Washington DC, Aug. 1 -- Stephen King's 'Desperation' is headed to the big screen, with Searchlight production house bringing together some big names to develop a take on the 1996 novel by the horror maestro, reported The Hollywood Reporter.

According to the outlet, filmmaking duo Zach Lipovsky and Adam B Stein are in talks to direct the film while Sam Raimi and King will be working together on a project, with Raimi producing along with his Ghost House Pictures partner Robert Tapert. Ryan Brennan is set to write the script of the film.

"Stranded in a remote desert town where something evil has awakened, a group of travellers must fight to survive when a sadistic, possessed cop turns routine arrests into a relentless fight for their live...