Every Stephen King movie coming soon, including Cujo

Stephen King adaptations by the likes of Edgar Wright and Mike Flanagan head up our list of Stephen King movies coming soon, alongside a new version of Cujo.

As well as being the most popular horror author in the world, Stephen King is also one of the most prolific, producing one – and sometimes two – books per year.

His work is also the subject of frequent adaptation, and King movies have hit screens every year for the last five years, with these our 15 favorite Stephen King movies.

2025 is a big year for the biggest name in genre however, with The Monkey already out, and more releasing soon. They include another ‘Richard Bachman’ adaptation, a life-affirming drama starring Tom Hiddleston, and a new take on a canine classic…

Cujo

Release Date: TBA

Stephen King published Cujo in 1981, and the story of a St. Bernard who turns rabid after he’s bitten by a bat was turned into a movie in 1983. That adaptation starred Dee Wallace and Danny Pintauro as the mother and son terrorised by the dog, with Wallace delivering one of the great performances in the history of horror.

Now Netflix is planning a new adaptation of Cujo, with Roy Lee producing. Which means the story is in safe hands, as Lee’s previous horror credits include recent classics like Barbarian and Strange Darling. While he’s also dabbled in King, producing It Chapter One and It Chapter Two.

Indeed he has another King adaptation set for release soon, and called The Long Walk…

The Long Walk

Release Date: TBA

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From 1977 to 1985, Stephen King wrote a series of novellas under the pen name Richard Bachman, including Rage, Roadwork, and Thinner, which was turned into a movie in 1996.

One of the earliest ‘Bachman Books’ is The Long Walk, which was written when King was a freshman at college, and published in 1979. Predating reality TV and Battle Royale/The Hunger Games, the book revolves around a walking contest which starts with 100 teenage boys, each of whom is shot dead when they slow down, leaving one teenager standing at the end.

Francis Lawrence – who helmed multiple Hunger Games movies – directs from a script by Strange Darling scribe JT Mollner, while Copper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Charlie Plummer, and Mark Hamill star.

The Life of Chuck

Release Date: Summer 2025

The Life of Chuck is something of an outlier on this list, as it isn’t supernatural horror, or dystopian horror, or sci-fi horror. Rather it’s a feel-good film about the life and times of an accountant. Which is unexpected as it’s helmed by modern master of horror Mike Flanagan.

Tom Hiddleston plays the titular Chuck, while the aforementioned Mark Hamill is his kindly grandfather, and Karen Gillen plays his ex-wife.

Life of Chuck debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival, were it was roundly praised by critics, and picked up the People’s Choice Award.

The Running Man

Release Date: November 21, 2025

There’s already been a Running Man movie; one that starred Arnold Schwarzenegger as the criminal forced onto a TV gameshow where he’s hunted by killers. Though this 1987 version played fast-and-loose with the plot of King/Bachman’s 1982 novella.

In 2025, we’re getting a much more faithful adaptation, directed by Edgar Wright, from a script he co-wrote with his Scott Pilgrim collaborator Michael Bacall.

The star-studded cast features Glen Powell as the running man in question, as well as John Brolin, Michael Cera, Lee Pace, and Katie O’Brian.

Autopsy Room Four

Release Date: TBA

Autopsy Number Four is a short story that Stephen King wrote in the mid-1990s, has since appeared in multiple anthologies, and was previously adapted as part of TNT’s ‘Nightmares and Dreamscapes’ in 2006.

The story concerns a man who wakes up on a slab in a mortuary, and slowly realises he’s about to be autopsied. In a state of paralysis, he struggles to inform the doctors that he’s still alive.

Jon Levin – who previously made King adaption In the Tall Grass – will produce, while British filmmaker Ranjeet S. Marwa is both writing and directing, though there’s no word on a start date for this one.

We’ll update this list if/when new King adaptations get announced. You can also head here to find out which movies Stephen King believes got his books right, or here for our list of the best horror movies of all-time.