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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]] on June that same year.<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=Catlin|first=Roger|title=LILY TOMLIN'S FUNNY FILES|date=7 October 2003|publisher=[[Hartford Courant]]|url=https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-2003-10-07-0310070172-story.html|accessdate=8 December 2019}}</ref><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> The script was written by [[Steven Soderbergh]] and Scott Kramer.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rooney|first=David|title=A stage of ‘Dunces’|date=2 June 2003|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)]]|url=https://variety.com/2003/film/markets-festivals/a-stage-of-dunces-1117888364/|accessdate=8 December 2019}}</ref> It was reported in 2003 that Barrymore's production company [[Flower Films]] was to co-produce the film with [[Warner Bros.]]<ref>{{cite web|title=David Gordon Green: This real boy's life|date=25 July 2003|publisher=[[The Independent]]|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/david-gordon-green-this-real-boys-life-97618.html|accessdate=8 December 2019}}</ref> The film never came to fruition.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hartl|first=John|title=David Gordon Green: an indie director’s path|date=23 March 2008|publisher=[[The Seattle Times]]|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/david-gordon-green-an-indie-directors-path/|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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