A week or so ago, we passed along word that CBS All Access andThe Fault in Our StarandThe New Mutantsdirector Josh Boone’s upcoming 10-episode adaptation of Stephen King’sThe Standhad snagged a good amount of its cast (more on that below). And today we have word that the CBS All Access series will begin shooting on September 16th in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Principal photography is then expected to wrap on March 11th, 2020.
As mentioned above, this latest news comes to us on the heels of a rather massive update a week or so ago where most of the principal casting of the series was revealed. These roles includeWestworldandX-MenstarJames Marsden as Stu Redman,AquamanandAll the Boys Love Mandy Laneactress Amber Heard as Nadine Cross,GhostandJumpin Jack Flashactress Whoopi Goldberg as Mother Abagail, andThe Twilight Zoneactor Greg Kinnear as Glen Bateman.Assassination Nationstar Odessa Young will be joining them as Frannie Goldsmith, andThe New Mutantsstar Henry Zaga rounds out the cast as Nick Andros.
Some of the main characters fromStephen King’s classic novelthat have yet to be cast include the main villain Randall Flagg, and a handful of his cohorts such as Lloyd Henreid, Harold Lauder, and Trashcan Man. And a few of the good guys have yet to be cast as well such as Larry Underwood, Tom Cullen, Judge Richard Farris, and Ralph Brentner. But we’ll pass along word on their casting as soon as we hear anything.
For those of you keeping the score at home, theoriginal 1994 ABC miniseriesfeaturedForrest GumpandSnake Eyesactor Gary Sinise as Stu Redman, and Laura San Giacomo (Just Shoot Me,Sex, Lies, and Videotape) as Nadine Cross. Ruby Dee (A Raisin in the Sun,Do the Right Thing) portrayed the prophet of God, Mother Abagail, while Ray Walston (Fast Times at Ridgemont High,Popeye) played Glen Bateman, Molly Ringwald (The Breakfast Club,Pretty in Pink) was Frannie Goldsmith, and Rob Lowe (Parks and Recreations,Wayne’s World) played young, deaf-mute, Nick Andros.SleepwalkersandDesperationdirector Mick Garris took the helm of the 1994 miniseries from a series of screenplays written by author Stephen King himself. It originally aired on ABC starting on July 24, 2025.
Meanwhile, this new miniseries take on the classic novel is beingwritten by Josh Boone and Ben Cavellwith Boone expected to direct most if not all of the ten episodes. Boone and Cavell will also serve as the show’s executive producers along with Roy Lee, Jimmy Miller, and Richard P. Rubinstein. Stephen King’s son, Owen King, will be the series producer. Vertigo Entertainment, Mosaic Media Group, and CBS Television Studios are the production companies behind this new version which will begin airing sometime next year on CBS All Access. As mentioned above, this CBS All Access series will start shooting on September 16th in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and is then expected to wrap on March 11th, 2020. This production update comes to us via HN Entertainment and this casting update comes to us viawriter-director Josh Boone himself over on Instagram.
