joseph

joseph asked Jack Gantos:

I'd like to see Joey on the big screen. I hope someone has approached you with film options. Has it happened?

Jack Gantos Hi, I'd like to see him on the big screen, too. Ken Kwapis has done his best to get JOEY onto film, and on TV, but though he got very close to doing so, the studios could not be convinced. But Mr. Kwapis is trying new approaches. He is a great supporter, and he has had success with other shows (FREAKS AND GEEKS) so I have a feeling he will continue to push on. However it turns out, for me, the books still stand and Joey lives on the page--which for a writer--is the perfect size screen.

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Viola T.

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I've read most of your books and I am wondering: has your life as an adult been filled with many of the type of wacky, dangerous, hilarious adventures Jack and Joey have entertained us with all these years?

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What inspires you to write your books?

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Do you consider your characters tragic or comic, based on the crazy mix of situations you put them in? Is your new character meant to be pitied or laughed at?

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