Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Page To Screen: 11/22/63 by Stephen King

Stephen King has never been a stranger to having his novels transformed into movies, and the interest in the 'King of Horror' continues with Variety reporting that King's upcoming 11/22/63 will be making the trip to Hollywood.

Director Jonathan Demme (The Manchurian Candidate, Beloved, The Silence of the Lambs) has snagged the feature rights for the film, and is set to write, direct, and produce the sci-fi story with a time travel twist.

In King's tale, Jake Epping discovers a way to travel back in time to 1963 and decides to stop the assassination of John F. Keddedy. In order to accomplish this, he creates a new persona and a new life that allows him to immerse himself in the past. Along the way, he meets Sadie Dunhill, the love of his life.

Can Jake save JFK? Should he?

11/22/63 comes out November 8th, but you can find out more about the book and read an excerpt at StephenKing.com.