Favorite Book into Film, Not Yet Done?

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ALEX21

Thursday, December 15, 2005 1:49 PM

I was about to say Anansi Boys, but it doesn't really need a movie. Anyone who has read Neil Gaiman's stuff knows what I mean.

PIE!

CHINDI

Friday, December 16, 2005 6:15 AM

Eucalyptus: A Novel
by Murray Bail

A lovely haunting love story set in Australia...

Russell Crowe as the storyteller
Summer Glau as the girl
Geoffrey Rush as the father
Hugh Weaving as the suitor

Oh and I heard that Peter Jackson is directing the Lovely Bones as his next film after King Kong.. should be interesting.

Chindi

VIOLETRIX

Friday, December 16, 2005 9:20 AM

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Hugh Weaving as the suitor

god i love hugo weaving. that has nothing to do with this topic, but i love that man. he is so amazing.

anyway, my books, off the top of my head would be:

la bete humaine by emile zola

count zero by william gibson (and for that matter, why not neuromancer for the love of god?)

hard-boiled wonderland and the end of the world by haruki murakami

oryx and crake by margaret atwood

that's all i can think of at this time of night without going to my bookshelf. lazy.

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FINN MAC CUMHAL

Saturday, December 17, 2005 5:13 AM

I have the fortune of knowing that one of the books that I’ve wanted to see made into a film is actually on its way. A Princess of Mars, by Edgar Rice Burroughs, is in pre-production and expected to be released as John Carter of Mars. I’m not aware of any difficulties so I expected that it should be released soon. Another book that I’ve wanted to see made into a movie is Rendezvous With Rama by Arthur C. Clarke. I understand that the production company has stalled and the project has been shelved. That’s unfortunate. They waste over 200 million on a ridiculous remake of a movie that has already been remade when they could be producing a movie that would be entertaining and original with a critically acclaimed story by a master science fiction writer. I’ll never understand Hollywood.

I would also like to see the The Sword of Shannara made into a movie. To be followed, in turn by the Elfstones and the Wishsong, respectively. I don’t expect that this will happen any time soon if at all, but it’s on my wishlist, nonetheless.

Also, I would like to see an adaptation of Martin’s A Storm of Ice and Fire. The series is too large to cinematically display, so I would want only the story arc of Arya made into a movie. She is by far the most interesting character. She seems to be making the most dramatic change in character from a naïve 9 year pretentious princess to a throat-cutting sword-fighting 10-year old waif. The series is yet to be finished. I think Martin is writing the last book, or so I hear. How the movie should end will be dependent on (1) whether or not Martin actually ends up finishing the series or if he is just going to continue adnauseum like Jordan and (2) whether I like the ending of the story. Failing either case I would suggest tacking on a “Hollywood Ending” and being done with it, but I still think it could make a great movie. Kristen Stewart would have been perfect for the part of Arya, but she’s already too old, I think.

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AIDYN

Sunday, January 1, 2006 6:00 AM

Armor by John Steakley. A great look at what makes a hero, a more interesting look at fascism than starship troopers, and an incredibly fascinating take on fatalism in war.

VERASAMUELS

Tuesday, January 3, 2006 4:55 PM

1. The Crystal Singer trilogy by Anne McCaffrey.
Director - Joss Whedon (he likes strong female characters!). I'd be Killashandra Ree [hey, I can dream!] with Adrian Paul/Adam Baldwin as the first singer she has a fling with and then either Hugh Jackman or Scott Bakula as Lars Dahl. Locations tbd, but NZ would be nice .

2. Wizard of Earthsea. Forget the DREADFUL tv movie and do it properly! Ursula LeGuin to have reasonable sway over casting. Director: Peter Jackson, when he's not too busy , shot on location around the many tiny islands that live off the two bigger ones in NZ.

3. Weirdstone of Brisingamen and Moon of Gomrath. Pretty much have to be shot on location around Alderly Edge OR have flawless CGI.

4. The Compleat Traveller in black; starring Alan Tudyk.

Vera

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STORYMARK

Tuesday, January 3, 2006 6:23 PM

As someone mentioned above, I'd love to see Good Omens by Niel Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. Terry Gilliam came thiiiis close to doing it a couple of years ago with Robin Williams and Johnny Depp as Aziriphale and Crowley, but the money fell through at the last minute.

I'd love to see a film series based on R.A. Salvatore's Dark Elf books, but I don't think it'll ever happen.

One book I'd like to see a movie of is John Stakley's Vampire$. It was technically made before as John Carpenter's Vampires, which I really enjoyed when it first came out. Then I read the book and realized that Carpenter had taken 1 character name, and one scene from the book, and tossed the rest out. The main character in the book, Felix, isn't even in the movie.

"Well, my days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle."

STORYMARK

Tuesday, January 3, 2006 6:30 PM

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Originally posted by Finn mac Cumhal:
I have the fortune of knowing that one of the books that I’ve wanted to see made into a film is actually on its way. A Princess of Mars, by Edgar Rice Burroughs, is in pre-production and expected to be released as John Carter of Mars. I’m not aware of any difficulties so I expected that it should be released soon.

I too would love to see a John Carter movie. I tore through those books as a kid.

Unfortunetly, there may be problems with it after all.

When the project was announced a couple years back, Robert Rodriguez was attatched as director. He was dropped when he left the Director's guild in order to give Frank Miller directing credit on Sin City. Sky Captain director Kerry Conran was hired as a replacement, but was let go after Sky Captain bombed. This summer, Jon Favreau was announced as director, but then his movie Zathura flopped, and word as been nil on the movie since.

One thing that worries me is that the movies being produced by Harry Knowles. Now I like his site (Aint it cool news), but he's never produced before, and this is a pretty big movie by nature.

On the plus side, he says he has a friend who's been bugging him to cast Nathan Fillion as Carter.

I really hope it gets made, but this project has been in development with some producer or another for almost 30 years, and no one's gotten it off the ground.

here's hoping though....

"Well, my days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle."

FINN MAC CUMHAL

Wednesday, January 4, 2006 3:28 AM

Damnit.

These people need to get their acts together.

I don't want to have to come out there.

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TREVOR

Friday, January 20, 2006 5:22 PM

The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever

Actually, the rights have been purchased recently and is being pitched to studios.

If you have never read the series, I would suggest it. It is dark, the hero of the books is anything but a hero. You will both love and hate Thomas Covenant, and early on he commits an act that will frustrate you. Many people have thrown the book down at that point, but don't short yourself by doing so, see it for what it is.

I won't go into details here, but if anyone wants a synopsis I will gladly give one without giving anything away.

The Hobbit and LOTR's were my first and best loved books, but this runs a very close second.

Also Good Omens would be wonderful

JELLYBEAN

Friday, January 20, 2006 11:58 PM

I would quite like to see the Tomorrow series by John Marsden on the big screen. Not picky about who makes it or about who is in it as long as they're good and don't murder one of my favourite book series.

LIGHTMEDARK

Saturday, January 21, 2006 12:06 AM

First and foremost, my favorite dualogy: Heroes Die and Blade of Tyshalle by Matthew Woodring Stover. Those two books are my favorites.

Secondly, McCaffrey's Pern.

