NP - James Franco to Film William Faulkner

[kelber at mindspring.com]

The Blood Meridian project has been in the works for years.  This is the third incarnation, and probably the least promising.  Unless actor Franco is a hidden screenwriting genius, it's unlikely he's going to be up for the task.  This is a book that really doesn't translate into anything but an impressionistic art film, and these are Hollywood types who've got their mitts on it.  

Laura


-----Original Message-----
>From: rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com>
>Sent: Jan 6, 2011 10:06 AM
>To: David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>
>Cc: P-list <pynchon-l at waste.org>
>Subject: Re: NP - James Franco to Film William Faulkner
>
>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.
>>