The protagonist of my latest book Mark Whitacre Against All Odds is a busy man in the months of September and October.
He is speaking at a company event in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Monday, September 14th. The next day, Tuesday, September 15th, he & wife Ginger are scheduled to attend the premiere of the film The Informant! in New York City at the Ziegfield Theater. If they make it on time, they will walk the red carpet. Many people are curious to meet the real Mark and Ginger Whitacre. This will be their first really big coming out. However, the scheduling is so tight, the distance so great, and the New York traffic so unpredictable that they might not make NY in time for that walk on the red carpet.
By the way, the movie The Informant! is based on an excellent book that was published in 2000 and written by Kurt Eichenwald, the former New York Times journalist. As I have been saying for some time, both the movie and Eichenwald’s book cover but a small slice in time. By contrast, Mark Whitacre Against All Odds covers the man in full and his wife Ginger and their three children. The ADM years of Eichenwald’s book comprise only one small part of a much fuller and more interesting 4-part life story of my book.
I’d say buy them both, as well as Jim Lieber’s RATS IN THE GRAIN, to get the full story from A to Z.
Matt Damon, who plays Mark in the film, will of course be at the premiere, as will the rest of the ensemble and a bunch of heavy-hitters from Hollywood. For complete information about the movie and the cast, as well as a trailer, synopsis, and several reviews, see IMDB’s coverage of THE INFORMANT! movie here. The pre-buzz on the film is absolutely terrific.
