Bailout (film)
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Bailout is an upcoming film adaptation
of Jess Walter
's novel The Financial Lives of The Poets. Director Michael Winterbottom
is scheduled to film it in January 2012. The film was announced on May 12, 2011 at the Cannes Film Festival
. It stars Jack Black
and follows a man who loses his job and learns his wife is cheating on him, and must keep his family afloat by becoming a pot dealer.
Film adaptation
Film adaptation is the transfer of a written work to a feature film. It is a type of derivative work.A common form of film adaptation is the use of a novel as the basis of a feature film, but film adaptation includes the use of non-fiction , autobiography, comic book, scripture, plays, and even...
of Jess Walter
Jess Walter
Jess Walter is an American author of five novels. His work has been published in fifteen countries and translated into thirteen languages....
's novel The Financial Lives of The Poets. Director Michael Winterbottom
Michael Winterbottom
Michael Winterbottom is a prolific English filmmaker who has directed seventeen feature films in the past fifteen years. He began his career working in British television before moving into features...
is scheduled to film it in January 2012. The film was announced on May 12, 2011 at the Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
. It stars Jack Black
Jack Black
Jack Black , is an American actor and musician, notably of Tenacious D.Jack Black may also refer to:* Jack Black , late 19th - early 20th Century author and hobo* Jack Black , drummer for 1970s UK punk band The Boys...
and follows a man who loses his job and learns his wife is cheating on him, and must keep his family afloat by becoming a pot dealer.