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Pretty Beat: A-Listers Bring <em>On The Road</em> To Big Screen
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Jen Carlson
Published Feb 7, 2011
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What do Jack Kerouac and that girl from Twilight have in common? It'd be a lot cooler if somehow they had vampires in common, but alas, it's On The Road. The latter is currently filming the big screen adaptation of the epic novel (playing Marylou), and other cast members include Amy Adams, Kirsten Dunst, Elizabeth Moss, and Steve Buscemi. New rule, Hollywood: if it was written on a scroll and is hailed as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century... just let it be.
But, this is happening, and they're well into production. These new photos were leaked from the set this week; no word on if they'll be filming around New York. At least Rob Pattinson isn't involved. At least we have that. And at least we have the incomparable Steve Buscemi attached to the project.
What would the former Queens resident think about all this? Let's not ponder that, and instead check out his classic reading on The Steve Allen Show:
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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