

Thus the actual Hearts in Atlantis novella itself has never before been adapted for the screen.Īccording to Variety, this new Hearts in Atlantis film - titled simply Hearts - will be directed by Johannes Roberts and written by Ernest Riera. However, despite its title, Hearts in Atlantis (2001) - rather confusingly - drew its inspiration from two other stories in the collection, namely Low Men in Yellow Coats and Heavenly Shades of Night Are Falling. Released in 2001, that Hearts in Atlantis starred Oscar-winner Anthony Hopkins and a very young Anton Yelchin.

Of course, the news of Hearts in Atlantis getting a movie adaptation is likely to provoke quite a few questioning head scratches from audiences only casually familiar with King's oeuvre, as a King-based film with that name already exists.
