Zach Galifianakis could be taking on the role of Ignatius J. Reilly in a feature-film version of A Confederacy of Dunces . Vulture is reporting that the project is back on track with The Muppets director James Bobin now at the helm.
Said to be set up at Paramount Pictures, Phil Johnston ( Cedar Rapids ) will provide the adapted screenplay based on John Kennedy Toole's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about a slovenly 30-something who, living with mother, sets out to find a job in New Orlean's French Quarter. Thinking himself a highly-educated genius, Reilly's quixotic nature serves as a sharp contrast to the various souls he encounters.
The acclaimed novel was published in 1980, more than a decade after the death of the author. Suffering from depression, Toole committed suicide...
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