NP - James Franco to Film William Faulkner

[rich]

knowing Franco he'll show the kid getting raped by the Judge in the
jakes and make it so ironic

he played the lamest stoner in the pineapple express; maybe they'll
cast him as Dee-nis in the movie Inherent Vice--he'd be perfect for
that

On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 2:53 PM, Heikki Raudaskoski
<hraudask at sun3.oulu.fi> wrote:
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> Hmmm, a little tryst between, say, Cash and Jewel would indeed add to
> the novel's profundity...
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> On Thu, 6 Jan 2011, rich wrote:
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>> 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
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>> >> >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/
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>> >> >> 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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