Stephen King’s “Revival” Is Getting a Big Screen Adaptation

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It’s official: the latest of Stephen King novels to get the big-screen treatment is Revival. 

The successful horror novel is heading to cinema with Doctor Sleep’s Mike Flanagan adapting the script with an option to direct, while Trevor Macy is attached to procure the upcoming film.

According to IndieWire, which confirmed the news with a Warner Bros. spokesperson, Revival “spans five decades, opening in a small New England town, where a charismatic minister meets a small boy playing with his toy soldiers. When tragedy strikes the boy’s family, the preacher mocks all religious belief and is banished. The boy has become a musical nomad and a heroin addict by the time the two meet again.”

The latest King novel adapted to the big screen was It and It: Chapter 2. The two films have been the most successful adaptations grossing $700 million and $473 million, respectively, at the worldwide box office. Other films include Carrie, The Shining, Pet Sematary, The Green Mile, Stand by Me, Misery, The Shawshank Redemption, and others.