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Cusack To Star In Stephen King’s ‘Cell’

Always been one of my favourite and under appreciated leading men, in part due to absolute classics SAY ANYTHING, THE GRIFTERS and GROSSE POINT BLANK, John Cusack has signed on for another Stephen King big-screen adaptation, CELL. He appeared briefly in Rob Reiner’s coming-of-age tale STAND BY ME (1986) and headlined 2007’s shockingly bad ghostly-thriller 1408. Both were based on King’s short-stories. CELL based on King’s own best-seller, will be co-scripted by the master of terror himself, alongside Adam Alleca with a synopsis going as follows:

Artist Clayton Riddell had been in Boston negotiating a successful deal to sell his comic book project. His joy at finally hitting it big is shattered by an event called The Pulse which causes all those who were using their cell phones at the time of The Pulse to become zombies attacking and killing anyone in their way. Fortunately for Clay, he does not own a cell phone. In the panic to get out of Boston and find his way home to his wife and son in Maine, he is joined by Tom McCourt, a man he meets in the meleé immediately following The Pulse and a young girl, Alice, who they rescue from being killed by one of the “crazies.” The story follows their terrifying journey, avoiding capture—and worse—by the “crazies” who are beginning to “flock” and are led by one they call Raggedy Man as they attempt to reach Maine and a place called Kashwak which they hope will be their salvation.

We’ll keep you posted with the potential supporting cast and directors.

Source: Screen Daily

Craig was our great north east correspondent, proving that it’s so ‘grim up north’ that losing yourself in a world of film is a foregone prerequisite. He has been studying the best (and often worst) of both classic and modern cinema at the University of Life for as long as he can remember. Craig’s favorite films include THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, JFK, GOODFELLAS, SCARFACE, and most of John Carpenter’s early work, particularly THE THING and HALLOWEEN.

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