Michael Fleming of Variety:
Senator Entertainment has set Billy Bob Thornton and Kim Basinger for "The Informers" an ensemble drama based on short stories by Bret Easton Ellis.
Pic will star Brandon Routh ("Superman Returns"), Austin Nichols ("John From Cincinnati"), Ashley Olsen , Jon Foster and Lou Pucci ("Thumbsucker").
The drama is set over the course of a week in 1983, in the chillingly nihilistic world of Ellis' youth in Los Angeles. Seven storylines intersect, involving movie execs, rock stars, a vampire and other morally challenged characters. Gregor Jordan ("Buffalo Soldiers") is directing.
Production begins in October in L.A., Uruguay and Buenos Aires...
While Ellis novels "American Psycho," "Less Than Zero" and "The Rules of Attraction " have been turned into films, "The Informers" is the first one he had a hand in adapting...
Of the three films that have been made, thus far--based on material by Ellis--American Psycho is clearly the best of the lot...With the author having more of a hand in shaping "Informers" on screen adaptation, it will be interesting to see if that makes a difference.
Trying to broaden his career before the next Supes sequel is Routh...
Basinger is a great talent as long as the material in front of her is solid...
Thornton has been sewing his comedic muscles of late, his new laffer Mr. Woodcock (hitting theaters on September 14th), proves that. It's good to see that he's once again getting serious...
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