FLAMINGO THIEF, based on the 2010 novel of the same name, has snatched itself a director in the form of Craig Gillespie (LARS AND THE REAL GIRL and FRIGHT NIGHT). Starring Will Ferrell, the film is sure to be on the odd side, especially given the book’s strange story, as outlined in the blurb below. All we know is at THN we’re excited to see how Ferrell and Gillespie work together on what is a more serious role (well, maybe) for Ferrell and an undoubtedly tough job for a director:
Everyone handles grief differently but none so differently as Tim Forester, multimillionaire Juice King, who lost his son a year ago. It starts with him quietly pocketing a china flamingo belonging to his three year old niece, Joy, and by his tenth flamingo has escalated to felony grand theft. He is shot by one person and shot at by another. He is losing his business and his wife but he is feeling better. Flamingo thieving makes his heart beat. He comes alive. In a way he is having a wonderful time. But how will it end? Quite possibly in prison. Flamingo Thief is a funny, bittersweet story of love, loss, family, fruit and flamingoes. The reader will never forget Tim Forester, his disastrous way of dealing with grief, and a heart that is bursting with love.
FLAMINGO THIEF is in development and will be produced by Ben Stiller amongst others.
Source: Coming Soon