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GLOBLABSURDITY

Saturday, January 21, 2006 1:54 AM

There are so many great suggestions here in this post. I'm in agreement with the untapped potential of Dean Koontz novels. The adaptations so far made of his novels have been beyond horrendous IMO. I'd like to see his novels--By the Light of the Moon, Fear Nothing, Seize the Night, Odd Thomas,Forever Odd,The Taking, One Door Away from Heaven (my personal fav), False Memory and Dragon Eyes made into fabulous films with a director that would do them justice.

I am also a huge Laurell K Hamilton's Anita Blake and Merry Gentry fan. Great news is that there is a screenplay being written right now for Guilty Pleasures. You know, this scares me though--with what's been done to, say, Anne Rice's vampire novels made into film--they were so very lacking in the original depth of the novels as well as true content. Especially Queen of the Damned. I liked the movie--yet saw it before I read the novel. Now I can't watch the movie. I'd really hate for Laurell's novels to be turned into the same tripe.
Anything done well with Neil Gaiman's novels would be great. I haven't seen the BBC Neverwhere as of yet--the novel was very good. I am reading Stardust now.
I, too, would like to see a first class rendering of Don Qixote.
A couple more books to film I'd like to see would be--
Jacqueline Carey's--Kushiel series.
P.J Tracy's--Monkeewrench
Dan Brown's--Angels and Demons
Storm Constantine's--Wraeththu
Diana Gabaldon's--Outlander series

Could come up with more--however, will stop here.LOL
Cheers!

*Never judge a book by it's movie*
*The heart is an artist that paints over what profoundly disturbs it, leaving on the canvas a less dark,less sharp version of the truth*--D.Koontz (Forever Odd)

NANDIFAN

Saturday, January 21, 2006 2:35 AM

For a fun light series, I would probably have to go with the Artemis Fowl books. Their just kind of fun. Definately Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz. Any of Gregory Maguire's books (Wicked, Son a Witch, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister) though they would probably be hard to do on film.

THECOLLECTOR

Saturday, January 21, 2006 6:00 AM

The Art of Arrow Cutting and Shadowsbite by Stephen Dedman are just asking to be made into a movie... the book moves so quick it'd be easy as pie to do...

Director: Chris Nolan

Writers: David S. Goyer and Joss Whedon

Only person I can think of right now for a role would be:

Kelly - Gina Tores

I'm thinking...
Charlie Takumo - Jet Li

Still looking for...
Micheal Magistrale

Shadowland by Peter Straub would be interesting as well and could be filmed... but they'd have to cut out the Crucifixion of the kid...

BTW, [url] http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hp&id=1808406489&cf=prev[/url]

Watchmen stuff...

QWERTY

Monday, January 23, 2006 2:24 AM

I'm probably aging myself, but if there was a book I'd love to see someone turn into a movie/mini series, it would have to be 'The Illuminatus! Trilogy' by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson. I'd love to see either Terry Gilliam or David Croenenberg tackle THAT weird tome.

One series that I think would be tailor made for Peter Jackson would be the 'Titan', 'Wizard', 'Demon' books by John Varley, aka the 'Gaean trilogy'. Fascinating books. I don't know many folks that have read them, but they really are interesting.

QWERTY

Monday, January 23, 2006 2:24 AM

Stupid double post. Sorry.

MALNOURISHED

Monday, January 23, 2006 2:47 AM

Ender's Game, and while they're at it Speaker for the Dead by OSC.

Also, The Belgariad by David Eddings. This would be tough since it's a series of five books, but it's just fantastic.

FINN MAC CUMHAL

Monday, January 23, 2006 3:12 AM

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Originally posted by MalNourished:
Also, The Belgariad by David Eddings. This would be tough since it's a series of five books, but it's just fantastic.

I agree. Also the Malloreon. This might make a good tv mini-series, I think. But the books were really good. They weren't terribly complicated or deeply entrenched with moral wishy-washiness, just a very interesting and enjoyable story. They were fun to read.

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CAIUS

Monday, January 23, 2006 5:02 AM

Ender's Game (mentioned before)
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (again mentioned)

The Mote in God's Eye, by Niven and Pournelle.

Footfall on the other hand would make a great mini-series.

GUENEVER

Thursday, January 26, 2006 1:19 AM

Anything by JD Robb. I'm currently reading Memory in Death. Not a bad book; but, I will say that it is her crappiest.

Also, Angels and Demons. much better then the DaVinci Code.

ELOISA

Sunday, February 12, 2006 3:45 PM

David Eddings's Elenium trilogy would be great - and it has the advantage of being shorter than the Belgariad. (I also prefer it - I'm just about the only person I know who's read both who does.) Dragonflight and Dragonquest, definitely. I don't know how well all the Pern books would film. Again, a proper adaptation of the Earthsea quartet would be great, but not if they mucked it up as in the miniseries. Some of Mercedes Lackey's books - the Last Herald-Mage trilogy, and the Serrated Edge and Bedlam's Bard series. (Now I'm wondering who would play Ria Llewellyn. ) And maybe in a few years I'll be able to say my own books... which would be downright unsettling.

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SNAKE

Sunday, February 12, 2006 6:10 PM

There is a series out there called The Chronicles of Realty. It is kind of like Lord of the Rings meets Dungeons and Dragons with characters who are twisted and disturbed, on a good day. The author is K.M. Outten and more info on the books can be found at kmoutten.com
I think they'd make outstanding movies.

Snake

AUSSAY

Sunday, March 5, 2006 6:20 AM

Theres a series of books by Jasper Fforde about a character named Wednesday Next. She's a literay detective in a parrallel universe where literature crimes are a big racket. Its really funny and a good read and would make great movies.

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ANCIENTMARINER

Friday, March 10, 2006 2:10 PM

I'd love it if Stephen King's the Dark Tower series was turned into a huge mini tv series or seven full length films (doesn't seem to likely).

I think it'd be an interesting idea to get a different director to direct each film.

The Gunslinger - George A. Romereo
The Drawing of the Three - Robert Rodriguz
The WasteLands - Byran Singer
Wizard's Glass - Peter Jackson
Wolves of the Calla - Clint Eastwood
The Song of Susanah - Gulerimo Del toro
The Dark Tower - Joss Whedon

Cast -

Eddie - Jason Lee or Heath Ledger
Susanah - Jada Pickett Smith or Gina Torres
Jake - (just some kid)
Walter - Willim Dafoe
Roland - (this man was born for the role) Viggo Mortensen

"Son of a bitch."

IKRIT

Saturday, March 18, 2006 1:35 AM

I'm basically just seconding things, but some of this stuff had me convulsing in gleeful anticpation/lust.

Hyperion Cantos series- Dan Simmons
Song of Ice and Fire- George R.R. Martin
Memory Sorrow and Thorn- Tad Williams
Heavy Planet- Hal Clement

That last on was my contribution, I think it might be hard characterizing the Mesklinites (Barl's crew).
For those who haven't read it, they're foot-and a half long centipede type things that are adapted for 700 gravities.
That's the premise of the story: an extremely high-gravity planet.

It would be cool if they did some camera work so that all the shots were taken from ground level, to depict the "high-gravity" better, 'cause under 700g, nOTHING is getting off the ground.

