King Is Terminating License For The Shawshank Redemption
Posted: June 2, 2025, 09:56
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According to Puck’s “What I’m Hearing” newsletter King is terminating Warner Bros.' copyright license for The Shawshank Redemption. This has raised the question about if a new adaptation is on it’s way. But before you get your hopes up or get angry about it, it could also mean that King is preventing a new version by taking back the rights. I guess the future will tell.King’s Shawshank Redemption’ redemption: Stephen King’s lawyers have notified Warner Bros. that he will be terminating the copyright license for The Shawshank Redemption, one of my favorite movies. I hope this doesn’t mean he’s gonna set up a new movie or TV series elsewhere. King is pretty aggressive about terminations, Puck’s Eriq Gardner tells me, which makes sense given how robust the market continues to be for adaptations of his books.
What do you think? Do you want a new adaptation of The Shawshank Redemption?
