Robert Redford Talks Future Projects

Robert Redford told The Associated Press that his next film project is an adaptation of the best-selling 1998 Bill Bryson book about hiking the Appalachian Trail, entitled "A Walk in the Woods." He will produce the film and star as Bryson. Barry Levinson (Rain Man) is expected to direct it.

"It'll be fun. I don't know when I've read a book that I laughed so loud," said Redford. "Also it's a chance to take a look at the country. The backdrop is pretty terrific, if you stop to think of all the visuals that are possible as they go along that trail."

After that, Redford said he'll tackle the "inside, down-to-the mats story" of how Branch Rickey helped Jackie Robinson break into major league baseball in 1947. "What Rickey had to do, what Robinson had to go through, and the partnership they had to form, that's a story nobody knows," Redford said. "It's just a fascinating story."