He recently wrote 'the Black Ocean's Eleven,' after a dream. Jamie Foxx is one artist seeing it reflected in his own life, so much to the point that a recent experience with fans inspired him to write a new screenplay, representing a modern take on King's classic.įoxx explained in a new Men's Health cover story that sometimes stories come to him in different ways, and he feels obliged to bring them to the page.
The possibly-terrifying relationship between an artist and their devoted fan is one that resonates still today, 31 years after Misery first hit theaters. Stephen King examined this relationship in his classic novel Misery, first published in 1987, and in 1990, it was adapted into an iconic film directed by Rob Reiner led by unforgettable performances by James Caan and Kathy Bates, who won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Far more often than we-the common folk-could possibly even imagine. The story is part of a larger picture being painted of Foxx's wide-ranging ambition and constant eye toward future projects and improvement.Ĭelebrities have out-there encounters with fans all the time.'I was supposed to be there for 30 minutes.but then it got weird,' he says.Jamie Foxx revealed in a new Men's Health cover story that he's written a new version of Stephen King's Misery-based on an experience he actually had with fans.
