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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWell, this could be an 'interesting' movie:
Take a deep breath and imagine Tralfamadore with Guillermo del Toro as its God and Charlie Kaufman as Gods righthand man.
According to The Daily Telegraph (vie The Playlist), del Toro has brought on the writer behind Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind to adapt Kurt Vonneguts unstuck-in-time novel Slaughterhouse-Five. With del Toros experience with The Devils Backbone and Pans Labyrinth, and Kaufmans Escher-designed brain, they seem like a perfect pair to visually solve Vonneguts gorgeous Rubiks Cube of sci-fi delirium and wartime madness as seen through the eyes of an optimistic WWII chaplains assistant and part-time alien abductee.
Charlie and I talked for about an hour-and-a-half and came up with a perfect way of doing the book. I love the idea of the Tralfamadorians to be unstuck in time, where everything is happening at the same time. And thats what I want to do, del Toro said, adding, Its just a catch-22. The studio [Universal] will make it when its my next movie, but how can I commit to it being my next movie until theres a screenplay? Charlie Kaufman is a very expensive writer!
Of course the news comes with the usual grain of salt that seasons every would-be project from del Toro. Hes got a lot on his plate more if Pacific Rim is a hit so even as its thrilling to see this partnership bloom at the script stage, there are a million miles to go before its on the screen. Its not like we can start dreamcasting who Ron Perlman will play (Kilgore Trout), but in the meantime we can still enjoy George Roy Hills 1972 adaptation or, you know, actually read the book itself. While humming with excitement.
http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/charlie-kaufman-writing-slaughterhouse-five-movie-for-guillermo-del-toro.php
Hmmmmmm......
FSogol
(45,488 posts)Likewise, Bruce Willis was terrible in "Breakfast of Champions", although Albert Finney was great as Kilgore Trout.
If I could film any of his books, I'd do "Galapagos."
Are_grits_groceries
(17,111 posts)It will be worth a glimpse of the trailers if nothing else.
longship
(40,416 posts)IMDB: Slaughterhouse Five
Wiki: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slaughterhouse-Five_(film)
Click (film) link near top of page. DU messes up some Web links.
Orrex
(63,213 posts)And not because "the book was better," as people often claim.
I saw the film before I read the book, and I found it plodding and close to unwatchable. Having read the book, I tried the film again and found it even worse than the first time.
A dreadful failure in every particular. Poorly cast, poorly staged, poorly edited, and a lousy synthesis of the novel.
I'm interested to see what del Toro comes up with.
Are_grits_groceries
(17,111 posts)This is one book that can be visualized many ways.
Another perspective won't hurt and it will bring a lot of attention back to this author and this book.
longship
(40,416 posts)Great book.
pink-o
(4,056 posts)When I had an old refrigerator, and had to defrost it, I would call the substance that blocked my freezer "Ice Nine".
Only my coolest friends got it!