Former Harry Potter star is rumoured to star in screen adaptation of Dave Egger’s best-selling novel.
It has been reported this week at the Cannes Film Festival that Daniel Radcliffe is to star in the upcoming comedy You Shall Know Our Velocity. The film will be adapted from Dave Egger’s best-selling novel from director Peter Sollett (Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, 2008).
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You Shall Know Our Velocity follows two childhood friends who plan to travel across the world in a bid to give away $80,000. Radcliff is in talks to play the awkward character of Will who first travels to Egypt to release a friend’s ashes at the pyramids which are where the journey will begin.
The project has been circling the Cannes Film Market by the International Film Trust and production companies Process and Benaroya are teaming up for the project. Michael Benaroya stated: ‘Dave Eggers is a gifted story-teller and we are thrilled to be turning his hilarious yet poignant story of two best friends traveling the world into a feature film.’
No other actors are linked to the project and production date has not yet been set.
Sources: The Hollywood Reporter.