A new 10-episode adaption of Stephen King’s The Stand from CBS All Access is filming in Vancouver this Fall/Winter.
Filming dates: September 16th to March 11th.
Working Title: Radio Nowhere.
In a world decimated by plague and embroiled in an elemental struggle between good and evil, he fate of mankind rests on the frail shoulders of the 108-year-old Mother Abagail and a handful of survivors. Their worst nightmares are embodied in a man with a lethal smile and unspeakable powers: Randall Flagg, the Dark Man.
Cast: James Marsden, Odessa Young, Amber Heard, Whoopi Goldberg, Henry Zaga.
James Marsden will play Stu Redman, a Texan with an immunity to the superflu. Taken in by government authorities he ends up in New England where he escapes and meets up with Glen Bateman, Frannie Goldsmith and Harold Lauder.
Odessa Young is pregnant Frannie Goldsmith who leaves Ogunquit, Maine with Harold Lauder and meet Stu Redman on the road and they eventually travel west together to Mother Abagail. During the journey, Redman and Young become a couple.
Amber Heard is Nadine Cross, a conflicted woman but one compelled by her allegiance to Randall Flagg.
Whoopi Goldberg is Mother Abagail, a 108-year-old prophet who sees visions from God and the Good in the story. She establishes a community in Boulder, Colorado.
Henry Zaga is young deaf and mute Nick Andros who finds himself in a position of authority.
Writers/Producers: Josh Boone – Ben Cavell.
Directer: Josh Boone.
I read The Stand under my bed when I was 12, and my Baptist parents burned it in our fireplace upon discovery. Incensed, I stole my Dad’s FedEx account number and mailed King a letter professing my love for his work. Several weeks later, I came home to find a box had arrived from Maine, and inside were several books, each inscribed with a beautiful note from god himself, who encouraged me in my writing and thanked me for being a fan. My parents, genuinely moved by King’s kindness and generosity, lifted the ban on his books that very day. I wrote King a cameo as himself in my first film and have been working to bring The Stand to the screen for five years. I’ve found incredible partners in CBS All Access and Ben Cavell. Together with Stephen King, Owen King, my longtime producing partners Knate Lee and Jill Killington, we plan to bring you the ultimate version of King’s masterwork. — Josh Boone.
Sources: BC Production List, Deadline, Production Weekly.