Sunday, February 17, 2008

Coming soon! A Walk in the Woods - Movie!


I am soooo excited to hear about this book becoming a motion picture movie! Even if you dont like to hike, Bill Bryson's humerous protrayal of life on the AT is worth the read! It is hilarious, and a quick read! Wouldn't it be cool if this was the year they started filming for it! I could be in the movie!

Here is the news story:

Los Angeles - Hollywood legend Robert Redford is to direct the movie adaptation of the best-selling book A Walk in the Woods.

The 1998 book by Bill Bryson is a hilarious meditation on the author's adventure hiking the Appalachian mountain trail. Back in America after twenty years in Britain, Bryson decided to reacquaint himself with his native country by walking the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail, which stretches from Georgia to Maine. The AT offers an astonishing landscape of silent forests and sparkling lakes--and to Bill Bryson, it also provides endless opportunities to witness the majestic silliness of his fellow human beings.

Redford has been trying to make the film since 2005. He will produce the film and star as Bryson.

p.s. If you have read it, please let me know what you thought about it!

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

Read it, loved it! Pretty accurate description of the trial of hiking the AT. Bryson and Katz were a hoot! If the movie becomes a reality, I'd love to be one of the old hikers! Red Hat