IKRIT

Saturday, March 18, 2006 1:36 AM

OH GOD YES
Heinlein books.

GIXXER

Monday, April 17, 2006 12:02 AM

Dale Brown - Flight of the Old Dog and his early books where the technology was realistic. Later books were a bit Sci-Fi, and went Lucas.

Lee Child - The Killing Floor and some of the good ones that weren't too formulaic. Actually, Adam Baldwin would make a perfect Jack Reacher.

James Nelson - The Pirate series and the American War of Independence series.

Jonathan Lunn - Nathaniel Drinkwater series. Follows the well-trodden Hornblower path, but very well written.

Carrier Pilot - Norman Hanson
First Light - Geoffrey Wellum

WW2 memoirs. Royal Navy Corsairs and Battle of Britain Spitfires respectively. I have lots of these sort of books, and although I have the highest possible respect for these men and women, the writing is not usually of the highest order.

However, these two books are really beautifully written, and tick all the Firefly fans' requirements. Funny, heartbreakingly tragic and incredibly gripping.

The Jolly Rogers - Tom Blackburn. More Corsairs. Very cool book and again extremely well written. The forward from Adm James Stockdale USN is especially good. He recalls Mr Blackburn as an aircraft carrier commander. "Everyone on the boat knew he could out-sail, out-fight and out-fly any of them without breaking a sweat. He was The Immediate Presence." I just love that last phrase.

John Connolly - whole bunch of New England (my favourite place) horror / detective stories. I don't have much time for horror stuff in general, but these are really good. The baddies are really hardcore horrific. The hero has some great sidekicks. A gay gangster couple who give you real confidence. The aforementioned baddies are invincibly evil but the odds are considerable evened up by these two.

Christopher Brookmyre - One Fine Day in the Middle of the Night. School reunion meets Die Hard. Brush up your colloquial Scots for that. Totally exciting, very violent and really funny. And he does other books too.

Anything by William Diehl.

Matthew Reilly - the Scarecrow ones. Good old-fashioned brain-out run around blowing things up stuff. Not fantastically well written, but he's one of the few I'd forgive for that, because he has a way of writing that is, and I'm not exaggerating, literally like watching Aliens. Yes, that good.

Ian Banks - Feersum Enjinn. Maybe not, the best parts of that are the episodes written in phonetic. You'd think that it would be an irritating gimmick that would get old very quickly. But it doesn't. Not even slightly.

Russell Hoban - The Mouse and his Child. Best. Book. Ever.

Whoever makes the film of that had better do it properly, or I will come and slaughter them in the night.

SERYN

Monday, April 17, 2006 1:31 PM

Oh! I'd love to see the Thursday Next as a film, I used to hang around in the Fforum on Jaspers website, and it was a constant source of discussion.

Problem is, it could be done, and it would be funny and cool, but whole chunks of the book are so book-centric that it would loose most of what made it unique, I mean, how would you film the scene in Mycrofts shed with the bookworms eating the words and crapping out capital letters and apostrophes? on the page its so funny I had to stop reading the books on public transport, but I couldn't think of any way to translate it to a visual medium.
Still, we can live in hope that someone can one day do it justice, and when they do, i'd love to see Emily Deschanel (Bones Dr Brennan) as Thursday and David Tennant as Acheron Hades.

(I also think that Alan Tudyk would be great in that world, but theres no perfect part, unless he was allowed to alter Bowden Cable a little)

The other books i'd love to see done are American Gods by Neil Gaiman, I could see Matthew Fox from Lost as Shadow (as long as they didn't try to play on his looks), And some gruff grizzled blonde guy as mr Wednesday, but can't think of anyone especially.

And Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrel, I started writing a screenplay for that I wanted to see it done that much.

I kept thinking of Jonny Depp for Jonathan, but I think Adrian Brody could do a great job.
And Jeffery Rush as Childermass,
Possibly Jim Cary,(if he pulled another Truman Show and really restrained himself) as either Norrel or The gentleman with thistle down hair.

And Only Forwardby Micheal Marshal Smith, in fact any of the Smith Books, including the The Straw Men

Not sure I would know who to cast in that one, i'd be more worried about the director, the book are so warped and dark, it would need some one like Gilliam for the warped dreamscape looks and Fincher for the darkness.

Actually, Nathan would do a good job in Only Forward, he has the lightnes and the darkness and the action-packed 'i'm getting to old for this s***' orneriness. He could play the fun and absurdity as well, even in the depths of the murk.

oh read the book, you'll know what I mean.

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KAYLEESTHEGREATEST

Friday, April 21, 2006 4:01 PM

Angles and demons by dan brown

Someday the verse will spit in your soup but at least they gave you soup.
one day
one plan
one mission
one army of browncoats
june 23rd serenity day

-Our mission as browncoats is to make us known.

CORNCOBB

Friday, April 21, 2006 4:32 PM

I'm gonna add a vote for The Dark Tower. Seven films - one for each book. It'll never happen of course. Hollywood will never have the guts or talent to make it. But I can dream. I just finished the last book yesterday and I'm having withdrawal symptoms. In fact...

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Originally posted by BlackoutNights:

Dark Tower; The only way this could be done right ... and it's how I'd do it if I could ... would be to make the movies [and put it like this for anyone who's not read to series] take up where the books left off. Start off showing Roland with the horn. It'd make deviations from the book more tolerable and acceptable.

"The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed."—Stephen King

Select to view spoiler:

I was just going to suggest that myself. It'd be a neat twist. Sort of an adaptation and a sequal at the same time. King should do the same thing if he revises the books - make the rewrites about what happens on Rolands next journey to the Tower

"Gorramit Mal... I've forgotten my line."

CLIOMUSE

Friday, April 21, 2006 4:37 PM

I'd like to see the Mary Stewart version of the Merlin/King Arthur story made into a mini-series. It is much more human than so many of the over versions. Casting? Who knows!

Anything by William Gibson (yes, I know Johnny Mnemonic was done, but it wasn't really based on one story.)

I also vote for Browncoat author Shanna Swendson's book Enchanted, Inc. to be turned into a movie!

DESKTOPHIPPIE

Friday, April 21, 2006 4:47 PM

I would ~LOVE~ to see a movie of Anita Diamant's beautiful novel "The Red Tent". It could be pretty controversial though, given how some Biblical characters are portrayed. Still, it's my all time favourite novel, and I'd love to see it on the big screen.

My next choice would be "The Other Boleyn Girl" by Phillipa Gregory. That would make a cracking movie!

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KAYLEESTHEGREATEST

Saturday, April 22, 2006 3:55 PM

didnt he do starship troopers

Someday the verse will spit in your soup but at least they gave you soup.
one day
one plan
one mission
one army of browncoats
june 23rd serenity day

-Our mission as browncoats is to make us known.

MRBLUESUN

Tuesday, November 14, 2006 9:28 PM

Definately the 'Wheel of Time' series, by Robert Jordan. Although this might be a bit tricky since there are eleven books in the main series so far (the twelth and final book is scheduled for release in 2008).
Lots of action, fantasy and prophecy and such, would make a great Lord of the Rings type series.

LITTLEALBATROSS29

Wednesday, November 15, 2006 1:55 PM

Defiantely the Dark Tower Series by Stephen King .
Nathan would make a wonderful Roland of Gilead .

