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EXCLUSIVE: Plan B has optioned feature rights to The Jaunt, the 1981 Stephen King short story about teleportation travel. The company has attached Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti, the duo behind the 2013 horror film Mama. Its early days, but this will be developed for Andy to direct. Plan B hasnt set it with a studio yet, but principals Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner have a first-look deal with New Regency and RatPac King first published the short story in Twilight Zone Magazine, but gained prominence in his short-story anthology Skeleton Crew, published in 1985. Its a futuristic tale that takes place in the 24th century, as a father explains the ground rules for Jaunting, a form of teleportation the family will be using shortly to go to Mars. The key is that travelers must be under anesthesia for the short journey, or terrible things happen to the mind of those being jaunted around the solar system. Time stands still and ones brain implodes with too much time to think in an absence of external stimulation. Bad things happen. Expect good things to happen fast on this one. As is his usual practice, King grants a 90-day option period for $1, contingent on a writer being set, and concrete moves made in development at a pace that shows the author knows the film company is serious. |
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Stephen Kings The Jaunt is probably one of his creepiest short stories, and its all because of its especially unsettling ending. Its a futuristic sci-fi tale, and its about a family taking a trip using a teleportation systemknown as a Jauntand the bulk of the text covers the father explaining how a Jaunt works to his children. The most important thing, though, is that you cant be awake during the Jaunt, because well, like we said, the ending is the best part. Its a quick story and not much happens, so while its interesting on paper, it seems like an odd choice for a movieespecially since the ending has sorry, well stop bringing it up. On the other hand, its a Stephen King story, so that makes it perfect for a movieat least as far as movie studios are concerned. According to Deadline, Plan B has just picked up the rights to film an adaptation of The Jaunt, with Mamas Andy and Barbara Muschietti writing. Andy Muschietti is also set to direct. With The Jaunt becoming a film soon, it will now be joining an exclusive club that also includes everything else Stephen King has ever written/will ever write (other than the Dark Tower books). |
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