mr. cormac
February 1, 2008
About a year ago I read a book called The Road. It was written by Cormac McCarthy in 2006, and is one hell of a book.
I’ve always really enjoyed the idea of post-apocalypia as fodder for a plot or storyline. 28 Days Later and the original Japanese cut of Godzilla are a couple of my favorite films. It’s a bit harder to find novels (at least in my experience) on that theme. Sure, there’s the classic negative-utopia books like Brave New World, or 1984, but that’s a different subject all together. For me, it’s all about the doomsday. Bring it on.
What brought this on was when I went and saw No Country for Old Men the other day, which was written by McCarthy. It was a fabulous film, and it made me remember reading The Road, and how much I got sucked into that story. So I did a little research. And yes, The Road is being adapted for the screen, and I believe it is currently in production. The lead is rumored to be Viggo Mortensen, which could be promising.
I am definitely excited. I can’t get enough. Bring it on.
