Frank Darabont says Stranger Things 5 ​​brought him out of retirement

Frank Darabont, best known as a helmsman The Shawshank Redemptionrevealed why the fifth and final part of Netflix Stranger Things brought him out of a retirement that had lasted more than decades.

While speaking to The Daily Beast in a retrospective interview marking the groundbreaking film’s 30th anniversary, Darabont said it was a similar line of hope that led him to direct parts of the upcoming season.

“What really brought me out of retirement was that my wife and I really love this show,” he said. “Our content is now so full of terrible people doing terrible things for greedy reasons Stranger Things has so much heart. I really responded to that positivity.”

When asked if this would mean he would get back into filmmaking, the three-time Oscar nominee replied: “Who knows? I didn’t miss the business, but I missed being on set with creative people… It may be done, but we still have time.”

Next to the indelible ShawshankDarabont is known for another Stephen King adaptation, The Green Mile starring Tom Hanks, which he directed and wrote. The director was also the developer and executive producer of the first seasons of The walking dead. His most recent project was directing episodes of the Jon Bernthal-directed crime drama Mob Cityin which he also acted as creator.

The highly anticipated one Stranger Things As the Duffer Brothers noted in an Instagram post back in July, season five is already well into the second half of production. The blockbuster sci-fi teen series will take viewers back to the Upside Down and the brewing war against the ever-present Vecna, although much about the series’ plot is still under wraps. With eight episodes left, there are three new cast members. Although star Maya Hawke recently commented that the lengthy filming process was akin to “making basically eight movies,” showrunners Matt and Ross Duffer have explained that the upcoming installment will have a shorter runtime than Season 4, which is about a Few went episodes that ran well over the hour mark.