No, no, this isn't the memoirs of a lonely beach volleyball trapped on an island with Chuck Noland, this is a much different story.Deadlinereports that Fox Searchlight has made a deal to adapt agraphic novelcalledWilsonwritten by Dan Clowes, published this year. Interested in directing is none other thanAlexander Payne, the filmmaker behindElection,About Schmidt,Sidewaysand the upcoming filmThe Descendants, though he's not fully signed on yet. I haven't read the graphic novel, but it sounds like an immensely tragic story of an"opinionated middle-aged loner who loves his dog and maybe nobody else."This sounds gloomy.
The story followsWilsonas he begins a quest to find human connection, badgering friends and strangers into a series of one-sided conversations that get derailed by his brutally honest sense of humor. When his father dies, Wilson isreallyalone and tries to find his ex-wife in hopes of rekindling their dead relationship. In the process, he discovers he has a teen daughter, who was born after the marriage ended and given up for adoption. He becomes determined to reconnect all three of them as a family. It was one of nineAmazon Best Books of the Monthearlier this year. One of Clowes' other stories was the basis of the indie flickArt School Confidential. This seems like an interesting adaptation, we'll be sure to keep an eye out for it as it develops.
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