'Captain Phillips' director Paul Greengrass is said to take over the adaptation of Stephen King's 'The Stand'

There has been confusion over who will be the person to adapt Stephen King's The Stand into a film. First, Ben Affleck was scheduled to take on the project, but he later backed out so that he could play Batman in the sequel to Man Of Steel (we'll see if that was the right decision). Then director Scott Cooper was set for the project, but later quit as well.

But now it looks as though Paul Greengrass, director of Captain Phillips, The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum and Green Zone could be the final person slotted to take on the project. Warner Bros is at least hoping that that is the case.

King's novel The Stand is the story of a post-apocalyptic world where 99 percent of the population has been wiped out from a superflu pandemic. In 1994 the story was made into a TV mini-series that starred Rob Lowe, Molly Ringwald and Gary Sinise. The series only lasted one season. Fun fact: Stephen King made an appearance in the mini-series, as did Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.  Yes, that is correct.

Although this has been a long process, trying to find the right person for the job, it appears that Warner Bros will do what it takes to make the film happen, and currently Greengrass is at the top of their list. Although his previous work isn't exactly along the same lines as what The Stand would end up being, it could be interesting to see what his individual take on the post-apocalyptic world would look like.