Favorite Book into Film, Not Yet Done?
POSTED BY: Indigo
UPDATED: Tuesday, September 4, 2007 17:39
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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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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.
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"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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Originally posted by Terri:
The Stainless Steel Rat series.
Oh yes! That one's ripe for a big screen franchise!
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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 
"Gorramit Mal... I've forgotten my line."
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Jinn by Matthew Delaney. What a movie that would make.
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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
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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.
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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?
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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)
Mindscan
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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.
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