Stephen King's The Dark Half Is Getting A New Version After 1993's Movie Flopped

Stephen King's 1989 novel The Dark Half is becoming a film for a second time. Film studio MGM has announced plans to make a new Dark Half movie with Alex Ross Perry (Her Smell) attached to direct, according to Deadline.

The Dark Half book tells the story of a writer whose pseudonym comes to life and starts killing people. It was first adapted into a movie in 1993 directed by horror legend George Romero. Oscar-winner Timothy Hutton starred in the lead role.

The original movie was a flop; it earned $10 million at the box office against a $15 million budget. That movie was also produced by MGM, which is now giving it a second chance.

It appears to be very early days for the new Dark Half. No announcements have been made yet about a cast, a start date for production, or a release date.

Numerous King novels have been adapted for TV and movies, the latest of which was Doctor Sleep, which is a sequel to The Shining. It was a box office disappointment, and it is expected to end up losing money for Warner Bros.

Some of King's other works that have been made into TV shows and movies have included The Green Mile, The Shawshank Redemption, It, Carrie, Pet Semetary, Stand by Me, The Mist, Maximum Overdrive, and Cujo, among many others. In addition to The Dark Half, there are numerous other Stephen King projects in the works such as The Stand and The Talisman, among others.

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