When David Fincher‘s adaptation of Chuck Palahnuik‘s novel FIGHT CLUB hit theatres back in 1999, it became in instant cult classic, with Brad Pitt and Edward Norton‘s electrifying screen presence making for a topnotch trippy watch.Â
Since its success, Palahnuik has since had other novels considered for the big screen like INVISIBLE MONSTERS and RANT but only CHOKE, directed by Clark Gregg has made it to the silver screen since FIGHT CLUB‘s reign.Â
Now it appears Palahnuik’s novel LULLABY will be getting the motion picture treatment, with Palahnuik himself writing the screenplay.Â
According to The Wrap, Palahnuik will co-write the screenplay with Andy Mingo, who will also produce the movie alongside fellow independent filmmaker, Josh Leake. Check out the novels synopsis:Â
“Assigned to write a series of feature articles investigating SIDS, troubled newspaper reporter Carl Streator begins to notice a pattern among the cases he encounters: each child was read the same poem prior to his or her death. His research and a tip from a necrophilic paramedic lead him to Helen Hoover Boyle, a real estate agent who sells “distressed” (demonized) homes, assured of their instant turnover. Boyle and Streator have both lost children to “crib death,” and she confirms Streator’s suspicions: the poem is an ancient lullaby or “culling song” that is lethal if spoken–or even thought–in a victim’s direction. The misanthropic Streator, now armed with a deadly and uncontrollably catchy tune, goes on a minor killing spree until he recognizes his crimes and the song’s devastating potential. Lullaby then turns into something of a road trip narrative, with Streator, Boyle, her empty-headed Wiccan secretary Mona, and Mona’s vigilante boyfriend Oyster setting out across the U.S. to track down and destroy all copies of the poem”.
While there are no details as to who might helm the film, it’s certainly a dark and difficult narrative to tackle!Â
Keep an eye out for more details on this potentially thrilling project…Â
