French Fried Movie

In the Coming Soon department, director Richard Linklater (Slacker, School of Rock) has teamed up with journalist Eric Schlosser to film a screen adaptation of Schlosser's bestselling book, Fast Food Nation. The film, already in post-production after reportedly being shot rather stealthily (code name: "Coyote") at locations in Colorado, Texas and Mexico, is reportedly scheduled for a 2006 release. Participant is a co-producer. Interestingly, the film will not be a documentary but a dramatic feature, focusing on the lives of people involved in the fast food industry. That sounds like a big departure from Schlosser's non-fiction expose, but it ought to be interesting.