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Stephen King Gives Students Movie Rights To Story for $1

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PORTLAND, Maine (AP)

Horror writer Stephen King is giving a deal to student filmmakers at the Blaenau Gwent Film Academy in Wales.
King sold them the movie rights to a short story, "Stationary Bike," for $1.

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NEW YORK, NY - MAY 22: Stephen King (L) and Margaret Atwood attend the 2018 PEN Literary Gala at the American Museum of Natural History on May 22, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)

Kevin Phillips, a tutor at the school, tells The Boston Globe the deal is "great for our students who are fans of his writing and a great scoop for the academy."
The story is about a man who begins using a stationary bike after his doctor tells him to lose weight because of high cholesterol. He gets in shape but begins "having strange thoughts" about being followed on his daily rides.

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A cyclist passes by an exercise bike machine left on a sidewalk in Paris on September 4, 2018. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP) (Photo credit should read JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images)

 

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Copies of American author Stephen King's new book "Doctor Sleep", the sequel to his 1977 novel "The Shining", are displayed on November 13, 2013 in Paris. The best-selling author has written over 50 novels and sold 350 million copies worldwide. AFP PHOTO / KENZO TRIBOUILLARD (Photo credit should read KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP/Getty Images)

Marsha DeFilippo, King's assistant, said the Maine author has a program in which students receive permission to make a noncommercial film.

 

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First published on October 24, 2018 / 4:51 PM EDT

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