Netflix to remake Stephen King’s ‘Cujo’
Streaming giant Netflix has confirmed a remake of Stephen King’s Cujo. The classic horror story will be given a new lease of life as Netflix attempts to bring it to audiences who may not be familiar with the original tale.
Cujo is a horror story that King hardly remembers writing because of his struggles with drug addiction at the time of its creation. It follows a mother and a son trapped in a car, trying to protect themselves from a rabid dog which is waiting outside and trying to attack them.
The remake is still in its very early stages, as no writer, director, or cast has been attached to it. That being said, Roy Lee from Barbarian has confirmed he will be producing the movie.
The novel was initially written in 1981, and it took only two years for Hollywood to turn the horror story into a feature film of the same name. In 1983, the original Cujo was released, directed by Lewis Teague and starring Daniel Hugh Kelly, Danny Pintauro and Dee Wallace.
While not the most famous of King’s novels to be adapted for the screen, the original film did well at the domestic box office. It earned $21 million against a $6 million budget.
Cujo isn’t the only one of King’s novels currently being adapted for cinema. Edgar Wright is working on a new version of his dystopian action-thriller, The Running Man, which is starring Glenn Powell and Colman Domingo. Meanwhile, Mike Flanagan is working on bringing to life the apocalyptic tale Life of Chuck, which currently has Tom Hiddleston attached.
The Monkey also recently hit the screens. Based on King’s short story from 1980 about a toy that causes people to die, The Monkey is performing well at the box office.
There is no set release date attached to the Cujo remake yet and Netflix is set to reveal more details in the future regarding the project.
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