Friday, January 23, 2009

OPRAH PICKS NEW BOOK CLUB NOVEL AS NEXT FILM

Lady O continues in her quest to take over the world. She's recently formed a partnership with Tom Hank's film company "Playtone" to produce the David Wroblewski novel "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle." Universal Pictures has acquired the rights to the book.
The book was published in September by Ecco, and has remained at or near the top of the bestseller lists for 30 weeks. It got a big push when Lady O selected the title for Oprah’s Book Club.
The novel revolves around a mute teenager who lives on a farm in Wisconsin with a family that’s raised a coveted breed of dog for generations. Sawtelle’s father dies mysteriously after his uncle comes to stay with the family, which sends the youth fleeing into the woods with three of his dogs.
This description reminds me a little of that Cuba Gooding Jr. film "Lightning Jack." I'm giggling as I type this. That movie was so terrible it was hillarious.