Guillermo Del Toro is a very busy man; with the upcoming release of PACIFIC RIM and production starting on CRIMSON PEAK, he barely has time to relax, especially as it’s been announced he’s to take on the direction of novel adaptation SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE.
With Del Toro at the helm we’re already excited, but the director let slip that BEING JOHN MALKOVICH/ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND screenwriter Charlie Kaufman is expected to pen the script:
“The studio will make it when it’s my next movie, but how can I commit to it being my next movie until there’s a screenplay? Charlie Kaufman is a very expensive writer!”
Whether Charlie signs onto the project or not, SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE certainly sounds interesting. Originally written by Kurt Vonnegut, the story follows Billy Pilgrim, a man who experiences life events in an unusual order, becoming ‘unstuck in time’.
ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND is one of my all-time favourite films (which also has a rather unconventional narrative structure). Kaufman would be perfect for the screenwriter role!
Source: First Showing
