Bret Opts Out Of Google Books

Bret opted out of the Google Books service settlement - meaning his books won't be digitized by Google.

The Golden Suicides Casting Rumors

So did Angelina Jolie drop out of Wanted 2 to star in The Golden Suicides with James Franco? The rumor has its beginnings in this BEE Twitter post

Keep looking at the script...Angelina and Franco for Theresa and Jeremy?...It doesn't matter...I wrote it for them anyway...I just spaced...

I can see her in this role. Same with Franco. Who knows. Maybe its wishful thinking on Bret's part - maybe he knows something more.

Lunch With Bret

A recounting of a lunch meeting with Bret Easton Ellis by Richard Wolstencroft. Is it just me, or does Bret have a 'not happy to be here' look in the pictures?

Finishing The Golden Suicides Script

Bret had a Twitter update that he's finishing the script to The Golden Suicides.

This is such a odd story that it could make for an excellent film.

Imperial Bedrooms Alternate Cover

So I was poking around the Amazon site after a commenter mentioned that Imperial Bedrooms was listed at 192 pages, and noticed some conflicting information and an alternate book cover.

The hardcover, audio and Kindle editions of the book are all listed with a June 15, 2010 release date, and the hardcover does indeed say 192 pages.

But there is another hardcover listed in the available formats. It has a release date of July 2, 2010 and a page count of 256. It also has this yellow background version of the cover we've seen previously.

American Psycho, The Musical

Are we really going to get a musical version of American Psycho? That link is from 2008, so the idea has been out there for a while now.

Now there is new news that the Duncan Sheik has been hired to compose the music, so it appears this idea is moving forward. Here's what Duncan had to say about the idea:

...Sheik said that after re-reading Ellis' novel this summer, "I came to feel that what some people (including myself) may have seen as an over-the-top literary folly of the early nineties was in fact a pretty timeless tale of alienation and solipsism. And, really, what could be more subversive fun than murderous bankers breaking into song?"

So does that mean we are going to get a campy version of the book?

BEE Twitter Update

Bret's Twitter page has moved from @eastonellis to @BretEastonEllis.

JD Salinger Dead, BEE Taking Fire

I don't understand whats going on with Bret's twitter comment about JD Salinger's death, but its not playing well with the masses. Some of comments are harsh.

I will add the caveat to all this that Bret's twitter post doesn't actually mention Salinger by name, so he could be referring to something else.

Below is a screengrab:

Update: Bret's Twitter page has moved from @eastonellis to @BretEastonEllis.

Imperial Bedrooms Cover and Synopsis

Thanks to a tipster, we now have a cover and synopsis for Imperial Bedrooms (link is a PDF). Because the PDF is located in an international site for Random House, its possible that the cover we are seeing is not what the final US edition will look like. Here's the cover, and the synopsis is after the jump:

Bret At The MoCA Museum

Photo of Bret with Nick Jarecki at the 30th anniversary of the MoCA museum.

First Line of Imperial Bedrooms

Via his Twitter account, Bret reveals the first line of 'Imperial Bedrooms'.

They had made a movie about us.

Ellis To Write Stalker TV Series

For a novelist, Bret is sure branching out into other methods of storytelling recently. Variety is reporting that Bret will create a TV series based on the novel "The Follower" by Jason Starr.

It will chronicle the dating lives of twentysomething New Yorkers as seen through the eyes of a stalker. Starr's dark satire was published last year by St. Martin's Press.

The series will be produced by HBO and Lionsgate TV and executive produced by Jason Blum, the producer of the runaway hit film "Paranormal Activity."

Jason Starr's books haven't ever been on my radar, so I don't know anything about them. Looks like I'll be adding The Follower to my to-read list.

The Golden Suicides

The 'East Village Suicides' or 'Golden Suicides' project that we've mentioned previously has been picked up and has added Gus Van Sant as a writer along with Ellis. Its not entirely clear (to me), but it appears the screenplay will be based on this Vanity Fair article about them. [thanks to James and Marty Beckerman for the heads up]

Related: Ellis working on East Village Suicides screenplay.

Nick McDonell Interview

Marty Beckerman interviews Nick McDonell about his new novel An Expensive Education.

Both of these guys have been given the tag of 'BEE style writers of their generation' when their first novels were released - Generation SLUT for Beckerman and Twelve for McDonell.

Marty Beckerman's newest novel: Dumbocracy
Nick McDonell's newest novel: An Expensive Education

You should also check out Beckerman getting 'spermboarded'.

The Informers Film Hits The UK

The Informers film is being turned loose on Europe now. The reviews are pretty much the same as in the US, although this reviewer gave it 3.5 stars out of 5.

Read What Bret Reads

Via Bret's Twitter feed, I see that he's currently reading Netherland by Joseph O'Neill.

Update: Bret's Twitter page has moved from @eastonellis to @BretEastonEllis.

DVD Release For The Informers

The DVD release of The Informers is scheduled for August 25th.

Extras will include a director and cast commentary, and a Human Intersections: Making The Informers featurette.

Rules of Attraction Character Comes To Life

Its apparently Bret Easton Ellis derivative work week here at Not An Exit. The Handsome Dunce of Camden College Fame is a work in progress purportedly by the guy that was the basis for a character in Rules of Attraction.

Many of the blog entries are audio entries with just a short bit of text. You have to click the entry title to be taken to the page with the mp3 of the audio. The few I listened to were extremely low volume, so be prepared to crank it up. Here's a couple of choice entries to get you started.

My Relationship With Bret Easton Ellis

Photo of Ellis at Camden College

Stalking Bret Easton Ellis

I just ran across Stalking Bret Easton Ellis while on Facebook. I haven't had a chance to read up on it yet. Anybody have info on this? Below is the trailer for the book.

Ellis' Horror Script In Production

An untitled horror screenplay written by Bret is headed into production by Roseblood Movie Company. [thanks Alphonse]

Ellis' story line involves an awkward social outcast who takes hostage a group of peers who humiliated him, with grim results. Brad Furman ("The Take") is set to direct the film.