Also Elric by Michael Moorcock , or A good version of The Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Leguin would do nicely too.

Bryce
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LITTLEALBATROSS29

Wednesday, November 15, 2006 1:58 PM

I have to ask off subject of the movies - were you happy with the Ending of The Dark Tower ? It is one of my most beloved stories & would love to hear your opinion.

Bryce
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CRUITHNE3753

Wednesday, November 15, 2006 5:18 PM

I'd like to see something of Stephen Baxter's Xeelee Sequence books in film form, although how you would depict a ten-million light year diameter loop of cosmic string on screen would pose a few problems...

Greg Bear's Blood Music: Lots of scope for Giger-esque CGI as the entire population of North America mutates into a bizarre new life form...

Star Smashers of the Galaxy Rangers by Harry Harrison: A pair of college students accidently create a faster-than-light drive as a joke. Daft but fun space romp. (many years since I read it, might not have aged well though...)

NEWOLDBROWNCOAT

Wednesday, November 15, 2006 6:48 PM

several Heinlein books have been mentioned- Stranger, Glory Road, The Moon Is- I'd love to see any of those or anything he wrote.

His short story Coventry would be easy- a modern courtroom, modern hospital, frontier/ wilderness that looks a lot like a Firefly planet, the only hi-tech gadjet in the film is basically a solar powered golf cart, and the only special effect is a force-field barrier.
Not sure if there are roles for the BDH's in it. Maybe Ron Glass as the Doctor; Summer as Persephone, his ward; Sean as the civilized protagonist, David.
Most of the rest of the cast are crooks, tough guys, hookers, but none of them are featured roles.
The other critical character, "The Fader", could maybe be played by Johnathan Woodward or the guy who played Mr. Universe.

The other book would be Wilbur Smith's Hungry As the Sea- present day marine salvage novel, Big shipwrecks, lots of water and under water work.
Nathan as Nick Berg, the captain; Mark Shepard ( he's got the accent) as the ship's engineer; Morena as the evil but sexy ex-wife; Sean as the bad guy/lawyer/company man. The girlfriend is unquestionably a blonde, so nobody from our bunch would do.

FORGE

Wednesday, November 15, 2006 10:08 PM

It took a while to read through all the posts, but just to update on a few that were mentioned

Enders Game--apperently is in development. It will be a combination of Enders Game and Enders Shadow. The main reason that it took so long to get into development is that Orson Scott Card would not give up creative control. He did not want people messing up his book. OSC found that while writing the screenplay it was too difficult to just write it as Enders Game, because there was too much inner monologue, but by adding in Bean's side of the story it made things a whole lot easier.

Dragonlance: Dragons of an Autumn Twilight--is also in production. It is being done as an animated movie. Both Margret Weiss and Tracy Hickman have a cameo role as inn partrons.

I would also like to see Wheel of Time, Sword of Truth, the Shannara series, and the Dark Elf Trilogy (or any of the ones about Drizzt really).
I also think that the New Jedi Order would be interesting to see, especially since *IF* by some miracle they could get the original actors the timeline fits almost perfectly. It is set about 20 years after Return of the Jedi.

This is just another sign of your tragic space dementia, all paranoid and crotchety...breaks the heart.

CYBERSNARK

Thursday, November 16, 2006 4:37 PM

It's equal parts a novel and a re-make, but I'd love to see an anime studio take the Jack McKinney Robotech novelizations as a base and do a "definitive" version with original footage (as opposed to the original Robotech that was a Frankenstein's monster of spliced-together footage from three different series). They could even do Sentinels.

I actually never saw more than a couple of eps of the series, so the novels are my canon, plus they do a far better job of tying together the unconnected plot threads (because the novels aren't tied to pre-existing footage).

With Shadow Chronicles coming out, it'd be a great time to revisit the franchise in a new and exciting way. . .

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TERRI

Thursday, November 16, 2006 5:01 PM

The Stainless Steel Rat series. If you haven't read it it's awesome, hilarious, scifi fun. Ender's Game, which like an above poster (I don't even remember which one) mentioned they're supposed to be making into a movie. And Sabriel. A series by Garth Nix that is just dark and wonderful.

ZEPH

Thursday, November 16, 2006 7:10 PM

"Dead in the West" by Joe R. Lansdale -- a Western with zombies, in which a failing, gunslinger preacher battles the forces of evil. Nathan Fillion playing the leading role, as we know he can play both preachers of questionable morality and a gunslinger.

"Maverick Man" by Louis L'Amour -- another Western, but this one a more normal type, with a protaganist with the name and reputation of an outlaw, though not completely deserved. A tough-as-nails, yet honorable guy all 'round. Starring Adam Baldwin as said gunslinger.

"A Sundial in a Grave: 1610," by Mary Gentle. Not sure how to classify this one, apart from the "Three Musketeers" meets "Alias." Spies, mysterious cults, prostognication -- with lots of swordplay thrown in. Not sure on casting, but would make a great flick. Possibly Jewel Staite as the young duelist Dariole (a girl pretending to be a boy, and supposedly no one notices -- I would notice Jewel, but hey, it's a staple in period fiction), and as Rochefort (he's a good guy in this -- at least, kinda) I just have no clue...

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Thursday, November 16, 2006 10:54 PM

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Originally posted by Terri:
The Stainless Steel Rat series.

Oh yes! That one's ripe for a big screen franchise!

CORNCOBB

Friday, November 17, 2006 1:02 AM

I wasn't entirely happy. Some aspects of the final book (mordred, events concerning Walter, and the lackluster portrayal of the Crimson King) disappointed me greatly. But on the other hand, some of the more obvious things that I suspect annoyed a lot of other readers, didn't actually bother me at all. I won't mention the events themselves in case I spoil anything for other readers. You can probably guess what I mean. Certain shocks and the events of the coda. I thought these things played well into the themes of the story and added drama. As a writer, I have to respect that.
By the way, It's always good to meet another Dark Tower fan. Long days and pleasant nights

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KANEMAN

Friday, November 17, 2006 1:26 AM

Jinn by Matthew Delaney. What a movie that would make.

CAPTAINSHINY

Friday, November 17, 2006 2:11 AM

Anything by that Ian Fleming fellow. His books would be great on screen.

-Stay Shiny
"The people who made the show, and the people who saw the show, which is roughly the same number of people, fell in love with it, a little bit too much to let it go, too much to lay down arms when when the battle looked pretty much lost. In Hollywood, people like that are called unrealistic, quixotic, obsessive... In my world, they're called Browncoats."
-Joss Whedon

TERRI

Friday, November 17, 2006 3:26 AM

Wow, another Stainless Steel Rat fan! They seem to be few and far between. But I'm pretty sure that anybody who reads any of them will be hooked. Maybe this is a little partiality talking, but I see Brendan Fraser as Slippery Jim DiGriz. You know, Brendan Fraser, the guy from the Mummy? When he wants to be swashbuckling, he surely can. And Jim has a way of getting into situations that should be over his head, but he seems to keep it all together. Great series, as for Angelina, somebody like an actually Angelina. Jolie. Ever since I knew who she was, I could always see her in this role. Anyway, we should get started on buying the rights, right away.

