The Big Year: The Movie?

By Corey • January 25, 2010 • 7 comments

Magnificent Frigatebird Blog reports that Mark Obmascik’s The Big Year is being turned into a movie starring Owen Wilson, Dustin Hoffman, and Jack Black. Now this could be interesting…

Tags: Asides, The Big Year

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Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. He's only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasn't working as a union representative or spending time with his family. He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B.

7 Responses to “The Big Year: The Movie?”

Nick Jan 25th, 2010 at 1:51 pm
I’m sure the movie will retain the book’s respectful attitude toward birding and its participants and not resort to slapstick humor and “blue-footed boobie” jokes.
hahah no it totally will this is going to be awful.
Donna Jan 26th, 2010 at 9:36 pm
A website called The Frat Pack, which follows the movie moves of Ben Stiller, the Wilson Brothers, etc., reports that Ben Stiller is one of the producers and that the casting is:
* Dustin Hoffman as Al Levinton
* Owen Wilson as Sandy Komito
* Jack Black as Greg Miller
Which is really odd. I assumed Dustin would be a perfect Sandy Komito.
And yeah, like Nick says, this is a movie that will doubtless communicate why birders are obsessed with birding.
artie ahier Apr 3rd, 2010 at 4:01 pm
Dustin Hoffman has been replaced by Steve Martin in the role of Al. They will be shooting n Tofino BC beginning in April.
Steve Komito Apr 21st, 2010 at 11:33 am
How is it that my Dad was in his ’60′s at the time of his second record breaking year but Owen Wilson is playing him? I’m a fan of Owen wilson but am wondering how he will fit my dad’s personality?
Donna: I always thought that Sean Connery would be a good Sandy. They both look alike and possess that same “booming” quality to their respective voices. And although I never met any of the others involved in the Bid Year competition (I am not a brider whatsoever – aside from a feeder on my deck), I thought Kevin James would make a good Greg Miller.
Tristan May 21st, 2010 at 2:10 pm
they’re shooting in richmond right now in steveston, behind tomekichi homma elementary school yesterday.
Frank Jun 7th, 2010 at 7:24 pm
the 2nd unit had a major shoot in the yukon just north of Dawson City, and last weekend they moved to Osoyoos B.C. for move location shooting
Peter Jul 8th, 2010 at 1:35 am
… and up in whistler this week.