I’m intruiged by the whole idea of Stranger than Fiction, where a character starts to hear a narrative voice in his head which is actually that of the author that is writing about him and controlling his life.
What I’m not so excited about is that this is going to be turned into a comedy, I’m rapidly coming to the conclusion I’m not a big comedy fan, or rather current comedy from Hollywood. There are comedies I love, but for instance I just haven’t found anything by Ben Stiller that has made me laugh, however it’s all subjective so I’m sure someone finds it funny. I’d actually like this to be straighter, a more darker look into the idea. Coming Soon have the news:
In Stranger Than Fiction, Will Ferrell plays Harold Crick, an IRS Agent whose world is turned upside-down when he begins to hear his life being chronicled by a narrator only he can hear. The Narrator, Kay Eiffel (Emma Thompson), a nearly forgotten author of tragic novels, is struggling to complete her latest and best book, unaware that her protagonist is alive and uncontrollably guided by her words. Fiction and reality collide when the bewildered and hilariously resistant Harold hears the Narrator say that events have been set in motion that will lead to his imminent death.
Desperate to escape his fate, Harold seeks help from eccentric English professor Dr. Jules Hilbert (Dustin Hoffman) and finds unexpected comfort in a burgeoning romance with a defiant audit subject, Ana Pascal (Maggie Gyllenhaal). Unluckily for Harold, Kay’s impatient publishers have unleashed a stern assistant named Penny Escher (Queen Latifah) to help the author finish her book and finish off Harold Crick.
Oh dear. Queen Latifah, her past performance hasn’t exactly been glowing. Sounds like a great premise, but will it make it well to the big screen?
