Penn Badgley to Produce Movie Adaptation of Beloved David Sedaris Short Story About ‘Fixation and Fantasy’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comKate Aurthur editor Penn Badgley’s production company Ninth Mode and producer Raven Tahzib have acquired the rights to the David Sedaris short story “Jamboree,” in order to develop it into a feature film. “Jamboree” was part of Sedaris’ 1994 book “Barrel Fever,” his first published collection of short stories and essays.
In the story, a 16-year-old boy who lives in his older sister’s garage ends up being the caretaker of her baby. “Jamboree” would be only the second time that Sedaris’ work has been adapted for film: 2013’s “C.O.G.,” from Kyle Patrick Alvarez, was based on an essay from the 1997 collection “Naked.” Badgley recently wrapped the fourth season of “You,” which will be released on Netflix in two parts next year: The first batch of episodes will premiere on Feb.
10, with the rest dropping a month later, on March 10. He formed Ninth Mode with its CEO Nava Kavelin, with whom he also hosts the podcast “Podcrushed,” along with Sophie Ansari.
On “Podcrushed,” which started in May, Badgley reads aloud submitted short stories about middle-school experiences, and then celebrity guests — Sebastian Stan, Evan Rachel Wood, Chace Crawford and more have all been on — discuss the story as well as their lives.
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