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===''A Confederacy of Dunces''===

In November 2002, it was announced that Green was to helm a film adaptation of [[John Kennedy Toole]]'s ''[[A Confederacy of Dunces]]'' for [[Miramax Films]], which bought the film rights to the novel from [[Paramount Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Oppelaar|first=Justin|title=‘Dunces’ pic caps long road|date=7 November 2002|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)]]|url=https://variety.com/2002/film/markets-festivals/dunces-pic-caps-long-road-1117875718/|accessdate=8 December 2019}}</ref> [[Will Ferrell]] was to have portrayed Ignatius J. Reilly and [[Lily Tomlin]], [[Drew Barrymore]], [[Mos Def]] and [[Olympia Dukakis]] were to have co-starred.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hyman|first=Peter|title=A Conspiracy of Dunces|date=14 December 2006|publisher=[[Slate (magazine)]]|url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2006/12/the-development-hell-of-a-confederacy-of-dunces.html|accessdate=8 December 2019}}</ref> It has been said that [[Hurricane Katrina]] played a factor in the film's cancellation.<ref>{{cite web|last=Battleground|first=Andrea|title=A Confederacy Of Dunces could be headed to Broadway|date=11 March 2014|publisher=[[The A.V. Club]]|url=https://news.avclub.com/a-confederacy-of-dunces-could-be-headed-to-broadway-1798266832|accessdate=8 December 2019}}</ref>

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