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		<title>Ang Lee takes over THE LIFE OF PI</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 10:40:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Holmes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever since it's release, several non-American directors have been obsessed with bringing Yann Martel's 2002 Man Brooker Prize winning novel LIFE OF PI to the big screen but so far, all have failed.



M.Night Shyamalan (THE SIXTH SENSE, UNBREAKABLE, THE HAPPENING) tried but then dumped it when he was worried about "audience expectations" that come with his name, i.e. twist endings.

Jean-Pierre Jeunet (AMELIE, A VERY LONG ENGAGMENT, ALIEN RESURRECTION) tried it but couldn't get the budget to make the movie he wanted and bailed out.

Alfonso Cuaron (GREAT EXPECTATIONS, CHILDREN OF MEN, HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN) flirted with it but then couldn't figure out how to make the movie into a satisfying two hour drama.  

Now Variety say the torch has passed to veteran Ang Lee who has entered talks with Fox 2000 to turn this popular modern work of fiction, into a popular modern work of cinema.
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.
Lee is on the lookout for a screenwriter, though don't be surprised if he ends up hiring James Schamus who ...]]></description>
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		<title>Adapt Me No. #3 &#8211; LIFE OF PI &#8211; Yann Martel</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2008 05:07:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Laight</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The eponymous Pi spends the heart of this story trapped at sea, for 227 days, on a raft with various animals including: a ravenous hyena, orangutan named Orange Juice and a Bengal tiger called Richard Parker. While on surface the bizaare relationship between man and beast appears unfilmmable, the book packs a incredible denouement; so memorable to render it a strong contender for cinematic success.


Like CASTAWAY, the yet unadapted Life of Pi is a story of attrition and survival under the most severe circumstances. The young Pi battles hunger, loneliness and the elements; all the while grieving for the loss of his family. Within the text, however, is a powerful allegory borne out through Pi’s relationships with the animals he must contend with, notably his nemesis, Richard Parker. Life of Pi, ultimately blurs ideological boundaries from the zoological and religious to the metaphysical and real; delivering an imaginative, suspenseful, life-affirming drama.

Any potential movie version could be a hard sell to a Friday night popcorn mob baying for hack encounters of the teenage kind. However, for those crying out for more challenging movies Life of Pi, if done right, would be an amazing cinematic experience. Esteemed directors such as M. Night ...]]></description>
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