The Mist
Frank Darabont has directed some of the greatestStephen Kingmovie adaptations ever , and here ’s every clock time they ’ve collaborated so far . One of the most prolific authors of all sentence , King is also one of the most adapted , taking the title when not look at source whose work is in the public domain . With that in mind , many filmmakers have tried their hand at bring King ’s Scripture to life , but sadly , only a prize few directors succeed in a way that wow fans .
Some examples of that league let in Stanley Kubrick withThe Shining , John Carpenter withChristine , and Brian De Palma withCarrie . Fewer still though are those who get multiple chance to adapt King for the cover . The most prolific of those isMick Garris , who ’s become a unaired friend of King ’s , and has directed projects likeThe Stand , The Shiningremake , andSleepwalkers . However , when it issue forth to quality among King adapters , no one really touches Frank Darabont .
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Darabont has adapt multiple King stories , and they ’ve all arguably been terrific . He may not have the prolonged King - based resume of Garris , but he unquestionably has a much higher hit to miss proportion , and it ’s impossible to imagine him directing something as bad asRiding the hummer .
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
One of the most acclaimed films in history , The Shawshank Redemptionwas indite and directed by Frank Darabont , and based on Stephen King ’s novella " Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption " from the collectionDifferent Seasons . Tim Robbins stars as Andy Dufresne , a man convict for the murders of his wife and her fan , although he maintains his whiteness . While at the titular prison , Andy meet and befriends Red ( Morgan Freeman ) , the man inside able of aim just about anything someone might take . The Shawshank Redemptionwas name for Best Picture at the Oscars , but lost toForrest Gump .
The Green Mile (1999)
Darabont again wrote and directedThe Green Mile , based on King ’s 1996 novel of the same name . While not quite as beloved asThe Shawshank Redemption , this fellow prison - set tale is still generally regarded as one of the good King adaptations of all time . It also continued the figure of King ’s rarified non - horror stories being prone to getting better moving picture adaptations than his traditional horror tales . The casting is full of recognizable face , let in Tom Hanks , James Cromwell , David Morse , Jeffrey DeMunn , William Sadler , Gary Sinise , and the tardy Michael Clarke Duncan .
The Mist (2007)
WithThe Mist , Frank Darabontfinally wrote and directed King ’s sugar and butter , a direct up horror story . He proved just as adept in that department , producing yet another top - tier King version , this meter of a 1980 novelette find out in theSkeleton Crewcollection . The Mistsports another keen cast , including Thomas Jane , Toby Jones , Laurie Holden , Marcia Gay Harden , and Andre Braugher . Darabont also brings impressive liveliness toStephen King ’s Lovecraftian animate being , creating some of the most unsettling monster ever determine in a mainstream horror picture show .
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