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Kasdan And Coben To ‘Stay Close’
I’m reporting on this because right now it seems there’s a 50/50 chance it could come down on the horror side of the thriller fence as opposed to the drama side.
Writer/Director Lawrence Kasdan, (writer of The Empire Strikes Back and Raiders Of The Lost Ark, director of Body Heat, The Big Chill and… um… Dreamcatcher) is teaming up with author Harlan Coben to adapt the latter’s upcoming novel Stay Close for the big screen.
Per Deadline, “Lawrence Kasdan and bestselling author Harlan Coben are teaming on a feature adaptation of Stay Close, Coben’s latest thriller novel which Dutton will publish March 20. ‘In Stay Close’, a past crime returns to devastate the lives of a photojournalist, a suburban mother with a hidden past, and a homicide detective obsessed with a series of unsolved disappearances. The Hitchcockian thriller plunges all three into a dark world of sex, secrets and shocking violence.”
Interestingly enough, they’re aiming to have a draft of the screenplay done by the time the book hits shelves on March 20th.
I’m sure we’ll learn more about this in the coming days. Hopefully it plays up the darker elements of the book’s conceit.
Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia’s The Platform was a massive hit for Netflix back in 2020, becoming one of the most watched original movies in the streaming service’s history.
Coming soon? The Platform 2! Netflix has shared two first look images from the upcoming sequel this morning, which will again be directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia.
Milena Smit and Hovik Keuchkerian star in The Platform 2.
Netflix previews, “A mysterious figure has managed to establish a new law in The Platform, but can justice truly be enforced in hell? And who will enforce it?”
No word yet on a Netflix premiere date for The Platform 2. Stay tuned.
The first film is set inside a vertical prison system, where inmates are assigned to a level and forced to ration food from a platform that moves between the floors. Inmates on high floors eat better than those below, and one man tries to effect change so everyone gets enough.
Rafael reviewed The Platform for us at TIFF, raving in his 4.5-star write-up: “The Platform takes full advantage of its isolated setting and small cast to instead focus on a high concept, a tight script, and sharp dialogue that will make you laugh as often as it will make you think. This is a funny, heartfelt, at times disgusting, yet also thought-provoking sci-fi thriller that reminds of Bong Joon-ho’s Snowpiercer, but with way better food.”
The Platform also made Daniel Kurland’s Best International Horror Films of 2020 list.
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