Last week we reported on Luca Guadagnino being set to direct an indirect prequel to LA CONFIDENTIAL titled THE BIG NOWHERE. Now we have word that Vincent Sieber has procured rights to another James Ellroy novel, BLOOD’S A ROVER, via his production company VS Entertainment. Whereas THE BIG NOWHERE, is part of the LA Quartet series of books, BLOOD’S A ROVER is part of the Underworld USA Trilogy which takes place during the 1960s-1970s. BLOOD’S A ROVER is a political thriller that follows the FBI in a time following the assassinations of Martin Luther King and John F. Kennedy. James Ellroy had this to say about the recent acquisition:
My most recent novel is — not surprisingly — also my best. The story is no less than the psychic inventory of America from 1968 to 1972. I have no doubt that [producer] Clark Peterson and Vincent Sieber will fashion a splendid motion picture from this noir epic.
As a lover of LA CONFIDENTIAL but a hater of THE BLACK DAHLIA I’m hoping at least one of these films will be brilliant, but LA CONFIDENTIAL managed to improve on the novel, which is never an easy task. Let’s hope talented cast and crews are assembled to bring these two films to life.
Source: Collider
