Sunday, October 18, 2009

WTF ALERT: WILL FERRELL TO STAR IN RAYMOND CARVER STORY ADAPTATION

Hmmmm. Not sure how I feel about this one. Will Ferrell has been cast in the lead role of $10 million indie film "Everything Must Go."

Based on a Raymond Carver short story "Why Don't You Dance," it centers on a man attempting to sell all of his possessions, after his wife dumps them on the lawn and kicks him out of the house. The story, a stark and powerful piece, takes place on one night and is told more through the eyes of a couple buying the man’s belongings.

Not to take anything away from Ferrell, he can do drama when he's not acting like a goofball. I just wonder why him and why this story? Let's just hope he doesn't fuck it up. If so, there's always "Short Cuts."

I was able to muster up a crude Carver documentary on YouTube that actually shot the story. Amateurish, but it works brilliantly. Enjoy the show after the jump...

PART ONE




PART TWO

2 comments:

  1. yep, weird but let's see how it goes...

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  2. Sometimes the movie people take a good story and fuck it up for profit. Will Ferrell? WTF?

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