Ron Howard to Direct Robert Ludlum’s The Parsifal Mosaic
It seems like everyone’s getting bit by the Bourne bug as of late, with numerous spy novels getting locked down and plenty of big names stepping to the plate. The latest A-list director to turn his attention to an espionage thriller this week is none other than Opie himself, Ron Howard. According to Variety, Howard has signed on to direct an adaptation of Robert Ludlum’s 1982 Cold War novel The Parsifal Mosaic.
The story centers on a CIA agent who finds out that his lover is actually a double agent for the KGB, and believes he has seen her being executed. David Self (Road to Perdition, Thirteen Days, The Wolf Man) will write the script, with usual Ron Howard partner Brian Grazer taking on the role of producer. While I love spy movies and I love the Bourne trilogy, something tells me that with Ron Howard at the helm, this will be nothing like the Bourne movies. It just seems like he’s looking for another movie to appeal to that older demographic that he was able to target so well with The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons. All I’m gonna say is that if they sign Tom Hanks for the lead role again, I’m out! Feel free to reflect on visionary nature of Ron Howard’s films in the comments below.
Comments (3)
the real question is … what juicy role will clint howard have in this movie????
Posted by Joel on July 30th, 2009Woo! I love anything about Russians or the Soviet Union.
Posted by Cumonface on July 30th, 2009My reaction:
They’re making The Parisfal Mosaic into a movie = YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!
Ron Howard is directing = GUUUUUUUUUUUHHHHhhhhhblargh.
Posted by Dave on July 30th, 2009Leave a Reply