'The Bourne Identity' Director, 59, the Latest Filmmaker Set To Try and Adapt One of Stephen King's Most Notorious Stories

The world of Stephen King adaptations continues to grow, this time with an action filmmaker legend attached to the helm. The Hollywood Reporter broke the news today that Doug Liman, the visionary behind such favorites as The Bourne Identity, Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Edge of Tomorrow will pick up the reins and move forward on the lofty task of bringing King’s novel, The Stand, to the big screen. If you’re wondering why we’d use the word “lofty” as a descriptor when pointing to turning this particular book into a cinematic production, it’s because the book is the longest in the horror author’s lengthy repertoire of writing, clocking in at a whopping 1,152 pages. As of right now, no writer has been revealed to undergo the massive undertaking, but we can’t wait to find out who lands the gig.