It can only be speculated that the money needed to green light the movie was so immense that the risk outweighed the possible reward. Revival features Lovecraftian elements and creatures alongside King's signature horrors, which likely required a large special effects budget. Flanagan explained that it was an expensive project, which isn't at all surprising considering the storyboard for the 2016 version.
While concept art had been created and everything seemed to fall into place, Boone's version of Revival never entered production. In 2020, Flanagan wrote a new script - which was approved by King - and had every intention of making the project an actuality.ĭuring The Stand-focused podcast, The Company Of The Mad, Flanagan confirmed that his version of Revival wouldn't reach production either, stating that he "stepped on the same landmine" as Boone. Later that year, he announced that Russell Crowe ( A Beautiful Mind) was set to star. Mike Flanagan isn't the first director who has taken on the task of attempting to adapt Revival. In 2016, Josh Boone, who co-developed CBS's The Standseries with Benjamin Cavell, wrote his own script for the movie and intended on directing it. Even so, the project has been shelved before it's possible Revival could get another chance in the future, though perhaps not from Flanagan. This could be based on a variety of factors that pertain to the current horror market as well as what's popular in the genre in 2021 or projected to be in upcoming years. But, as is common with movies that contain so many moving parts, it needed a lot of money, which was ultimately its downfall. Related: Stephen King's Favorite Horror Movies & TV Showsĭespite the fact that King's movies continue to prove themselves as some of the most popular and lucrative in the horror genre, Revival may never see the light of day. However, it wasn't long after that Flanagan announced they had to abandon the project since it didn't receive the green light from the production company. In 2020, news began to spread that he intended on adapting King's 2014 novel, Revival, next. As the director continued to find success in the horror genre with The Haunting Of Hill House and his follow-up series, The Haunting Of Bly Manor, Flanagan quickly proved himself to be a virtuoso of the craft. The 2019 adaptation starred Ewan McGregor as an adult Danny Torrance. Flanagan then went on to direct King's sequel to his iconic 1977 novel, The Shining, called Doctor Sleep.
In 2017, Flanagan's Netflix original movie Gerald's Game premiered with incredibly positive reviews.
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