Bryan Fuller is teaming up with Blumhouse and Sony Pictures for a movie adaptation of Stephen King's 1983 horror novel Christine.
Fuller will write and direct the film, with Jason Blum, Vincenzo Natali and Steven Hoban producing, reported Deadline. King's original story centers on Arnie, a shy high schooler who purchases and fixes up a classic red and white 1958 Plymouth Fury named "Christine" by its previous owner. However, the car seems to have a mind of its own -- not to mention, a deadly history -- and begins to change Arnie's life in dangerous and terrifying ways.
Christine was first adapted into a movie in 1983, with John Carpenter directing. The film was a modest critical and commercial success, but has gone to attract a cult following. It joins a growing list of King stories that are headed back to the big screen. Similar projects include Edgar Wright's reboot of The Running Man and Blumhouse's Firestarter, an adaptation of King's 1980 sci-fi/horror novel that Keith Thomas is directing, with Zac Efron, Ryan Kiera Armstrong and Michael Greyeyes starring.
The Christine remake will reportedly carry over the '80s time period from Carpenter's film. Should it move forward, the project would mark Fuller's feature directorial debut. The celebrated writer/producer is known for creating the cult shows Dead Like Me, Wonderfalls and Pushing Daisies, in addition to the acclaimed Hannibal series that aired on NBC from 2013-2015. Mads Mikkelsen, who played the infamously cannibalistic Hannibal Lecter on the show, teased the possibility of Hannibal Season 4 in early 2021, stating that talks "have been revived" thanks to the series' surge in popularity on Netflix.
In more recent years, Fuller developed a reputation for stepping away from projects over creative differences. He left Starz's American Gods in 2017 after co-creating and show-running its first season with Michael Green (who departed the show at the same time as Fuller). Fuller similarly dropped out as showrunner on Star Trek: Discovery ahead of its premiere in 2016, ultimately receiving executive producer credit for his contributions.
Following his departure from American Gods, Fuller quit as showrunner on Apple TV+'s Amazing Stories reboot, once again citing artistic differences. Around the same time, he became involved in a TV series adaptation of Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles novels, before leaving the project in July 2018.
Source: Deadline