First Look Photos From Netflix's Adaptation of Stephen King's MR. HARRIGAN'S PHONE
Some first look photos have dropped from Netflix’s feature adaptation of Mr. Harrigan’s Phone, based on Stephen King’s short story from his anthology If It Bleeds. The film was directed and adapted for the screen by John Lee Hancock, who previously adapted and directed The Blind Side, and directed Saving Mr. Banks. The film stars Jaeden Martell (St. Vincent, It, Knives Out) as Craig, and Donald Sutherland (Outbreak, A Time to Kill, The Hunger Games) as Mr. Harrigan.
Here’s the synopsis:
"When Craig, a young boy living in a small town (Jaeden Martell) befriends Mr. Harrigan, an older, reclusive billionaire (Donald Sutherland), the two begin to form an unlikely bond over their love of books and reading. But when Mr. Harrigan sadly passes away, Craig discovers that not everything is dead and gone and strangely finds himself able to communicate with his friend from the grave through the iPhone in this supernatural coming-of-age story that shows that certain connections are never lost."
Hancock talked to Netflix about the experience making the film, saying:
"Because it's a novella and it's only 80-something pages, [you have] to jump in and grab onto thematically what I think he's trying to say and activate some of it into scenes that aren't necessarily all in the novella. You finish a script and you realize you've got to send it to Stephen, and you're going to get a thumbs up or a thumbs down ... You go, 'Oh, my God, Stephen King's reading my script. I hope he likes it.'"
He talked about the tone of the story, comparing it to King’s other more heartfelt works, versus his horror stories:
"More than anything, it's about an odd relationship between a billionaire in his 80s and a [young man] and the bonds of friendship, and how far will you go for a friend?" Hancock confessed. "Do you like Shawshank Redemption, do you like Stand By Me, do you like Green Mile, do you like a ton of other Stephen King? ... My take on it was, it's in the fashion of Brothers Grimm. It's a cautionary fairy tale in a way."
Mr. Harrigan's Phone hits Netflix on October 5th. Check out the photos below, and let us know if you’re looking forward to watching.
via: CB
