Film News Roundup: Stephen King’s ‘Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon’ Movie in the Works

In today’s film news roundup, a Stephen King horror movie is in the works, “Downton Abbey” is seeing strong sales and a project about Revolutionary War soldier Deborah Sampson is in development.King AdaptationStephen King’s “The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon” has been set up as a movie at George A.

Romero’s Sanibel Films, Vertigo Entertainment and Origin Story.Vertigo partners Roy Lee and Jon Berg will produce the film alongside Chris Romero and Ryan Silbert.

Andrew Childs will executive produce.“The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon,” published in 1999 and tells the story of a 9-year-old girl who gets lost on the Appalachian Trail.

As she stumbles through the woods for nine days, she wanders farther and farther from civilization as she tries to make her way back home.

The late George Romero had been developing the movie more than a decade ago.“I’m thrilled

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