CHUCK KLOSTERMAN’S FARGO ROCK CITY HEADED TO THE BIG SCREEN
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 at 11:00am by Axl Rosenberg
Well, this makes me nervous.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, “Tom Ruprecht, a longtime writer on CBS’ ‘Late Show With David Letterman,’ and Craig Finn, frontman of the popular rock band the Hold Steady, are teaming to write and produce” an adaptation of Chuck Klosterman’s 2001 Fargo Rock City.
The book, a personal favorite of my Vince’s and myself, is basically, like everything Klosterman has ever written, a rambling dissection of pop culture (in this case, 80s hair metal) interspersed with personal stories (in this case, about growing up in North Dakota).
So here’s the part that makes me nervous. The film version is described in the following manner:
