Director Shawn Levy will be directing a film about a love/ hate relationship that spans 13 years between a man and his best friend Marley, a dog. The people over at cinematical.com give us more on the tail:
Shawn Levy, director of the unstoppable Night at the Museum, has grabbed the reigns to bring Marley & Me to the big screen. A bestseller from Philadelphia Inquirer writer John Grogan, Marley is the tale of his 13 years with his challenging retriever. The adapted script comes at the hand of Don Roos, who most recently wrote and directed Happy Endings
This dog had it’s troubles according to the book, the puppy was disobedient at school and liked to chew on expensive jewelry but, of course was very lovable.
This is a perfect film for Levy, a funny story with a dog, I remember what a hit Beethoven was back in the day (I’m not saying it was good, but it was a hit). This could be another such film, hopefully a lot better than that one cinematically and maybe with as much success.
There is nothing wrong with a story about a man and his dog, especially if it is made for adults and not children (there is enough children movies about animals!). These are dog days my friend, nobody has time to make new friends but more people than ever have dogs now. So more people than ever can relate to this type of movie. As long as it’s good.
Here’s hoping this movie doesn’t end up looking like something you have to scoop.