NEWOLDBROWNCOAT

Friday, November 17, 2006 7:41 AM

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Originally posted by Terri:
Wow, another Stainless Steel Rat fan!

Jeez, I ain't thoughtta Slippery Jim in *Y*E*AR*S*..

What about Christina Hendricks as Angelina?

CLJOHNSTON108

Friday, November 17, 2006 9:17 PM

Another vote for Niven & Pournelle...

The Mote in God's Eye/The Gripping Hand
Lucifer's Hammer
Footfall

Ringworld (All the Tales of Known Space, really!)

I'd also like to nominate some Robert J. Sawyer works...

The Neanderthal Parallax (Hominids, Humans & Hybrids)
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If Christian Bale could bulk up by thirty pounds, I think he could be ECGordon (btw, he posts on this site).

Christian Bale does? Cool!
I wonder how many other celebrities are Whedonists.

DOCTROID

Saturday, November 18, 2006 3:08 AM

Yep, Ringworld is the first that came to my mind too. I'm perplexed it hasn't been done, in fact. Thirty years ago it was a case of "wouldn't it be great, but you couldn't, how could you possibly do Nessus and Speaker and make them look right?" Nowadays they would be well within CGI state of the art (though it could be done well and could be done badly -- doing it well would involve actually thinking hard about alien skeletal structure, musculature, and so on. Start with Bonnie Dalzell's pictures and work from there...) Let's face it, Ringworld would be a special effects extravaganza with plot and character a distant second, but what a feast for the eyes it could be if done right.

And yes, a lot of the Known Space stories could make good movies. My Niven guilty pleasure is Protector; the biological premise is preposterous (I keep waiting for it to be retconned in the Ringworld sequels -- after all, the premise was stated by a space miner who'd been told it by an alien; the miner could've misunderstood, the alien could've lied) but it's a great story and could be a great movie... possibly two great movies.

Speaking of novels that could be several great movies... Stephenson's Baroque Cycle. Just the first few chapters of The Confusion (the part up through Cairo) could be the basis for a wonderful movie -- though, I admit, one with little or no SF/fantasy content.

What else? (I admit I haven't read this whole thread, so excuse any redundancy.) Practically any of the Discworld books, naturally, but even more so Good Omens; Terry Gilliam was going to do that one, and it would've been brilliant, but that project died, alas.

Any of the earlier Miles Vorkosigan books by Lois McMaster Bujold. The later ones are good, but I don't think they'd translate to film as well. You'd kind of have to start with The Warrior's Apprentice and go on from there, but the one I'd really look forward to as a movie is Brothers In Arms. Come to think of it, I know who might be a great choice to direct. Initials are J. W.

And for something completely different, Connie Willis's To Say Nothing of the Dog.

TRAVELER

Saturday, November 18, 2006 4:09 AM

They actually did make a movie of the book I'm thinking about back in the sixties, but it was a poor adaptation. They actually left out the most important aspect of the story. The book is "The Spiral Road" by Jan de Hartog. The scenes he discribes in the book are so vivid. The people go through such unbelievable epiphanies. He reminds me of John Irving. I was so disappointed in the treatment of the story when that horrible movie came out. Hartog deserved so much more. But we have new authors, like Irving, who are having their day. Jan de Hartog has been passed up and forgotten.

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Monday, November 20, 2006 12:24 AM

I'd like to see a book by Stephen King called "From a Buick 8" made into a movie. I had drifted away from Stephen king for a long time, but the title caught my eye (I am an unabashed motorhead), and this turned out to be just one hell of a dandy story. Strongly recommend it to anyone.

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Monday, November 20, 2006 12:28 AM

Okay I'm not going to read through ALL of these posts so I don't know if it's been said yet but I think The Legend of Drizzt books would make great movies. Drizzt is the shizznit!

CLJOHNSTON108

Saturday, November 25, 2006 1:57 AM

Oooh! I just remembered... There's a new sheriff in town, and his name's Scalzi, John Scalzi!
http://www.scalzi.com/books/

SHAMELESS

Sunday, November 26, 2006 9:34 AM

Nooooo way I'm reading this whole thread...

Anyways:
Some of the Pern books by Anne McCaffery.
His Dark Materials by Phillip Pullman (actually, it's in production, but I wanted that to be a movie before it even got going, back when I was Lyra's age)
Brightly Burning by Mercedes Lackey
The Magic of Recluce and The Towers of Sunset by L.E. Modesitt, Jr.
Ender's Game
Anything by Hemingway (hehehehehe)

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Sunday, November 26, 2006 10:46 AM

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Originally posted by seryn:
The other books i'd love to see done are American Gods by Neil Gaiman, I could see Matthew Fox from Lost as Shadow (as long as they didn't try to play on his looks), And some gruff grizzled blonde guy as mr Wednesday...

I knew someone on here would beat me to this one, but I definately second it. It would be great. I know they never really pinpointed his nationality it in the book, but it was implied that Shadow was at least partially black (mention that in prison a guard was asking) so though I like Matthew Fox, I could never accept him as Shadow in the movie. That being said, I think Leonard Roberts would be perfect for Shadow (didn't really know him before his role on 'Heroes') and for some reason the whole time I was reading the book I kept picturing Charles Dance (Benedict from The Last Action Hero) as Mr. Wednesday. As for who to direct, I'd have to go with Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind). He wouldn't get obsessed with big budgets and would, in my opinion, do the characters justice.

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Sunday, November 26, 2006 5:52 PM

really? See all through the book the second time i read it (after the post up there) i was seeing him as slightly native american (or indian, or american indian or whatever)

which now i think of it, is kind of ridiculous seeing as

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his dad is a norse god

But there you go.

so, all in all, Matthew Fox is out.

If we're going the

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norse heritage

route, keeping the lost cast in jobs, can we have the guy who plays Sawyer? Not cause i think he's like an oscar winning actor or anything, but just cause i'd enjoy two hours of big screen him.

what?!?

EDIT: did i get any of that right? am i talking about another book? I'm loosing the ability to trust my own brain...

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JOSSISAGOD

Sunday, November 26, 2006 6:21 PM

Anything Star Wars:Young Jedi Knights or beyond. I'm uncertain about who to cast though.

Edit: Did I REALLY forget that I had already responded to this thread a few post up? oh, well.

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Sunday, November 26, 2006 7:23 PM

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Originally posted by seryn:
EDIT: did i get any of that right? am i talking about another book? I'm loosing the ability to trust my own brain...

I'll have to read it again to be sure, which isn't a bad thing in my mind, I've read it like four times. I think you have the right book, but I can't remember all the details. I just remember that Neil was ver vague about his ethnicity, and I think he was on purpose. I think we need to call in Hell's Kitten for a ruling on this one.

Also, I assume you've seen Neverwhere. I couldn't have been happier with the casting. I wish the cinematography was a little richer, but the grittyness definately added something.

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Originally posted by jossisagod:
Anything Star Wars:Young Jedi Knights or beyond. I'm uncertain about who to cast though.

