From today's Variety:
Curtis Hanson, who directed, co-wrote and produced "L.A.
Confidential," is taking a shot at another flinty cop
thriller. Hanson now holds rights to
"New Hope for the Dead," "Sideswipe," "The Way We Die Now"
and "The Shark Infested Custard." He may also seek remake
rights to "Miami Blues," the only Moseley novel that became a
feature film -- the 1990 George Armitage picture with thesp
Fred Ward playing the series gumshoe.
Hanson, who's known for high-profile adaptations of literary
material like the Michael Chabon novel, "Wonder Boys," is
developing the Willeford novels through his shingle, Deuce
Three Prods., with producing partner Carol Fenelon.
Robinson Devor's adaptation of Willeford's novel, "The Woman
Chaser," won the audience award at the 2000 South by
Southwest Film Fest.
And filmmaker Mark Bailey, who has done work on various HBO
docus, has just optioned another Willeford novel, "The Burnt
Orange Heresy." It's the story of a psychotic and murderous
art critic, who, in an effort to make a lasting name for
himself, tracks down the greatest painter in the world, now a
hermit living in rural Florida.
Brad
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