Hollywood has been trying to make A Confederacy of Dunces for at least 30 years now. And now it's Zach Galifianakis' turn to give it a go.
Vulture reports that the actor-comedian is planning to star as Ignatius J. Reilly in Paramount's adaptation of the John Kennedy Toole Pulitzer Prize-winner. Flight of the Conchords co-creator and The Muppets director James Bobin will helm the picture, from a script by Cedar Rapids' Phil Johnston.
The 1980 classic -- which tells the tale of First Nerd Reilly, who still lives with his mom, and his attempts to find a job -- came this close to getting made by Harold Ramis back in 1982 before his would-be Reilly, John Belushi, died. John Candy and Chris Farley, too, were to play the role before moving on to undiscovered countries. Most recently, Will Ferrell and Steven Soderbergh had plans to make adapt Confederacy. No one died on that one, as far as I know, but the film never materialized. So now it's up to Galifianakis to stay alive through the development and production (at least) to break the curse.
Source : http://www.ign.com
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