Amazon taps Mike Flanagan to adapt Carrie into a series for Prime Video but who's playing Stephen King’s first horror icon?

Stephen King’s debut caller Carrie has been adapted into galore movies – nan astir notable being nan 1976 movie pinch Sissy Spacek – but Prime Video could beryllium nan first to reimagine its communicative for a play series. With scary filmmaker Mike Flanagan (who worked connected 1 of nan best Netflix series The Haunting of Hill House) lined up to constitute and executive nutrient nan series, King’s iconic psychological scary could person a imperishable residency connected 1 of nan best streaming services.

While we don’t yet person a merchandise date, nor accusation connected who will presume nan titular role, Amazon MGM Studios has described Flanagan’s upcoming task arsenic “bold and timely” according to The Hollywood Reporter, which shared that Trevor Macy of Intrepid Pictures will besides beryllium executive producing nan show alongside Flanagan. Deadline has besides reported that Flanagan will beryllium collaborating pinch Stephen King himself to retell nan communicative of his coming-of-age precocious schoolhouse horror.

From nan studio’s explanation of nan upcoming series, it seems arsenic though this Stephen King adaptation will stay religious to nan original 1974 novel, which follows timid precocious schoolhouse student Carrie White. Following nan decease of her begetter and being stuck nether nan supervision of her hyper-religious and controlling mother, she’s branded arsenic an outcast astatine schoolhouse falling unfortunate to bullying while discovering her knack for telekinesis.

However, this isn’t nan first clip that Flanagan has worked connected an adjustment of 1 of Stephen King’s novels, arsenic he served arsenic head connected Doctor Sleep (2019) which is presently 1 of nan champion Stephen King movies connected Max. In summation to directing nan movie adjustment of King’s Gerald’s Game (2017), which scarred maine during my week of watching psychological scary movies, Flanagan has flaunted his power connected nan scary genre clip and clip again pinch different movies specified arsenic Hush (2016) and Netflix scary bid Midnight Mass (2021). Will his task into this caller Carrie series help, aliases inhibit his reputation?

Who will measurement into Carrie’s shoes this time?

As mentioned above, Sissy Spacek was nan first 1 to bring King’s characteristic to life successful Brian De Palma’s 1976 movie Carrie which besides starred John Travolta, and Piper Laurie has her controlling mother. Twenty years later, The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999) was released arsenic a sequel to nan 1976 movie but had nary mention of nan characteristic of Carrie White. It starred Emily Bergl arsenic protagonist Rachel, different timid precocious schoolhouse woman whose supernatural powers reflector those of nan original Carrie character.

A made-for-TV movie directed by David Carson premiered connected NBC successful 2002 casting Angela Bettis arsenic Carrie White. It came nan 3rd reimagining of King’s novel, and stands arsenic nan lowest rated type connected Rotten Tomatoes pinch an embarrassing people of 20%. Chloe Grace Moretz is nan astir caller character to presume nan role, starring successful Kimberly Peirce’s 2013 movie pinch Julianne Moore and Ansel Elgort.

The adjacent character to return connected nan situation remains a mystery, and poses nan mobility to who will person nan courage to resurrect an iconic characteristic that’s been taxable to mediocre revisions. We’re now successful an property wherever scary icons for illustration Jenna Ortega are stealing nan spotlight pinch their modern shriek queen status, truthful this is Flanagan’s chance to one-up Tim Burton and present america to nan adjacent activity of scary actresses.

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