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From: LindyBill	10/24/2011 12:32:00 PM
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BEN AFFLECK TO DIRECT NEW ADAPTATION OF STEPHEN KING’S ‘THE STAND‘? Awfully hard to believe the terrific television miniseries starring Gary Sinise and Molly Ringwald is already 18 years old. As a huge, huge fan of the novel, there was nothing lacking for me in the six-hour television movie. In fact, I still think it’s something of a miracle that such a beloved novel with such a large and expansive scope and with so many characters could be adapted so beautifully. Prior to the ‘94 miniseries there was also a lot talk of a theatrical film. If memory serves, my paperback edition of the novel announced George Romero as the director. But even then it was impossible to imagine the story being told in a single two or three hour feature film. But in this era of franchises, “The Stand” could be a huge blockbuster but also a risky venture. Many, many films are released with the idea to create a franchise behind them, but if they flop that’s not the story because many of those films work just fine as standalones. Announcing King’s novel as a trilogy would mean that if the first chapter failed to find an audience the studio would be left with a mess. Either they can invest another $200 million to complete a story no one wants to see or have the first chapter of an unfinished trilogy forever hanging out there as an embarrassment. It would also be hard to market part one on home video if the others aren’t coming. Even “Lord of the Rings” didn’t face the same risk. At least “Fellowship” represented a completed novel in a trilogy. “The Stand” would be an incomplete novel. As far as Affleck goes, he’d be an excellent choice to direct. With “The Town” and “Gone Baby Gone” he’s already proven plenty capable of holding tight to his characters without losing sight of the action necessary to create an exciting story. And characters are everything in “The Stand.”

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