Another great series of books. *hangs head in shame for forgetting about it*. It's too bad Jewel Staite has already done Kaylee because I think she'd be a perfect Jaina Solo. For anyone that hasn't read the series she's a Jedi with a knack for machinery. She built a working TIE Fighter out of scrap and added a sublight engine to it, all by the time she was 15. Jacen Solo is a little tougher, though I think Joseph Gordon-Levitt (10 things I hate about you, 3rd Rock From the Sun) could pull it off. If he was younger I'd say Heath Ledger for Zekk. Tell me he doesn't look perfect in this pic (sans the long hair):

As for Tenel Ka, you'd need someone who is powerful, both in body and mind, beautiful and believable in all the transitions Tenel Ka makes throughout the series. This is by far, in my opinion, the hardest character to cast. Had the movie been made back in 1988, I'd say Joanne Whalley (Sorsha from the movie Willow) would have been perfect. But as this is not the case, I'd have to say I'd like to see Lucasfilm take their normal stance and cast an unknown and bring a new actress with all those qualities into the lime light.

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Sunday, November 26, 2006 7:29 PM

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Originally posted by babywiththepower:
As for Tenel Ka, you'd need someone who is powerful, both in body and mind, beautiful and believable in all the transitions Tenel Ka makes throughout the series. This is by far, in my opinion, the hardest character to cast. Had the movie been made back in 1988, I'd say Joanne Whalley (Sorsha from the movie Willow) would have been perfect. But as this is not the case, I'd have to say I'd like to see Lucasfilm take their normal stance and cast an unknown and bring a new actress with all those qualities into the lime light.

How would Summer look with red hair?

Her face might be too expressive though. Tenel Ka's best humour is completely deadpan.

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SERYN

Sunday, November 26, 2006 7:42 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by babywiththepower:
Also, I assume you've seen Neverwhere. I couldn't have been happier with the casting. I wish the cinematography was a little richer, but the grittyness definately added something.

the thing with neverwhere was it was filmed on a certain type of stock, with the creator intending to do something in post prod. to make it look glossier. I can't remember what, but the article (and old issue of SFX) mentioned a series where it was done that looked great, and won all sorts of admiration for its style.

Had this been done it would have looked similar to many of the other shows we have now = possibly Firefly i think, glossy and interestingly lit, but in a warm dark way.
But like you say, the grittyness added something - who wants a nice glossy show about the tube? Just wouldn't fit.

Plus - they're most of the way through making a movie of Stardust - i was kind of excited (probably my least favorite of his books) until i read that Sienna Miller was in it.

Blah.

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NEWOLDBROWNCOAT

Sunday, November 26, 2006 8:50 PM

another one:
A Star Trek fan novel called How Much For Just The Planet? by a guy named John M Ford.
Classic Trek, the original cast ( 'course you'd have to replace Scotty and Bones...) The crew and the Klingons compete over a planet that has lots of dilithium ore, inhabited by a bunch of comedians and stage actors who want to be left alone. Lots of slapstick and physical comedy, people dangling off the sides of buildings, a giant cream-pie fight at the end, lots of harmless action and adventure.
Funny stuff...

BLUEEYEDBRIGADIER

Sunday, November 26, 2006 8:53 PM

Let's see....favourite book(s) into film that has NOT been done yet, eh? Hmm...I would go with the following:

1) "In Death" series by J.D. Robb - I am truly surprised no studio or network has tried touching these books yet. They're entertaining, but not deep or insanely complex. Lots of action, with romance and mystery thrown in. Could honestly argue that Joss could work magic with these, in that we got mucho strong female characters, lots of twisted romance, crazy-detailed backstory for the setting (2059 NYC) and lots of material for working on Big Ideas about social behaviour.

2) Neal Stephenson's "Baroque Cycle" of books would be really cool as a mini-series or a long series of movies. Cuz their freaking jam-packed with goodness and characters and history and science. Edutainment at its finest;). Maybe get someone like Guillermo del Toro to work them.

3) Patrick Robinson's "Admiral Morgan" series - I know that's not what the books are really referred to as, but because of their changing themes, the character of Arnold Morgan is the only major constant. That and I think they would great movies. Can't really think of a director for these, since I think the really talented directors for military films are deceased.

4) Arthur C. Clarke's "Childhood's End - it's been tossed out, but damn it! This needs to be filmed! Probably would have to change bits to modernize it (US vs. Soviet interstellar vehicle race? Uh...tad too 60s for now).

5) "Starship Troopers" by Robert A. Heinlein - while I enjoyed the movie, I can't really support it as a book-to-film adaptation of any success. Verhoven went to wonky with a number of the themes Heinlein used in the book. While it's biased, I think Heinlein and this book in particular really suit Joss' sensabilities when he is willing to work with ideas developed by others. Lots of themes for Our Fearful Leader to experiment with.

6) W.E.B. Grifin's "The Corps" series - brilliant novels looking at a specific group of Marines during the lead-up to WWII, the war itself and the Korean War. Very much like Mament's "The Unit," in that we get lots of action, but with tons of kitchen sink and character moments to balance things out. Mamet himself I think could wonders for this, if only doing the adapting work. Eastwood could direct possibly.

7) Stephen Coonts' "Jake Grafton" series - the first story got made into a film but I don't think it was the best piece of cinematography ever. That and they changed the ending to be more "dramatic." Still, first couple of books deal with Vietnam, so there could be parallels drawn to Iraq if someone wanted to go all Altman-like.

8) Joe Buff's "Challenger" series (personal name for books) - action film with science-fiction undertone (2011 setting during Third World War with limited nuclear exchanges), lots of character exploration and thriller aspects. Plus, it's a big non-preachy warning against nuclear warfare

9) Joshua Neuman's "The Big Book of Jewish Conspiracies" - if you think "Borat" was hiliarious in its lambasting of anti-Semetic behaviour, then this would beat the living tar out of that film! Some tweaking to make the stories form a linked narrative, but the sheer brillance of Neuman's comedic pokes at famous anti-Semitc conspiracies is undescribably amusing.

10) Michael A. Stackpole's "X-Wing" series - yeah, it's Star Wars-related...but it's a lot less directly linked to the core storyline of the Sexology That Lucas Built. Some cameos by the OT big guns, but it's mostly Wedge and the Rogues (Luke and Wedge's squadron during "The Empire Strikes Back") flying, dying and crying. That and we explore the after-effects of ROTJ on both the galaxy at large and the people living on the affected planets.

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REGINAROADIE

Sunday, November 26, 2006 9:51 PM

I don't know if this has been mentioned yet, but one book that I read a while back made me think "There is no way that this book could be faithfully adapted." That book was UP THE LINE by Robert Silverberg. I only heard about it on the DVD commentary track for BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II, when I think Neil Canton mentions it as one of the influences on the trilogy.

Basically, this book is the time travel story to end all time travel stories. It's about a guy who decides to become a tour guide for a travel company that sends people to different eras in human history. And of course, someone fucks something up in the past, and while it doesn't change the future irrevocably, it sets off this big chase through time and becomes a real mind fuck. And the story ends with the main character banished to the dawn of man and his employers not killing him, but making sure that he never existed in the first place.

And this book will never be made into a movie for two big reasons. 1) The majority of the book takes place in different periods of the Byzantine Era, thus making the budget ginormous since it's not one historical peroid but several. And 2) The book deals specifically with enough paradoxes and doubles and triples to make BACK TO THE FUTURE 2 look like DEJA VU, which is probably the most simplistic time travel movie I've seen yet.

