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The classic horror story Cujo will be given a new lease of life as Netflix attempts to bring it to unfamiliar audiences. The streaming giant has confirmed that it will be remaking the horror classic in the coming years. 

Cujo is a horror story that King famously hardly remembers writing because of his drug addiction at the time. It follows a mother and a son trapped in a car, trying to protect themselves from a rabid dog which is waiting outside and trying to attack them. 

The remake is still in its very early stages, as no writer, director, or cast has been attached to it. That being said, Roy Lee (Barbarian) has confirmed he will be producing the movie.

The novel was initially written in 1981, and it took only two years for Hollywood to turn the horror story into a feature film of the same name. In 1983, the original Cujo was released, directed by Lewis Teague and starring Daniel Hugh Kelly, Danny Pintauro and Dee Wallace.

While not the most famous of King’s novels to be adapted for the screen, the original film did well at the domestic box office. It earned $21 million against a $6 million budget.

Cujo isn’t the only one of King’s novels currently being adapted for cinema. Edgar Wright is working on a new version of his dystopian action-thriller, The Running Man, alongside Glenn Powell, Colman Domingo and Glen Powell. Meanwhile, Mike Flanagan is working on bringing to life the apocalyptic tale Life of Chuck, which currently has Tom Hiddleston attached. 

It is an interesting time for King, as while many of his stories are being adapted, his most recent work, The Monkey, has received mixed reviews from horror lovers. Based on King’s short story about a toy that causes people to die, The Monkey is performing well at the box office, but viewers are coming away somewhat disappointed.

There is no set release date attached to the Cujo remake yet.