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Tom Hardy to Star in Bosnian War Movie ‘My War Gone By, I Miss It So’!!! #TomHardy, #MyWarGoneByIMissItSo, #FrogMusic, #Dunkirk, #anthonylloyd

Tom Hardy will produce and star in the Bosnian War movie “My War Gone By, I Miss It So,” Variety has learned exclusively.

The film is based on the 1999 book of the same name by Anthony Lloyd, an English journalist and war correspondent. Gavin O’Connor is attached to direct and produce, along with Scott LaStaiti, who launched Palantir Group as an entertainment fund last year.

“My War Gone By, I…

Frog Music takes place in San Francisco in the 1870s at the height of a heat wave and a smallpox epidemic.  The book mostly deals with the community of French immigrants including Blanche a burlesque dancer/prostitute, her partner and his best friend, and Jenny, a cross-dressing, frog-catcher.  Most of the characters at the larger story itself are based on true events.

Based on the description, I was so excited to read this book.  They had me at smallpox!  The writing itself was captivating and made for a quick read, but overall I felt the story was lacking.  Especially Jenny, who was such an interesting and complex character; I wish the author had fleshed out more of her story rather than subtly hinting at things.

Some of the descriptions of sexual acts were unnecessarily graphic and didn't really contribute anything to the story.  I am by no means a prude, but it was simply unexpected.