Overview
- Multiple outlets reported Friday that Sam Raimi is attached to produce a new feature adaptation of Stephen King’s 1996 novel Desperation with Adam B. Stein and Zach Lipovsky set to direct.
- Searchlight Pictures is named as the studio backing the project, but no studio press release has confirmed the report.
- Stephen King is said to be involved in the project according to industry reporting, though his exact role and level of participation have not been made public.
- The film is described as being in early development with no announced release date, casting, budget, or production schedule.
- Desperation was previously adapted as a 2006 TV movie and the novel’s desert‑town premise explains why a high‑profile creative team could draw studio interest and boost the directors’ growing standing in genre filmmaking.