I think the only way to even attempt Blood Meridian on the screen would be the Cronenberg / Naked Lunch route of not even bothering to mirror the book except for certain touchstones. Or maybe the Bertolucci / Sheltering Sky route of making a film that only makes sense to those who have read the book.

Bring ye possibles.

Vin Vin – I take it you’re a fan too Told you we had a lot in common.

Todd – I don’t think I’d be happy with anyone directing Blood Meridian. I loved No Country For Old Men and expect The Road to be as good, but these are both slight books. Big ideas of course (fucking HUGE ideas) but minimalist in presentation and with very little to chop out for screen. Blood Meridian is DENSE. No way you can do the novel justice in a movie time frame. A couple of seasons of HBO maybe, but then again a lot of Blood Meridian is simply unfilmable. Not just the violence, but rather the gnosticism that runs throughout. How the fuck do you get a CONCEPT like The Judge on screen. Casting anyone means you’ve already fucked up. It’s a little like the game

Still, be interesting to see what Scott and co. make of it… it sure as hell won’t be Blood Meridian though.