
By Romeo San Vicente
Derek Jacobi Goes to War for Schrader
Director Paul Schrader
will be in theaters next with The Walker, which stars Woody
Harrelson as a gay "walker" for Washington, D.C., society ladies at
gala functions.
And for his next project, Schrader will team up with legendary gay actor
Sir Derek Jacobi for the Holocaust drama Adam Resurrected.
The
gritty film, which also stars Jeff Goldblum and Willem
Dafoe, is based on the novel by Yoram Kaniuk, and tells the
story of a circus performer in a concentration camp whose life is spared
so he can entertain Jews on their way to the gas chambers. (Wait - isn't
this the plot of Jerry Lewis' infamous, never-released The Day
the Clown Cried?)
Shooting began in April, so don't be surprised to see Adam in
theaters before the end of the year.
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