Danny Coughlin’s Bad Dream Being Filmed
Posted: February 8, 2025, 18:42
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Late last year, Ashcroft was browsing in a Los Angeles bookshop when he got an email.
It was from Stephen King, one of the world’s most famous writers and a master of horror stories.
Ashcroft had written to King some time earlier, saying how he admired the writer’s work, and wondering if there was any chance of collaborating on a project.
King said he loved The Rule of Jenny Pen, which had just premiered at a US film festival, and mentioned he had a novella Ashcroft might like to make into a movie.
The story was Danny Coughlin’s Bad Dream, published last year to widespread acclaim.
“And the next day, his agent contacted mine,” remembers Ashcroft.
“And they said, ‘Stephen’s been saying no to everyone for about 18 months on this one, but he said if James would like to have a go at it, it’s his.’
“So he gave it to me for a dollar.”
(King is renowned for letting promising filmmakers adapt his shorter works for a dollar, while he retains the film rights.)
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