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> Tom Ford is prepping to bring an adaptation of Christopher Isherwood's 1964 novel A Single Man to the big screen. The film, about a gay college professor who is aided in dealing with the death of his lover by a female friend and a student, would mark the designer's directorial debut. Rumor has it Colin Firth is in talks to play the lead, Julianne Moore is poised to play the female friend, and Jamie Bell, of Billy Elliot fame, would play the role of the student. Though no studio is presently attached to the film, Ford will reportedly being shooting in November, at which time the number of things that he's capable of kicking ass at -- seemingly his leitmotif -- will increase again.
> GLADD reports that the number of queer characters on TV will more than double this year after a three-year slump. The organization's annual "Where We Are On TV" report states that LGBT representations will account for 2.6% of all scripted characters on broadcast television, up from 1.4% in 2005, 1.3% in 2006, and 1.1% in 2007. We're supposed to be excited about being within the margin of error? Also, the number of queer characters on mainstream cable networks has decreased from 40 to 32. Out's favored strategy is actually to promote from within -- shows with queer execs, creators and writing staffs tend to have smarter, more realistic queer characters. Imagine that.
> The Johnson-Roessler Co.'s David Johnson, Craig Roessler and Jesse
Singer, along with the Collective's Aaron Ray and XYZ Films' Nate Bolotin have
partnered to acquire, develop, adapt and produce Bret Easton Ellis' novel American Pyscho into a Broadway musical and hope to have it in a theater by 2010. The producers are betting the controversial 1991 best seller about a serial killing investment banker will easily translate to the stage thanks to the '80s soundtrack that runs throughout the book. Songs by Genesis, Whitney Houston, Talking Heads and others could be secured for use in the musical, but as of yet no music, director, writer, or cast has been signed or approved. Despite this entire lack of actual detail, we can't wait! Not only do we love the book, but all of the light-hearted Disney remakes on Broadway have seriously put us in the mood for some blood and guts and entrails strung along the fireplace mantle.
-- NOAH MICHELSON
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