The film was a pivotal point in my career and we all have been waiting for the second book.” “I am looking forward to reading the book. “Congratulations to Harper Lee,” Duvall staid in a statement Tuesday. In 1995, it was added to the National Film Registry, and in 2003 the American Film Institute listed Peck’s Atticus Finch as the greatest movie hero of the 20th century. It won three Oscars, including best actor for Peck and best-adapted screenplay for Horton Foote. Starring Gregory Peck and featuring a young Robert Duvall as Boo Radley, “To Kill a Mockingbird” has regularly been ranked among the greatest American movies. (In a statement Tuesday, she said: “I couldn’t be happier if my name was Scout.”) Oprah Winfrey, for one, has called “To Kill a Mockingbird” her favorite book. Such an opportunity could draw in a host of high-profile producers. It’s likely to spark a bidding war well before it lands on book shelves July 14. Particularly since Lee said Tuesday that “Go Set the Watchman” follows her young heroine, Scout, into adulthood, it’s sure to be feverishly pursued by producers. If Lee agrees to sell the movie rights of her new book, it can be expected to be one of the most eagerly sought novels for optioning to the big screen.
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