Film Adaptation

Siddhartha The Movie  

Cast 

Siddhartha 

Will Smith- In many of his movies, he plays characters that must go on adventures or quests that involves self discovery and sacrifices on his part . Much like in "The Pursuit of Happiness" where he was forced to sleep in bathrooms and sell his blood to make ends meet for him and his son. 

Govinda 

 

Morris Chestnut- In Boyz n the Hood, his character, Ricky, exemplified a loyal friend who always had Tre's back through thick and thin.  

Kamala 

  

Scarlett Johansson- Scarlett's beauty and sass has made her a well known sex symbol in the movie industry. Even in action movies like Iron Man 2, she appears as an indirect seductress.   

Siddhartha's Son 

 

Bobb'e J. Thompson- In many of his films, he plays a disrespectful, child. He also usually plays a character who lacked the guidance of a father figure. This connects very well with Siddhartha's son's character. 

Vasudeva 

 

Morgan Freeman- He generally portrays a symbol of wisdom like in the film, Evan Almighty where he plays God and guides the main character to build a ark.   

Kamaswami

 

Bradley Cooper- In the movie Limitless, he plays a writer who becomes a business entrepreneur. His skills in business made him a leader much like Kamaswami. In the end of the movie, he is head of his own business much like Kamaswami is.

Buddha  

Samuel L. Jackson- An well renowned actor who has taken on the "strong, confident leader" role in movies like "The Avengers" and "xXx: State of the Union". A character like Buddha needs to be a good leader which Samuel L. Jackson has played countless of times.  

Location

The film will be set in New York City. In this city there are affluent as well as not so fortunate areas which is important to keeping true to the themes. In the book Siddhartha, he moves himself from a very fortunate environment  to the Samanas who voluntarily live poor lives. Exploring the different kinds of lifestyles of New York city residents will be crucial to the plot. 

Changes 

1. Rather than joining the Samanas and other religious groups, such as in the original story, Siddhartha's character will meet and join members of covens, gangs, the homeless and the wealthy in order to find the meaning of life. 
2. He will not be a apart of the Brahman, but instead he will be a lawyer living in a nice condo and working for a law firm that his father owns.