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Daniel Radcliffe to Play Poet Allen Ginsberg in ‘Kill Your Darlings’ (slashfilm)

If I presented to you the following list, what would you pick as the common
thread? Think about: Hank Azaria, David Cross, John Turturro, Ron Livingston
and James Franco. They're all actors who have played beat poet Allen Ginsberg,
author of Howl, in various projects over the years. And now Daniel Radcliffe
may be the latest addition to the list. He's reportedly the choice to play
Ginsberg in a film called Kill Your Darlings, an indie which has been in
development for a couple years. Twitch [1] says that Radcliffe will leap to
the film, directed by John Krokidas, who also co-wrote with Austin Dunn, after
finishing his stage run in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.
The film is about the friendship and association between Ginsberg, Jack
Kerouac and Lucien Carr. When originally announced in 2009, Jesse Eisenberg
was to play Ginsberg, Ben Whishaw was going to be Carr, and Chris Evans was to
be Kerouac. Things faltered, and now those actors are all unavailable for a
great variety of reasons. Chris Evans is obviously busy (and much more
expensive) thanks to Marvel, Jesse Eisenberg is far more in demand after ...

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