NP - James Franco to Film William Faulkner

[Heikki Raudaskoski]

The As I Lay Dying project has catastrophe written all over it too.
This splendid patchwork of fifteen overlapping points-of-view, each
with its distinct character.


Heikki


On Thu, 6 Jan 2011 kelber at mindspring.com wrote:

> 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.
> >>
>
>