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The Nameless

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How long does it usually take for people to start talking about making a book into a movie? I know it was not too long with 11/22/63, will this one be turned into a movie? I couldn't help but think while I was reading it that this seems almost like it was written with a movie adaptation in the very forefront of his mind.

Joyland could be an excellent movie.
 
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kingricefan said:
If I remember correctly, they started working on the film Christine before the book was even published? Film rights to The Talisman was snatched up before the book was published also.
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What sometimes happens is that his film agent will shop a book once the manuscript is finished and a publication date has been decided but before it is available to the public.
 
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The Nameless said:
How long does it usually take for people to start talking about making a book into a movie? I know it was not too long with 11/22/63, will this one be turned into a movie? I couldn't help but think while I was reading it that this seems almost like it was written with a movie adaptation in the very forefront of his mind.

Joyland could be an excellent movie.
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I could see this being another Stand by Me or Shawshank Redemption in the right director's hands. I cannot rave enough about Joyland. As the days go by, it becomes more and more one of my favorite books of his. It is so well written and such a wonderful story.
 
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carrie's younger brother said:
I could see this being another Stand by Me or Shawshank Redemption in the right director's hands. I cannot rave enough about Joyland. As the days go by, it becomes more and more one of my favorite books of his. It is so well written and such a wonderful story.
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Frank Darabont maybe? He did such a fantastic job on the Green Mile, and although I have never seen it, he also made Shawshank Redemption, which I know is considered something of a masterpiece.

I loved Joyland, it just flew by for me.
 
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