It's good to have Emilio Estevez back behind the camera, except for the fact that every time he directs he begins looking more and more like his father. Seriously - it's creepy.
Emilio Estevez to Direct The Public
Estevez wrote and will direct The Public, a social drama set in a public library.
Loosely based on a Los Angeles Times op-ed piece written by Chip Ward, The Public centers on a retiring librarian in Salt Lake City and discusses the epidemic issue of libraries becoming de facto shelters for the homeless and the mentally ill in light of many social program cuts.
Yeah, a real heartwarmer.
Estevez has been on a directing mission ever since Bobby and a discussion with Harvey Weinstein.
"Harvey said, 'You have a voice and use it. And don't follow up Bobby with something frivolous,'" Estevez recalled. "That stayed with me. And when I read this piece last April, I thought this could be it."
The Public will take place during a 48-hour period on the two coldest days in the city, with the library overwhelmed by people seeking shelter. After getting rebuffed by the administration to keep the doors open, one librarian stages an act of civil disobedience. He ends up dealing with the library's new inhabitants, many of them mentally ill.
Estevez is currently seeking out a cast with hopes to get the camera rolling by March 26th in Los Angeles.
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