Date 01/09/2015 - News People
British actor Nicholas Hoult will portray American author J.D. Salinger in the upcoming biopic ?Rebel in the Rye.?
The film will chronicle the acclaimed writer?s life as he begins his most famous novel, ?The Catcher in the Rye.? The film will follow Salinger?s rise to success, as well as his subsequent life of seclusion.
?Rebel in the Rye? is based on author Kenneth Slawenski?s biography, ?J.D. Salinger: A Life,? and the script is being adapted for the screen by Golden Globe-winner Danny Strong.