Adaptations The book was adapted for cinema in the 1955 film East of Eden by director Elia Kazan, starring James Dean, Julie Harris, Richard Davalos, Raymond Massey, Jo Van Fleet, and Burl Ives. The movie deals only with the fourth and final part of the book; Dean acts the part of Adam's son Cal, while Davalos plays Aron, Cal's twin brother. In 1981, ABC produced a miniseries adaptation of the novel. It aired in three installments and starred Karen Allen, Anne Baxter, Hart Bochner, Timothy Bottoms, Sam Bottoms, Bruce Boxleitner, Lloyd Bridges, Howard Duff, Warren Oates, Soon-Tek Oh, and Jane Seymour. In 1995, Takarazuka Revue's Flower Troupe staged a musical production of the fourth and final part of the book. The production was written and directed by Tani Masazumi, and starred Maya Miki as Cal and Junna Risa as Abra. In 1998, Australian theatre producer Rob Croser of Independent Theatre collaborated with Elaine Steinbeck in a stage production in Adelaide. From 2009 onwards, Universal Pictures has made various attempts to schedule production on another film adaptation based on the novel. Previously, one version separate from Universal's version was attempted, with Ron Howard and Paul Attanasio attached. The first attempt under Universal would have been with Tom Hooper directing from a screenplay written by Christopher Hampton, around 2009. In 2013, Gary Ross became attached to the project as writer and director, with Jennifer Lawrence being cast in the role of Cathy Ames shortly thereafter. In April 2014, Ross said that the film will be split into two. In 2015, the Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago adapted the novel for the stage. , Netflix is adapting the novel into a limited series, with Zoe Kazan writing and executive producing and Florence Pugh attached to star and co-produce.
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