Bobcat Goldthwait is currently basking in the critical acclaim he’s been receiving for his latest directorial effort, “World’s Greatest Dad,” which he also wrote. So what project does he have his eye on as a follow-up?
Would you believe a musical version of the Kinks’ 1975 album, Schoolboys in Disgrace?
True story. And this isn’t just an idle rumor, either: the Kinks’ main man, Ray Davies, has already taken a meeting with Goldthwait about the concept.
“Oh, man, it was totally ‘The Chris Farley Show,’” Goldthwait said of the conversation. “I was sweating, and I was, like, ‘Remember when you did that album? That was cool.’ And in the middle of it, I even told him that. I said, ‘Did you ever see that sketch with Chris Farley when he meets Paul McCartney?’ And he goes, ‘Yeah.’ ‘Well, that’s what I’m doing right now!’ And he goes, ‘Don’t worry, it’s gonna be okay.’”
It still took Davies a bit of time to warm up to Goldthwait’s pitch, however.
“I think he was confused,” said Goldthwait. “He was asking, ‘Well, who do you think would go see this as a movie?’ And I was, like, ‘All the kids who fucking hate ‘High School Musical.’ And he smiled and kind of went, ‘Okay.’ And then he went and watched ‘World’s Greatest Dad,’ and I got the thumbs up. He said, ‘Tell Bobcat to go ahead and write the script.’”
Which is where the project stands at the moment. In fact, it’s in such early stages that it hasn’t even been added to Goldthwait’s IMDb page…and given how even the slightest rumor of a project generally ends up with its own listing, that’s early. But, of course, that doesn’t mean that we can’t start throwing out casting ideas for “Schoolboys.”
I guess Alan Rickman’s probably too overused in stern authoritarian roles these days to suggest that he play The Headmaster, so I’m putting out left-field requests for Richard Ayoade, of “The I.T. Crowd” or Julian Barratt of “The Mighty Boosh.” As for the various schoolboys, perhaps Skandar Keynes (the “Narnia” films), Mike Bailey (“Skins”), and Simon Bird (“The InBetweeners”)…? And for the female student who’ll make our naughty little schoolboy swoon, I’m throwing my vote to Karen Gillan, otherwise known as the upcoming companion for the new Doctor Who.
Am I wrong…? Feel free to offer up your own suggestions below, and be sure to check out our interview with the illustrious Mr. Goldthwait in full next week on Bullz-Eye.com!
