Jonathan Jackson, David Arquette, Barbara Hershey and Erika Christensen are confirmed to star in "Riding The Bullet", a screen adaptation of Stephen King's horror ebook. Mick Garris, who directed the TV versions of "The Stand" (1994) and "The Shining" (1997), will take the reins in the new movie.

The movie takes place on Halloween in 1969, following 21-year-old New England college student Alan Parker (Jackson). Distraught that his girlfriend (Christensen) has broken up with him, he attempts suicide but fails. He then learns that his beloved mother (Hershey) has had a stroke. Hitchhiking through rural Maine to visit her bedside, the young man is picked up by a mysterious driver (Arquette) who carries his own haunting secrets.

Production starts later this month in Vancouver.

Source: Variety [1]