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Netflix’s adaptation of Stephen King’s Cujo
takes another step forward, with an Oscar-nominated director reportedly a top contender to helm the upcoming film. Released in 1981, King’s novel of the same tells the story of a sweet St. Bernard family pet who becomes a violent killing machine after being bitten by a bat, trapping a mother and her son inside a broken-down vehicle outside a mechanic’s shop. Cujo was adapted into a movie in 1983 from director Lewis Teague, and it was announced last week that another take on the novel is now in the works at Netflix.
THR now reports that Darren Aronofsky is in talks to direct Cujo for Netflix, with Roy Lee producing. Lee is a King veteran, having produced both It movies, Salem’s Lot (2024), and Francis Lawrence’s upcoming The Long Walk. There’s currently no writer attached to the Cujo adaptation, but Aronofsky will reportedly be meeting with candidates in the near future. The report notes that Aronofsky already circling the project is a sign that the film is either further long than previously believed or that Netflix is fast-tracking the project.
More to come…
Source: THR
Cujo
- Release Date
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August 12, 1983
- Runtime
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93 minutes
- Director
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Lewis Teague
- Writers
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Lauren Currier, Don Carlos Dunaway
