Spanish outlet El Independiente has author Bret Easton Ellis revealing that his new novel, “The Shards,” will be adapted into an HBO series. None other than Luca Guadagnino will be directing some, if not all, of the episodes.
Guadagnino already collaborated with HBO on the miniseries "We Are Who We Are". The idea is for “The Shards” to have three seasons of ten episodes each and Ellis will be writing them all. The author adds that there will be subplots added in that weren’t in his novel.
I’m not sure how Guadagnino will be fitting this latest project into his busy schedule. He’s set to premiere “Challengers” at Venice in September, just wrapped production on “Queer,” has an Audrey Hepburn biopic that could be shooting this year, there’s also the “Scarface” remake he’s been working on for years and, last, but certainly not least, a “Call Me By Your Name” sequel is also in the works.
Meanwhile, Ellis, American author, screenwriter, short-story writer, director, always has always pushed buttons in our cultural. After all, this is the man who created “American Psycho” and Patrick Bateman, a work and character of transgressive art that warned us about consumer culture.