Three Chuck Palaniuk's novels to get the greenlight in 2004 *Update* Survivor info!
Blurb from Dennis the webmaster at the official Chuck Palahniuk site.
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Chuck calls 2004 his "movie year." He told me he's got three movies of his getting the greenlight in '04.
Invisible Monsters: Yes, it seems young writer/director Jesse Peyronel finally got the funding he needed from Miramax. So they can finally go into production and begin casting and crewing. So expect to hear a lot of news pouring in soon on this one.
Choke: Chuck always said that if he were positive which novel of his would see the big screen next (after Fight Club), it would be Choke. So I don't know which movie will see the greenlight first, but Chuck says Bandeira Entertainment (the company that put out Requiem For A Dream) finally has a finished script from writer Clark Gregg (What Lies Beneath) that they're ready to move on.
Diary: Yep, it seems Diary beat Lullaby to the finish line and will soon go into production. Like the rest, no cast or crew is attached. We don't even know who's writing this one. But I do know that the company that owns the rights to it currently is the same company that put out American Beauty.
Well, that's your big news. I'm sure some of you already knew this, as I've seen posting on our message boards about this topic many times. But this is straight from Chuck's mouth. I don't know any more than I posted so please don't email me thinking you'll get more of an inside scoop.
If these three make it to the end, that will mean every Palahniuk novel with the exception of "Survivor" will see film. Sadly "Survivor" is his best novel, with IMO the best potential to be unforgetable movie.
