Film version of A Million Little Pieces in disarray
Filed under: Drama, Casting, RumorMonger, Newsstand
If you thought it was weird (not wrong, just weird) when Oprah chose James Frey's rehab memoir A Million Little Pieces as the title with which to relaunch her book club, you weren't alone. All the resulting attention being paid to the book, though, overlooks the fact that there's a movie version struggling through development.Accoring to the New York Post's Page Six (which, crappy gossip page or not, is often surprisingly accurate with its movie news), director Laurence Dunmore got so disgusted with the constant script revisions that he finally up and left the project a few months ago. Despite the fact that it no longer has a director, and amidst rumors that the script no longer bears much resemblance to Frey's book, all of young Hollywood is still lining up to star in the movie. Among the hot young things who have "expressed interest" in playing Frey are Jake Gyllenhaal, Orlando Bloom, Josh Hartnett (what's he doing in there?) and Ryan Gosling - in other words, everyone still think it's going to be a juicy role. Hoping the play the female lead are the young, female counterparts of the list of boys: Lindsay Lohan, Scarlett Johansson, Emmy Rossum (who?) and Rachel McAdams.
Though the chances that he'll talk about the movie are probably very slim, Frey will on Oprah today - if you're curious, tell Tivo to check it out.
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11-05-2005 @ 10:18AM
ggmacgregor said...
My understanding is Mr. Frey is doing the screenplay, so your notion about too many rewrites being the reason this director left doesn't hold water. Mr. Pitt and Ms. Anniston have recently divorced has to be worked through, as does their attachment to this movie, which makes more sense as to why the delay on the movie. Additionally, now that Oprah has picked up this book, more interest will be generated, so the whole climate of picture making will naturally change.
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11-16-2005 @ 10:37PM
martin pinchot said...
brian burnam from "quality of life" would be the perfect james
go to the web site or watch the trailer on myspace
http://www.myspace.com/qualityoflife
qualityoflife-themovie.com
his nose is already broken guys! come on???
get him
james needs to be plated by a new comer botton line-
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11-21-2005 @ 7:45AM
ggmacgregor said...
I like Kate Moss as one of the women, or is she too old? I looked at some of the pics of the men and women Ms. Fischer suggested, and they strike me as just too innocent. The real Mr. Frey at the time he was in rehab looks a whole lot like Robert DeNiro in Taxidriver. Is there any men out there now that are at least within range of being 20s that might be another DeNiro? I would enjoy hearings ideas! GG
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10-29-2005 @ 3:15AM
rb said...
how can you imply that you do not know who emmy rossum is? she is only the sweetest woman with the most beautiful voice in all of hollywood. she was the star of phantom of the opera. she is wonderful.
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