According to Empire, Steven Spielberg is set to bring Stephen King's new novel Under the Dome to television.  King's novels have been adapted for television for ages, but never by someone of the caliber of Spielberg, who's also produced BAND OF BROTHERS.

The article notes the uneven quality among TV adaptations of King's work, and mentions the similarity of the novel's plot to THE SIMPSONS MOVIE, which Mike C. pointed out to me weeks ago.

King and Spielberg are arguably the biggest names in print and film, respectively, over the last 30 years.  I expect lots of people will watch this adaptation, just on the basis of this union.

Read the full article here.

--Phil Fasso