Waaaay back in 2006, Eli Roth was all set to direct a film version of Stephen King's **Cell, but then he left it to focus on his own original material. Well, now Fangoriahas learned that screenwriter John Harrison is developing the story for a TV miniseries instead.
The plot of the book, for those of you who haven't read it, sees everyone receive a mobile phone signal that wipes their mind - and then rewrites it. Chaos follows as almost everyone is apparently affected, while a few clear-minded survivors tries to make it through the violent aftermath.
Harrison has said that he sees the book less as a zombie movie than a Village of the Damned-alike tale, mostly due to second- and third-act developments that we won't spoil here.
The writer's previously worked on the King-scripted Creepshow and Tales From The Darkside: The Movie, which included a King segment, so he knows his stuff. Harrison's also a director and may direct the series, although that's not yet confirmed.
Head over to Fangoriafor more. For our part, while it's a shame to miss Cell on the big screen, it could work even better in a TV format.