Thought this might be interesting news to some of you.
Of course, it's anything but a lock.
G.
Harrison Ford Puts 'Walk' on Path with Notes
Wed Apr 24, 3:34 AM ET
By Michael Fleming
NEW YORK (Variety) - Days after he targeted an untitled
Ron Shelton-directed drama as his next film, Harrison Ford
has given notes to scribe Scott Frank for an adaptation of "A
Walk Among the Tombstones."
Even though there is no director, Ford's notes have given
hope to the Universal Pictures and producer Jersey Films that
he will come aboard and play the film's protagonist, Matthew
Scudder, an alcoholic ex-cop private eye. In Lawrence Block's
novel, Scudder tries to help a drug kingpin ransom his
kidnapped wife. When she turns up butchered, the private eye
devotes himself to hunting down the killers, in his belief
that even drug dealers deserve justice.
If Ford's reps, Patricia McQueeney and United Talent Agency,
actually make a deal, it would be for Ford to topline the
film sometime in the fall, after he completes the Shelton
film at Sony-based Revolution Studios.
But just because he takes an interest in shaping a film for
the better doesn't automatically mean Ford will topline it.
The actor, who returns to theaters on Jly 19 in "K-19: The
Widowmaker," gave detailed notes to scribe Steve Gaghan to
improve the drug czar role he considered playing in
"Traffic." Though Ford ultimately passed, the changes made on
his behalf hooked Michael Douglas for the role. Gaghan won an
Oscar and the film was a best picture nominee.
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