Kristen Stewart Cast in Movie Version of Keruoac's On The Road

Jack Kerouac’s 1957 autobiographical masterpiece, On The Road, has topped the reading lists of countless Americans. (Time magazine even named it among its 100 best English-language novels from 1923-2005.) And now the much-loved book is crossing into cinematic territory, thanks to Brazilian director Walter Salles and Puerto Rican screenwriter Jose Rivera (The Motorcycle Diaries).

The long-anticipated movie now has a handful of cast members as well, including Kristen Stewart, Sam Riley and Garrett Hedlund. Production for On The Road is set to begin in August.

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