Still, there are two movies entering production as of right now: Firestarter, which began filming earlier this year, and ‘Salem’s Lot, which goes in front of the cameras this month.īoth stories have been adapted before-twice in the case of ‘Salem’s Lot-but never satisfyingly, and both a long time ago. It’s explosive and unprecedented opening coincided (and perhaps helped drive) a new wave of Stephen King adaptations, both as movies and TV productions, and new generations of filmmakers and hungry-for-content streaming services eagerly tapped into the author’s vast collection of works.Īs of last year, some 25 projects based on King novels, novellas, or short stories were said to be in development, but of all those, only three-all limited television series-have made it to their respective streaming platforms. Not even the vampires of ‘Salem’s Lot multiplied at that rate! Adjusted for inflation, the film went on to become the highest grossing horror movie (and King adaptation) of all time, earning $701 million worldwide.

With many movies being made for the streaming platform, it was previously believed that Salem's Lot would be debuting on the streaming platform rather than on the big screen.It was almost exactly four years ago when It: Chapter One (as it came to be called), the first of two movies based on Stephen King’s classic 1986 novel, opened in theaters to a record-shattering $124 million in its first weekend. The biggest surprise is that the movie will actually be heading to theaters ahead of a release on HBO Max after 45 days. The latest iteration will be the first time the story has been produced for a big screen release.Īccording to a new report by Bloody Disgusting, the long-in-production movie of Salem’s Lot will arrive this fall, and considering the number of delays and changes that the project has gone through it will come as a relief to King’s fans that the date seems to be holding.

The classic tale of vampires taking over a small town is one of King’s best-known works and has already been adapted for television twice, once in 1979 in the best-known version directed by Tobe Hooper and starring David Soul, and again in 2004, starring Rob Lowe and Donald Sutherland. While Stephen King fans are yet to see any footage from the latest adaptation of Salem’s Lot, the movie has landed itself a release date of September 9 exclusively in cinemas and not on HBO Max as originally expected.

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