Carla Gugino & Bruce Greenwood Are Selected to Play in Flanagan’s ‘GERALD’S GAME’ Film Adaptation

As a teen, I read some Stephen King books. Hell, I think either my mom or I joined The Stephen King Library if you fiends remember that. If you don’t remember that, how’s this ad to jog your memory:

What I do remember is when this book came out, it was maybe a bit more adult than I was wanting. Keep in mind, it came out when I was 11. However, I’ve been on a kick recently to try and read more and I’m beginning with King’s catalog as I got to the point where I just collected his work versus actually reading the novels and collections. Maybe I can crank this one out before the film adaptation gets released next year via Netflix. The production started principal photography in Alabama yesterday. Want more info, read on…

From the Press Release:

Netflix announced today yesterday that Carla Gugino (The Space Between Us,
San Andreas, Watchmen) and Bruce Greenwood (Star Trek into Darkness, Star
Trek) will star as ‘Jessie’ and ‘Gerald’ in Mike Flanagan’s (Universal’s
upcoming Ouija: Origin of Evil, Hush, Oculus) Gerald’s Game for
Intrepid Pictures.

Flanagan adapted the script with Jeff Howard (Oculus, I Know
What You Did Last Summer) which is based on Stephen King’s 1992 suspense
novel of the same name. Intrepid Pictures’ Trevor Macy will produce the
thriller; which Netflix distribute exclusively worldwide.

Henry Thomas (Ouija: Origin of Evil, Gangs of New York), Carel
Struycken (Men in Black), Kate Siegel (Hush, Ouija: Origin of Evil,
Oculus), Chiara Aurelia (“Agent Carter,” Big Sky, “Pretty Little Liars”)
will round out the cast, with principal photography beginning today in and
around Mobile, Alabama.

Gerald’s Game follows Gerald and Jessie Burlingame, who have
gone to their summer home on a warm weekday in October for a romantic
interlude. After being handcuffed to her bedposts, Jessie tires of her
husband’s games, until things take an unexpectedly tragic turn. Still
handcuffed, she is trapped and alone. Painful memories from her childhood
bedevil her. Her only company is a hungry stray dog and the voices that
populate her mind. As night comes, she is unsure whether it is her
imagination or if she has another companion: someone watching her from the
corner of her dark bedroom.

Director Mike Flanagan said: “Gerald’s Game has been my dream
project for nearly twenty years. As a lifelong fan of Stephen King, it is a
true honor to be trusted with this amazing material. I am deeply grateful
to my long-time partner, Trevor Macy, and to my new partners at Netflix,
for making this dream project a reality. This is one of the reasons I
wanted to make movies in the first place.”

Gerald’s Game marks Macy and Flanagan’s fifth collaboration
since 2013, following: Oculus and Before I Wake for Relativity; Hush
for Netflix; and Ouija: Origin of Evil, which Universal Pictures will
release on October 21st. Intrepid Pictures has produced fourteen feature
films distributed worldwide by both major and Independent studios including
Stacy Title’s The Bye Bye Man which STX Entertainment will release on
January 13th.