Salinger biography, and a companion feature documentary on the late author has been completed, curiosity has been piqued once again. With news this week that Simon & Schuster has acquired the rights to The Private War of J.D. A Sensitive, Intelligent, Talented Young Actor in a Reversible Coat wouldn't nearly be enough." But could the movie still happen? But Salinger never allowed a movie to be made of his work, and said that the part of Caulfield "is essentially unactable. Salinger's legendary angsty character in a film adaptation of the novel, including Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson, Jerry Lewis, Tobey Maguire, and Leonardo DiCaprio. Since it was published in 1951, many big names have hoped to play J.D.
A couple of years ago we looked back at all the times Holden Caulfield could have been lifted off of the printed page and put under the spotlight.