Will Chuck Palahniuk's INVISIBLE MONSTERS Be The Next Fight Club?
Skins U.S. director Samir Rehem to helm the disturbing tale of a disfigured model, a drugged up pre-op transsexual and an ex cop hitchhiking across America searching for freedom and a new identity.
Cult author Chuck Palahniuks debut novel Fight Club went on to become one of the greatest movies of the 90's and beyond thanks to the insanely talented David Fincher; as well as some career best performances from Brad Pitt, Edward Norton and Helena Bonham Carter in bringing the writers nihilistic world to life. For the decade and change since Fight Club became such a home video classic, Palahniuks name has been highly sought after in Hollywood with his books been optioned left right and center. 2008 saw Choke get the film treatment and virtually the rest of his bookography on some writers desktop as a potential draft for a film. Now his novel Invisible Monsters, on and off again an optioned property since Fight Club's highest cult point in 2001 - has a director and looks set to start pre-production. Director of the U.S. version of Skins, Samir Rehem was announced as the man in charge by the films producer Cameron MacLaren earlier this week. MacLaren bought the rights to Invisible Monsters last year and has been working on the script for the past 20 months, apparently seeking advice from the controversial author himself to try and make it faithful to his work and also to figure out how it could differ in order to stylize it for a visual medium. 
Invisible Monsters is an ambitious and disturbing tale of a disfigured model, a drugged up pre-op transsexual and an ex cop hitchhiking across America searching for freedom and a new identity. Its an enthralling read, with endless shocks yet a plot that most filmmakers wouldnt touch with a barge pole. There is plenty of potential in this twisted narrative though and its definitely a cinematic piece just waiting for someone to get it right. At present there is no cast, or further crew and with how poorly Choke did funding isnt fully secured but if this adaptation was to go ahead it would be a daring project. Its a definite gamble of a movie, yet Fight Club proves Palahniuks work can be magical, although Choke didnt exactly back that initial success up. Invisible Monsters could be a modern day classic in the right hands, as a Palahniuk fan myself Im quite excited for this project to get off the ground. P.S. Dear Hollywood, after Invisible Monsters could you adapt Survivor and Rant please?