King talks Darabont

Last Updated on July 27, 2021

Well I found an interesting interview today. With his book THE MIST adapted into the feature film opening this week, author Stephen King sat down with MTV News for an interview about his work and his collaboration with directors.

What makes this interview very awesome is that King explains why Darabont has been able to successfully adapt his novels, and why other directors are unable to.

I got a letter from Frank one day very early in my career — I can’t remember how long ago it was, probably around 1975 or 1976. He’d read a story of mine called “The Woman in the Room.” He wanted to make a short film and kind of show his chops, so he wrote me a letter and said, “Could I make a small film out of this?” …

Frank was the first of what I think of as my “dollar babies,” where people will come to me and say, “You have this story, you have that story, if it hasn’t been optioned for a theatrical movie, could I make a student film out of it?” And I’d charge them a buck and make them sign a paper that says you promise not to exhibit this for money unless I say you can.

It’s really cool to see where the Darabont/King relationship came from and why Stephen King likes him so much. If you’re interested in reading it, go over here