He was also active in student politics, serving as a member of the Student Senate. From his sophomore year at the University of Maine at Orono, he wrote a weekly column for the school newspaper, THE MAINE CAMPUS. Stephen attended the grammar school in Durham and Lisbon Falls High School, graduating in 1966. King found work in the kitchens of Pineland, a nearby residential facility for the mentally challenged. After Stephen's grandparents passed away, Mrs. Other family members provided a small house in Durham and financial support. Her parents, Guy and Nellie Pillsbury, had become incapacitated with old age, and Ruth King was persuaded by her sisters to take over the physical care of them. When Stephen was eleven, his mother brought her children back to Durham, Maine, for good. Parts of his childhood were spent in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where his father's family was at the time, and in Stratford, Connecticut. After his father left them when Stephen was two, he and his older brother, David, were raised by his mother. It's far from guaranteed that DiCaprio and Abrams will star in and direct Billy Summers, but if they do, it will go a long way in boosting the project's profile.Stephen Edwin King was born the second son of Donald and Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King.
Billy Summers marks Bad Robot's fourth collaboration with Stephen King after Hulu's 11.22.63, Hulu's Castle Rock, and Apple TV's Lisey's Story, though it would be the first time Abrams has stepped behind the camera for an adaptation of the acclaimed author's works. Of all the Stephen King adaptations in the works, Billy Summers has the potential to be the most anticipated with an Oscar-winning star and a well-known director possibly on board. Following the failed film effort, a TV adaptation of what is considered King's magnum opus, The Dark Tower, is in development from Mike Flanagan for Prime Video.
Another recent King novel, 2021's Later, is in development as a limited series with Lucy Liu set to star. Romero attached at one point, though they haven't made much progress since the director's death in 2017.
From A Buick 8, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, and The Long Walk are all Stephen King film adaptations that have been stuck in development hell for years with George A. An untitled Pet Semetary prequel was previously planned for a release via Paramount+, which might change due to recent the merger with Showtime.
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