This will suck
Ayn Rand’s most ambitious novel may finally be brought to the bigscreen after years of false starts.
Lionsgate has picked up worldwide distribution rights to “Atlas Shrugged” from Howard and Karen Baldwin (”Ray”), who will produce with John Aglialoro.
As for stars, book provides an ideal role for an actress in lead character Dagny Taggart, so it’s not a stretch to assume Rand enthusiast Angelina JolieAngelina Jolie’s name has been brought up. Brad PittBrad Pitt, also a fan, is rumored to be among the names suggested for lead male character John Galt.
I can’t think of two worse actors to play in this movie than Jolie and Pitt. Roseanne Barr and any of her ex-husbands seems a more likely pair. You know that Pitt and Jolie will try to spin the theme of the movie in some way. I loved the book, but I’d much rather it was never made into a movie than see it done badly.
h/t to Rob at the SayAnythingBlog.
OH my god. This can’t be!
Comment by krista — May 1, 2006 @ 11:38 pm
Big-lip-woman can’t act, but that has never stopped anyone with enough money to produce a stupid mistake. And Brad . . . Brad should make another ‘Fight Club’ . . . .
Gary Cooper was a fine act, but ‘The Fountainhead’ just didn’t work. When you’re dealing with such a massive tome, a multipart TV movie really is a better idea.
Comment by William — May 15, 2006 @ 10:51 pm
You’d think Atlas Shrugged would be a horribly long movie too. Accent on “horribly” if made by Jolie and Pitt. I like long movies if their good, how could you get the Atlas Shrugged plot into a movie that wasn’t four or five hours long. Cut out huge parts is my guess.
Comment by HDW — May 16, 2006 @ 4:09 pm