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THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER & CLAY May Yet Unfold In Live Action! And Animation?

First by mrbeaks	Dec 1st, 2008 06:17:30 PM
And fixed the misspelling of the title.
Might be a cool way to approach it. by Dingbatty	Dec 1st, 2008 06:23:14 PM
Wonder if they'd want it to look Fleischer studio style, or later Kirby-esque. I'd always thought that if they did do a live-action adaptation, that they should attach a Fleischer style Escapist cartoon at the beginning, anyway.
The Reader - P.S by loserguy3000	Dec 1st, 2008 06:25:27 PM
More child exploitation being regarded as 'tragic' and 'romantic'? It only seems to go this way when the woman is older and the boy is younger...almost never the other way around. Incredible! I'd expect more from an industry that touts itself as being overly progressive, and never fails to preach to the rest of us we should think the same. Guess they're too busy remaking Apes films and porting British TV to have one single, original thought in their heads... You think Sean Penn would feel "For a Lost Soldier" was romantic, and deserving of an American remake? After all his prattling (as Sean Penn is known to do) about how deeply homophobic America is, lets see him tackle a truly frightening prospect. I'll b e waiting... Hollywood (in all its forms) = worlds biggest hypocrites.
p.s. Kavalier and Clay by loserguy3000	Dec 1st, 2008 06:27:28 PM
Amazing, amazing book btw. Anyone else see the comic book adaptations based on the 'surrealist' parts? Good stuff, although hard to find! Referencing my earlier post (see above), wonder how they're going to handle the 'gay' aspects, or whether they're going to butch it up (ala 300) with some unnecessary and unwelcome female shit thrown in. Could be interesting!
The Ultimate Cast by Kal Reeve	Dec 1st, 2008 06:28:40 PM
Joseph Kavalier: Adrian Brody Sammy Clay: David Krumholtz Rosa Saks: Maggie Gyllenhaal Tracy Bacon/The Escapist: Simon Baker
The Ultimate Cast (edited) by Kal Reeve	Dec 1st, 2008 06:29:35 PM

The Ultimate Cast (edited) by Kal Reeve	Dec 1st, 2008 06:31:10 PM
Joseph Kavalier - Adrian Brody; Sammy Clay - David Krumholtz; Rosa Saks - Maggie Gyllenhaal; Tracy Bacon/The Escapist - Simon Baker
hey beaks by the milf lover	Dec 1st, 2008 06:39:50 PM
no offense, but being an AICN staffer doesnt make it any less douchy for posting 'first'.
Too bad they cast Portman. by Amy Chasing	Dec 1st, 2008 07:29:07 PM
Instant drop in quality.
by AllieJamison	Dec 1st, 2008 07:30:15 PM
Losers should probably read The Reader.
How come Toby Maguire always by comedian_x	Dec 1st, 2008 07:44:50 PM
plays the gay guy in Chabon movies?
'the first major deconstructive "superhero" work' by Thunderbolt Ross	Dec 1st, 2008 07:49:14 PM
Good lord I think we finally hit rock bottom
loserguy3000: Ever read Lolita or Candy? by amrcanpoet	Dec 1st, 2008 10:03:09 PM
Those were "tragic" and "romantic," and involved a grown man and under aged girl.
old dude and young girl by maluquiro	Dec 1st, 2008 11:20:43 PM
manhattan.
I have that book... by emeraldboy	Dec 2nd, 2008 05:09:54 AM
My brother loved it. It is overly wordy in places. but it is waiting to be made into an epic film. I never finished the book. But the opening part of it took my breath away.
I have one complaint about this book and one thing that.. by emeraldboy	Dec 2nd, 2008 10:04:08 AM
stopped me from finishing it. It is far too overly descriptive. Part one of the book is outstanding especially Joe Kalavier's arrival in New york after escaping prague is breathtaking.
Kal Reeve by wash	Dec 2nd, 2008 02:59:28 PM
Maybe ten years ago. Those peeps are too old now.
re: casting by Matthew Martinez	Dec 2nd, 2008 05:21:16 PM
Yeah, as much as I'd like to see Adrien Brody as Kavalier--he's who I imagined when I read the book for the first time recently--I do agree that he's too old now to play the character. I would like to suggest, though, that I think Shia LaBoeuf would be a good choice for Sam Clay. (I'm sure that will make me unpopular with a lot of folks here.) And after seeing Brick, I think Nora Zehetner would make a perfect Rosa.
I don't care who they cast... by ebonic_plague	Dec 2nd, 2008 08:08:33 PM
...just A: give it to a director who has a clear vision of how to adapt it (sounds like this guy fits that description) and then B: DON'T FUCK IT UP. Oh, and then C: ignore whatever test-market bullshit Paramount is shoveling at this project and GET IT MADE. Beaks (or whoever it was posted this) is right, this could be the perfect time for this movie to be made, I just hope they don't pigeonhole it into the same "dark" comic book tone as TDK and Watchmen. The book sure has dark and tragic moments in it, but the story is mostly about hope and redemption and perseverance, and that's what would make this movie really work.
I don't know, MMartinez... by Luna Moth	Dec 2nd, 2008 10:53:10 PM
I was totally shocked to see Shia actually acting in Indy 4, so who knows, maybe he could stumble through Sam? But the people in the book age a number of years - I don't think he could be made up to age well enough.
For Sam Clay... by Sparhawk38	Dec 3rd, 2008 05:21:39 AM
The ever versatile Carrot Top!
I saw rough animation... by striezenberg	Dec 3rd, 2008 07:53:36 PM
I saw a company that was doing tests for this 2 years ago. The stuff I saw was pretty cool. I wasn't supposed to be looking at it but I was working with them on a project and I peeked. Since the movie was put on hold I don't think they even presented what they had done.
Ughhh by mcr07376	Jan 1st, 2009 05:39:13 PM
Didn't Chabon learn anything from the Mysteries of Pittsburgh/Rawson Thurber disaster. Daldry has as about as much talent to direct this as Uwe Boll.

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