Percy-L: Literary, Religious, Scientific, and Philosophical Discussion of Walker Percy

["Karl M. Terrell" <kterrell AT stokeswagner.com>]

Wonderful movie idea! I've read for years of failed efforts to make a movie of Confederacy of Dunces. I think John Belushi was considered once for Ignatius; later, John Goodman. A great idea, I think, to include O'Toole's story alongside the fictive, inclusive of his mama's entreaties to Percy. It would be great if the movie gets into a bit of Percy's ideas and muse, and why ultimately he supported publication.

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On Feb 3, 2017, at 6:09 PM, Burma Jones <lesliemarsh AT gmail.com> wrote:

If anyone want to read a close-grained review of Cory's bio of Toole, here it is: https://manwithoutqualities.com/2014/03/24/butterfly-in-the-typewriter-critical-notice-of-toole-biography/ 

Cheers!

On Fri, Feb 3, 2017 at 2:40 PM, Charles Cowherd <charlescowherd AT hotmail.com> wrote:

Exciting news with possible connection to Walker Percy.
A movie is being made about the life of John Kennedy Toole (author of A Confederacy of Dunces) based on the book “Butterfly in the Typewriter” by Corey Mclaughlin.
Nick Offerman is to play Ignatius Reilly, Thomas Mann (?) will be John Kennedy Toole, with Susan Sarandon as his mother.
Possibilities to play Percy (complete speculation) just based on the cast list from the article: Matthew Modine, Aidan Quinn, Carey Elwes.
I have written the writer to see if he has the inside scoop, will pass along any info that I receive.
~ Charles

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