James Franco landed a role on 11/22/63 thanks to his Stephen King novel
James Franco, star of the "11/22/63" miniseries, which debuts on streaming service Hulu on February 15, 2016, was cast in the lead role in a television adaptation of one of Stephen King's latest novels thanks to an article he wrote after reading the book ... The executive producer of the TV project JJ Abrams told about this at the premiere of the mini-series, which took place at the Bruin Theater in Los Angeles. His words are quoted by the Variety edition. "In the article I read, Franco wrote very passionately about the main character, about the world, about what happened to him. And then I thought that even though we are busy with too many projects, perhaps I should contact him and find out if he wants to take part in the adaptation of the novel, "Abrams said in particular. Franco himself admitted that King's novel about time travel was the first book he decided to read after passing the oral exams at the Department of English at Yale University. "I had to read 150 books, many of which were educational literature. And as soon as I passed the exam, I could afford to read what I wanted. And I immediately took up this novel, it has more than a thousand pages, and it very addictive. I read it out loud with my assistant for a week. " Both Abrams and showrunner Bridget Carpenter believe that the format of a mini-series is more suitable for movieing King's voluminous novel than a full-length movie. as originally intended. "There are too many details, nuances, material in this book to compress it all. I thought the idea of a mini-series is very good, The Topic of Article: James Franco landed a role on 11/22/63 thanks to his Stephen King novel. |
