![]() ![]() Simply put: similar to It, The Stand has some elements that haven’t aged especially well, both from the 1978 book and the miniseries. So it’s not without recent precedent that the upcoming version of The Stand, which happens to star Bill Skarsgård’s brother Alexander as a different iconic King villain, is being met with some questions about why a re-do is necessary. When the It movies were announced, many wondered how anything could ever top its standout element, Curry’s memorably terrifying performance - a valid fear, though Bill Skarsgård’s 2017 interpretation proved there are multiple ways to bring a nightmarish clown to life. The four-part ABC series, directed by frequent King collaborator Mick Garris, hit the airwaves four years after another hugely popular made-for-TV King adaptation: It, featuring Tim Curry as Pennywise. But Josh Boone and Ben Cavell’s take on The Stand has some big cloven hooves to fill: the hit 1994 miniseries. In a year that feels like Captain Trips has started creeping on the real world, the timing of CBS All Access’ new adaptation of Stephen King’s plague-apocalypse epic feels eerily appropriate. ![]()
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