Vincenzo Natali Directing Stephen King and Joe Hill’s In the Tall Grass
John Squires
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Father and son duo Stephen King and Joe Hill together wrote the novella In the Tall Grass back in 2012, which was originally published in Esquire magazine. It’s now set to leap off the page and onto the big screen, and we’ve got the details for ya today. So read on!
Screen Daily reports that Vincenzo Natali (Splice) will direct the upcoming feature film from a screenplay he adapted. Principal photography is scheduled for September in the Toronto area.
In the Tall Grass tells the story of a young man and his pregnant sister on a road trip who end up fighting for their lives in a field after they respond to a boy’s cries for help.
Steve Hoban of Copperheart, which is producing in association with Mosaic Media, serves as producer; Gloria Fan is executive producer. Altitude Film Sales managing director Mike Runagall and his team will kick off pre-sales next week.
“Who would think that grass could be frightening?” said Natali. “Trust Stephen King and Joe Hill to find a way. They have transformed an otherwise innocuous Kansas field into a stage for some of the most disturbing horror fiction I have ever read.”
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