Can someone tell me why this USELESS FUCKING UNTALENTED HACK CUNT FUCK NIGGER FAGGOT IS DIRECTING THE MOVIE ADAPTATION OF BLOOD MERIDIAN
>caring about movie adaptations
>caring about pleb mccarthy
>>8002850
>Speaks loudly and says nothing at the same time
The Coen Brothers did No Country justice.
Why didn't they tap them for this?
*holds up kafka book*
>>8002915
shit book, for a shit film. justice indeed
>>8002838
Because he ran out of Faulkner to ruin I guess
>>8002922
I liked it anon. Both the book and the adaptation. Why didn't you?
>>8002922
oh look out guys, this anon is better than all of us for he does not care for things
Honestly I don't give much of a shit about James Franco, but I really wish they'd get someone else to direct this thing - I mean, it's not like there's a dearth of capable, more thoughtful directors.
>>8002838
>USELESS FUCKING UNTALENTED HACK
describes yecarthy perfectly, so i guess it's a great fit
>>8002915
it's easy to adapt a minor work
there's literally no reason why you should adapt a masterpiece novel
what's going to be added?
telling the plot easily to americans? that's the point of adapting masterpiece novels.
>>8002838
Franco is going bald so his career may be ruined as a actor. Perchance this is why he's extending into directing.
He'll probably do a great job portraying when the Kid "stokes the scullery fire."
you don't have to watch it. When you think of faulkners books the last thing you think of are his adaptions.
>>8003150
It's more of a matter of the director giving us his versione of the books, of its story, prose and themes, in his own peculiar way - like, I can imagine how a Brakhage (or even Anger) adaptation of the Naked Lunch could have been. It's more of a creative leap than a faithful reconstruction.
Which is why I think the decision of letting Franco direct this thing is fucking horrible.
Sauce? I remember reading the guy who directed Little Children was working on this.
This is murder tier honestly. If I had just a little less to lose I'd make something happen.
>>8002838
>caring what happens to a whoremac lecarthy book
meh. Let Franco do his worst.
characters over 30 exist you know. not every actor has to be young and good looking
Does anyone have to conversation he has with Cormac where he straight out asks what one of his books mean and Cormac gets annoyed?
>>8002838
>clearly white
>nigger
>>8002838
Can't wait for the /tv/ kiddies to spam "Was is rape?" and "He's a big guy" for the next millennium.
go watch his proof-of-concept short
washed out shaky cam because it's XTRA BRUTAL
let's help Franco by writing the script for him
Act 1, Scene 1
>dad drunk again
>the kid runs away
>black people stare at him from the fields
Act 1, Scene 2
>in a bar
>the kid spits
>punches somebody in the face
>gets shot in the back for spitting indoors
>is nursed back to health by the barkeep's wife
>rides on (without paying)
>>8003296
http://www.vice.com/read/james-francos-blood-meridian-test-656
here is the video if you want to watch it
filming people with a handicam from 15 ft away in the bright sun + no background music = the vision of blood meridian
and to think that THIS is what landed him the job
>>8003250
>Clearly White
You're using very bizzare versions of clearly and White.
>>8003163
>going bald
Casting for the Judge revealed
The reason I'm so upset is that this is probably the ONE CHANCE that this adaptation had. And to give it to Meme Franco was seriously a bad move.
>>8003303
>the script
>Act 1, Scene 1; Act 1, Scene 2;
this is why theatre and cinema hates self-proclaimed literature experts.
you know, by the way, Franco wouldn't make a mistake like that.
THAT is why he's the one adapting anything into anything, and not you
>>8003315
>It is almost Biblical in its prose.
I too have that on the back of my copy of BM, James.
In the nicest possible terms, I hope they get murdered.
It could be made in to a film, but only under such a strict set of rules that it would be limited release and make no money.
>>8003385
it was destined to become a stoner comedy and we all knew it
http://deadline.com/2016/05/russell-crowe-james-franco-to-direct-cormac-mccarthy-blood-meridian-cannes-1201749735/
Looks like it's off for now.
Panic over. It's dead http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-russell-crowes-blood-meridian-891007
>>8003391
It definitely wasn't a joke
>be you, presumably adults
>see something that you only have to willingly look for to be affected by.
>see that it's a movie adaptation
>see that you don't like the people behind it
>cry like fucking children about it
>shit talk McCarthy when all you've ever made is a nearly coherent 4chan post
>use your superior intellectually advanced minds and actually research things for yourself
>see that's its in development hell
>heavy breathing calms
>tears stop staining your face
>the shit in your diaper starts to smell
are you gonna realize that you don't have to watch it at all, or are you gonna cry more?
>>8003447
>>8003447
The project is now being shelved because the filmmakers didn't have the rights to the novel.
The project is now being shelved because the filmmakers didn't have the rights to the novel.
>>8003490
we are exaggerating, you are the one taking things too seriously
Post you face when James asks permission for the rights from Cormac and gets denied
i remember a few years ago i started watching his movie of howl (and previously i had liked him for some reason, i guess i just bought into his smug self-promotion about what a clever and talented intellectual he was) and everything seemed wrong and shit and i and turned it off 10 minutes in because i realised that i didn't want him associated in my mind with literature i like, and since then i've just ignored all those faulkner adaptations and what have you and honestly it's working out great and if this ever does see the light of day i'll ignore that too and be just fine
>>8003517
I-i-i was only PRERTENDING!
>>8003088
I think the problem here is Franco wants it so bad. He has probably put a lot of lobbying behind this if it is in fact true.
It's unfortunate, but Franco is pretty damn well read from what I've heard. He also seems to have pretty decent taste in literature.
As much as he may admire the book though I doubt he has the chops to do it justice.
>>8002838
>caring about corncob jr.
>>8003250
>implying whites cant be nigger
>>8003172
why the FUCK do I care about Franco or anyone doing his own version of the book?
Retarded. There's nothing to be gained.
>>8003490
fuck off, james
check your white privilege on your way out
> Corncob McCrappy says "Ye" to Franco Blood Meridian adaptation
ZERO bags of popcorn for this one
avoid it
>>8003558
>but Franco is pretty damn well read from what I've heard. He also seems to have pretty decent taste in literature.
LITERALLY the only thing /lit/ will teach you is how to pretend to be well aka How to talk about talking about books.
Don't worry folks, it's been canceled.
http://deadline.com/2016/05/russell-crowe-james-franco-to-direct-cormac-mccarthy-blood-meridian-cannes-1201749735/
>>8003732
Zozzle. Cry moar
>>8003447
trying to figure out Franco and Co's thinking behind this. were they hedging their bets they would somehow get the filming rights to the novel before production began? was announcing the cast a last ditch attempt on their part or did the hollywood trades simply jump the gun on the story on a slow news day? something's fishy here.
>>8003810
it indeed seems the producers and filmmakers did jump the gun. ouch. Tye Sheridan as the Kid and Crowe as Glanton i can get behind. not sold on Donofrio as the Judge or Franco behind the lens, though.
>The package had appeared to be one of the splashier to hit the upcoming Cannes Film Festival market. However, in a situation that highlights the precariousness of conducting film business in an instantaneous online media climate, the breaking news reports about the project appear to have derailed the fragile discussions taking place with the rights owners and the cast. This is a deeply regrettable situation — no one ever wants a story to get in the way of deals being done.
