I haven't seen Mama so I can't comment on whether or not this Andy chap is a competent director. It's a shame that plans fell through for Fukunaga, though. He sounded like somebody with a passion for the project and it seems like each upcoming King adaptation is being squandered by studio interference. Isn't The Stand on its fourth director now?
I just finished re-reading the novel. It's my all-time favourite and I loved reading it again. I recalled how bizarre and psychedelic the last hundred pages are. The reception to the final act has always seemed negative but I think it's brilliant. The mythology with the Turtle and the Other, the Ritual of Chud... all these were missing from the TV mini-series (good though it was) and I'd love to see them recreated in the film, challenging as it may be.
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