"Mike Flanagan is the undisputed champ of adaptations. Whether it's Edgar Allan Poe, Shirley Jackson, or Christopher Pike, if there's a story that's vaguely creepy, he can bring it to life. But there's one particular writer who trusts him so much that their relationship could best be described as a bromance: Stephen King. Flanagan has already directed feature adaptations of three King books: Gerald's Game, Doctor Sleep, and The Life of Chuck."
"According to , Flanagan is set to write and adapt a new film adaptation of The Mist, Stephen King's 1980 novella. The story follows a group of people trapped in a small-town grocery store when a mysterious mist rolls in, bringing with it monsters and doom. The Mist has been adapted twice already. In 2007, Frank Darabont, another serial King adapter, wrote and directed a feature film starring Thomas Jane and Marcia Gay Harden."
"While the TV series veered away from the source material to poor reviews, the changes the movie made were acclaimed, with even King himself praising its new ending. The book ends with a handful of survivors venturing into the mist; protagonist David Drayton escapes with his son, but can't tell if his wife survived back at home. In the story's final moments, David hears another survivor on the radio, providing a glimmer of hope."
Mike Flanagan has become a leading adapter of horror and speculative fiction, consistently translating creepy source material into film and television. He has an ongoing creative partnership with Stephen King and has already directed feature adaptations of Gerald's Game, Doctor Sleep, and The Life of Chuck. Flanagan is set to write and adapt a new film version of King's 1980 novella The Mist, which follows people trapped in a grocery store as a mysterious, monster-filled mist descends. The Mist was previously adapted as a 2007 feature by Frank Darabont and a 2017 TV series, with the film altering the ending to a darker conclusion while the book leaves a sliver of hope.
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