Margaret Stohl delivers the first book in a heart-pounding series set in a haunting new world where four teens must piece together the mysteries of their pasts — in order to save the future.

I must say I kind of dig the idea that emotions, especially as wielded by angst-riddled teens, is an advantage in the science fiction flavored world, not a disadvantage. Icons sounds like a pretty wonderful thriller.

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers won’t release the book until May 7th 2013, but Alcon has already purchases film rights, which is a good sign the material is really good stuff.

Alcon also owns film rights to the adaptation of Beautiful Creatures. The first book in the Caster Chronicles series, Beautiful Creatures is modern-day, young adult, fantasy, which takes place in the south. The other books in the series are Beautiful Darkness, Beautiful Chaos, and Beautiful Redemption. There’s also a short story, considered 2.5 in the chronology, called Dream Dark.

In a statement, Alcon said:

We are thrilled with our involvement in Beautiful Creatures and the franchise it promises. “Once we learned of Margaret’s new venture, we jumped at the chance to continue our partnership with her and this amazing series of books.

Y: The Last Man

New Line Cinema makes ‘Y: The Last Man’ a First Priority

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Y: The Last Man

Y: The Last Man has been a very popular comic book series. Even though publication for the series has ended, fans are still eager to see the story become a feature film. We’ve been teased and teased, but this week, New Line Cinema is saying the adaptation is fueled up and ready to drive.

Yes, we’ve been hearing that the movie would happen for years now, which makes it very difficult to break into song and dance over this latest update, but perhaps the details will warm the cockles of your comic book movie loving heart. The good word is that former Jericho writers Matthew Federman and Stephen Scaia are narrowing down their choices for director as we speak.

If I had to nominate a director off the top of my head, I’d choose someone like Jason Reitman, of Juno and Thank You For Smoking, or Doug Liman of The Bourne Identity, Mr. & Mrs. Smith and Jumper.

Y: The Last Man tells the quirky tale of Yorick Brown, the last human male on Earth. That’s right. In fact, he and his pet monkey, called Ampersand, seem to be the lone survivors of he only survivors of a mysterious phenomenon which suddenly kills every male mammal on the planet. The near future plague relentlessly attacks the Y chromosome. The thriller has humor, as well as political, scientific and action fueled drama.

At one time Disturbia director DJ Caruso was attached to the adaptation, but that has since changed.

Other characters in the series include Agent 355, a female character who becomes Yorick’s bodyguard; Doctor Allison Mann, a key geneticist; Beth Deville, Yorick’s girlfriend; Hero Brown, Yorick’s older sister; Rose Copen, an Australian spy; and Alter Tse’elon, a central villain.

Y: The Last Man writer Brian K. Vaughan won the Eisner Award for Best Continuing Series for the comic. Y was a Vertigo comic and New Line Cinema is a sister company to Vertigo. Pencillers for the comic series include Pia Guerra, Goran Sudžuka and Paul Chadwick, while primary inking duties were on Jose Marzan Jr.

I, for one, can’t wait until this picture becomes a reality. I think it’ll be a lot of fun for fans and newbies alike. This scenario is one, which will keep audiences really in suspense as to how Yorkick’s situation all pans out. I imagine being the last man on earth has its perks.

Rumor has is it, actor Shia Labeouf is uninterested in acting the part of Yorik and that Zachary Levi, also known as TV’s Chuck, has said he’d be interested in the role. I think Levi would be a nice choice, but more star power may be required. Then again, even if a relative unknown lands the lead, he could be insulated by a supporting cast of better known stars and probably still draw audiences.

Brian K. Vaughan has also worked on Marvel Comics, including Wolverine, Ultimate X-Men and Runaways. On the DC Comics side of the fence he has written for Batman, Young Justice and Green Lantern. for Veritgo he wrote for Swamp Thing.

He’s also the author of the wonderful graphic novel, Pride of Baghdad, a read which I highly recommend.

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Joan Allen Set to Star in Stephen King Adaptation ‘A Good Marriage’

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Joan Allen

Watch out, Jason Bourne fans. Joan Allen is coming back to the big screen in a hot upcoming film adaptation of Stephen King’s novella, called A Good Marriage.

The story was originally released in the Stephen King book, titled Full Dark, No Stars, which is a recent collection of four King novellas, published in 2010. The specific story, A Good Marriage, revolves around Darcy, the woman Joan Allen would be portraying. Darcy stumbles upon the life-altering discovery that her husband isn’t quite who she has believed him to be for the past twenty-something years. Much will be required of her, in fact, if she decides to stay married.

Like the majority of King works, A Good Marriage takes place in Maine.

Peter Askin will likely direct the adaptation, as well as produce alongside his Reno Productions partner Will Battersby. Askin was the director for the documentary, titled Trumbo, which revealed facts about McCarthyism and Hollywood.

King fans will be thrilled to know that the horror writer wrote the screenplay for the film. Apparently King and Askin are pals. Askin also directed a production of the musical, Ghost Brothers of Darkland County. King wrote the play and music was provided by John Mellencamp. Who knew?

Sources say a real life serial killer inspired King to write the novella. He’s been in the news about the much debated possibility of Dark Tower adaptations. Will one ever come to fruition?

Other characters which need casting are, of course, the big screen husband, as well as a detective type.

Work on A Good Marriage is scheduled to being in New York in the middle of October.

The other stories in Full Dark, No Stars are titled 1922, Big Driver, and Fair Extension. An exert of Big Driver was published in Entertainment Weekly and it was a gripping, suspenseful read.

Apart from the Bourne franchise, Joan Allen is known for her work in The Contender, one of my favorite political films. She was also the warden in Death Race. She’s a great choice for carrying this picture on her very capable shoulders.