Now, that’s the kind of ballsy casting that, if it works out, results in your ending up as a Big Name in Hollywood, sir.
Of course if it doesn’t, it brings down the studio with it and you end up stuffed into the trunk of a car.
Ayn Rand’s stuff is like something the cat brings to the door: you tell the kids not to touch it and hope it crawls off to the woods to die.
Can you say Antonia Bandaras? Or maybe Andy Garcia?
An HBO miniseries would be the way to go. Or give it to Peter Jackson and let him make three 4-hour films. 
Sorry about that, Antonio…
I always assumed it would eventually be made as a miniseries; it’s just too long for a movie.
And I still think they’ll omit Francisco. He’s important to the spirit of the book, but not the plot. Reardon, on the other hand is crucial to the plot. And yes, Rand pronounced “Dagny” exactly as it’s spelled (albeit with a Russian accent).
How did she pronounce “Ayn”? Always wondered.
Rhymes with “mine.”
FWIW, the IMDb now has a bare-bones “in production” entry on the AS film: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0480239/
And there is an unofficial website for it (apparently not updated since 2004): http://www.missliberty.com/FilmAtlas.html
Oh no, my little friend. It is pronounced " A-yn, and rhymes with Wa-cheeeen. ( said with heavy Hebrew accent on the “ch” )
