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Ang Lee might Direct ‘Life of Pi’
Director Ang Lee is in talks to step to the helm of the adaptation of ‘Life of Pi’,Ă‚ Yann Martel’s coming-of-age survival tale.
The novel revolves around a youth who is the lone survivor of a sunken freighter and winds up sharing a lifeboat with a hyena, an injured zebra, an orangutan and a hungry Bengal tiger.
There have been several attempts to get this novel adapted to the big screen. Ă‚ M. Night Shyamalan was connected to the project for a long time. Ă‚ ’Amelie’ director Jean-Pierre Jeunet was also circling at one point.
Ang Lee will supervise a new script. Ă‚ A screenwriter has yet to be named.
This is a great choice for ‘Life of Pi’ and for Lee. Ă‚ Lee has an amazing way at creating characters and relationships in film, and ‘Life of Pi’, where the only human character for much of the film is a little boy, will prove to be a challenging yet rewarding project for him. Ă‚ Not to mention the book if incredible.
Source: Variety
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