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’,  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. Â  M. Night Shyamalan was connected to the project for a long time. Â  ‘Amelie’ director Jean-Pierre Jeunet was also circling at one point.

Ang Lee will supervise a new script. Â  A screenwriter has yet to be named.

This is a great choice for ‘Life of Pi’ and for Lee. Â  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. Â  Not to mention the book if incredible.

Source: Variety