The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile director Frank Darabont is done directing. The Mist filmmaker was recently a guest on Post Mortem with Mick Garris and revealed he’d rather spend the time he has left with family and friends.
And we can’t blame him. Read his comments below.
Mick asks him if he has “thrown up his hands” and given up on directing.
Darabont says: “To a degree, yeah. I can’t tell you how many times I burned out. I was a workaholic machine for thirty years.“
He adds: “I just thought, I don’t want however much time I have left, I don’t want the next 20 years to go by. Nobody ever laid on their death bed and said, ‘Gee, I wish I had had some more deadlines.’“
Listen to the full episode of Post Mortem with Mick Garris and Frank Darabont right over HERE.
Darabont’s top film (horror-wise) was his take on Stephen King’s The Mist.
Synopsis:
After a powerful storm damages their Maine home, David Drayton (Thomas Jane) and his young son head into town to gather food and supplies. Soon afterward, a thick fog rolls in and engulfs the town, trapping the Draytons and others in the grocery store. Terror mounts as deadly creatures reveal themselves outside, but that may be nothing compared to the threat within, where a zealot (Marcia Gay Harden) calls for a sacrifice.
The film sports a 71% approval rating over on Rotten Tomatoes. The Critics Consensus: Frank Darabont’s impressive camerawork and politically incisive script make The Mist a truly frightening experience.
Are you said to see The Mist director Frank Darabont call it quits?
Make sure to let us know in the comments below or on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram! You can also hit me up over on Twitter @MikeSpregg325.