Already the hero of a book, he will be a star of a film made based on his amazing life story. The movie is going to be called A Street Cat Named Bob. Filming began in London in October last year, according to Screen Daily.
The movie will dramatize the truly amazing true story of James Bowen, a London man whose life was changed when he met a small orange kitty with a big heart and an even bigger personality. Bowen’s heartwarming memoir recounts his life adventure from homelessness and heroin addiction to a completely new life. The book became a quick success, selling more than four million copies in only three years. “It’s about how I found this little kitten here and how he transformed my life after I nursed him back to health,” said Bowen in a video.
Bowen was living in public housing in London when he first met Bob in the hallway outside his room. Bob had a wound that needed some antibiotics and visiting to the vet, which this new friend provided. Bob became Bowen’s faithful sidekick and best buddy. When Bowen got on the bus to ride to the street corner where he played guitar for tips, Bob take the seat next to him. “And that was the day that changed our lives,” Bowen says.
Bowen bought Bob a harness and taught him how to give high-fives to commuters and other passerby. People started taking photos and making videos which were later posted on YouTube and other online services , and Bob had instantly become a celebrity. A book agent took notice of the story. It wasn’t long before the memoir, A Street Cat Named Bob, was published in 2012. The book has been translated into more than 40 languages and Bowen was catapulted into a new life … a mew life. Get it?
“It’s totally blown my mind,” says Bowen Today the two are most often seen with Bob sitting on Bowen’s shoulder. “He’s a companion, and he really does think he’s one of the boys. He’s a very special little cat.”
A STREET CAT NAMED BOB: Coming to America!
James is a street musician struggling to make ends meet. Bob is a stray cat looking for somewhere warm to sleep. For more information: http://us.macmillan.com/astreetcatnamedbob/JamesBowen When James and Bob meet, they forge a never-to-be-forgotten friendship that has been charming readers from Thailand to Turkey.
