Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Scarlett Johansson Tapped for Zom-Rom-Com ‘Breathers’?
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Scarlett Johansson could be starring in an adaptation of a zombie romantic comedy novel. S. G. Browne published Breathers: A Zombie’s Lament in 2009. The book tells the story of Andy (presumably JGL), a newly reanimated corpse. Sentient and with personality and memories intact, Andy must navigate a world that hates him in a body that is literally wasting away. At an Undead Anonymous meeting he falls in love with Rita (probably Scarlett), a suicide to die for. Together they break zombie taboos and eventually become crusaders for the zombie rights movement across the US.
Minnesota’s own Diablo Cody is attached to produce the adaptation by writer Goeff Lutulippe whose Going the Distance hits theaters this weekend. I actually read the novel last year and honestly, the story is not like anything I have read before. That’s not to say it’s a work of genius or genre defining, but it gives the zombie a heart, and just as importantly, a brain. For these reasons Diablo Cody seems like a good fit for the producer role. She has shown in Juno that she can approach sensitive subjects, like abortion and teen sex (or in the case of Breathers, social discrimination and violence) with compassion, humor and optimism. I would just like to know who is in mind to play Ray, the zombie that shows Andy and Rita what being a zombie is really about. Breathers slated for a 2011 release.
[Source: Collider]
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