No 'Holes' in UI alum's film based on hit kids' novel

CHAMPAIGN – University of Illinois alumnus Andrew Davis was not the only filmmaker wanting to make a film adaptation of Louis Sachar's award-winning young adult's novel, "Holes."

The powerful Hollywood directors Rob Reiner and the Coen brothers were pursuing the project at the same time. But Sachar settled on Davis, then mainly known as an intelligent director of action films, including "The Fugitive" starring Harrison Ford. Sachar eventually settled on Davis, and the novelist wrote the screenplay.

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