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AICN Double-Teams Will Ferrell - Quint's turn! Pearl! A CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES and PG-13 vs R-Rated comedy!!!

Confederacy of Dunces - GREAT BOOK by Abin Sur	Feb 29th, 2008 07:54:37 AM
On film? Hmmm, hard to say.
He's too old for Confedaracy of Dunces by Bobo_Vision	Feb 29th, 2008 08:25:55 AM
I can see someone like Paul Dano in the lead role.
One of the Greatest Books, but Will Ferrell??? by Flip63Hole	Feb 29th, 2008 09:04:27 AM
I doubt I would have even bothered seeing it and its in my top 3 fave books...
confederacy of dunces by johnnyjlawless	Feb 29th, 2008 09:11:08 AM
that is all, I just wanted to be popular
Neon Bible Will Be The Next Ferrell Comedy by kevinwillis.net	Feb 29th, 2008 09:38:27 AM
I dunno. I can't see Ferrell as Ignatius. Perhaps it's just as well that fell through.
Quint by Golitsyn1	Feb 29th, 2008 10:21:17 AM
The link at the top of the story that points to Capones part doesn't work. It points to this one. Great read btw!
Pearl says "I want my money now bitch" by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Feb 29th, 2008 11:36:11 AM
after she asked for a refund for having to see Semi-Pro.
Look Will, may I call you Will? The thing is by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Feb 29th, 2008 11:41:36 AM
you are a funny guy. You were great on SNL, we all want more cowbell because of you, and some of your movies have been hysterical. We love the Pearl videos online. But we as fans of your work feel you need to branch out more and stop playing the same guys over and over again.
John Belushi or John Candy would have been perfect casting by Uncapie	Feb 29th, 2008 01:39:26 PM
But, they're both gone. Louie Anderson isn't right for the part. They need a new, undiscovered comedian to play the part.
A Confederacy of Dunces is my favorite book... by Zardoz	Feb 29th, 2008 02:15:36 PM
I hope if it does get made into a movie that it gets done right, because it deserves nothing less than a stellar cast, and a fantastic script and a top-line director. This would be really good for New Orleans right now, too...
Yes to DUNCES, No to Ferrell by Mullah Omar	Feb 29th, 2008 03:44:39 PM
I'd love to see this film get made, but not if Ferrell and his vortex of anti-comedy are allowed to even cameo in it.
Artie Lange as Ignatius! by CarmillaVonDoom	Feb 29th, 2008 05:01:17 PM
Now that would be something to see!
OLIVER PLATT for Confederacy of Dunces! by Rex Manning	Feb 29th, 2008 06:49:17 PM
Perfect Ignatius!
Brian Posehn by Ogre	Feb 29th, 2008 08:25:25 PM
After seeing him in person my first thought was "Ignatius!" But then again Oliver Platt would be great now that you mention it.
Quint loves DICK! LMAO by MrMysteryGuest	Feb 29th, 2008 10:29:54 PM

Stick to Virals Will by Onyx390	Mar 1st, 2008 12:08:58 AM
And I mean this in the most sincere way possible. I see those, and I just think, "hey, I never knew that Will Ferrell is actually funny." It pains me to see you type casted again and again when you can do better. And I loved A Confederacy of Dunces, but unless you're prepared to gain 100-150 pounds, you wouldn't fit. I just can't imagine Ignatius without his huge lumbering body.
PSH & Dunces by Horace Cox	Mar 1st, 2008 02:01:31 AM
I thought I read somewhere that Philip Seymour Hoffman was being considered at one time to play Ignatius. I could see it.
Was I the only one... by offensivename	Mar 1st, 2008 02:09:29 AM
who really didn't find A Confederacy of Dunces to be very funny? I mean, it was an alright book and everything. I didn't dislike it. But everybody told me how hilarious it was and how they laughed out loud all the way through and I can't recall so much as chuckling once. What exactly is supposed to be funny?
offensivename, you're not alone by Bobo_Vision	Mar 2nd, 2008 07:40:37 PM
I liked the book, and I found it amusing, and an interesting character study, but I didn't find it laugh out loud funny, and there were times where I remember feeling like it was supposed to be funny in a forced manner, but wasn't working for me. That's why I wouldn't want to see a typical funny man in the role to turn it into some hammy forced chuckle-fest, but rather as an independent film with a real actor like Paul Dano in the title role. But since I'm not invested as much in the book as others who liked it more than me, I don't care either way, but I probably wouldn't watch it if it starred Will Ferrell.
great American literature by mrbong	Mar 3rd, 2008 12:17:28 AM
cannot be translated to film with ease. Mockingbird pulled it off, but the more visual Bonfire of the Vanities proved this reasonably well. as tempting as it is to see Confederacy filmed, this should be left alone.
The very fact that Will doesn't understand... by ThreeOranges	Mar 3rd, 2008 11:01:39 AM
...the hesitancy to make the movie shows why he is utterly unqualified to be a part of it. A young Mike McShane probably would've been good for it. No idea who could pull it off now.
Way to end the interview on a downer, man... by anchorite	Mar 3rd, 2008 11:52:59 AM
I bet that was an awkward moment. Okay, so your dream project went poof! and you'll never get to do it. Okay, so nice talking to ya!
Yeah, John Ford's Grapes of Wrath was unwatchable... by anchorite	Mar 3rd, 2008 11:56:44 AM
Just kidding. But I know what you mean. A lot of classic works of literature have been ham-fistedly brought to the big screen. Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead is one of the most painful to watch. Even Gary Cooper couldn't save that mess.

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