EXCLUSIVE:A24has taken on theStephen KingbestsellerFairy Tale.
That script will be expanded by Greengrass and J.H.
Wyman, who will be the showrunner and whose credits includeFringe, Almost HumanandDebris.
(L-R) Paul Greengrass and Stephen KingGetty Images
Peter Ricewill be executive producer alongside Greengrass, Wyman and King.
Ive heard Greengrass will likely be involved as director, but his deal is not yet done.
The other deals have closed.
It was impossible to fold it all into a two-hour film.
Universal let it go.
The stakes of both worlds are immense.
As happened with King tales likeThe Stand, this just works better in longform storytelling.
King is repped by Rand Holston Management and Gang Tyre.
