![]() ![]() ![]() Jake's character, Grisham explained during the Q&A, is "very autobiographical." "It's up to Matthew, if Matthew wants to do it, the movie will be made," he continued. "I would love for Matthew to play Jake again." "I know he has read the book and he probably will be approached to do the movie," Grisham added, later detailing that he'd love for every one of his books to be adapted to film. He's said that many times and we haven't talked about 'A Time for Mercy' yet." "He did such a wonderful job it made his career. "I owe a lot to Matthew because he was an unknown actor in 1995 when he was picked to play Jake," Grisham said. Grisham, who writes between one and two books each year, spoke to virtual attendees at the Library of Congress' National Book Festival Saturday which featured his novels "The Guardians" and "Camino Winds." By way of a live streamed Q&A he touched on a range of subjects including film adaptation. He revealed he'd love it if Matthew McConaughey were to star as lawyer Jake Brigance (again) in a film adaptation to the "sort of" sequel to the 1996 adaptation of Grisham's "A Time to Kill." John Grisham's next legal thriller, "A Time for Mercy" comes out next month, but the author is already looking ahead at a possible film adaptation. ![]()
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