The Jaunt as a Movie
Posted: March 13, 2015, 09:05
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Another Stephen King adaptation will soon be on its way as Deadline is reporting that Plan B has optioned feature rights to The Jaunt, the 1981 Stephen King short story about teleportation travel. The company has attached Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti, the duo behind the 2013 horror film Mama.
It’s early days, but this will be developed for Andy to direct. Plan B hasn’t set it with a studio yet, but principals Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, and Jeremy Kleiner have a first-look deal with New Regency and RatPac Entertainment.
King first published the short story in Twilight Zone Magazine, but it gained prominence in his short-story anthology Skeleton Crew, published in 1985. It’s a futuristic tale that takes place in the 24th century, as a father explains the ground rules for “Jaunting,” a form of teleportation the family will be using shortly to go to Mars. The key is that travelers must be under anesthesia for the short journey, or terrible things happen to the mind of those being jaunted around the solar system. Time stands still, and one’s brain implodes with too much time to think in an absence of external stimulation. Bad things happen.
