Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind the controversial American Psycho on the 25th anniversary of its release… American Psycho was many things. In one sense it was mired in controversy from the get-go due to the problematic nature of its source material and in another the movie marked the critical and transformative turning point […]
Joseph Quinn exits Bret Easton Ellis’ Relapse for George Harrison role in The Beatles biopics
Last year Stranger Things star Joseph Quinn was announced to lead Bret Easton Ellis’ directorial debut Relapse, but now it has been revealed he has exited the project for Sam Mendes’ ambitious Beatles biopics. Ellis, who has written several novels including American Psycho and Less Than Zero, is writing the script for Relapse and is to direct as his feature film debut. […]
Luca Guadagnino to direct American Psycho remake
American Psycho is back to terrify yuppies and call girls, and a prestige filmmaker is helming this new interpretation. Deadline reports that Luca Guadagnino is in final negotiations to direct this new adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’s controversial novel. Scott Z. Burns (The Report, Contagion) will pen the adaptation. Per the outlet, this upcoming Lionsgate […]
Joseph Quinn to star in Bret Easton Ellis horror film Relapse
Joseph Quinn is used to monsters, as he starred in Stranger Things, but he’s facing a much different beast in his new film. Famed author Bret Easton Ellis is set to make his feature film debut with a new film titled Relapse. The project is described as an ‘elevated horror” and will be set in […]
Luca Guadagnino to direct Bret Easton Ellis’ The Shards for HBO
Suspiria and Call Me By Your Name director Luca Guadagnino is set to direct the HBO series adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’s novel The Shards. According to Spanish publication El Independiente (via World of Reel) the Bones and All helmer will once again team up with HBO following 2020 mini-series We Are Who We Are to direct […]
Bret Easton Ellis-scripted slasher thriller Smiley Face Killers gets a trailer and poster
Lionsgate has released a poster and trailer for the upcoming thriller Smiley Face Killers. Directed by Tim Hunter and written by Bret Easton Ellis, the film in inspired by the real life Smiley Face murder theory and follows Jake (Ronen Rubinstein), a student who believes he might be the target of a serial killer when […]
Irvine Welsh and Bret Easton Ellis developing American Tabloid drama series
Burning Wheel Productions has announced that it is currently finalising talks with literary giants Irvine Welsh (Trainspotting) and Bret Easton Ellis (American Pyscho) to co-create a new series entitled American Tabloid, which will explore the national tabloid press culture in the United States. “To do this production justice we always knew we would require writers […]
The Walking Dead’s Austin Abrams to star in Bret Easton Ellis adaptation Less Than Zero
THR is reporting that The Walking Dead and Paper Towns actor Austin Abrams has been cast as the lead in Less Than Zero, a new TV adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ 1985 novel. The project, which has a pilot order from Hulu, is being written by Craig Wright (Greenleaf), who produces with Ellis, and will see […]
UPDATE: Rumour: Ben Affleck’s Batman script has “serious problems”, and Warner Bros. doesn’t care
With Ben Affleck’s Batman movie gearing up to go into production next year, a rather nasty rumour has surfaced over at The Ringer suggesting that “there are serious problems with the script”, and that executives at Warner Bros. aren’t overly concerned about fixing them as “it doesn’t really matter” due to the amount of money […]
