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HOLD STEADY Front Man Adapting Chuck Klosterman's FARGO ROCK CITY
Twitch —
... that Letterman writer Tom Ruprecht and Hold Steady front man Craig Finn are preparing a film adaptation of Chuck Klosterman's memoir Fargo Rock City. And while I had no idea Finn had film aspirations, I've got to say he's a perfect option to be doing this. Not only is Finn a fantastic writer but as anyone who listens to The Hold Steady can tell you, his writing is dominated by coming of age in a rock and roll world themes as it is, so he's definitely used to working in this particular playground. Now I've just gotta wait for the lady-friend to go out ...
Hold Steady, Letterman Writer Collaborates on Fargo Rock City
FirstShowing.net —
... chronicling his time growing up in North Dakota and banding together with the few other metal-heads in his high school, has been acquired by Craig Finn, frontman of The Hold Steady, and Tom Ruprecht, longtime writer on "The Late Show with David Letterman." The duo will be co-writing and producing the feature, a screenplay set in the 1980s revolving around a group of high school senior social misfits who attempt to break out of their geeky stereotype by living the life of sex, drugs, and rock 'n roll. ...
