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The Stand’s New Vegas on CBS All Access More like Las Vegas circa 2003. By Brittany KnupperJan 25th, 2021, 5:11 pm “They said you were wrong for loving violence! They said you were wrong for loving sex! They said you were wrong for wanting more!” – Randall Flagg The lights are dark and red, permeated by the occasional flash of a spotlight or a disco ball. Sweat rolls down the backs, chests, and arms of the people writhing and dancing with abandon. Bodies, mostly faceless, are adorned with fishnets, leather harnesses, and little else. Women wrap themselves around poles, or aerial hoop...

Copy to Clipboard ‘The Stand’ (CBS All Access) A deadly virus, a devastating pandemic and a divided America. Rings a bell? No, we're not talking about the COVID-19 pandemic but the latest Stephen King adaptation. Presenting the mystical and apocalyptic vision of a world decimated by plague and embroiled in an elemental struggle between good and evil, the nine-episodic limited series is all set to enthrall fans of the dark fantasy novel first published in 1978 by Doubleday. In the televised version, the fate of mankind rests on the frail shoulders of the 108-year-old Mother Abagail (...

The Stand: What James Marsden Hopes Viewers Take Away From the Stephen King Adaptation Stephen King's The Stand may start with a pandemic, but while the epic novel is ultimately about so much more than the vicious disease -- a super flu called "Captain Trips" -- that wipes out nearly all of the world's population, CBS All Access' limited series adaptation of the novel comes at an interesting time. With 2020 having seen the world deal with its own deadly pandemic, there are sure to be no shortage of parallels and lessons that viewers will take away from the series, for series star James Marsd...

Henry Zaga on How the New Mutants Director Josh Boone Led Him To the Stand The Stand will see Henry Zaga star as Nick Andros, one of the post-apocalyptic story's main and in many ways beloved characters, but fans may recognize him from this year's The New Mutants. Zaga played Roberto "Bobby" da Costa, aka Sunspot in the film, which was directed by Josh Boone, who developed and directed The Stand. And according to Zaga, it was working with Boone on In an interview with ComicBook.com, Zaga said that working with Boone on The New Mutants was an amazing experience and he spoke highly of the d...

The Stand Executive Producers on the Responsibility of Getting the Adaptation Right The Stand is an epic book. Not only is the story of humanity's last stand in a battle of good versus evil in a world brought to the brink by a pandemic itself one that has been compared to the fantasy epic The Lord of the Rings, but the novel is long one and is beloved by readers all around the world. Adapting such a well-known and beloved book is something that executive producers Benjamin Cavell and Taylor Elmore didn't have reservations about but did feel a responsibility to get right.