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Jason Segel will portray David Foster Wallace in the film 'The End of the Tour'

According to TheWrap, Segel will star as Wallace in the film and actor Jesse Eisenberg will portray author David Lipsky.

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Jason Segel will reportedly portray author David Foster Wallace in the film 'The End of the Tour.'
  • By Molly Driscoll Staff Writer

Writer David Lipsky鈥檚 book 鈥淎lthough Of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself: A Road Trip With David Foster Wallace鈥� will be adapted into a film titled "The End of the Tour," with actor Jason Segel reportedly starring as Wallace and Jesse Eisenberg reportedly portraying Lipsky.

Wallace, an innovative, award-winning novelist who was also acclaimed for his nonfiction writing, committed suicide in 2008.

TheWrap reported that 鈥淭his Is the End鈥� actor Segel and Eisenberg of 鈥淣ow You See Me鈥� are on board and that 鈥淭he Spectacular Now鈥� director James Ponsoldt is directing the film. Writer Donald Margulies of the Tony-nominated play 鈥�Time Stands Still鈥� is reported to be writing the script.

"Yourself" follows Lipsky as he and Wallace travel the country for the book tour for Wallace鈥檚 novel 鈥淚nfinite Jest.鈥�

Lipsky is also the author of 鈥淎bsolutely American,鈥� among other works.

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