Mr Harrigan’s Phone joins Gerald’s Game, In the Tall Grass, and 1922 on Netflix as planned Stephen King adaptations. The author has already declared that the John Lee Hancock-directed picture is “nothing short of fantastic,” and now the film has a release date: October 5 on the streaming site. The upcoming horror film, which is based on King’s short story of the same name (found in his anthology collection If It Bleeds), centres on a young man named Craig from a small town who becomes friends with a wealthy older man and helps him keep up with the times by teaching him things like how to use a cell phone and reading.
Things start to go worse for Craig when the old guy passes away and he learns he can contact his pal through the iPhone that was buried with him. On Twitter, King expressed his excitement for the film adaptation and expressed his high expectations. “I have seen a nearly finished cut of John Lee Hancock’s MR. HARRIGAN’S PHONE, and it’s nothing short of fantastic,” he stated. Jaeden Martell, Donald Sutherland. Netflix, coming to you this next autumn. Jaeden Martell, who portrayed Bill Denbrough in 2017’s It adaption, stars in Mr Harrigan’s Phone. He’ll be joining Donald Sutherland, winner of an Emmy, in the role of the elderly, reclusive millionaire. Joe Tippett (Patsy & Loretta), Kirby Howell-Baptiste (The Sandman), Cyrus Arnold (Just Beyond), Thomas Francis Murphy (The Walk), and Peggy J. Scott all had roles in the film (The Marvelous Mrs Maisel).
In addition to Enola Holmes 2: The Return, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Wendell & Wild, and Drifting Home, the streaming service has added Mr Harrigan’s Phone for the holidays. The next film is directed and written by Hancock, and it is produced by Ryan Murphy (American Horror Story), Jason Blum of Blumhouse Productions, and Carla Hacken (The Book of Henry). Since Netflix has yet to produce a trailer, we have no idea how closely the film will follow the novel’s story. Given the success of other films based on King’s works, it’s safe to say that Mr Harrigan’s Phone is “nothing short of great,” to use the author’s words.