'KING ON SCREEN' TRAILER BRINGS AUTHORS ADAPTERS TOGETHER IN NEW DOCUMENTARY

If you were asked who the most popular horror author of all time is, you’re likely to hear the name STEPHEN KING. His stories on the page have become worldwide bestsellers many times over, and have spawned a litany of adaptations ranging from iconic to idiosyncratic. Now, a new documentary is coming to screens that focuses on those that have adapted the author’s works as well as the legacy the stories and films have left behind.

KING ON SCREEN from DARK STAR PICTURES debuts in select theaters AUGUST 11, 2023 and will be on physical media and streaming shortly after on SEPTEMBER 8, 2023. Read the official synopsis below, and check out the new trailer!

Synopsis: 1976, Brian de Palma directs Carrie, the first novel by Stephen King. Since then, more than 50 directors have adapted the master of horror's books, in more than 80 films and series, making him the most adapted author alive in the world . What's so fascinating about him that filmmakers cannot stop adapting his works? KING ON SCREEN reunites the filmmakers that have adapted Stephen King's books for cinema and TV, including Frank Darabont (Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, The Walking Dead), Tom Holland (The Langoliers, Chucky), Mick Garris (The Stand, Sleepwalkers) and Taylor Hackford (Dolores Claiborne, Ray). It is a movie made for the fans and with the fans, led by an international ambition.

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