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Stephen King: Mist Rewrite Won't Leave You in a Fog

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Stephen King's The Mist courtesy Dimension Films
Director Frank Darabont tells SCI FI Wire that in his big-screen do-up of Stephen King's novella The Mist (in theaters Nov. 21), he saw fit to do away with the original, ambiguous ending. Before you get your knickers in a knot, know that King not only signed off on the change, he freakin' loved it. "It is the most shocking ending ever," he says, apparently having mastered the art of Trumpian overstatement, "and there should be a law passed stating that anybody who reveals the last five minutes of this film should be hung from their neck until dead." — Ben Katner

Posted by Matt Webb Mitovich
Nov 14, 2007 9:45 AM
I am really excited about this movie. I was wondering how the end would sit with theater goers. This could be a bad thing or a good thing. I am leaning towards "good thing", since SK says it is a great ending.
Posted by bantling14
Nov 14, 2007 10:46 AM
I haven't read the book but I know that Frank Darabont has been working with Stephen King since the movie Shawshank Redemption!
Posted by Ranger99
Nov 14, 2007 2:57 PM
I have to say shocking ending is an understatement. I liked most of the movie, but I did not like the ending. I have been a Stephen King fan for a long time, and there have been a few movies or books of his that I didn't like, but most of them I did (favorite is The Stand). I'm not revealing the ending, but I am disappointed. I would have preferred it to be closer to the ending in the story.
Posted by rmcowan
Dec 8, 2007 4:24 AM
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