Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption wasn’t the first title that King had been approached to turn into a screenplay. The story in question would become the now-iconic 1994 picture Shawshank Redemption. However, when he was approached by emerging filmmaker Frank Darabont about adapting one of his lesser-known novellas, King was almost certain it wouldn’t take off. Not confined by style or substance, King’s career is littered with moments that are not only engrossing on the page but have been successfully turned into blockbuster movies too. Stephen King may well be regarded as the master of horror, but his penchant for gripping thrillers extends far beyond the screaming literary genre.
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