Stephen King's Cujo Will Be Reimagined In New Netflix Adaptation

In the latest round of Stephen King adaptations—or, if you prefer a more optimistic view, another exciting Stephen King movie announcement—a new film version of Cujo is in the works. Netflix is set to produce this new adaptation, with Roy Lee, founder and producer of Vertigo Entertainment, attached as producer. While still in early development, no writers or directors have yet been announced, nor are there any casting rumors.

King's novel, originally published in 1981, was famously adapted into a 1983 cult classic horror film directed by Lewis Teague, written by Don Carlos Dunaway and Barbara Turner. The film follows a mother (Dee Wallace) desperately trying to protect her son from a rabid dog. Their ordeal unfolds as they become trapped in a car with a dead battery, battling both Cujo—a once-gentle dog driven to savagery by a rabid bat—and the threat of heatstroke.

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Cujo is just one of many beloved King stories successfully adapted to film. Recently, there's been a surge in King adaptations. Oz Perkins’ adaptation of King's short story The Monkey was released in February, and we eagerly anticipate the Glen Powell-led The Running Man, JT Mollner’s The Long Walk (also produced by Lee and Vertigo), and the IT prequel series Welcome to Derry on HBO. Additionally, a Prime Video eight-episode series adaptation of Carrie, helmed by Mike Flanagan, is in the works.

It's a golden age for Stephen King fans, with even more exciting projects on the horizon.