Of the numerous Stephen King variations which can be at the moment within the works, simply some of the thrilling is Netflix’s The Talisman, which is being produced by Stranger Issues creators Matt and Ross Duffer in addition to legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg. As of proper now, we do not know for certain after we’ll truly get to see the present (partly due to the on-going WGA strike), however there was an attention-grabbing growth that might impression the challenge within the massive image: King is seemingly mulling the opportunity of writing a second sequel to his 1984 novel, which was co-written by Peter Straub and beforehand impressed a follow-up titled Black Home that was revealed in 2001.
Straub handed away final fall on the age of 79, however Stephen King has revealed on a brand new episode of the Speaking Scared podcast that he’s contemplating writing a e-book that may full the trilogy that begins with The Talisman and Black Home. The writer introduced it up unprompted when he was requested if he’ll ever make a dense, giant scale epic like The Stand, IT, Below The Dome or 11.22.63 once more, and he prompt that the attainable sequel would match that description. Mentioned King,
This one factor that I’ve form of within the ‘lively’ file… there are two books, The Talisman and Black Home by me and Peter Straub, and earlier than he died, Peter despatched me this lengthy letter and stated, ‘We aught to do the third one.’ And he gave me a very cool concept and I had some concepts of my very own. So that may be a protracted e-book, if I can truly muster up the power to jot down it.
The 2 current books within the potential trilogy are tremendously totally different, however they’re tied collectively by a shared protagonist: Jack Sawyer. The Talisman facilities on occasions when Jack is simply 12 years outdated and determined to save lots of his mom, who’s dying of most cancers. With the assistance of a stranger named Speedy Parker, he discovers that he has the flexibility to “flip” to an parallel universe known as The Territories, and he goes on a protracted quest searching for the titular token, which is promised to remedy what’s killing his mother.
Black Home catches up with Jack as an grownup, the protagonist having spent years as a Los Angeles police officer earlier than taking early retirement and shifting to a backwoods city in Wisconsin. As he tries to make a house for himself there, his peace is disrupted by a vicious serial killer generally known as The Fisherman – and whereas the psychopath at first looks as if typical real-world evil, Jack discovers that he might have his personal connection to The Territories (and the bigger multiverse of the King canon).
It feels secure to imagine {that a} third story would meet up with Jack Sawyer later in life and put him on the middle of an journey stuffed with fantastical horror… but it surely’s unattainable to invest past that with the data offered. Hopefully Stephen King will finally get round to writing the e-book, but when not, we will at the least maintain our fingers crossed that he’ll finally share Peter Straub’s concept with followers.
Whereas we look ahead to extra information a couple of Talisman/Black Home sequel, King is lots busy writing different stuff. His new e-book, Holly, will likely be stocked in shops on September 5, and the Speaking Scared interview consists of bulletins of two different titles: a 2024 assortment titled You Like It Darker and a brand new novel known as We Assume Not (which, like Holly, will middle on protagonist Holly Gibney from the Invoice Hodges trilogy, The Outsider and “If It Bleeds.”)
As for the Netflix adaptation of The Talisman, it is thrilling to know that if the present winds up being a success, King would possibly find yourself offering the filmmakers with further supply materials to work with in later seasons. Keep tuned right here on CinemaBlend for extra updates concerning the growing streaming present.
