Doug Limon, the movie director who
made The Bourne Identity and Mr. & Mrs. Smith, is making a
film version of The Funeral Makers, working from a screenplay written by
the book's author, Cathie Pelletier. That's the “Recent Film and Book News”
from KCMckinnon.com, a website Pelletier keeps up for one of her pen names.
I wish Pelletier
lots of luck and residuals but will likely never see the film. Reason one is
that filmmakers never do a good job on Maine (or Boston) accents, and their
attempts make me groan loudly. Reason two is my belief that a film, even one
authored by Pelletier herself, will not do The Funeral Makers justice.
