One way to get a
near perfect rendition of a book into a movie is to get the casting
correct. And most directors have a
favourite casting director. With Joel
Schumacher it would be one Mali Finn.
Finn has most JS movies to his credit and other big names such as The
Untouchables and Hot Shots to his credit.
He had also done The Client (John Grisham) with JS before this one.