Arteta's Looking to Deal with 'Youth in Revolt'
It has taken over two years, but the big-screen adaptation of Youth in Revolt is finally gearing up. Previously, our esteemed Erik Davis raved about the book when Dimension Films bought the rights, and then when Michael Cera signed on to star. Now The Hollywood Reporter says that Miguel Arteta is this close to jumping back into the movies and helming the flick. Should the final negotiations wrap up nicely, this will be the director's first film since The Good Girl five years ago.While that's not really a good indicator of his fit, being one heck of a sullen film, it might help you to remember that this is the guy behind Chuck and Buck. While Arteta hasn't helmed a big screen teen comedy, he's handled a man-child stalker (and an ep of Freaks and Geeks to boot), so this might just be the perfect fit. I hope so, as I can just imagine what fanboys will do to the poor guy if he doesn't.
Meanwhile, Cera will be playing the title character, Nick Twisp -- "a smart, sexually obsessed teen living in a world of moronic adults." A little more specifically, as Erik described last year: "we follow Nick through what he writes in his own personal journals, and join him in his neverending quest to win the love of one 'Sheeni' Saunders." There's no word on when production will begin.
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2-07-2008 @ 2:17PM
matt said...
I really wonder how they're handling this. its really three books combined to make one huge story. Will Cera play a 14 year old? Will he have terrible acne? How will they find enough ugly dogs that look the same? Will they really incorporate the cross-dressing. I can't wait, but I think this would work better as an HBO series.
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2-07-2008 @ 2:38PM
YouFaceTheTick said...
Horrible, horrible buck. Totally witless and it devolves from silly fun into outlandishly retarded.
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2-07-2008 @ 2:39PM
YouFaceTheTick said...
Horrible book too. That Nick Twisp is a horrible buck.
Seriously, the book starts strong - the fire, the getting shipped off but it turns into this teen fantasy that's obscenely stupid.
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