The last time director Brad Anderson and star Christian Bale hooked up the result was The Machinist, a cult hit thriller in which Bale shocked audiences with his incredible physical transformation. Evidently the two men got along rather well because they're at it again, this time with an adaptation of JG Ballard's novel Concrete Island.
Los Angeles, 2020. Robert Maitland is a highly successful architect. One day, he speeds down the freeway losing control of his car and crashing into the middle of a manmade 'island' underneath a freeway intersection. After days of suffering agonising physical pain and the mental turmoil, he begins to suspect that he may not be the only person on the 'island'. When his fellow inhabitants finally reveal themselves, it soon becomes clear to Maitland that on this 'concrete island', only the strong survive.
This one still appears to be a ways out from production but the simple fact that the backers at Filmax are prepping artwork and bringing it to market is a very positive sign that the wheels are turning. Who knows, between this and the long gestating Vincenzo Natali / Richard Stanley adaptation of High Rise maybe 2012 / 2013 will be the time when we finally get some decent Ballard adaptations on screen.
Los Angeles, 2020. Robert Maitland is a highly successful architect. One day, he speeds down the freeway losing control of his car and crashing into the middle of a manmade 'island' underneath a freeway intersection. After days of suffering agonising physical pain and the mental turmoil, he begins to suspect that he may not be the only person on the 'island'. When his fellow inhabitants finally reveal themselves, it soon becomes clear to Maitland that on this 'concrete island', only the strong survive.
This one still appears to be a ways out from production but the simple fact that the backers at Filmax are prepping artwork and bringing it to market is a very positive sign that the wheels are turning. Who knows, between this and the long gestating Vincenzo Natali / Richard Stanley adaptation of High Rise maybe 2012 / 2013 will be the time when we finally get some decent Ballard adaptations on screen.
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