Laura Carney's "My Father's List," the movie

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My memoir My Father's List: How Living My Dad's Dreams Set Me Free has been optioned for TV and we're still having conversations about it. But when the notion that it might be a movie first came into play, I envisioned Brie Larson playing the role of the newlywed journalist at midlife who lives out the 54 unrealized dreams of her late free-spirited father, who died at the hands of a distracted driver when she was 25. I felt she had the right zaniness, athleticism and depth for the part, and she strikes me as nerdy and intellectual in real life. She also has a certain innocence about her.

As for who might play my dad, I've often felt Jim Carrey would be the right choice, as far as matching my dad's energy. Appearance-wise, someone like Kyle Chandler would be a good fit.

I'm not sure which director I'd like to see do the movie version, but maybe...[read on]

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