There's a rumour that Brad Pitt may star in a Hollywood movie version of 'Brownsville Girl'. The link (thanks, Yvonne) is here, though this is really re-writing the rumour from here.
The former site's key paragraph is this: "The film would be based on Bob Dylan's 11-minute long song 'Brownsville Girl' - and a script is already out there with Winkler Films set to produce. The screenplay (written by Gangs of New York scribe Jay Cocks, at Dylan's request) is being described as a cross between The Shawshank Redemption and Bonnie and Clyde... The project is generating heat once again (it's been around for some time) because Crazy Heart's Scott Cooper is considering directing."
Er, shouldn't that be Bob Dylan and Sam Shepard's song 'Brownsville Girl'? And the last rumour I heard about that was Sam Shepard wrote most of the words. Either way, it's a joint composition - and since Sam Shepard has written many screenplays, does this mean that Jay Cocks has been asked to write one for this project because Shepard has turned it down?
Surely Bob wrote most of the words? I mean, wasn't New Danville Girl his own song, and Shepherd came in to clean it up? I could be wrong on that, by the way.
ReplyDeleteI think it's got a thin premise for a movie. They'd really be making an original movie that has little to do with the song, and just tacking the whole piece together for their own commercial reasons. Should get Clint to direct it, then you apeal to every single demographic on God's green earth. Especially if Fanny Ardant plays Ruby and Lady Gaga drives the getaway car!