Richard Linklater is currently gearing up for his post "A Scanner Darkly" project, a feature film take on the hit non-fiction book "Fast Food Nation" by Eric Schlosser.
Empire Online recently spoke to him about how the project is progressing - "Eric Schlosser and I, we wrote the script, kind of based on a town in Colorado where all the various sides are represented. It's sort of the human effects of that industry; I guess that's how you'd describe it."
It's an ensemble piece examining the not just the health risks involved in the fast food industry (eg. "Supersize Me") but its environmental and social consequences as well. Linklater says "It's the teenagers who work at the fast food places, and immigrant labourers who come across the border, working in the packing plants, and an executive. It's kind of from different perspectives. It's the different sides of the fast food industry. Yet another one that's kind of tricky to put together as a film, but it looks like it's happening. I'm pretty sceptical of the whole food industry, so it should be interesting."
"Maria Full of Grace" Oscar nominee Catalina Sandino Moreno is reportedly in talks to star with shooting set to begin in the Fall. Linklater's next film "The Bad News Bears" opens in July.
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