angelbby143 asked whether it was ture that Mason Gamble auditioned
for the part of Stanley in the film "Holes"?

I could not find any information on Mason Gamble auditioning for this
movie and there have been no announcements on his Official Web Site.
I have made some enquiries but have not received all the relpys back
yet.

"Holes" was due to begin production in October 2001 but was delayed
because of the 9/11 tragedies. It's now scheduled to begin production
next month. Definite cast member mentioned is Sigourney Weaver with
the rest of the cast still to be announced. The director and producer
is Andrew Davis and the screenwriter is Brent Hanley.

"Holes" is based upon the award-winning 1999 children's book of the
same title by Louis Sachar. Among its awards are the National Book
Award, the Newberry Medal, and "Best Book of the Year" awards from
Publishers Weekly, The New York Times, and School Library Journal.

The name of the lead character in "Holes", Stanley Yelnats, is a
palindrome, spelled the same backwards & forwards. If Mason
auditioned for the part of Stanley then he could well have secured
the lead part. I will check for cast announcements for "Holes" and
will monitor the situation.

The Production Companies are Phoenix Pictures (Shanghai, Apt Pupil,
Basic) and Walden Media. Filming is scheduled to start in late April
2002 and will be done primarily in northern California.

What's "Holes" all about? A young man who is sent to a youth
detention camp after being convicted of a crime he didn't commit. Once
there, he and the other youths are forced by the warden to dig holes
under the guise that it builds character. Eventually, the boy
discovers that the warden actually is seeking an outlaw's hidden
fortune.

"Holes" is expected to be a high-profile tentpole pic for Walden,
whose mandate is to take what students are learning in school and
marry it through film, television, new media and music to make the
subject matter engaging, relevant and exciting.

"Holes" is either required or recommended reading in major school
districts in San Diego and Austin, Texas, among other cities.
Additionally, the book has been honored as the American Library
Assn.'s best book for young adults and has won the National Book
Award and the Newbery Medal for best children's and young adult
fiction.

The project came to the Walden after a prep school teacher suggested
to an executive at the company that it bring the book to the big
screen. Walden sought out the rights and found that they belonged to
Phoenix, which had already adapted the book and put a director on
board.

Phoenix agreed to partner on the project, with Walden set to consult
on elements of production and formulate its educational program
for "Holes." Part of that will include a September launch of multiple
in-school programs tied to the book.

"Many states are heralding this novel as a new young-adult book that
kids should be reading," Granat said. "This has become a classic new
example of a novel teachers are trying to get kids to appreciate, and
it happens to marry the educational mission of our company while at
the same time being very entertaining."

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