![]() ![]() Although the original production had to combine or cut characters, it is still considered one of the better King adaptations and one of the scariest horror movies of all time. ![]() Tobe Hooper's 1979 made-for-television Salem's Lot turned the nearly 400-page novel into a three-hour TV event that was released over two nights. He's a Stephen King hound dog, so he doesn't wanna do Stephen dirty. So there are some parts where Gary had to press and find what was really at the heart of the movie to keep in, but for the most part, he's really true to the book and keeping a lot of the original dialogue in there. But also, the previous adaptation was a two-parter because it's such a hefty book, and there are so many different moving parts and so many characters. Gary Dauberman, the director, is really keen on doing justice to the book. Of course, there had to be a few compromises, as the star explained to. The Top Gun: Maverick actor - who is set to play the film's main protagonist, author Ben Mears - revealed that Salem's Lot director Gary Dauberman is a big Stephen King fan and was interested in doing justice to the original book while keeping the movie's runtime in mind. ![]()
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