Ever since Fight Club was released, everyone familiar with Palahniuk’s (that's pronounced Paul-ah-nick, FYI) work couldn't wait for the rest of his novels to be adapted to film.Then a low budget adaptation of Choke came out and crushed everyone's dreams. And while I still think a David Fincher directed Survivor would be the cat's meow, I don't think any other Chuck book stands a chance on the big screen. But don't tell that to these people.
Screen writer Karina Wilson and documentarian Fabien Matorell believe that they have what it takes to make a 'nick flick. The co-directors have just signed the cast in their take on the 2008 Palahniuk novel, Snuff. Oddly enough, Snuff was considered to be one of Chuck's worst novels (though I can't comment b/c I've only read the first chapter, but I did find it funny) and the start of his creative downfall, so taking on this project is pretty ballsy if you ask this Dark Lord. Here's the rundown on the plot, in case you're unfamiliar:
Cassie Wright, porn priestess, intends to cap her legendary career by breaking the world record for serial fornication porn movies, on camera, with six hundred men. Snuff unfolds through the perspectives of Mr. 600, Mr. 72, Mr. 137, and Wright's personal assistant, Sheila. With his satirical narrative and thorough research, Chuck Palahniuk reveals through these four characters the little-known facts and histories of not only pornography and sexual deviance, but also acting and life in and out of the spotlight, and throughout the novel shows the rarely acknowledged presence of pornography in modern America.
The casting is the one thing I believe that could save this movie, but still I have my doubts.
From left to right, Cassie Wright (Daryl Hannah), Mr. 600 (Tom Sizemore), and Sheila (Thora Birch).
No word yet on a release date, and like Choke, don't expect to see this one in a theater near you.
