Stephen King Novella ‘If It Bleeds’ Draws Movie Deals From Netflix & John Lee Hancock/Jason Blum/Ryan Murphy, Two Others From Ben Stiller And Darren Aronofsky
Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmStephen King’s latest bestselling four novella collection If It Bleeds has quickly garnered three option deals, with a fourth in the offing because it involves a preexisting character who just starred in an HBO series adaptation. For those who know that King extends options for $1, that’s an extra $4 in the prolific author’s pocket, with a lot more coming when they get made.Netflix, Blumhouse and Ryan Murphy have teamed to option the book’s first tale, Mr.