Lacey Bridges
Rooney Mara and Jonah Hill look to join Gus Van Sant’s newie “Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot” (change that title, please).
The long in-development bio on on quadriplegic cartoonist John Callahan will star Joaquin Phoenix.
Based on his autobiography of the same name, “He Won’t Get Far on Foot” tells of how Callahan became paralyzed following a car accident at age 21, and turned to drawing as a form of therapy. The artist’s work raised eyebrows for its depiction of taboo topics, leading to numerous boycotts in his hometown of Portland. His art was published in the New Yorker, Penthouse, and Playboy before his death in 2010.
No word on who Mara (“The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”) and Hill (“War Dogs”) are playing.
The late Robin Williams had been linked to an adaptation a few years ago.
Via ‘Variety‘
