The Film Adaptation of Stephen King's THE GIRL WHO LOVED TOM GORDON Moves Forward with a New Writer
Last year it was announced that Stephen King’s novel The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon would be getting a feature film adaptation. I loved this story, and I was excited to hear that it was going to be made into a film. Well, that project is now moving forward with the hiring of a new writer. That writer is Christy Hall, the co-creator of Netflix's I Am Not Okay With This.
King had this to say in a previous statement about the movie:
“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.”
King’s story follows "Nine-year-old Trisha McFarland strays from the path while she and her recently divorced mother and brother take a hike along a branch of the Appalachian Trail. Lost for days, wandering farther and farther astray, Trisha has only her portable radio for comfort. A huge fan of Tom Gordon, a Boston Red Sox relief pitcher, she listens to baseball games and fantasizes that her hero will save her. Nature isn't her only adversary, though - something dangerous may be tracking Trisha through the dark woods."
She 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.
The late George A. Romero was attached to direct this adaptation at one 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.
Source: Deadline