Robert Downey Jr. Back For Less Than Zero 2? Brett Easton Ellis Suggests So
By Brendon Connelly/April 14, 2009 10:19 am EST
The idea comes from Brett Easton Ellis who is now finishing up said sequel, in novel form. He tells MTV that such a film “would be a great idea”.
The original Less than Zero revolves around Clay Easton, played in the picture by Andrew McCarthy, while Downey played his close-at-hand compadre in all manner of substance abuse and abandon. That Easton surname is not, I’m sure you’ve realised, a coincidence. The sequel is going to be called Imperial Bedrooms which, like the originals handle, comes from the Elvis Costello songbook.
Of this new volume, Ellis says:
He explains that the leads have all survived the 20-some years since the last installment, though some of the supporting characters have not.
It’s in present-day. You’ll find out where all the characters from the book have now ended up, for better or for worse.
After Lunar Park, Ellis’ last novel, took fantasy, nightmares and the author’s life and made them all do cartwheels into and through one another, I wouldn’t be surprised to find out that Downey’s real life misdemeanours and misadventure have been folded into the fictional life of Julian Wells. Ellis says:
Okay… I don’t know about fragile. Then again, we don’t really yet know what he means by fragile.
His character in the book is sober. Fragile, but sober.
Should such a film adaptation ever go ahead, Ellis provides some indication of the studio that would be in charge:
