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‘The Shawshank Redemption’ director Frank Darabont reveals why he came out of retirement to direct episodes of ‘STRANGER THINGS’ Season 5.

Thirty years after its release, “Shawshank Redemption” director Frank Darabont reveals new details about the production that range from inspirational to downright disgusting.

After many years and plenty of dark moments, hope finally reveals itself to Andy in an unlikely escape that sees him hack through the prison walls and literally crawl through a “river of s--t” to reach salvation. “I asked [King] for the rights and he said, ‘Sure, no problem.’ Then five years went by,” says Darabont, recalling how it took his breakout success co-writing A Nightmare on Elm Street III: Dream Warriors to finally convince him he was good enough to adapt the story. From James Whitmore’s aging and institutionalized inmate Brooks and William Sadler's loveable convict Heywood, to Bob Gunton’s sadistic Warden Norton and Clancy Brown as his heartless enforcer Captain Hadley.

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