John Cusack Has an Alternate 1408 Ending and Sequel Idea

1408 star John Cusack has recommended an thought for an alternate ending to the difference of Stephen King’s brief story that may have doubtlessly arrange a sequel. Whereas discussing his new collection, Utopia, Cusack provided up his thought for a someway even bleaker ending to 1408 that may have allowed his character to return.

“I have not actually finished sequels as a lot. I did a few free sequels, the place I felt like I had one thing else to say with the character however you possibly can’t get the rights, so that you simply do one other model of it. I did that a few instances. I at all times thought there was one other model of 1408, the place he might get up again within the room and proceed on. That is simply moving into that Stephen King headspace. He is such a terrific author, and I do love like that Rod Serling psychological horror and never as a lot the gore.”
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Launched in 2007, 1408 is predicated on the Stephen King brief story of the identical title, and stars John Cusack as Mike Enslin, an writer who investigates allegedly haunted homes and rents the titular room 1408 at a New York Metropolis resort. Though skeptical of the paranormal, he’s quickly trapped within the room the place he experiences more and more weird occasions. Contemplating the occasions of 1408, one can not help however marvel why Cusack would need his poor, tortured character to be put by way of the ringer another time.

Directed by Mikael Håfström and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Mary McCormack, and Tony Shalhoub alongside Cusack, the film curiously already has a number of alternate endings that depart Cusack’s character in very totally different locations come the film’s finale. The theatrical ending, and thus the ending most have seen, is by far the happiest, and wraps issues up with Mike surviving is ordeal earlier than having his account of occasions confirmed by way of a tape recording.

The Director’s Minimize ending has Mike die within the hearth however reveals that he’s joyful to see the haunted room destroyed. Samuel L. Jackson’s character, Gerald Olin, then sees a number of apparitions at Mike’s funeral, together with Mike’s burnt corpse sitting within the backseat of his automobile. The film ends with the spirit of Mike standing within the gutted ruins of room 1408 earlier than listening to his daughter calling for him and disappearing. This model is in reality the default ending on a number of worldwide DVD, Blu ray and streaming releases. The ultimate alternate ending is analogous and once more has Mike dying within the hearth, ending with Tony Shalhoub’s character Sam Farrell studying Mike’s manuscript of his experiences within the room earlier than his workplace doorways all of the sudden slam shut. Curiously, not one of the alternate endings match King’s supply materials.

The explanation for therefore many variations of the finale is because of director Mikael Håfström believing that King’s intention was to go away the conclusion ambiguous, in addition to take a look at audiences reportedly discovering the unique ending an excessive amount of of a “downer.” Not likely satisfied that additional variations helped a lot with that exact criticism.

Sadly, none of those endings do what Cusack would have favored, with each permitting Enslin to go away the room a technique or one other. Would you wish to have booked a return to room 1408? This involves us courtesy of Collider.

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