Yesterday, I made
the overdue discovery that Jack Kerouac's 'On the Road' has
been adapted for the big screen. On the Road is one of my
favourite books, and quite honestly I'm surprised it has taken this
long for a movie to come along. Published in 1957, the book
influenced Jim Morrison, Hunter S. Thompson and Bob Dylan said of
it "It changed my life like it changed everyone else's." Oh, and
Katy Perry claimed that it influenced 'Fireworks' - but let's
not place blame, okay?
As for the cast, I
don't really have any strong opinions about this yet. Marylou will
be played by Kristen Stewart, now I am not a 'Twilight' fan - and I
have no idea about this girl's acting abilities, I'm guessing she's
okay given the success of the
aforementioned.
Sam Riley plays
Sal, and I am inclined to believe that he'll do the part justice.
Sam Riley played Ian Curtis in 'Control' and his performance was
astounding. 'On the Road' will also star Kirsten Dunst (I'm not
sure I should judge her based purely on 'Bring it On' ) Viggo
Mortensen and Steve Buscemi. The last two give me hope.
I'm looking forward
to watching this, and I think it has the potential to be a really
huge movie. I'm hoping that people will be encouraged to read the
book, and if you are reading this blog - go read the book
now! I'll definitely be seeing this upon it's
release, and I'll also be sure to watch out for the sizeable
bandwagon approaching.
'On the Road'
trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttDIcTQpLyQ
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