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You would destroy the Cybermen with four Daleks?"
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Trash talk between a Cyberman and a Dalek. It doesn't get any better than that.

NEWOLDBROWNCOAT

Sunday, November 26, 2006 10:10 PM

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Originally posted by reginaroadie:
"There is no way that this book could be faithfully adapted." That book was UP THE LINE by Robert Silverberg.

I read it about a millenium ago while I was a teenager. While I agree with everything you've said aboui it, it is also so porno that it's practically a sci-fi stroke book.

SIRI

Monday, November 27, 2006 12:03 AM

Oh, this is a really fun idea!

Two of my top picks would be "Ender's Game" and "The Dark Materials" already discussed. I would hate to see Dark Materials "meddled with" too much, tho.

Some other choices that I didn't see are:

"Alamut" and "Dagger Cross" by Judith Tarr - 2 book set - fantasy/historical fiction set in times of the crusades in Jerusalum. Magical and believable - she does a great job of blending reality.

Almost anything by Morgan Llywelyn - Two of my favorites historical fiction - "Here Be Dragons" and sequels set in Wales during time of English Conquest; "Brian Boru" story of the last of Irish Kings come to mind.

Starhawks "Fifth Sacred Thing" futuristic also magical, ecological collapse, authoritarian state, good vs. evil.

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ASORTAFAIRYTALE

Monday, November 27, 2006 2:03 AM

I would love to see one or any of Tamora Pierce's series made into movies. Especially the Song of the Lioness series. I enjoyed all of her books, and I really think that they would make very shiny movies as well.

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Monday, November 27, 2006 2:45 AM

Jean M Auels Shelter's of Stone is a really unique book about a girl who is raised with prehistoric humans. This book based on historical facts.

BABYWITHTHEPOWER

Monday, November 27, 2006 4:16 AM

Another one I failed to mention (mainly because I can't remember their titles) is a fantasy retellng of the American Civil War, with elves, magic, the works. The two warring countries even had the same flags as the Union and Confederate armies. I'll have to get the titles of these pooks and post them here.

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Monday, November 27, 2006 5:59 AM

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Originally posted by LittleAlbatross29:
I have to ask off subject of the movies - were you happy with the Ending of The Dark Tower ? It is one of my most beloved stories & would love to hear your opinion.

Bryce
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Perhaps the most non-Hollywood ending I have ever seen/read. I would be amazed if this were made into a movie and the ending wasn't changed. I agree with another poster who was a bit disappointed with the portrayal of the Crimson King and the way he was dispatched. Also, if you have read any of King's other works he weaves bits of the Dark Tower into almost every story. If I remember it correctly(from Insomnia) there were supposed to be other things in the Tower but they were strangely absent at the conclusion of the series.

Back on topic. I would like to see Michael Moorcock's Elric series put on film. The conclusion of the story is another non-Hollywood type ending.

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Monday, November 27, 2006 12:07 PM

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Originally posted by babywiththepower:

Quote:
Originally posted by jossisagod:
Anything Star Wars:Young Jedi Knights or beyond. I'm uncertain about who to cast though.

Another great series of books. *hangs head in shame for forgetting about it*. It's too bad Jewel Staite has already done Kaylee because I think she'd be a perfect Jaina Solo. For anyone that hasn't read the series she's a Jedi with a knack for machinery. She built a working TIE Fighter out of scrap and added a sublight engine to it, all by the time she was 15.

I'm not sure, but the way I read it Jaina fixed up a crashed TIE from The Battle of Yavin(mostly in one piece, with damage to the Radiation/Solar collection panel.) Did I read that wrong? It wouldn't be the first time!

For Jaina, I'm stuck in a tie(pun intended) between Lacey Chabert and Jewel. from to cover art Lacey looks more the part, but jewel played a machanically inclined young adult.
And, yeah, dye his hair a little darker and heath would almost be Zekk.

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Monday, November 27, 2006 1:08 PM

No, you're right. I meant to say 'rebuilt' not 'built'.

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Monday, November 27, 2006 2:27 PM

Elric of Melnibone - Michael Moorcock
The Hawkmoon Trilogy - Michael Moorcock

Druss the Legend - David Gemmel

Bloodstone - Karl Edward Wagner
Darkness Weaves - Karl Edward Wagner

Several of the Games Workshop 40k novels would make a good film as well.

FORGE

Wednesday, November 29, 2006 5:53 AM

Another that I think would be a great movie would be "The Immortals" by Tracy Hickman

This book is nothing like the rest of his work(which I really enjoy). It takes place about 4 years from now. The government creates a virus to kill AIDS called VCIDS; however it becomes worse than the disease it was ment to kill. It was written in 96 and has been out of print for years, but is being re-released by Margret Weiss' company. This has been one of my favorite books.

This is just another sign of your tragic space dementia, all paranoid and crotchety...breaks the heart.

YT

Friday, December 29, 2006 12:17 AM

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Originally posted by aussay:
Theres a series of books by Jasper Fforde about a character named Wednesday Next.

The day after, actually: Thursday Next. It's a British pun; Americans would say "next Thursday".

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She's a literay detective in a parrallel universe where literature crimes are a big racket. Its really funny and a good read and would make great movies.

My opinions:

The series has dropped off. Only the first novel, "the Eyre Affaire", was wonderful. The year it came out, I gave a copy to everyone on my Christmas list (as I did with Firefly). The rest are good, but I hesitate to recommend them to someone who hasn't read the first one, in case (as with Firefly) my opinion of the series is influenced by how much I love the characters.

The wonderful thing about it is the language. While I agree with your first two points, I doubt that translating the books into the visual would add anything, and I fear it would subtract much.

I recommend his website http://www.jasperfforde.com/. Among over thirty links are: "Book Upgrade Centre", "Special Features", & "Readers Parodies". Another is to a bookseller who has signed copies available. If you don't need signed (or, as I usually type it, "singed") copies, you can get recent hardbacks, and all paperbacks, from Amazon.com, by going through Haken's link on the home page of this site.

For a taste of his language, Czech out this excerpt from the "Book Signings & Talks" page:

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FUTURE ENGAGEMENTS

March 2031: Asteroid belt and Saturn (technology permitting) More details TBA.
October 2042: 81-year-old Fforde talks to other members of old people's home: "I used to be a novelist, no really, I did. Is it lunchtime?" More details TBA.
July 2175: Semi-lifelike cloned Ffordesque replicant to tour Gamma Quadrant in the Cygnus Cluster. More details TBA.
Setember 3431: Much improved Fforde cloned back to life to face execution for sedition; all works consigned to erasure.
Janfebry 8910: Last evidence of Fforde's books vanish forever with the removal of the 'Formerly Thursday Street' plaque from what is now W23-61 Rd in the conurbation known as EuroWest-79.
12972: Visiting archeologists from Thraal-7 discover incomplete copy of Well of Lost Plots from excavation in landfill. Deciphering takes seven hundred years and a further four hundred years of academic scrutiny before being accepted as historical fact.

His last two books were in the Nursery Crime series, not Thursday. But the upcoming (July 2007 * ) "First Among Sequels" will be the next Next.

