Stephen King's THE GIRL WHO LOVED TOM GORDON Is Getting a Film Adaptation From the Producers of IT
I’ve been wondering when Hollywood would get around to adapting the Stephen King novel The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon. This is actually a story I would have loved to adapt. It’s such a great story and it’s being developed by the producers of the It films, so it seems like it’s in good hands.
If you’re not familiar with the story, here’s a description for you:
Tom Gordon tells of a young girl named Trisha McFarland who gets lost while hiking with her recently divorced mother and brother in the woods. Nine years old and scared of the dark, the girl winds up stumbling through the woods for nine days, wandering farther and farther from civilization even as she tries to make her way back home. As she walks, dehydration, hunger and exhaustion cause her to hallucinate, talking to several people, including her idol, a baseball player named Tom Gordon.
But she also begins to believe that she’s being stalked by a supernatural beast known as The God of the Lost, and soon her ordeal becomes a test of both her sanity and her ability to fight for her life.
This story is actually incredibly intense, especially because it deals with a young girl who starts to descend into madness as she is lost.
The late George A. Romero was actually attached to direct an adaptation at once point. Unfortunately, he never got to make the film, but his former wife, Chris Romero, is teaming up with the producers of It to bring it to the big screen. Those producers include Roy Lee and Jon Berg of Vertigo Films ,as well as Ryan Silbert of Origin Story.
King had this to say in a statement:
“I’m thrilled that my book is being brought to the screen, and that George’s company is involved. Chris (Romero) has worked long and hard to make this project happen.”
The project is currently on the hunt for a writer. I’m looking forward to seeing who they hire to develop this project, and I’m excited to see that this fantastic story is being brought to life.
Source: THR