Hearts in Atlantis is Roberts’ personal favorite King story, making the film a true passion project for him.
According to Variety, this new Hearts in Atlantis film – titled simply Hearts – will be directed by Johannes Roberts and written by Ernest Riera.
The latest in this long line of King stories to be translated by Hollywood is Hearts in Atlantis, a novella from the author’s 1999 collection of the same name.
Released in 2001, that Hearts in Atlantis starred Oscar-winner Anthony Hopkins and a very young Anton Yelchin.