Aug 5 2005
Jack Kerouac's classic novel about the Beat movement - "On the Road" - will soon be made into a feature film. Walter Salles has signed on to direct the film, which will be executive produced by Francis Ford Coppola, Robert Rock, and John H Williams."On the Road" is Kerouac's most famous novel. The heart and soul of the Beat movement, "On the Road" is considered by many to be one of the most important novels of the century. The book, which is narrated by Kerouac's alter-ego Sal Paradise, is a cross-country journey filled with the real people who made an impression on Kerouac's life.
Director Salles was quoted in The Hollywood Reporter as saying, "'On the Road' is a seminal book that gave voice to a whole generation -- capturing its hunger for experience, unwillingness to accept imposed truths and dissatisfaction with the status quo."
Jose Rivera is adapting the screenplay with filming expected to begin in 2006.
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter
