# The Talisman Movie

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-talisman-movie/831191>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 15, 2019, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-talisman-movie/831191 "2019-03-15T19:28:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2019, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-talisman-movie/831191/1 "2019-03-15T19:28:39Z")

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[Only took 13 years.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=398971)

It’s a simple story, but it would be rather complicated to pull it off. The fact that Spielberg is behind it gives me great hope. He got Universal to buy him the rights [FOREVER](https://ew.com/movies/2019/03/12/stephen-king-peter-straub-the-talisman-movie/), not just with an option to renew.

Of course, we could end up holding our breath again for another 13 years. But nice to know Spielberg hasn’t given up hope.

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**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2019, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-talisman-movie/831191/2 "2019-03-15T19:43:17Z")

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The board game!?

…Oh. The book.

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**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2019, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-talisman-movie/831191/3 "2019-03-15T19:46:54Z")

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> [@ivylass](#):
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> [Only took 13 years.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=398971)
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> It’s a simple story,

A simple story, [told in 274,547 words](https://novelwordcount.com/tag/stephen-king-word-count/).

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**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2019, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-talisman-movie/831191/4 "2019-03-15T20:02:01Z")

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Well, bottom line, it’s a boy who makes a journey and comes home again. The fact that he saves his mother and two worlds while making friends with a werewolf are icing on the cake. 😃