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Darabont back in King horror camp
By Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith
Article Last Updated:11/14/2006 03:55:15 PM PST
Don't expect esteemed filmmaker Frank Darabont to make nice with his next movie. "This one's more angry than what I've done before," says the director, speaking of his adaptation of Stephen King's "The Mist" short story, in which Thomas Jane is expected to star.
Film Director Frank Darabont
Is the "Shawshank Redemption" and "Green Mile" filmmaker feeling angry these days?
"Yes," he replies. "I am very disappointed with mankind lately. Enough of this love of mankind. Everyone's in for a good scolding — with monsters."
"The Mist" marks the fulfillment of Darabont's longtime desire to make a down-and-dirty horror picture.
"To get my 'shoot fast and loose' legs under me, I did an episode of 'The Shield,' " he lets us know. "I had such a blast. I put aside everything I know about filmmaking, the whole Kubrick wannabe approach and shook things up." The FX show returns early next year. Darabont has become a huge booster of star Michael Chiklis and the rest of the "Shield" team. And the TV job prepped him for the "breathless, 35-day" schedule he's planned on "The Mist."
Darabont's unforgettable adaptation of King's "The Green Mile," starring Tom Hanks, is being released this week in a deluxe DVD edition with plenty of bonus features. "I spent nine months on the director's commentary," he reveals. "I'm almost as obsessed about that as anything. You want those supplemental discs to be fantastic."
As for reteaming with King, he says, "The process with Steve is pretty wonderful. I'll call or e-mail and say, 'I'd like to do this,' and he'll say, 'OK, go ahead.' It's a lovely trust. He never stops writing, you know. When he talked about retiring, I laughed in his face. I said, 'You're like the shark in Jaws designed to do a certain
Brazilian Model Ana Beatriz Barros thing.' " Darabont adds, "Of course, if he really did want to retire, I'd support him completely."
Darabont back in King horror camp
By Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith
Article Last Updated:11/14/2006 03:55:15 PM PST
Don't expect esteemed filmmaker Frank Darabont to make nice with his next movie. "This one's more angry than what I've done before," says the director, speaking of his adaptation of Stephen King's "The Mist" short story, in which Thomas Jane is expected to star.
Film Director Frank Darabont
Is the "Shawshank Redemption" and "Green Mile" filmmaker feeling angry these days?
"Yes," he replies. "I am very disappointed with mankind lately. Enough of this love of mankind. Everyone's in for a good scolding — with monsters."
"The Mist" marks the fulfillment of Darabont's longtime desire to make a down-and-dirty horror picture.
"To get my 'shoot fast and loose' legs under me, I did an episode of 'The Shield,' " he lets us know. "I had such a blast. I put aside everything I know about filmmaking, the whole Kubrick wannabe approach and shook things up." The FX show returns early next year. Darabont has become a huge booster of star Michael Chiklis and the rest of the "Shield" team. And the TV job prepped him for the "breathless, 35-day" schedule he's planned on "The Mist."
Darabont's unforgettable adaptation of King's "The Green Mile," starring Tom Hanks, is being released this week in a deluxe DVD edition with plenty of bonus features. "I spent nine months on the director's commentary," he reveals. "I'm almost as obsessed about that as anything. You want those supplemental discs to be fantastic."
As for reteaming with King, he says, "The process with Steve is pretty wonderful. I'll call or e-mail and say, 'I'd like to do this,' and he'll say, 'OK, go ahead.' It's a lovely trust. He never stops writing, you know. When he talked about retiring, I laughed in his face. I said, 'You're like the shark in Jaws designed to do a certain
Brazilian Model Ana Beatriz Barros thing.' " Darabont adds, "Of course, if he really did want to retire, I'd support him completely."