Randall Flagg’s numerous forms and aliases have permeated the world of King’s writings for some time now, in stories both epic and minimal. Just as all things serve The Beam, this inside baseball reference for Stephen King lovers feels like a sneaky little way to connect one of the author’s most grounded stories to the sprawling multiverse that The Dark Tower has always been at the center of. So when I needed to replace Peter, I chose Randall, as a little salute to Steve. One of his all-time great villains is named Randall Flagg, from The Stand and also from The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger series.

Where the name Randall comes from - I'm sure the lawyers won't like this one, either, but - that was from me doing a little homage, a little tip of the hat, to our friend, Stephen King. It’s there where Darabont introduced a pretty huge King-verse reference with a slight change from the novella source material, as he explained with the following:Ī little secret on changing that name from Peter Stevens to Randall Stevens. With Andy’s scheme to wash the dirty money going in and out of Shawshank Prison requiring a fake person to keep all involved safe and sound, the phantom identity needed a name and a paper trail, as it were. We covered this previously in our Adapting Stephen King series, but it's come up again through the powers of internet discussion, and now felt like a good time to discuss it. This trivia gem comes from Frank Darabont’s director’s commentary for the film, and it's been making the rounds for some time.

The Dark Tower Easter Egg Hidden In The Shawshank Redemption

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