Entertainment blog BuzzSugar posted the “15 Books to Read Before They’re Adapted For the Screen,” and I was surprised by an inclusion on the list: Stephen Chbosky‘s The Perks of Being a Wallflower, first published in 1999. The slim novel about a boy’s freshman year in high school has since become something of a classic for teens—and a regular on the American Library Association’s list of the most-frequently challenged books. But this is the first I’d heard of a movie adaptation.
Chobosky is writing the screenplay and will direct the movie. Emma Watson (Hermione!) is rumored to play Sam, and Logan Lerman (the star of Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief) is interested in playing Charlie, the lead role.
In 2007, the New York Times reported that The Perks of Being a Wallflower had sold “upward of 700,000 copies and is passed from adolescent to adolescent like a hot potato.” When I read the novel 10 years ago, that was certainly true. For my group of friends, Chbosky’s novel was the best thing since The Catcher in the Rye.
According to IMDb, the adaptation will be released in 2011—will you see it?
yes definitely. update, Logan Lerman has already signed on as Charlie but Emma Watson is still in negotiations. There’s already a separate page for it on IMDB and it’s classified as in pre-production. The movie will be produced by John Malkovich’s Mr. Mudd Productions, the same outfit which made Juno.
think Logan Lerman can pull off Charlier not too sure about Emma but with Chbosky directing from his own script it will hopefully translate well onscreen.
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I had no idea they were making this into a movie! Now I definitely must read. It’s been on my hypothetical ever-growing list for years. Thanks for sharing the news.
Actually, I’ve never even heard of this book, but this article has certainly piqued by interest. I’ll have to check it out. It’s rare that a movie is better than a book, however, there are a few exceptions to this rule.
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