Netflix in talks with Darren Aronofsky to direct Stephen King horror film ‘Cujo’ sqgame555

sqgame555 Films based on Stephen King novels have been flocking to the big screen lately, and they’re coming from big-name directors. The latest one who could be in the running is Darren Aronofsky of “Black Swan” and “The Whale.”

The Insneider reports that Aronofsky is in talks to direct “ Cujo ” for Netflix, based on King’s 1981 novel of the same name. The film follows a friendly and kind St. Bernard who becomes a murderer and violent dog after being bitten by a rabid bat. Cujo’s neighbors, a mother and her son, are forced to flee in a broken-down car in the scorching sun, forcing the mother to find a way to save her son before he dies of heatstroke or dehydration. sqgame555

The novel was adapted into a 1983 film directed by Dee Wallace, which received mixed reviews but grossed three times its budget.

If Aronofsky takes the job, it will be his first film for the streaming service, joining a slew of other directors who have recently adapted King’s novels, including Osgood Perkins (The Monkey), Mike Flanagan (The Life of Chuck), Francis Lawrence (The Long Walk) and Edgar Wright (The Running Man). ( sqgame555 )

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