Though Bryan Fuller at the helm offers hope, there’s not much to add when 1983’s Christine showcased practical effects and rich emotional weight. Blumhouse and Hannibal creator Bryan Fuller recently announced a movie based on Stephen King’s 1983 novel Christine is in pre-production. It’s another upcoming remake of the horror author’s blockbuster collection. Firestarter and The Running Man are already in the queue, and attempts to reboot several others are being kicked around as well. Though not every first King adaptation was a winner, Christine’s 1983 adaptation by John Carpenter is a cult classic. It’s not a film that needs a remake, and it brings up old questions about why studios are leery about doing something new.
Christine is a tale of the best years of two young men’s lives gone horrifically awry. Dennis Guilder is the big man on campus, the high school jock with a good heart who’s always trying to support his best friend. That friend, Arnie Cunningham, is otherwise at the bottom of the social barrel. It’s not a girl that comes between them at first — that happens later — but 1958 Plymouth Fury junker. Dennis sees a death trap, but for Arnie, it’s love at first sight.
