Well it can’t be any worse (or badly miscast) than the film was
Coolman_Rosso on
I loved the book and would periodically check for updates on the Lorre production, but by 2020 it was apparent that it wasn’t moving forward.
Bucs-and-Bucks on
’80s business fiction if my favorite genre. Excited for this.
Saar13 on
Given all the chaos of the previous adaptation, this might be Apple’s bravest green light yet. Critics will really be looking at it in detail.
JessicasSpell on
This actually feels like the *perfect* story to bring back right now.
The whole media/power/ego ecosystem Wolfe was roasting has only gotten louder and messier.
And with David E. Kelley involved, you know the character dynamics are going to hit — he’s really good at making flawed people feel uncomfortably real.
If they lean into the satire instead of softening it, this could be *really* sharp.
NoDaddyNotTheBelt25 on
Probably one of the few reboots I get someone wanting to do since no one was happy with how the film turned out.
jimbobdonut on
I would love to see a documentary about the making of “The Bonfire of the Vanities” movie.
TheCreativeComicFan on
Now see, this is something that actually *deserves* a reboot. Would be nice if this kind of thing happened more frequently in film/TV but it’s an unfortunate struggle of course.
GlobalTravelR on
Will the female lead get a boob job, mid-series?
JeffRyan1 on
Tom Wolfe said one challenge adapting the 700-page book was that there is NOT 700 pages of story. Each chapter exists to show off Wolfe’s writing of subsocieties within NYC in conflict. Cutting all that is like cutting the boxing out of a boxing movie. It will work better as a TV show.
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Well it can’t be any worse (or badly miscast) than the film was
I loved the book and would periodically check for updates on the Lorre production, but by 2020 it was apparent that it wasn’t moving forward.
’80s business fiction if my favorite genre. Excited for this.
Given all the chaos of the previous adaptation, this might be Apple’s bravest green light yet. Critics will really be looking at it in detail.
This actually feels like the *perfect* story to bring back right now.
The whole media/power/ego ecosystem Wolfe was roasting has only gotten louder and messier.
And with David E. Kelley involved, you know the character dynamics are going to hit — he’s really good at making flawed people feel uncomfortably real.
If they lean into the satire instead of softening it, this could be *really* sharp.
Probably one of the few reboots I get someone wanting to do since no one was happy with how the film turned out.
I would love to see a documentary about the making of “The Bonfire of the Vanities” movie.
Now see, this is something that actually *deserves* a reboot. Would be nice if this kind of thing happened more frequently in film/TV but it’s an unfortunate struggle of course.
Will the female lead get a boob job, mid-series?
Tom Wolfe said one challenge adapting the 700-page book was that there is NOT 700 pages of story. Each chapter exists to show off Wolfe’s writing of subsocieties within NYC in conflict. Cutting all that is like cutting the boxing out of a boxing movie. It will work better as a TV show.