Dabbling in a Little Ellis: The Informers Trailer Surfaces

A trailer landed on the editor’s desk of AICN earlier today, and I’m surprised that it comes to us without a proper formal introduction. The trailer for The Informers will evoke thoughts of the plotted out Los Angeles scape that worked so well in Paul Haggis’ Crash and definitely a tinge of hopelessness felt with a film like Requiem for a Dream. The picture, which under normal circumstances should have had a 2008 release date is now the fourth book to film adaption from author Bret Easton Ellis’. The other addiction worlds came in the form of American Psycho, Less Than Zero and The Rules of Attraction. The synopsis for this read as such: a collection of connected short stories set in 1983 Los Angeles and featuring movie execs, rock stars, a vampire and other morally challenged characters in tales highlighted by sex, drugs and violence. 

I’m not altogether sure of what is keeping Senator Entertainment from breaking the bread and making their debut domestic launch. The German company set up shop in the U.S. and pegged another Amber Heard film for release this year (All the Boys Love Mandy Lane) but I still have no idea when that one will get released.

Surely with an ensemble project featuring naked torso Heard, Kim Basinger feeling used and abused,  Winona Ryder mirroring the public relations mess that occurred off screen and the curiosity of seeing Brad Renfroe’s last performance makes this film not only an instant favorite for those who read People Magazine, but for anyone who want to reminisce with the fabulous 80’s. Director Gregor Jordan has already moved onto his next project with Senator – he’ll be taking over Unthinkable — a project which at one point had Tarsem attached to direct.

* Update. As I complete the writing of this piece, in comes news via Variety that Senator’s topper Marco Weber is stepping down from the head honcho role that ties him to the European base and will focus solely on “producing English-language films and establishing a new U.S.-based distribution operation.”