Cargo Entertainment has announced that Tod Williams (Paranormal Activity 2) will direct John Cusack in the upcoming Stephen King adaptation ‘Cell.’ King and The Last House on the Left writer Adam Alleca adapted the novel and filming starts this May. The movie centers on a graphic artist who struggles to reach his wife and son in the aftermath of a devastating pulse transmitted through a mobile phone network.
Here is the synopsis for Stephen King's novel:
Artist Clayton Riddell had been in Boston negotiating a successful deal to sell his comic book project. His joy at finally hitting it big is shattered by an event called The Pulse which causes all those who were using their cell phones at the time of The Pulse to become zombies attacking and killing anyone in their way. Fortunately for Clay, he does not own a cell phone. In the panic to get out of Boston and find his way home to his wife and son in Maine, he is joined by Tom McCourt, a man he meets in the meleé immediately following The Pulse and a young girl, Alice, who they rescue from being killed by one of the “crazies.” The story follows their terrifying journey, avoiding capture—and worse—by the “crazies” who are beginning to “flock” and are led by one they call Raggedy Man as they attempt to reach Maine and a place called Kashwak which they hope will be their salvation.
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This has the potential to go either way. Not a 100% happy with Cusak as the lead.
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