George A.
Romero and Stephen King worked together on multiple projects that were either canceled or successfully came to fruition, but the most unfortunate loss of them all is their long-gestating adaptation of The Stand.
This epic is not only King’s longest novel, it would have provided the groundwork for what might have been Romero’s biggest film ever.
Sadly, after years of development and a close call to making the movie, things fell apart, and the project was eventually canceled.
It’s a shame as the finished collaborative works of Romero and King make for some pretty fun horror movies.
Since then, two limited series have been released, but it’s hard to believe that either of these is anywhere near as good as this original movie would have been.
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