NP - James Franco to Film William Faulkner

[rich]

i posted to the cormac page when I heard about it.
im deeply skeptical
i had hoped a non-american would direct a movie of blood meridian such
as the Danish director Nicholas Refn. Valhalla Rising has got the
right vibe and is a very skilled filmmaker.

rich

On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 9:58 AM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
> http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/01/03/james-franco-william-faulkner-acormac-mccarthy/
>
> James Franco has never been one shy away from a challenge, whether
> it’s guest-starring on General Hospital or co-hosting the Oscars, but
> adapting both William Faulkner and Cormac McCarthy for the screen
> appears to be two especially giant-sized steps towards potential
> disaster. Or, alternatively, towards becoming the next Orson Welles.
> It’ll be awhile until we know, but in the meantime Franco is moving
> full steam ahead and he confirms to EW that he hopes to direct film
> versions of Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying and McCarthy’s Blood Meridian.
> If everything goes according to plan, the Faulkner would be first,
> filming this summer, and then the Blood Meridian in 2012.
>