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Netflix may have lost Mike Flanagan—a.k.a. the word’s #1 Stephen King appreciator—but it’s not letting King himself slip through its fingers that easily. The streamer just ordered a new adaptation of King’s 1981 novel Cujo, Deadline reports. In Flanagan’s absence, the company drafted a different King aficionado, Roy Lee, to produce. Lee has credits on several major King adaptations already, including both It movies, Salem’s Lot, Starz’s The Stand, and Flanagan’s Doctor Sleep. He’s also known for films like Barbarian and Strange Darling. The project is currently looking for a writer.
One of King’s earlier novels, Cujo has been tainting St. Bernards’ good name for decades now. The story follows a once good-natured pet who terrorizes a mother and her son after getting bitten by a rabid bat. The novel was originally adapted into a film by Lewis Teague in 1983, which starred Dee Wallace, Daniel Hugh Kelly, and Danny Pintauro.
Cujo joins a pretty deep pack of King adaptations currently in the works. Flanagan has three in his long-gestating The Dark Tower series for Prime Video, recently announced Carrie series, and upcoming, Tom Hiddleston-led The Life Of Chuck, which originally premiered at TIFF last year. Edgar Wright is still working on his Running Man remake, originally announced in 2021. Glen Powell, Colman Domingo, Josh Brolin, Karl Glusman, Katy O’Brian, and Daniel Ezra are set to star. HBO is blowing up its red balloons for upcoming It prequel Welcome To Derry, which will see Bill Skarsgård don Pennywise’s white face paint for a third time. The series is set to premiere sometime this year. And we can’t forget Osgood Perkins’ The Monkey, which slashed its way into theaters a little less than a month ago and has already scared up $31 million at the box office. Every dog has its day, and King—and his legion of fans—have a lot of good ones on the horizon.
