Will Grayson, Will Grayson and An Abundance of Katherines are my favorite John Green novels. It’s a shame they don’t get as much love as his other works.
I decided to do a John Green art thingy with An Abundance of Katherines kind of layout, with all the little things that remind me of the books he wrote. And ya boi is very proud that they’ve read EVERY SINGLE ONE! And yeah the books are in order, and, yeah hope you like it!
^ Josh Boone, let’s hope the movie is as soulful as this picture of him (credit: IMDB)
Author John Green confirmed that Boone will direct after rumours regarding his involvement appeared on Leakynews.
Their earlier speculation regarding the movie, that actress Shailene Woodley would be cast as Hazel (the novels protagonist) has yet to bear fruit; although Woodley’s publicist has reportedly confirmed that she is being considered for the role.
Boone’s hiring comes in contrast to other appointments to the film.
His only commercial film “Stuck In Love" has yet to be released while it seems that every other major appointment on the film has at least one blockbuster or indie hit under their belt.
Producer Wyck Godfrey was at the helm of all of the big budget adaptations of the Twilight series and Producer Marty Bowen was on board for the first three. while scriptwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber wrote ”(500) Days of Summer".
Personal Relationship
Green has no lack of confidence in his abilities however, stating that:
“I like Josh Boone so much, and I think he is the perfect director for TFiOS. He understands the book profoundly and he is also tremendously talented”.
Indeed, Boone has a personal relationship with the novel.
In a statement to The Hollywood Reporter he said that “John’s book came along just when I needed it,” and that “I laughed and cried and was left with an overwhelming feeling of hope. That our lives matter, that the love and kindness we share with others reverberates long after we’re gone.”.
Something that will undoubtedly ease the fears of zealous fans scared that the Hollywood machine will simply try to exploit the book for its commercial appeal rather than produce a genuine adaptation true to the novel.
Paper Towns
Whatever happens, this is certainly the closest a John Green book has ever gotten to the big screen. The movie rights for "Looking For Alaska", “Paper Towns” and “An Abundance of Katherines” have been sold but never got further than initial scripts before a long stint in development hell.
Green himself had a hand in the failure of the “Paper Towns" adaptation after a disagreement over the script, which he was hired to write, and reportedly even "what makes a good movie” which is about as fundamental as disagreements get.
However, should “The Fault in our Stars” movie be as big of a critical and commercial success as the novel it springs from it will almost certainly raise interest in reviving some of these long dormant projects.
A prospect that, depending on how they receive TFiOS, may delight or irritate fans.
