James Franco Will Play A Pick-Up Artist In Neil Strauss' 'The Game'
An adaptation of Neil Strauss' The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists is coming. Learn more about the James Franco The Game adaptation.
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James Franco Could Star In Neil Strauss' 'The Game'
James Franco is in talks to star in MGM's big screen adaptation of the bestselling book The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists by Neil Strauss. Franco would not be playing the Strauss character however, but instead the chatacter of Mystery, a master pick-up artist who teaches Neil the tricks of the trade…
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'Rounders' And 'Solitary Man' Writers Scripting And Directing 'The Game: Penetrating The Secret Society Of Pickup Artists'
David Levien and Brian Koppleman made a name for themselves with the script for Rounders, then wrote (among other things) the scripts for Steven Soderbergh's Ocean's Thirteen and The Girlfriend Experience, and wrote and directed the Michael Douglas film Solitary Man. Now they are set to write and direct an adaptation of the Neil Strauss…
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'The Office' Writers Polishing Screenplay Of Neil Strauss' 'The Game'
"Are you just another AFC ('average frustrated chump') trying to meet an HB ('hot babe')? How would you like to 'full-close' with a Penthouse Pet of the Year? The answers, my friend, are in Neil Strauss' entertaining book The Game." So begins, the Amazon.com description of The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists…
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Robert Downey Jr To Possibly Star In Neil Strauss's 'Emergency!'
Columbia Pictures have announced that they have optioned the rights to Neil Strauss's non-fiction book Emergency!: This Book Will Save Your Life. Strauss is probably best known for his bestselling pickup book The Game: Penetrating The Secret Society of Pickup Artists, which has also been in development for the past couple years (with Ari Sandel…
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Ari Sandel To Direct Big Screen Adaptation Of Neil Strauss' The Game
In 2005, Columbia Pictures acquired the film rights to Neil Strauss' bestselling pickup book The Game: Penetrating The Secret Society of Pickup Artists, and About A Boy director/screenwriter Chris Weitz was at one point attached to direct. The option expired, and rights returned to Strauss. Now Variety is reporting that Academy Award-winning USC grad Ari…
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