The Talisman was nominated for both the Locus and World Fantasy Awards in 1985, and in 2001, King and Straub wrote a sequel, Black House, which picks up with a now-adult Jack as a retired Los ...

The planned movies on this list were either officially canceled, suffered insurmountable losses, or, for various other reasons, seem unlikely.

The adaptation of The Talisman was initially envisioned as a television series, ... Boone’s X-Men spinoff movie New Mutants is currently scheduled to hit theaters in April 2018.

Based on the best-selling novel, the movie follows a boy, who in order to save his mother from certain death, enters a parallel world known as the Territories in search of a powerful talisman.

The Talisman isn't the only King work being lined up for a big screen remake, as it was recently announced that his short story Suffer the Little Children is being turned into a movie, too.

The Talisman development comes as projects based on King’s works have become particularly hot, with Warner Bros.’ It grossing more than $606 million worldwide to date and Netflix’s Gerald ...

King wrote the 1984 novel with author Peter Straub. By Aaron Couch Film Editor The novel tells the story of Jack Sawyer, a young boy who must travel from New Hampshire to California to save his ...