The Movie

[snowhoe]

My uncle lives in Asheville N.C. and he told me that he has a friend who is setting stuff up for the movie A walk in the woods. He said that they are going to be filming alot of the 1st part of the movie there. Has anyone elese heard about this?

[Gearhead]

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20174535,00.html

[Plodderman]

Yes I heard maybe. that Redford was making the movie

[m_gude]

I watch robert redford's other outdoorsy movie probably once a month...



You cook good rabbit, pilgrim.

Never can get enough of it. This should be a good movie as well, but it probably won't be out for another couple years at least.

[BumpJumper]

How awesome. Trailtalker was just telling me about this a month ago but she couldnt remember which actor it was.

[RITBlake]

Herreeee we go again. How many times have we heard this???

[Bulldawg]

Right Blake, it has been here many times. I can say though that I think the movie will be made. I worked a week or so late this summer with National Geographic on the AT in Georgia. We were filming for a documentary on the trail due for release in the spring sometime. They were aware of the movie and said it was going to be made, probably for a late 2009 or early 2010 release. Winton at MTX also is pretty sure the movie is in the works. Anyway, I could care either way. My movie will be out early 2009. It's a documentary, not a fake Hollywood movie about people who wrote a fictional book about the trail.

[Sly]

I think I prefer fictional AT movies. Of all the AT videos, Southbounders' is still my favorite.

Walking with Freedom is great, but there's no sex!

[Panzer1]

While you may find hiking very interesting the problem is that's its boring to watch a movie about someone else hiking. Remember that when your on the trail there's not a lot of things going on except a lot of walking.

Panzer

[aaroniguana]

Walking with Freedom is great, but there's no sex!

Maybe not for you, but I always get some after my wife sees LK...

[Sly]

Maybe not for you, but I always get some after my wife sees LK...

Yikes, better hope they don't meet in person.

[aaroniguana]

Yeah she thinks Mike is a sexy beast. Good thing she can't stand hiking or sailing. Or hikers and sailors...

[Feral Bill]

Yes I heard maybe. that Redford was making the movie

Redford ain't Bryson. Maybe Jim Belushi.

For Katz, gotta go with Jack Black.

Other ideas?

[Dances with Mice]

It's just a direct rip of The Odd Couple. Imagine Tony Randall & Jack Klugman outdoors and you've got AWITW.

[Feral Bill]

It might help to cast living actors.

[Red Hat]

There was a lot of talk about it last year (Jan - Mar), but this is the first I've heard since then. No casting calls or anything.... Seems like there would be something.

[snowhoe]

Dont Worrrrrrry Itsssss Commmminggggg!!!!!!!!!

[BumpJumper]

Herreeee we go again. How many times have we heard this???

Like there are no NEW people on this forum that may find this interesting??

[Panzer1]

....For Katz, gotta go with Jack Black.

Or that Cosmo Kramer guy from Seinfeld

Panzer

[RITBlake]

Like there are no NEW people on this forum that may find this interesting??

They might find it an interesting that the exact same rumor that's been floating around about RR making a movie based on the book for the last few years is back again?

Until someone has some cold hard information that the movie is being filmed, pictures of the set, casting call information, scripts, etc... it's just a rumor.

The thread will follow a predictable trend of people discussing what actor should play what character, then some discussion about how Bryson was a candy ass who didn't finish the trail and the movie shouldn't be made, and then some debate on how it's actually a good book even though he didn't finish, and finally someone will point out that the art director for his book selected a grizzly bear on the cover, which as we know, don't live in the Appalachian range.