* Only J K Rowling, & sometimes Stephen King, get prescheduled release days; others get release months, if they're lucky.
* A prescheduled release means two things:
a) the publisher is still selling shed loads of his books
b) he must deliver the manuscript (ie he must stop rewriting) by a certain date

For those lucky enough to live in one of the cities on his next book tour, I urge you to go listen to him; he's one of the most entertaining speakers I've ever heard.

Speaking of which, another is James Elroy (X rated), whose "the Cold Six Thousand" would make an excellent source for a film. Two of his other novels, "LA Confidential" and "the Black Dahlia", were adapted as movies.

Keep the Shiny Side Up . . .

YT

Friday, December 29, 2006 12:57 AM

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Originally posted by Gavida:
Lucifer's Hammer - Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle

I absolutely loved Lucifer's Hammer. Such great visuals and such a great story. I was frankly surprised when all those meteor movies hit the theaters [Armegeddon and that other one I forget the name of] and Hollywood completely missed LH.

Deep Impact, but who's counting. Well, I am, for one. And the first travesty to hit the big screen after Lucifer's Hammer (1977) was Meteor (1979). Even though it starred Sean Connery, it sucked, and I knew it meant that Lucifer's Hammer wouldn't be made into a movie for a long time.

That turned out to be twenty years, and now Armageddon (and that other, more forgettable, one) have probably pushed it back another twenty (on the Gripping hand, a third of that has already gone by).

Keep the Shiny Side Up . . .

NVGHOSTRIDER

Friday, December 29, 2006 1:02 AM

The Dark Knight Returns- Frank Miller
Dare Devil: Man without Fear- Frank Miller (I know parts of it were in the sucky movie starring Ben Assface)
Without Remorse- Tom Clancy
John Clarks story is the most exciting and saddest of them all. That and he's a bad ass.

YT

Friday, December 29, 2006 1:50 AM

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Oh! I'd love to see the Thursday Next as a film, I used to hang around in the Fforum on Jaspers website, and it was a constant source of discussion.

Problem is, it could be done, and it would be funny and cool, but whole chunks of the book are so book-centric that it would loose most of what made it unique, I mean, how would you film the scene in Mycrofts shed with the bookworms eating the words and crapping out capital letters and apostrophes? on the page its so funny I had to stop reading the books on public transport, but I couldn't think of any way to translate it to a visual medium.

Thought I'd taken the time to read through this thread, but must have missed this one. My post earlier today rather belabours your point.

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And Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrel, I started writing a screenplay for that I wanted to see it done that much.

Work on it 'til it's beautiful, then shop it. It's sad but, Susannah Clarke suffers from a medical condition that makes it impossible for her to work long hours. She isn't likely to do a spec screenplay. She has written but the one novel (and I'm certain her publisher wants another), plus eight shorter pieces that have been collected in "the Ladies of Grace Adieu & Other Stories". For a review, I direct your attention to the Washington Post's Book World, on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Ladies-Grace-Adieu-Other-Stories/dp/1596912510/s
r=1-1/qid=1167355706/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-4601595-7417263?ie=UTF8&s=books
If that link doesn't work for you, try this one: http://SusannaClarke.notlong.com

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Possibly Jim Cary,(if he pulled another Truman Show and really restrained himself) as either Norrel or The gentleman with thistle down hair.

Alas, I fear that the GwtTDH would bring out the Lemony Snicket in Carrey.

I admire your taste, and ambition, and wish you the very best of luck with your writing, and life in general in the new year.

Keep the Shiny Side Up . . .

YT

Friday, December 29, 2006 2:08 AM

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Angles and demons by dan brown

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0808151/

Keep the Shiny Side Up . . .

YT

Friday, December 29, 2006 2:11 AM

Checked my old email address to see that somebody had replied to one of my old posts. Now half the day's gone.

Keep the Shiny Side Up . . .

TENTHCREWMEMBER

Friday, December 29, 2006 2:29 AM

I have two book series, both by the same author, both IDEAL for movie series!

Award winning Author: John DeChancie

Books: Star Rigger, Red Limit Freeway, and Paradox Alley
Would make a FANTASTIC movie trilogy.

Books: Castle Perilous (and all the Castle books that follow...)
A great sci-fi fantasy adventure series that would spawn several movies, and possibly spinoffs!

Just my 2 platinum worth!
If you are not familiar with the author or his works, I HIGHLY recommend everything he has written. And yeah, he's my favorite author. Period.

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Friday, December 29, 2006 2:38 AM

Here's one that I'm betting no one else has read, at least in the USA:
Stewart Farrar's "Omega"

Yes, pagans. That Stewart Farrar. The book is about zombies, witches and politics. It's ratehr good in a World War Z way, and is being re-released in February. I always thought that it would make a good movie.

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NOTYOLANDA

Saturday, December 30, 2006 3:47 AM

I'm so lucky that I live by Greensboro NC, Card's home town. He does book signings at a local bookstore and the Ender question always comes up. It has taken a lot of time because he wants it done right. With children Ender's age not famous teens. He is combining it with Bean's story, Ender's Shadow.

Please! Nobody died last time!

EMPIREX

Saturday, December 30, 2006 6:34 AM

THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE by Audrey Niffenegger: Original, romantic, funny, sad, and COMPLETELY confusing... With all the jumping into the past and future and then all the doppleganger Henrys... I don't know how they'd keep the audience from losing their minds! The book is easier to follow because of the strong narration, but an entire movie can't be narrated. That would just be annoying. Unless they got Morgan Freeman to do it.
Just kidding.
The other ones would be Anne Rice's trilogy: THE WITCHING HOUR, LASHER, and TALTOS. I read on her website a year ago that NBC had greenlighted a miniseries for it and they were going to film it on location in New Orleans, but since Katrina... who knows if it will get the go ahead now. We can always hope.

KAYLEESTHEGREATEST

Saturday, December 30, 2006 7:38 PM

my favorite book turned into a movie is the lord of the rings or i robot but the book i want to see turned into a movie is starwars hardcontact

Someday the verse will spit in your soup but at least they gave you soup.
one day
one plan
one mission
one army of browncoats
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-Our mission as browncoats is to make us known.

WYTCHCROFT

Tuesday, September 4, 2007 5:39 PM

-unashamed vump-

There is a great rule of thumb
that an excellent book makes a lousy movie and vice versa
(examples Great Gatsby, Friends of Eddie Coyle) - yet who can resist...

my two-scents worth:
(choices won't last the time it takes me to light my next cigarette but -)

1. Charlotte Sometimes by Penelope Farmer,
a children's book - my favourite book. go find, read, at once!

2. Ticket that exploded / Nova Express - by william Burroughs

3. The Books Of Magic - graphic novels by neil gaiman and worth every penny he should sue jk rowling for.
(oh and tv series of alan moore's promethea)

4. The Jerry Cornellius quartet - by michael moorcok (there was one crappy attempt in the 70s)
- or Gloriana.

5. Poppy Brite's series of Chef novels. Prime, Soul Food etc.

and lastly cf remake/reimagine thread elsewhere - The Stainless Steel Rat books -
at once and pronto.
This site has skewed my thinking here t'ward sci-fi
so a quick shout out to phil dick and gene wolf while we're about it.

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