NP - James Franco to Film William Faulkner

[Heikki Raudaskoski]

Hmmm, a little tryst between, say, Cash and Jewel would indeed add to
the novel's profundity...

On Thu, 6 Jan 2011, rich wrote:

> i dont really trust an artist who's idea of profundity is kirk and
spock kissing
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> On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 1:27 PM, Heikki Raudaskoski
> <hraudask at sun3.oulu.fi> wrote:
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> > 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.
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> >
> > Heikki
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> > On Thu, 6 Jan 2011 kelber at mindspring.com wrote:
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> >> 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
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> >> -----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.
> >> >>
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