White Jazz is an adaptation of James Ellroy's novel of the same name. It is being directed by Joe Carnahan for a 2009 release. Matthew Michael Carnahan wrote the screenplay and George Clooney will star as vice cop Dave "The Enforcer" Klein.
James Ellroy completed a draft of a 131-page screenplay on October 31, 1997. In 1998, cinematographer Robert Richardson signed on for what would have been his directorial debut with Fine Line Features distri...
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White Jazz is an adaptation of James Ellroy's novel of the same name. It is being directed by Joe Carnahan for a 2009 release. Matthew Michael Carnahan wrote the screenplay and George Clooney will star as vice cop Dave "The Enforcer" Klein.
James Ellroy completed a draft of a 131-page screenplay on October 31, 1997. In 1998, cinematographer Robert Richardson signed on for what would have been his directorial debut with Fine Line Features distributing. They put the project into turnaround in early 1999 due to budgetary concerns.
In early December 2001, it was reported that "German-based VIF Intl. Films has come aboard to finance White Jazz, a $28 million follow-up to L.A. Confidential. The company will co-produce the film with Nick Nolte's Kingsgate Films and L.A.-based production company Interlight. Nolte and John Cusack are set to star in the film, with Winona Ryder reportedly in discussions to join them." Nolte was to play Klein, Cusack to play Junior Stemmons and Ryder to play...
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