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markteppo

Mamet and Disney

Aug 12, 2009 13:50

Variety reports that David Mamet is to write and direct a new film version of The Diary of Anne Frank. For Disney, no less. The article says: "Mamet brings his own original take on the material that could re-frame the story as a young girl’s rite of passage ( Read more... )

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deborahlive August 12 2009, 20:57:40 UTC

Seems more likely that Mamet will start the project and then someone at Disney will realize what he's doing and they'll fire him and have someone else finish it and it'll be a Big Ole Colorful Disney Mess.

Were you childed in time to see The Hunchback?

Nuff said.

markteppo August 12 2009, 21:14:53 UTC

Does that make us cinematic rubber-neckers? Gawking at the sure sign of a BOCDM?

jeanhuets August 13 2009, 12:46:18 UTC

It is hard to wrap my mind around Disney, Mamet, and Anne Frank in one go. But I think Disney has Miramax. Maybe that explains it.

The girl coming of age story makes sense, and the diary wasn't scarring to read. (I don't think, anyway. I read it when I was about 12.) It took place in the annex, not in a concentration camp, after all.

markteppo August 13 2009, 14:42:13 UTC

True. I guess it is all relative.