Christine remake revs up from Hannibal producer Bryan Fuller

Another day, another Stephen King adaptation enters development. Yay!

Killer car story Christine is getting a fresh adaptation courtesy of Hannibal creator Bryan Fuller. Fuller will write and direct the movie for Blumhouse and Sony Pictures, with Jason Blum producing alongside Splice director Vincenzo Natali and Come True producer Steve Hoban. Christine will be Fuller's directorial debut, having served as creator and writer on shows such as Hannibal, Pushing Daisies, American Gods, and Wonderfalls.

Keeping it grounded in King's bestseller could point to Fuller making decisions John Carpenter, who directed the 1983 adaptation, did not. One of Carpenter's biggest regrets about the adaptation is changing Christie's evil origin; in the tome, the previous owner Roland LeBay haunts the car, his rotting corpse appearing in the back seat, urging Arnie to kill. In the movie, Christine is simply born bad. That ghost would certainly fit with Fuller's unique genre visuals, as displayed in Hannibal's horrific tableaus.

Whatever changes he makes, Fuller's enthusiasm for the material elevates this to a King adaptation with serious potential. Need proof? His recent appearance on a popular podcast, where he spent the best part of 90 minutes discussing Christine the novel and its adaptation in great detail. Back in December 2020, he stopped by The Kingcast and dove into an in-depth queer reading of the story, some elements of which may hopefully transition to his screenplay.

While we don't know when Christine will hit theaters, in the meantime you can catch up on our ranking of the best Stephen King movies.

Gem Seddon is a freelance writer working to keep all of you updated on all of the latest and greatest movies and shows on streaming platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime. Outside of entertainment journalism, Gem can frequently be found writing about the alternative health and wellness industry, and obsessing over all things Aliens and Terminator on Twitter.