Lunar Park, The Movie
2 weeks ago, I mentioned that Bret had talked about who would play him in the movie version of Lunar Park if
it were ever made into a film. His answer, though playful, seemed serious enough at the time that it made me think it may be a real possibility of this book being made into a film.
Well, today that is apparently 1 step closer to reality as a legitimate offer has been made to Ellis for the movie rights to Lunar Park. Hopefully, more will be known within the next couple of days/weeks as to who made the offer and what type of film they are wanting to make from this novel. Hopefully, they are looking at this as a movie about Bret Easton Ellis with a horror backdrop rather than as a straight horror flick with Ellis as just another character.
Previous Comments
[1] On Sep-26-2005, Campus wrote:This is no surprise and was inevitable.
[2] On Sep-27-2005, thom wrote:
my picks for a bret portrayel would be phil hoffman and michael c. hall. the most absorbing moments of lunar park occur, for me, when the text folds back onto character bret and exposes his alienation, his many deep regrets, and of course, his humor. if it were to be turned into a film, i'd hope that the filmmakers would find the perfect balance between author bret's characteristic home-run humor and the real winning element of lunar park: as an expos� not on suburbia dad who can't take the pressure any longer and seeks his youth again (American Beauty's already been done), but on a man who comes to terms with his shapeshifting life the hardest way possible, by trudging through the muck of a childhood constantly referencing the painful neglect and confusion that has never melted away despite any success or accolade. Phil Hoffman would be a phenomenal Bret in regards to style. Michael C. Hall would be the Bret every fan has ever fantasized the real bret to be. I'm eager to see a portrait of a man, the less Terby the better. let's finally do bret some justice on film and embrace him not as kitschy, but as dynamic. character bret is more universal and real than we might think .
[3] On Sep-27-2005, anon wrote:
although I can't say much b/c of certain forms I've signed, I know for a fact ICM is shopping the rights.
[4] On Sep-27-2005, mike wrote:
i'm looking forward to this. anybody thought about peter sarsgaard as bret, perhaps?
[5] On Sep-28-2005, wrote:
Hopefully, they are looking at this as a movie about Bret Easton Ellis with a horror backdrop rather than as a straight horror flick with Ellis as just another character.
Isn't the book more a horror novel than an autobiography? Ellis himself has stated that putting himself as the lead character was just incidental anyway.
[6] On Sep-28-2005, Peter the Freshman wrote:
ICM has been shopping the rights since last October... hence a number of regular visitors to this site were able to obtain "leaked" manuscripts. Check back with ICM and you will quickly learn that a large offer is already on the table... the only question now is -- who made the offer?
Anyone out there know?
[7] On Sep-30-2005, hans wrote:
I did. No, wait-- I didn't (grimace).
[8] On Mar-14-2006, the_quest wrote:
During his book presentation in Germany he mentioned that he would like to see Vincent Vaughn play his part in the Lunar Park movie. In my opinion - great idea!