The Stand: What James Marsden Hopes Viewers Take Away From the Stephen King Adaptation
Stephen King s The Stand may start with a pandemic, but while the epic novel is ultimately about so much more than the vicious disease a super flu called Captain Trips that wipes out nearly all of the world s population, CBS All Access limited series adaptation of the novel comes at an interesting time. With 2020 having seen the world deal with its own deadly pandemic, there are sure to be no shortage of parallels and lessons that viewers will take away from the series, for series star James Marsden, there are a few things he hopes people come away from
Henry Zaga on How the New Mutants Director Josh Boone Led Him To the Stand The Stand will see Henry Zaga star as Nick Andros, one of the post-apocalyptic story s main and in many ways beloved characters, but fans may recognize him from this year s
The New Mutants. Zaga played Roberto Bobby da Costa, aka Sunspot in the film, which was directed by Josh Boone, who developed and directed The Stand. And according to Zaga, it was working with Boone on
In an interview with ComicBook.com, Zaga said that working with Boone on
The New Mutants was an amazing experience and he spoke highly of the director s passion for his work.
The Stand Executive Producers on the Responsibility of Getting the Adaptation Right
The Stand is an epic book. Not only is the story of humanity s last stand in a battle of good versus evil in a world brought to the brink by a pandemic itself one that has been compared to the fantasy epic The Lord of the Rings, but the novel is long one and is beloved by readers all around the world. Adapting such a well-known and beloved book is something that executive producers Benjamin Cavell and Taylor Elmore didn t have reservations about but did feel a responsibility to get right.
The Stand both epic and iconic is not hyperbole. From its release in 1978, the novel has frequently appeared on best of lists and impacted popular culture and beyond with its post-apocalyptic, dark fantasy tale of the collapse of human civilization and the battle between good and evil. It s also a substantial book, well over a thousand pages in its complete and uncut edition, making an adaptation a massive undertaking and, while it s been done before with ABC s 1994 miniseries, CBS All Access is approaching the novel again in its own, nine-part series event that kicks off on Thursday, December 17th. Despite this adaptation making some changes and shifts its approach in telling the story, it may just be the most spiritually faithful adaptation yet.
Stephen King s The Stand (TV Review)
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Plot: When the “Captain Trips” flu epidemic wipes out more than 99% of the population, the remaining few immune to the disease, including Stu Redman, Frannie Goldsmith, and Harold Lauder, set out in search of other survivors, all the while, experiencing visions of the nurturing Mother Abagail and the menacing figure of The Dark Man.
Review: A new version of
The Stand has been in development for almost a decade. From Ben Affleck to Scott Cooper, Paul Greengrass, and eventually Josh Bone, Stephen King s epic pandemic novel has been bandied as everything from an R-rated feature film to a movie franchise before eventually becoming the CBS All Access event series premiering next week. This new adaptation of