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Deadline reports that Steve Carell will be starring in the adaptation of Carolyn Parkhurst’s 2003 debut, The Dogs of Babel. It’s the story of linguistics professor Paul Iverson, whose wife dies mysteriously—with only the family dog as witness. The grief-stricken Iverson is convinced that if he can teach their dog to talk, he’ll know the truth behind his wife’s death. It’s an interesting choice for Carell, since an intellectual, grieving widower is about the furthest one can get from his awkward “Office” alter ego, Michael Scott.
“In its theme, plot and occasional, uncomfortably gruesome detail, The Dogs of Babel bears some similarity to last year’s most audacious exploration of grief, The Lovely Bones. One might even call this The Lovely Dog Bones,” wrote Jay MacDonald in his 2003 interview with Parkhurst about the novel.
I’m sure Carell is hoping this film does better at the box office than the adaptation of The Lovely Bones did…are you interested in seeing The Dogs of Babel on screen?
I liked the book, thought the ending was heartbreaking, but I don’t know if I would see the movie. I think Steve Carell is an odd choice for the title roll. Nothing against Carell, whom I love to watch, just think a more serious actor would be suitable.
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Steve Carell was great in Dan in Real Life–I think he might be a surprising but perfect choice. I will definitely see the movie, just because I can’t imagine how they’ll pull it off.
Even though this is slightly different from his usual stuff, Carell has done grief in the past. Like Erin said, there’s Dan in Real Life, which was so good. And also in Little Miss Sunshine he was a depressed man. The difference between those two movies and the Dogs of Babel is that they had their sad moments, but The Dogs of Babel, if I remember correctly, is just unending sadness after sadness. I’m interested to see how they pull this one off too, but I think Carell could do a great job.
Yes, we thought of those roles too when we heard this! I’m guessing, too, that he doesn’t want to be typecast for the rest of his film career.
This book is a personal favourite of mine. I loved it so much that my son surprised me with a copy of my own after I’d read a library copy. Movies never live up to the experience of a book for me so I don’t expect much and I won’t see the film and spoil it for myself. I can only hope they do a good job, though I’m unfamiliar with the actor because I don’t watch television. Those who haven’t read the book will probably enjoy the film and the film will get some to read the book. In that sense it’s all good. But can they do it? No, because they will change things and/or experiment with different endings. I so hope I’m wrong.
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