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"In the Tall Grass" New King/Hill story in Esquire
Joe Hill tweets: did a story for the June/July Esquire with my dad. Beyond that, I can't say nuttin until @Esquiremag sez so.
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Lilja
Thanks! Sounds like an interesting story.
Lilja
Had that, 'The Raft,' vibe to it so I am very interested to see where it goes in the 2nd half.
John
I'm treating it like a mini-version of the serialized release of The Green Mile. Definitely anticipating the second half! 8-)
John
The August issue of Esquire is now available, apparently. Several people are selling it on eBay. Not sure if it's in stores yet, but people report seeing it somewhere.
Joe Hill responded: Yep. That was pretty much my thoughts about the story exactly.
(Joe's hatred of Rush is well known to anyone who follows him on Twitter)
John
This felt like a literary version of one of the Children of the Corn sequels.
Vincenzo Natali, the brilliant director behind CUBE, SPLICE, and HAUNTER (not to mention episodes of NBC's "Hannibal" and Netflix's "Hemlock Grove) is set to bring us an adaptation of Stephen King and Joe Hill's novella IN THE TALL GRASS, which will be kicking off pre-sales in Cannes next week, according to Screen Daily.
Natali adapted the screenplay from the novella by Stephen King and Joe Hill, which first appeared as a story in Esquire. Paradigm represents US rights to the project.
Steve Hoban of Copperheart, which is producing in association with Mosaic Media, serves as producer and Gloria Fan is executive producer. Principal photography is scheduled for September in the Toronto area.
The 2012 novella, written by Stephen King and his son Joe Hill, follows a sister and brother who venture into a vast field of grass in Kansas after hearing a boy's cries for help. The siblings soon discover that there may be no way out.
Splice filmmaker Vincenzo Natali is writing the script and is set to direct. Steve Hoban, Jimmy Miller and M. Riley will produce the film, which is scheduled to go in front of cameras this summer in Toronto.
Marsden, who can currently be seen in the second season of HBO's Westworld, is repped by CAA and Authentic.
Officials are being tight-lipped about the project, but a memo sent to Perth South public works staff confirmed it’s for the filming of In the Tall Grass, based on a novella written by King and his son, Joe Hill.
In early May, Netflix announced it picked up the rights to the thriller, which will be directed by Vincenzo Natali. It was reported to be filmed in Toronto this summer.
Multiple interview requests to Netflix, Copperheart Entertainment, the In the Tall Grass production team, and on-site construction crews were denied.
“We can’t really talk about it unfortunately. We’re bound by the studio,” a Copperheart spokesperson said.
Perth South public works staff said they were unable to discuss the project, as did Scott Abercrombie of nearby Gildale Farms.
“I know lots about it but I should pass (the request) on,” Abercrombie said.
Abercrombie did confirm the church was not on his property.
“Our farm is the farm with the tall grass (across the road),” he said.
The white building, designed to appear rundown, only has a facade and a right side. The left and rear portions are just framing.
“It’s half a church – for people that aren’t sure,” a construction crew member joked.
Another crew member said they’ve been working on the project for about three weeks.
Perth South Mayor Bob Wilhelm said he didn’t know much about the project, but it’s creating a buzz.
“I know it’s certainly created a lot of interest,” he said.
Several people stopped to take pictures Monday.