Oct 14 2009Why Not?: Gus Van Sant, Bret Easton Ellis Teaming Up
Joining Spider-Man and Werewolf in the ranks of team-ups I didn't see coming but could see working out pretty well, Gus Van Sant and Bret Easton Ellis have decided to collaborate on adapting the Vanity Fair article "The Golden Suicides" into a new film script. Variety, please explain the story:
Duncan and Blake formed a popular couple on the downtown New York and Venice, Calif., art scenes. She was one of the first videogame designers for girls, and his "digital paintings" -- kaleidoscopic images shown on plasma screens -- established him as a rising star on the circuit.The couple descended into a paranoid spiral when the artists developed a consuming belief that government and religious organizations were conspiring against them. She killed herself in 2007. Blake found her body on the floor of their bedroom, and walked into the Atlantic Ocean a week later, ending his life.
Sounds like a match made in three-named heaven!
Reader Comments
1. william - October 14, 2009 5:26 PM
FIRST! and btw, that plot was lifted from a Law&order episode about scientology
2. suicide - October 14, 2009 9:47 PM
William, RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES! it's based on a true story and they were being harassed by scientologists
3. Dover - October 15, 2009 2:06 AM
that's one to avoid! two of my least favourite directors in one place.
I'm calling a gay rape scene right now. Anyone want to bet against me?
4. Satanicreacharound - October 15, 2009 10:54 AM
Hey dover, Bret Easton Ellis isn't a director. Suck a dick. He's an amazing author, I bet this will rule.