Cell

Eli Roth to Helm King's 'Cell'

From Bloody-Disgusting:

Dimension Films has acquired rights to Stephen King's latest novel Cell and has set "Hostel" helmer Eli Roth to direct it, according to Variety. Rights deal followed King's usual movie rate, $1 against a seven-figure purchase price with enhancements built in. Eli Roth's career kicked off with Lionsgate's film "Cabin Fever", which helped bring horror back from the dead (no pun intended). Roth will helm the pic right after he finishes Hostel 2 for Lionsgate.

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King's novel is a throwback to his early apocalyptic horror novels. In a single moment, a pulse sent out through cell phones around the world turns every phone user into a crazed, murderous zombie.

Mike Fleiss and Chris Briggs, who with Roth produced "Hostel" and are readying the sequel, will produce "Cell."

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Roth said King is his favorite writer and accepted right after reading the book.

"I couldn't put it down. It was such a balls-out horror movie with a smart take on the zombie genre," Roth said.