Favorite Book into Film, Not Yet Done?
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UPDATED: Tuesday, September 4, 2007 17:39
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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.
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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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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)
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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.
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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...
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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.
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Stupid double post. Sorry.
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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.
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Quote: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.
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.
Oh, he's so full of manure, that man! We could lay him in the dirt and grow another one just like him.
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