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Roger Avary To Direct Bret Easton Ellis' 'Glamorama' In 2012?

  • By Gabe Toro
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  • October 13, 2011 12:12 PM
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  • 6 Comments
The last time Roger Avary directed a film, it was in collaboration with Bret Easton Ellis. Together, the two of them were responsible for the hyperactive 2002 adaptation of "The Rules Of Attraction" and something of a spinoff in the mostly-improvisational "Glitterati" cut together from the extensive footage shot for Victor's European trip sequence. And how did that go? 'Attraction' pulled in less than $12 million worldwide, while "Glitterati" has only been seen by a handful of people and may never obtain any sort of release due to its pornographic content. So, naturally, Avary hasn't directed anything in almost a decade (not to mention his brief stint in jail). And in a perfect example of Hollywood logic, it looks like he'll return to directing with another collaboration with Ellis.
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More: Bret Easton Ellis, Roger Avary

Gaspar Noé May Direct Bret Easton Ellis Script 'The Golden Suicides'

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • May 16, 2011 7:18 AM
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  • 6 Comments
Considering the horrors that some authors get put through with film adaptations of their work, literary enfant terrible Bret Easton Ellis has been fairly lucky. "Less Than Zero" is fairly decent, while Mary Harron turned out a terrific adaptation of "American Psycho," and even "The Rules of Attraction" has its moments, despite the source material not being very good -- leaving Gregor Jordan's disastrous "The Informers," the film on which the writer made his screenwriting debut, as the only out-and-out failure.
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More: Films, Foreign Directors, The Golden Suicides, Bret Easton Ellis, Gaspar Noe

Bret Easton Ellis Wrote A Movie About Students Held Hostage In Shark Infested Waters Called 'Bait'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • December 20, 2010 10:29 AM
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  • 1 Comment
So Bret Easton Ellis, chronicler of all things unsavoury by people with easy access to drugs, sex and money ("American Psycho," "The Informers") has written a movie about students held hostage in shark infested water. It's called "Bait." Of course.
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More: Films, Modern Horror, Bret Easton Ellis, Bait

Hayden Panettiere, Nikki Reed & Rebecca De Mornay To Star In Easton Ellis Scribed 'Downers Grove'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • November 8, 2010 8:24 AM
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  • 2 Comments
High school is a scary place to graduate from in the upcoming thriller "Downers Grove."
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More: Films, Actresses, Nelson McCormick, Downer's Grove, Hayden Panettiere, Nikki Reed, Rebecca De Mornay, Bret Easton Ellis

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