James Ellroy has written a number of great crime novels, many of which have been adapted by Hollywood with mixed results. Few would argue with L.A. Confidential as one of the greats but adaptations of The Black Dahlia and Brown's Requiem didn't turn out so well. Ellroy has lately turned his attention to screenwriting with Rampart and Street Kings, and now he's taking on a new challenge by adapting a film noir classic.
According to THR, Ellroy has been hired to script Fox 2000's remake of Otto Preminger's 1944 film, Laura, which starred Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, Vincent Price, and Clifton Webb. The story was pretty twisty even by noir standards, following a police detective who falls hopelessly in love (obsessed is probably a better word) with a beautiful murder victim. However it soon turns out there's a lot more to the crime than he expected, and more suspects than he bargained for. The film was based on Vera Caspary's book and was nominated for five Academy Awards, winning one.
What approach Ellroy plans to take is unclear but hopefully he sticks as close to the source material as possible. Meanwhile, Joe Carnahan continues his plans to bring Ellroy's White Jazz to the screen, James Franco recently became attached to direct his American Tabloid, and Luca Guadagnino (I Am Love) had been planning to adapt The Big Nowhere but nothing has been heard on it.
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