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According to Rolling Stone, “Van Sant originally pictured the late Heath Ledger for the Kesey role, but now has two marquee names in mind: Woody Harrelson and Jack Black, which might make the film more of comedy than a zany drug jag.” Apparently the former wife of Jerry Garcia, Caroline Garcia believes Harrelson would be a perfect fit for Kesey, due to a visit the actor paid to Kesey right before he died, “They went out into the field and had a pretty good mind meld,” Garcia said, “I just know he could play the role.”

The project, which has struggled through a series of false starts, is finally getting underway and has a script penned by his “Milk,” screenwriter Dustin Lance Black and has already signed “Milk,” director of photography Harris Savides.

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