Demetri Martin in talks for Ang Lee’s Taking Woodstock

You may know Demetri Martin from his "Trendspotting" segment on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart where he serves as the Youth Correspondent, covering such “youthy” topics as text-messaging, the Internet and credit card debt. Martin's segments report on trends like the term “Youthquake” used liberally by various television anchors to describe young voters influencing the 2008 election.

The comedian is now in negotiations for the starring role in Ang Lee’s next film, Taking Woodstock. As previously reported, the film takes a fresh look at the often chronicled festival. Lee has teamed up with James Schamus again—the duo created Brokeback Mountain, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Lust, Caution—to make a comedy about the making of the festival.

The film is based on Elliot Tiber’s memoir, co-written with Tom Monte. Martin is in negotiations to star as Tiber, an in-the-closet gay man working at his parents’ motel in the Catskills who unintentionally sets in motion plans for the historic events of the summer of 1969. Martin’s other upcoming films include Fox Atomic’s The Rocker, and Universal’s Kids in America.

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By Dan on August 4, 2008

FYI, pre production has already begun on Taking Woodstock. Right here in my hometown of New Lebanon NY. The town itself is located 30 miles east of Albany, right on the NY/Mass border.
Set designers have already converted the former Valley Rest motel, on us rt.20 into a catskill-style travel lodge, circa 1950's. There was abig extra call in the area at the begining of July. I actually went just to see what one of those events was like. I realized this was going to be an interesting experience when a cute blond, dressed as a flower chold, came galloping across the lawn on a horse. As far as I know, no anouncement has been sent out for extras yet. but the production company has only been in town for two weeks.
Thats all I can say for now.