Jake becomes a well-regarded small-town high-school teacher, invested in his students and in love with librarian Sadie Dunhill (Sarah Gadon). But there is more than one way to skim a book, and much of what feels complicated and lifelike in the book has been simplified and amplified for the screen.īecause Jake has years to wait for Oswald (Daniel Webber) to get busy, for much of its length, the novel takes up other business.

There are always reasons for these things. Time is compressed, even at eight episodes, and while no wholly new characters are introduced, some are highly altered for dramatic convenience or are given new duties or motivations. RELATED: JFK motorcade members: What happened after the assassination?įranco himself has posted photos from the production on his Instagram account with the actor in a skinny tie and smart suit.It’s a long book and a long miniseries, and while the adaptation follows the arc of the novel and maintains its big causes and big effects, it takes its own way from beginning to end, scanting much of what’s good about the novel and adding passages and plot lines that make it more like serial television. Australian actor Daniel Webber plays Oswald. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions is bring the book to life with James Franco starring as the main protagonist that has to stop Lee Harvey Oswald from doing the deed. What makes this Kennedy project so interesting, besides King’s trademark bent on the subject matter, is that it will be a nine-part miniseries on streaming service Hulu. Extras are walking around in period clothing. Vintage cars can be cruising around the area daily and Dealey Plaza has been temporarily brought back to its 1963 self. RELATED: Looking back at the JFK assassination over 50 years later but severe back-ups pushed it back to 9 a.m. At first it seems that streets were starting to close at 7:30 a.m. The Dallas Morning News’ Robert Wilonsky has been keeping his fellow Dallasites abreast of road closures in the area.

The Dealey Plaza area of downtown Dallas where shots rang out on November 22, 1963, killing the president and seriously wounding Texas Governor John Connally, has been closed sporadically to allow the production team room to work.

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