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    Doug Liman To Direct Feature Film For Stephen King’s ‘The Stand’

    It's been announced that Doug Liman will direct a feature film adaptation based on Stephen King's The Stand.
    By Jacob DresslerJune 25, 2025
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    The 1978 novel The Stand from legendary author Stephen King is set to receive its first feature film adaptation. The iconic book, republished as “The Complete & Uncut Edition” in 1990, was previously adapted as a live-action miniseries in 1994 and again in 2020. Now The Stand is set to receive the feature film treatment from director Doug Liman.

    As shared via THR, Paramount Pictures has attached Liman to direct the film which he’ll also produce alongside Tyler Thompson of Cross Creek Pictures. At this time, there aren’t any writers attached to the project, but they’ll certainly have their work cut out for them. The Stand happens to be the longest novel written by King.

    Many filmmakers have attempted feature film adaptations of The Stand over the years. Ultimately, however, the lengthy material of the book always ended up being adapted for television instead. Major filmmakers previously attached to the title include the likes of George A. Romero and Ben Affleck, and now Liman will have the opportunity to try and finally bring The Stand to the big screen.

    The Stand is known by fans of King for being his attempt at an epic story in the vein of The Lord of the Rings. However, rather than write a traditional fantasy epic like he later would with The Dark Tower, The Stand takes place in a very real version of the United States. Specifically after a virus, nicknamed Captain Trips, manages to kill off most of the world’s population.

    The survivors later band together into two groups, one good and one bad, and with the bad group being led by none other than Randall Flagg. The character made his debut in The Stand and later became a recurring character throughout King’s works, including the Dark Tower series and The Eyes of the Dragon, making The Stand a must-read for any fan eager to understand the inner-workings of the author’s growing mythos.

    Obviously there’s a lot to tackle with a feature film adaptation of The Stand, so hopefully we’ll have more details regarding this endeavor from director Doug Liman in the near future. Stay tuned to ScreenGeek for any additional updates as we have them.

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