![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Jw5RATR_N3Vx9K1qP2OEsUXUqcal4SqzsGYTIcuEvZUZPahLWsfWZk-SCNneAgdAthCJDaPiZ5gRJszw4BfPHPq49tqo4g6fBrHPBZr015N7wcuhJFWh0y4aeRydB9sey8fu5iVnI8-bD5iWglS6pPB45GkH15eBpvHzVnbEGeS2ZJj1LCF4QpYUUW6W/w265-h400/milman1.jpg)
Here Milman shares some ideas for an on-screen adaptation of his new novel, A Darker Mischief:
Well, A Darker Mischief is YA, and it features teenagers, and while sometimes I do occasionally think of actors, I haven't much in this case, as I'm not familiar with too many teenage actors, and the ones I've seen I can't quite see in this world.Visit Derek Milman's website.
In terms of directors, I think that's the easier route for me. I can see Italian film director Luca Guadagnino returning to his queer roots and taking a shot at this, if he can nail the atmosphere and not chop up the narrative. Within that same theme, I feel similarly to Gus Van Sant, going back to his Private Idaho days. Sofia Coppola would dream up a gloriously stylized world, which an adaptation would need, but I haven't seen her take on queer characters. What might be interesting is to blow up the staid world of the boarding school a little bit and bring in Harmony Korine who did Spring Breakers as I think that would lend a gust of neon-saturated punk to an adaptation which could work very well, since this is a fairly edgy book.
The actors from Euphoria are probably getting a bit old, but if they could play American actors, casting directors could source actors from three popular teen shows that are also queer-centered within the teenage zeitgeist: Heartstopper, Elite, and Young Royals.
My Book, The Movie: Scream All Night.
The Page 69 Test: Swipe Right for Murder.
My Book, The Movie: Swipe Right for Murder.
Q&A with Derek Milman.
The Page 69 Test: A Darker Mischief.
--Marshal Zeringue