If I presented to you the following list, what would you pick as the common thread? Think about: Hank Azaria, David Cross, John Turturro, Ron Livingston and James Franco. They're all actors who have played beat poet Allen Ginsberg, author of Howl, in various projects over the years. And now Daniel Radcliffe may be the latest addition to the list. He's reportedly the choice to play Ginsberg in a film called Kill Your Darlings, an indie which has been in development for a couple years. Twitch [1] says that Radcliffe will leap to the film, directed by John Krokidas, who also co-wrote with Austin Dunn, after finishing his stage run in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. The film is about the friendship and association between Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and Lucien Carr. When originally announced in 2009, Jesse Eisenberg was to play Ginsberg, Ben Whishaw was going to be Carr,...
- 11/30/2011
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
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