'Cell' trivia and fun facts
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This makes the second Stephen King movie for the duo of Cusack and Jackson; the first being '1408' (2007). It also makes John Cusack's third Stephen King movie, the first being 'Stand by Me' (1986), based on 'The Body'.
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Eli Roth was going to write and direct the adaptation but dropped out, due to creative differences.
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Samuel L. Jackson appears as one of the survivors of the cell phone-induced apocalypse. In 'Kingsman: The Secret Service' (2014), he stars as the villain who tries to cause cell phone-induced apocalypse.
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In the novel the protagonist Tom McCourt is white and the villain Raggedy Man is black, but in the film this is reversed as they are played by Samuel L. Jackson and Joshua Mikel respectively.
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In the opening scene at the airport, you can hear on the intercom "Flight 1408 to Los Angeles." This is a reference to the Stephen King Movie '1408' which stars Cusack and Jackson who also star in this film.
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Stephen King announced in 2009 that he had written a screenplay for the movie and had created a new ending based on reader complaints about the book's original ending.
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Stacy Keach was also in another Stephen King film, 'Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return' (1999).