Wil Wheaton says he channeled River Phoenix while narrating new audiobook of ‘Stand by Me’ source material

Wil Wheaton says he channeled River Phoenix while narrating new audiobook of ‘Stand by Me’ source material

Wheaton says he still misses Phoenix, who died in 1993.'Stand By Me' stars Wil Wheaton and River PhoenixCredit: Columbia/Kobal/ShutterstockWil Wheaton, who starred alongside the late River Phoenix in the classic coming-of-age movie Stand By Me, couldn't help but think of his friend while recording a new audiobook of Stephen King's The Body, the 1982 novella the film was based on."There's this wonderful scene in Stand By Me. Gordie (Wheaton) and …