The inevitable has finally been announced. DOUBT, John Patrick Shanley's thrilling, gritty, well-made drama about the nun who had suspicions/doubts over whether her higher priest was a child molestor, which made a storm on Broadway two years ago, won the Pulitzer and is now touring the country, will indeed be made into a film.
We all assumed John Patrick Shanley, an Oscar winner for his cript to MOONSTRUCK, would pen the screenplay. Surprising, however, is that he will also direct. Good for him. Hopefully he's a better director than Neil La Bute, as seen in his film of THE SHAPE OF THINGS.
So, can we assume it will star the original cast - including Cherry Jones in the lead female protagonist role? Without question, she was THOROUGHLY INCREDIBLE in the role. But what about commercial concerns? Look at what happened to the film adaptation of PROOF, which opted for Hollywood stars, though that film tanked at the box office due to its unfortunate timing with the simultaneous collapse of Miramax due to the Weinstein brothers exit. DOUBT will also be done by Miramax, a la Scott Rudin.
In which case, if not Cherry, then WHO could do the role? You tell me....