Cameo critic: J.J. Abrams riffs on his favorite Stephen King things

February 27, 2016 at 8:00PM
Producer J.J. Abrams waves as he arrives at the premiere of the Hulu Original Series "11.22.63, at The Bruin Theatre on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Invision/AP)
Producer J.J. Abrams waves as he arrives at the premiere of the Hulu Original Series "11.22.63, at The Bruin Theatre on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Invision/AP) (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

"The Force Awakens" director J.J. Abrams will never completely sever ties with TV or ol'-fashioned suspense. Both come into play in the Abrams-executive-produced Hulu miniseries "11.22.63," based on a Stephen King novel in which a history teacher has a chance to go back in time and stop President John F. Kennedy's assassination. So what is Abrams' favorite "King thing"?

Neal Justin

"I've been a fan of Stephen King since junior high school. 'The Dead Zone' was my favorite. It felt like kind of a sister project to this one. I got to know Stephen during the experience with 'Lost.' We went to this family-style restaurant together and then we went to see 'The Descent,' which was very scary and very gruesome. And every time someone died horribly on screen, he would cheer."

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