Re: Prose to Celluloid

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CGHayes@aol.com said:


>   Someone to play Holden is one of the most difficult questions. Holden =
is 17
> while all the new young actors are about 20. I would have thought =
someone like
> Edward Norton would be great as Holden, or even, a younger Vince Vaughn. =
But I
> think DiCaprio would have been great, before he became less exclusive =
with R+J
> and Titanic. Now he's too much of a star to pull it off correctly. What =
about
> Ethan Hawke? But they're all too old, you would have to find a new face =
in the
> crowd, someone fresh, someone very talented.


Jonathan Taylor Thomas is 16. Perfect! 

For a director, I think it's more important to understand Salinger than to 
understand Holden. I think Salinger was saying "Look at this Holden guy... =
see 
how dumb he can be?" just as much as "Look at this Holden guy... he's your 
Messiah."

Dave

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