No, no, no!!!!! Confederacy of Dunces movie

luvtinayothers · 31st October 2003, 12:33 PM

Starring Will Ferrell as Ignatius J. Reilly and Drew Barrymore as Darlene.
I want to kill myself. Or Drew. Maybe I should kill Drew instead. That would be
better. Oh, God I'm so depressed

NoZed Avenger · 31st October 2003, 12:39 PM

I know what you mean. I felt the same way when I saw "The Cat in the Hat" movie promo. I wanted to kill Drew Barrymore, too.

N/A

headscratcher4 · 31st October 2003, 12:40 PM

Will Ferrel?

Oliver Platt, maybe, but it will make a horrible movie no matter who is in it.

luvtinayothers · 31st October 2003, 12:47 PM

Rosencrantz · 31st October 2003, 01:27 PM

Oh, dear. That's very sad.

Will Ferrell? I just can't picture it. Who on earth could possibly have thought that this would be a good idea? They probably plan to put him in a fat suit.

What is it with bad casting lately? I really like the actors in the BBC version of Coupling, but I think the American version is very badly cast. Aren't casting directors supposed to be the "experts"? Why is it that everyone seems to look at this and go "huh?"

I haven't noticed Ignatius posting here in a while. I wonder what his opinion of this development is?

EDIT: The website I found also mentions Lily Tomlin, Mos Def and Olympia Dukakis.

Ignatius · 31st October 2003, 01:46 PM

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Originally posted by Rosencrantz
Oh, dear. That's very sad.

Will Ferrell? I just can't picture it. Who on earth could possibly have thought that this would be a good idea? They probably plan to put him in a fat suit.

I haven't noticed Ignatius posting here in a while. I wonder what his opinion of this development is?

Wow, thanks for noticing. I posted my indignant, foul-mouthed reaction to this news on Renata's board. As you can imagine, I think that the casting director should be disembowled with a small, dull pen knife for this abomination.

If it is even 1/20 as bad as I'm guessing it will be, I'm changing my name to "Mr. Wiggly". HS is right, this would be a very difficult book to put on film even IF they had done a good job at casting.

Phil · 31st October 2003, 01:47 PM

I don't know about WF as Ignatius either. Doesn't seem like a good choice. Maybe they just want to cast a currently hot actor instead of following the book.

Check out this interview.

Monketey Ghost · 31st October 2003, 03:13 PM

They oughtta cast you for the lead role, old man! Your name fits so perfectly too... I mean, the main character is a guy named Ignatius, and your username is Ignatius, and you're a character, and you've even read the book!

It just occurred to me, is Ignatius really your name or have you been deceitful?

7th sextile · 1st November 2003, 04:51 AM

...my valve....

Foofer · 3rd November 2003, 03:02 PM

Will Farrell? That is so....wrong.

ceo_esq · 4th November 2003, 02:41 AM

Walker Percy, if he were alive, would never have let this happen to Toole's book.

31st October 2003, 12:33 PM	#1
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headscratcher4 Philosopher Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: USA Posts: 7,749	Will Ferrel? Oliver Platt, maybe, but it will make a horrible movie no matter who is in it.
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	__________________ In her quest to become one of the popular kids, Jennifer invites her trendy classmates to her thirteenth birthday party. When they become bored and begin grumbling at her "lame" party (which includes a traditional puppet show by her father), Jennifer takes drastic action. With Mallory's guidance, she becomes a "valley girl", who then deserts her own party.

31st October 2003, 01:27 PM	#5
Rosencrantz Is Dead Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 323	Oh, dear. That's very sad. Will Ferrell? I just can't picture it. Who on earth could possibly have thought that this would be a good idea? They probably plan to put him in a fat suit. What is it with bad casting lately? I really like the actors in the BBC version of Coupling, but I think the American version is very badly cast. Aren't casting directors supposed to be the "experts"? Why is it that everyone seems to look at this and go "huh?" I haven't noticed Ignatius posting here in a while. I wonder what his opinion of this development is? EDIT: The website I found also mentions Lily Tomlin, Mos Def and Olympia Dukakis.
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31st October 2003, 01:46 PM	#6
Ignatius Critical Thinker Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 372	Quote: Originally posted by Rosencrantz Oh, dear. That's very sad. Will Ferrell? I just can't picture it. Who on earth could possibly have thought that this would be a good idea? They probably plan to put him in a fat suit. I haven't noticed Ignatius posting here in a while. I wonder what his opinion of this development is? Wow, thanks for noticing. I posted my indignant, foul-mouthed reaction to this news on Renata's board. As you can imagine, I think that the casting director should be disembowled with a small, dull pen knife for this abomination. If it is even 1/20 as bad as I'm guessing it will be, I'm changing my name to "Mr. Wiggly". HS is right, this would be a very difficult book to put on film even IF they had done a good job at casting.
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31st October 2003, 01:47 PM	#7
Phil Master Satyr Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Society's underbelly Posts: 6,512	I don't know about WF as Ignatius either. Doesn't seem like a good choice. Maybe they just want to cast a currently hot actor instead of following the book. Check out this interview.

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Monketey Ghost Body of Work Join Date: May 2003 Location: I'm on your screen! Posts: 14,806	They oughtta cast you for the lead role, old man! Your name fits so perfectly too... I mean, the main character is a guy named Ignatius, and your username is Ignatius, and you're a character, and you've even read the book! It just occurred to me, is Ignatius really your name or have you been deceitful?
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