Are More Chuck Palahniuk Novels Headed for the Big Screen?
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If you are a fan of Chuck Palahniuk then today might be your lucky day, because it looks like audiences could be getting more Palahniuk (and his merry band of screw-ups) on the big screen than they can shake a stick at. Before you get too excited, keep in mind that Mr. Palahniuk loves to mess with people, so we should probably take this news with an enormous grain of salt. The latest chatter to hit the net is that the feature film version of Palahniuk's 2002 novel, Lullaby, has begun the casting process. But that's not all! According to The Cult (the official fan site for the author), Rant (a great 50's sci-fi inspired tale) has also been optioned by an unnamed producer.The news about Lullaby comes from Film School Rejects, who claim that they got their scoop from the man himself. According to Rejects, "Lullaby, an adaptation that hasn't been tracked nearly as closely as his other works, is already at the casting stage. The financing is in place, and even though the production won't tell Palahniuk who they are looking to cast, he believes they are waiting for a concrete production start day to make the announcement." I don't mean to be cynical, but don't you think if this was the real deal, Palahniuk would have been told that information?
Fans have been told in the past that a Swedish director by the name of Ulfer Jansen would take the reigns on Lullaby, but so far nobody has been able to get much information about Jansen beyond Palahniuk's endorsement that he was the "Swedish David Fincher". It's no secret that studios have been snapping up Palahniuk's books since the cult success of Fight Club -- I guess now that the buzz on Choke is gaining speed (you can read Erik's review here), it's the perfect time for studios to grab what's left of the catalog. Hopefully these latest additions will have better luck getting off the ground than some of Palahniuk's other big-screen properties.
Which Palahniuk book would you like to see adapted first?










Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
9-02-2008 @ 4:08PM
Annie said...
I'd like to see Survivor on the big scene.
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9-02-2008 @ 4:25PM
Me said...
I don't know about you but I like Chuck Palaniuk for his writing skills in books, not movies!
Screw, "If you are a fan of Chuck Palahniuk then today might be your lucky day" If you are a fan of CP let me know when the next book comes out!
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9-02-2008 @ 4:37PM
D_ass said...
Yup, survivor would be great for sure.
I can totally see the evolution of that character throught out a movie.
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9-02-2008 @ 4:59PM
Kurt said...
I've always been partial to Survivor, and I've been looking forward to a screen adaptation of Choke for a while now.
Anything but Diary.
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9-02-2008 @ 5:23PM
zctop said...
Survivor had the green light until 9/11. I'm surprised nothing has come to terms with it yet. As for diary, I couldnt stand that book. Than when i became a security guard and was practically forced to read, i opened it up again and discovered that it is an awesome book. Diary would make a great slow thriller with the twist it has.
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9-02-2008 @ 5:27PM
Alex Farquharson said...
'Survivor' was my personal favorite, with a second to 'Invisible monster' and 'Snuff' (however the latter might be a little to hard to greenlight)
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9-02-2008 @ 10:16PM
Laurent said...
I'm still reading snuff so i can't comment accurately yet, but I am a huge fan of haunted... although i think it may be tough for most audiences to follow, the same could be said for rant.(my second fav.) Survivor is a great book, early chuck is so calculated. I would say it would be the obvious "big screen movie" I would personally have enjoyed it if his books became movies in the order they were published. i think this is just the beginning.
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9-03-2008 @ 12:43AM
YouFaceTheTick said...
Love to see Rant on the screen. Fun book.
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9-06-2008 @ 2:45PM
Bre said...
I would abso. love to see Diary or Invisible monsters.
They are by far my favorites.
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9-11-2008 @ 3:48AM
Becky said...
A great book that I would love to see on the big screen is a book that I just finished reading called, Pinch Hitter, written by Dean Whitney.
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