Why Mike Flanagan Chose to Re-Adapt a Well-Adapted Stephen King Novel | Comic Con 2026

Mike Flanagan and his Carrie cast - Summer H. Howell, Samantha Sloyan, Matthew Lillard, and Amber Midthunder - join IGN at SDCC to explain why another adaptation of Stephen King's debut novel was more relevant than ever and how the series expands the roster of girls with telekinetic abilities. Flanagan also gives an update on his in-development adaptation of one of the sacred texts of King canon: The Dark Tower.