News The Mist Mike Flanagan to Tackle Film Adaptation of Stephen King’s The Mist The movie will be distributed by Warner Bros. By Vanessa Armstrong | Published on February 10, 2026 Mike Flanagan photo credit: Kevin Payravi, CC BY-SA 4.0 Comment 0 Share New Share Mike Flanagan photo credit: Kevin Payravi, CC BY-SA 4.0 Mike Flanagan and Stephen King are working together once again. Flanagan has already adapted or is in the process of adapting several of King’s works, including Gerald’s Game, Doctor Sleep, Carrie, The Dark Tower, and The Life of Chuck. Today, we have another one to add to the list: The Mist. (Before we get into The Mist, can we just acknowledge that Flanagan seems to have a ton of projects on his plate? Besides Carrie and The Dark Tower still in development, he’s also working on an Exorcist movie; when does he find time to sleep?!) The Mist is a 1980 novella by King where an eerie mist filled with terrifying murderous creatures takes over a small Maine town. In 2007, Frank Darabont adapted the story into a film starring Thomas Jane. Its ending is different than the book’s and is… a downer (not that the ending of King’s novella is all roses). In 2017, Spike TV also aired a television series adaptation that is best left unremembered. According to Deadline, Flanagan will write and direct this new feature adaptation. It’s not clear where this project will fit into Flanagan’s schedule, and it will be interesting to see how he tackles King’s source material, and how that differs from Darabont’s. Hopefully we’ll find out more details soon. [end-mark] The post Mike Flanagan to Tackle Film Adaptation of Stephen King’s <i>The Mist</i> appeared first on Reactor.