How Mike Flanagan Will Make ‘Carrie’ Feel Like a New Story

Horror and literature fans alike will be excited to hear that seasoned Stephen King cinematic universe storyteller Mike Flanagan has something new planned for his Carrie adaptation. The eight episode mini-series proposed by Amazon was an idea Flanagan initially balked at. He told Variety, “I initially thought, ‘Why? It’s been done.” You can’t blame him for hesitating; the book has already been adapted several times. But after giving it considerable thought, he said, “I found an answer to that question, and it made me very excited.” He then turned to someone who obviously needed to be part of the discussion: famed horror author Stephen King, who Flanagan has had a fruitful working relationship with—including on his current feature The Life of Chuck. “But when I went to Steve, his answer was ‘Why?’ His first response was, ‘Leave her alone. She’s been through enough.’ But it’s that thing where the more information I could share, and sending him the bible and the plan for the show, he c ... Read full article.