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TOBEY MAGUIRE AND ANG LEE REUNITE OVER PI

post #1 of 5
4/8/11 at 7:45pm
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by Elisabeth Rappe: link

He's been waiting for that call
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post #2 of 5
4/8/11 at 8:26pm

Is it weird that the title conjured up this image for me?

 

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I hope they composite in real animals (ala THE JUNGLE BOOK). Those CG beasties  (ala I AM LEGEND) never look good.

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post #3 of 5
4/8/11 at 9:06pm

Well, you are kind of right. The book is told starting with the journalist talking to adult Piscine, then Adult Pi lapses into kid Pi. The author interjects rarely, but normally to show the impact of Kid Pi's story on Adult Pi.

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post #4 of 5
4/9/11 at 5:09am

It isn't a departure at all, the book is framed with sequences of 'the author' interviewing the adult Pi. Maguires a pretty logical choice, though he probably won't be in it all that much or have to do anything except be Tobey Maguire.

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post #5 of 5
4/9/11 at 12:50pm

Life of Pi is one of my favorite books -- you should give it a go, Elisabeth. It's a quick read.

 

But yeah, I'm very curious to see how the screenplay handles the philosophical and religious themes. Honestly, I'd prefer it if they'd just leave the book alone. Doesn't seem like a story that would translate well to the screen.

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