Posted on May 10, 2024 at 3:54 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Here's how pop culture and literature have been intersecting lately ...
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Ben Stiller will play writer Norman Mailer in the movie Belly of The Beast, about Mailer's connection with a convict whose memoir he helped publish (Deadline).
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Here's a real mashup: Singer Michael McDonald has written a memoir with the help of actor/comedian Paul Reiser; What a Fool Believes comes out May 21 (The New York Times).
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The first new movie based on J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings universe is set to come out sometime in 2026; Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum will be directed by and star Andy Serkis (The Verge).
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How Ali Sethi, author of the novel The Wish Maker, also became a pop star (The New York Times).
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