Time for another adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird?

I was just out in the garden reading a bit of Go Set A Watchman, the sun feeling as hot as it is in Alabama. A thought occurred to me: with it’s publication, might now be a good time for another adaptation f To Kill a Mockingbird? With the first African Ameican president in office, it might be a good time for film to revisit that classic. It would have to be a period piece, of course- doing a version set in the contemporary wold wouldn’t work in my opinion. There’s also the question of who would play atticus: in the original 1963 adaptation, gregory Peck played him, and you’d need a damn good actor to fill those boots. I’m just speculating here, of course, but I really would like to see film revisit a classic.

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