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ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES, THIS TIME WITH GALIFIANAKIS

post #1 of 7
5/23/12 at 10:26am
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by Renn Brown: link

The John Kennedy Toole novel that has killed many a comedian is targeted for adaptation once again.
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post #2 of 7
5/23/12 at 8:45pm

I love Zack, but given the positive response to "Bernie", i think a subdued Jack Black would be perfect as Ignatius; however, lets face it: this is one HUGE monster of an adaptation; the book is fairly unique and its humor and characters would be really hard to nail onscreen.

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post #3 of 7
5/24/12 at 12:06am

Voting a strong "no" to this.

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post #4 of 7
5/24/12 at 6:53am

Weird, I posted a fantasy casting of this over at the Cast Your Favorite Books thread just a few days ago.

 

Though either Galifianakis or Black could potentially be an adequate Ignatius (Galifianakis moreso), they both seem much too short for the role. Ignatius is a great, blubbery mountain, not a round little hobbit. We shall see. (And I'll add my voice to those hoping this doesn't lead to Galifianakis going the way of John Belushi, John Candy, and Chris Farley.)

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post #5 of 7
5/24/12 at 3:08pm

Every time adaptations of this great book have come up, I've always cringed, but I think Galifianakis could work. 

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post #6 of 7
5/25/12 at 12:56am

Josh Mostel in his prime could've been a good Ignatius.

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post #7 of 7
5/25/12 at 3:57am

I always felt that a younger Philip Seymour Hoffman would have done well with this role...like knock it out of the park kind of acting.

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