Stephen King's Salem's Lot Reboot Release Date Pushed Back
The latest adaptation of Stephen King'sSalem's Lot has been pushed back to 2023. Salem's Lot was published in 1975 and tells the story of a writer named Ben Mears, who returns to his hometown of Jerusalem's Lot and discovers that residents are being turned into vampires. King has frequently said that Salem's Lot (only his second published novel) is one of his favorite works.
Salem's Lot has seen multiple adaptations throughout the years, starting with a two-part TV miniseries in 1979 and then a sequel film in 1987, A Return to Salem's Lot, which was loosely based on King's work. In 2004, Salem's Lot was again adapted as a two-part TV miniseries, this time with Rob Lowe in the role of Ben Mears and Rutger Hauer as the lead vampire, Kurt Barlow. The new feature film adaptation of Salem's Lot is directed by Gary Dauberman (Annabelle Comes Home). It stars Lewis Pullman as Mears, Pilou Asbaek as Richard Straker, and William Sadler, supposedly cast as Kurt Barlow.
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The new adaptation ofSalem's Lot was initially slated for release on September 9th, 2022, but Warner Bros. has shifted it into the following year, scheduling release for April 21st, 2023. Casting for Salem's Lot came together in 2021, with filming completed in mid-2022, but it appears that Covid-related delays have hindered post-production on the film, causing the shift in release dates.
Salem's Lot star Lewis Pullman recently commented on the adaptation, saying that it was challenging to adapt such a dense book but that Dauberman «really tapped into the vein of this genre» to make it a compelling feature-length film. Pullman also said he's excited to «bring vampires back» in a scary way again, saying that Dauberman
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