Darabont Talks “Fahrenheit 451″

Director Frank Darabont has been working for years to get a new version of Ray Bradbury’s classic novel, “Fahrenheit 451″ on the big-screen.

And while he says he won’t stop pursing the project, Darabont did say that he feels the window of opportunity to get the feature film made is closing. Part of that is a self-imposed deadline Darabont has set–he would like to see the movie in production while Ray Bradbury is still with us.

“Fahrenheit is the thing I’m trying to get up next, which is casting-dependent, so it’s one of those,” Darabont told SciFi Wire. “I’m out to somebody at the moment, fingers crossed, because, boy, do I want to make that movie. I’m not giving up. I’ll die in the traces before I don’t make that movie.”

“This actor is of a clout that could get a medium-budget sci-fi film made, but losing him could be the final blow in a tumultuous development. “Yeah, it’s not one of those movies that are vastly expensive by any contemporary standard, but money is still money, and it’s of a price that requires somebody that will justify that investment,” Darabont said, without identifying the actor. “This is definitely going to be more than [The Mist], so those other considerations do come into play.”