And Diego Calva, 30, who was among the stars in the film "Babylon" and the Netflix series "Narcos: Mexico." What is 'On Swift Horses' about?Ī film is to be made out of "On Swift Horses," the debut album for southeast Shawnee County native Shannon Pufahl, for which the cover art is shown here.Will Poulter, 30, who was among stars in the films "We're the Millers" and "Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.".Daisy Edgar-Jones, 24, who has starred in the Hulu and BBC Three series "Normal People.".Jacob Elordi, 25, who has starred in Netflix's "The Kissing Both" teen film franchise and the HBO series "Euphoria.".Pufahl said that while she knew early on in the process that some "serious people" would be at the helm, she had no idea so many "cool young people" would act in the film. The movie's director is Daniel Minihan, who created and directed Netflix's limited series "Halston," and has directed episodes of HBO series that include "Game of Thrones," "Deadwood" and "Six Feet Under." Its producers include Peter Spears and Mollye Asher, who were among producers of "Nomadland," which won the 2020 Academy Award for Best Picture. Ley Line Entertainment and FirstGen Content are creating the film. More: 'Red Rocket,' film co-starring Topeka native Bree Elrod, being shown in northeast Kansas Who's involved with the film? If you put that level of detail in a novel no one would want to read it! But it's essential for portraying a believable and immersive world in film." "Plus all the extras in period clothes and hairstyles. "The level of detail was amazing - down to ashtrays they had made with the vintage casino logos to the rented vintage slot machines," she said. Pufahl said she had little to do with filming except for meeting before the movie was made with people involved, then visiting a set for it that portrayed a 1950s casino in Las Vegas, where part of Pufahl's novel takes place. "It requires so many people and so much money."īut it is her understanding that principal photography is complete for the film based on her book, Pufahl said. "Making a movie is such a huge endeavor," Pufahl said. Pufahl, who teaches creative writing at Stanford University and has a doctorate from the University of California, Davis, said she knows a lot of people who have written books, but none of those has ever become a movie. She spoke this past week in a telephone interview with The Capital-Journal from Monterey, California, where she lives with her wife, Shay O'Brien, and their dog. Pufahl, a 1997 graduate of Shawnee Heights High School, said it felt "surreal" to realize that her debut novel is becoming a film.
Book by Shawnee Heights High School graduate is becoming a film That book is about to become a movie - and two of the producers are Academy Award winners.
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