Michael O’Brien’s “Father Elijah”: A Malick Movie?

News that Brad Pitt is “in talks” to take Heath Ledger’s place in Terrence Malick’s Tree of Life spread quickly this morning. But the real news from Planet Malick was yet to arrive…

Thanks to Steven D. Greydanus for alerting me to the most bizarre movie news of the week!

Michael O’Brien’s novel Father Elijah… to become a feature film?!

Produced by… Ecky Malick, Terrence Malick’s wife?!