After nearly two decades, filmmaker John Waters will step back behind the camera to direct another feature film. Deadline reports that Waters will partner up with Village Roadshow Pictures to develop a feature film adaptation of his novel Liarmouth: A Feel-Bad Romance. Waters will pen the screenplay in addition to directing the film, marking his first time in the director’s chair since the release of A Dirty Shame in 2004. Steve Rabineau will produce alongside Village Roadshow Entertainment.
“Liarmouth is the craziest thing I’ve written in a while, so maybe it’s fitting that my novel was shocking enough to jumpstart the engine of my film career,” Waters said in a statement about his return to film. “Thrilled to be back in the movie business, hopefully to spread demented joy to adventuresome moviegoers around the world.”
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Plot details on the movie weren’t specifically stated by Waters, but we can presume that the movie adaptation will have a similar plot to the book it’s based on. No actors have yet been named at this time. Published in May, Liarmouth: A Feel-Bad Romance is described by its publisher, Farrar Straus & Giroux, as a “funny, filthy tale of sex, crime and family dysfunction.” You acn read an official description of the book below.
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A man of many talents, John Waters is partly known for his feature films going back several decades. He’s been in show business making movies since the 1960s, rising to prominence in the 1970s with movies like Multiple Maniacs, Pink Flamingos, and Female Trouble. He also wrote and directed the hit 1988 musical Hairspray and served as a producer on its 2007 remake. His other films include titles like Cry-Baby with Johnny Depp, Serial Mom with Kathleen Turner, Pecker with Edward Furlong, and Cecil B. Demented with Melanie Griffith. His last movie up to now, 2004’s A Dirty Shame, stars Tracey Ullman, Johnny Knoxville, and Selma Blair.
While not busy directing, Waters has maintained his presence in show business with his apperances in film and on television. since A Dirty Shame, Waters has appeared in films like Jackass Number Two, Suburban Gothic, and Alvin ad the Chipmunks: The Road Chip, as well as TV shows like Law & Order: SVU, Search Party, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. He also starred in the series ‘Til Death Do Us Part and hosted John Waters Presents Movies That Will Corrupt You. Waters can also be seen in the new documentary Living With Chucky; he was previously featured as a victim of the killer doll in the movie Seed of Chucky.
The movie version of Liarmouth: A Feel-Bad Romance has not yet been given a release date, but the book is available now.
