INSOMNIA by Stephen King.
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King's INSOMNIA Movie Gets Director

Johnny Butane over at Dread Central had a chance to go to the Fangoria Weekend Of Horrors Festival in New Jersey over the weekend and apparently some details emerged over the upcoming INSOMNIA movie based on Stephen King's novel. Rob Schmidt has been chosen to helm the project mainly because Stephen King liked his work on WRONG TURN.

For those who never read the King book, the story centers on Ralph Roberts has been having trouble sleeping since his wife died. Each night he awakens a little earlier until he's barely sleeping at all. During his late night vigils and walks, he observes some strange things going on in Derry, Maine. He sees colored ribbons streaming from people's heads. He witnesses two strange little men wandering the city under cover of night. He begins to suspect that these visions are something more than hallucinations brought about by sleep deprivation. Ralph and his friend, widow Lois Chasse, become enmeshed in events of cosmic significance.

Also, director Schmidt has said that the two stars portraying Ralph Roberts and Lois will be actors in the 30s and will be applied in makeup to account for their elder age. Make up genius Stan Winston will be performing the special effects and make up for the characters.

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