Palahniuk’s ‘Haunted’ to come to big screen?

Variety today reported Brian Levy is trying to acquire the rights to Chuck Palahniuk’s novel “Haunted” via New School Media, his new production house.

Palahniuk’s book centers on a group of people sign up to be part of a writers retreat but eventually find themselves in the middle of a “Survivor”-like competition.

Koen Mortier is set to pen the adaptation and direct the project.

This is obviously not the first time a Palahniuk book will be heading to the big screen. His “Fight Club” and “Choke” have already made the jump, with “Invisible Monsters” and “Survivor” currently in early development.

I actually haven’t read any of his books, but I really enjoyed the recently released “Choke.” Any of you guys read “Haunted”? Let me know what you think!

Review: "Choke"

Seen on: September 15, 2008

The players: Director: Clark Gregg, Writer: Clark Gregg, Cast: Sam Rockwell, Anjelica Huston, Kelly MacDonald, Brad Henke, Joel Grey

Facts of interest: "Choke" is based on the novel by Chuck Palahniuk, author of "Fight Club."

The plot: It's the story of a man who pays for his mom’s hospital bills by pretending to choke on food in top-notch restaurants.

Our thoughts: I wonder if Sam Rockwell has a clause in his contract that stipulates that he will only work if he is typecast as a neurotic bungler... let's just say that this may have been the first time Rockwell played a character who walks around for 30 minutes with a derelict anal bead in his rectum, but it doesn't feel like the first time I've seen him do that.

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