Steven Spielberg, Duffer brothers be part of forces for ‘The Talisman’ adaptation

By PTI
LOS ANGELES: Veteran filmmaker Steven Spielberg is collaborating with “Stranger Things” creators Matt and Ross Duffer for the difference of have fun writer Stephen King’s “The Talisman”.

The ebook, which was penned by King and Peter Straub in 1984, will probably be became a sequence for streamer Netflix, based on The Hollywood Reporter.

The Duffer brothers, whose smash hit Netflix present “Stranger Things” has been closely impressed by King’s work, will govt produce the sequence.

Netflix will produce the venture in affiliation with Spielberg’s Amblin Television and Paramount Television Studios.

Curtis Gwinn, who labored as a writer-exec producer on “Stranger Things”, will function author and showrunner of the present.

“The Talisman” tells the story of Jack Sawyer, a 12-year outdated boy who units off on an epic road-trip quest to avoid wasting the lifetime of his dying mom.

He is in quest of the Talisman, a strong relic that may not solely heal his mom however, as he learns, save the world.

Sawyer’s journey criss-crosses two realities: the America we all know and its harmful, fantasy-world twin, The Territories.

Matt and Ross Duffer will govt produce through their Monkey Massacre Productions, together with Spielberg, Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey for Amblin TV.

King additionally would function an govt producer, together with Paramount Television.