I’m really interested in this kind of projects, so I’m happy to share the latest news, or if you wish – the latest adaptation of one great novel. It’s Joshua Foer’s best-selling non-fiction novel Moonwalking With Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything, and we just learned that Columbia Pictures has acquired the rights to the whole thing!
At this moment we know that Matt Tolmach (The Amazing Spider-Man) is attached to produce Moonwalking, and it looks that folks from Columbia share my enthusiasm about this project, since their president Doug Belgrad revealed that:
“This is a very special book which transcends the already fascinating subject of memory. By explaining in personal and entertaining fashion a great deal about how our brains work, Joshua has written a book that sheds light on how memory is connected to humanity.”
And now, take a look at the description of the Moonwalking With Einstein novel:
“If you sometimes can’t remember where you put your car keys or, like Foer, the car itself, don’t panic. You’re not alone, and you can do something about it. In this intriguing look at the nature of memory, Foer reassures us that we don’t need to acquire a better memory; we just need to use the one we have more effectively.
Foer introduces us to people whose memories are both astonishing, like the man who could memorize 1,528 random digits in order, and frightening, such as a man with such an extreme case of amnesia that he doesn’t know his own age and can’t remember that he has a memory problem. He explores various ways in which we test our memories, such as the extensive training British cabbies must undergo.
He also discusses ways we can train ourselves to have better memories, like the PAO system, in which, for example, every card in a deck is associated with an image of a specific person, action, or object. An engaging, informative, and for the forgetful, encouraging book.”
Please don’t forget to stay tuned!
