A remake of Stephen King’s “Cujo” is in the works at Netflix, according to an insider with knowledge of the project.
Roy Lee (“Barbarian”) will produce “Cujo,” which is currently out to writers.
King’s original 1981 novel centers on a mother and son, who are trapped in a hot car, being terrorized by a rabid 200-lbs. St. Bernard. As time ticks on, it becomes clear that they will die unless they do something.
A 1983 film adaptation was directed by Lewis Teague and starred Dee Wallace, Daniel Hugh Kelly and Danny Pintauro.
King is one of the most prolific American writers of his generation. He has penned more than 65 novels, and published countless short stories. His bibliography is a gold mine of horror, sci-fi and everything in between.
Most recently, a remake of “Salem’s Lot” was released on Max. In his review of the film, TheWrap’s William Bibbiani wrote, “Gary Dauberman’s remake of ‘Salem’s Lot,’ however, raises the bar. It may be the only Stephen King remake that gets it right. Tobe Hooper’s classic mini-series adaptation from 1979 is still scary, and it’s a heck of a lot more insidious than Dauberman’s, but it had the virtue of being three hours long. Hooper invited us into the sleepy town of Salem’s Lot for a long, long time before the vampires finally took over in earnest, which made his version more tragic and melancholy. But Dauberman does not make the mistake of trying to do the same thing. His new ‘Salem’s Lot’ comes in just under two hours, and he smartly gets to the mayhem faster. Much, much faster.”
King is repped by Rand Holston Management and Gang Tyre.
Deadline first reported the news.
