Published by Shawn Adler on Tuesday, November 6, 2007 at 1:32 am.
Down in front! With news on Jennifer Connelly, Guy Pearce, Denzel Washington, and more, our links of the day need to be seen by all.
- Jennifer Connelly joins “The Day The Earth Stands Still” alongside Kathy Bates and Keanu Reeves. Scott Derrickson flick is a remake of the 1951 sci-fi classic. (Variety)
- Could Guy Pearce be replacing Viggo Mortensen in Cormac McCarthy adaptation “Road”? (ShockTillYouDrop)
- A look at the myriad projects from screenwriter du jour Diablo Cody. (Slashfilm)
- Just for fun: Seven movie deaths that would be awesome to have on your tombstone. (Cracked)
The Road
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Cormac McCarthy's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is coming to the screen, with
Viggo Mortensen and Guy Pearce in leading roles. John Hillcoat -- who made a splash helming the 2006 Australian western "The Proposition" -- will direct from a screenplay by Joe Penhall, with shooting set to begin in New Orleans in January. The book, an apocalyptic tale about a father and son who walk through a ravaged post-war America, is the third recent McCarthy adaptation, following Billy Bob Thornton's 2000 drama "All the Pretty Horses" and the Coen brothers' current Miramax release "No Country for Old Men." Nick Wechsler produces.
No question about this at all.