Books you would like turned into movies?
 

What are some books you would like turned into a movie?

The Chronicles of Prydain (The Black Cauldron Series)
A new series of Narnia movies (Which may be happening, since the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is being made now)
the Destroyer (Yeah, there was one, but so?)

The Hobbit

I'd like to see The Stand made into a proper movie not a mini series as I think it would be excellent.
Also Ben Elton's Dead Famous.

Fatherland or Archangel by Robert Harris

Peter Jackson is making that after he finishes with King Kong :cool:

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the stand was a pretty long novel, i don't think they could cram it all into a 2-3 hour movie. the miniseries must've been like 6 hours or so.

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Yeah, he claims he's making this prequel "As tolkien always intended."

This will include some minor changes, including the controversial "bilbo Shoots First" scene, similarly controversial scenes which establish Sauron NOT as a bad guy, but as a whiny little kid with too much power.

The Illustrated Man: This was made into a movie but it was really crappy and I think it was only a made for TV movie.

The Dark Materials Trilogy, by Phillip Pullman. How Harry Potter has become a phenomenon ahead of these superior kids books I'll never know.

I know it's been made into a stage play, but it's to imagine being able to cover the scope of the books on a stage.

Twelve by Nick Mcdonald.

You mean besides popular exposure?

Film tendencies to latch onto the middle of the road over the better done?

Well, both of those. The Dark Materials trilogy came 3rd in a huge BBC book vote that ran for months here, beating the Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Harry Potter. The trilogy finished behind Lord of the Rings and Pride and Prejudice. Both of the top 2 have had their profiles boosted by being turned into a film and a popular TV series, respectively.

I say there is potential there. It's an incredible series of books too. I feel it's on a par to the story of the Lord of the Rings, and deals some lofty concepts for a "kids" book.

I recommend them.

I'll likely check 'em out sometime.

I know Pullman by name, but not really by much more.

It's frustrating sometimes to see good material kinda rot in limbo while the run of the mill gets eaten up by some promotional obsession. Harry Potter was a wave a ton of people rode. I knew people who raved about the books that knew less about the series than I did. I wasn't too terribly impressed by the series as far as I actually got, though they were much better written than most of the "Children's books" I've read. That's not necessarily high praise: Being better than dumbed-down crap should be expected of anyone literate. I guess I'd say my reference point is a little...Skewed.

The Tomorrow Series.

By an Australian author. Mad books for teenagers. Make good movies for all though. :y:

WAYSIDE SCHOOL

Yeah It was 6 hours, longer with commercials and everything. It was quite well done as well. A movie would not be possible without destorying half the story.

Jesse Ventura's "I Ain't Got Time To Bleed"...it's part of his life story.

What??? Gimme details and a source.


A Boy Called "It" would make a great movie, although they'd probably **** up the casting and put someone like Jake Lloyd in it as the main character. Also, I don't know how well a child-abuse movie would go over in the mainstream media.


Wayside Stories from Wayside School could be really spectacular if it was put into the hands of the right director. Maybe even Sachar himself.

Oh hell yeah, that book ruled. I read the book like 5 times when I was a kid.

***Sideways.

I don't think there was a Wayside school book called "wayside Stories..."

www.narnia.com for TLTW&TW info, little as there is currently.

The Wayside school books would be awesome, too.

Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy, come to mention it.

Douglas Adams was in the process of getting the books set up to be shot as a film when he died. There was an old TV series, but the effects were pathetic. Adams felt that the late 90s brought CGI effects that would do the book justice. I thinka major studio (can't remember which one, I'll look it up) has owned the rights for a long time, but they questioned whether a sci-fi comedy film could really become a blockbuster. I think this viewpoint has changed now, and there is still talks to get the books shot.

I think I put up a link on the new forums, but maybe not. Doug's official site says hitchhiker's is back on. Dunno about the rest of the books, but that may depend upon how the first one does.

That's good to hear, I suppose. It's been said before and not materialised.

Yeah, but it's not been said by the actual Adams crew before. It's been hearsay, rumours, and imdb.

I hope they stick to the humour and style of the books and don't try to sex it up.

Likewise. I'd like something slicker than the BBC miniseries, but I want true to the books. Anything else is a MAJOR disservice to everything that makes the books good.

They need to get someone in who loves the books, and won't bow to casting all American LA stars, who'll cast by character rather than how big the names are e.g. like Peter Jackson with Lord of the Rings. Viggo Mortenson is somewhat of a jobbing actor, but it's hard to imagine anyone else playing that role now.

Yeah, it would be a bit of a nightmare to end up with a bunch of Hollywood names who totally have nothing to speak for their merit in the roles.

Oh God, I just got an image of Keannu Reeves in Hitchhiker's...

"Ford, you're turning into a Penguin, stop it!"

"Yeah, but I'm like, a Penguin who knows Kung Fu...Woah..."

I'd have Johnny Depp in there for star power, since he likes that sort of thing.

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More of the Alex Cross novels...

The Alex Cross novels are kind of shitty.

Who's Alex Cross?

the detective in James Patterson novels...

they made a couple already (Along Came a Spider and Kiss the Girls) I just want more :(

You read any of Dennis Lehane's novels? I didn't realise it when I was reading them all, but supposedly he's the king of crime fiction now or something like that. One of his books, Mystic River, was filmed last year.

I recommend his other books for detective type stuff.

I've been meaning to see Mystic River...

any particular books I should start with?

He wrote a whole series involved a particular detective...can't remember the order, but I think they start with "A Drink Before the War". Read the first in the series, if you like it you'll love the rest.

Mystic River is seperate from that series of books, but it's still brilliant.

I'll be heading to the library Monday so :y:

I looked up the books, in order:

A Drink Before the War
Darkness, Take My Hand
Sacred
Gone, Baby Gone
Prayers for Rain

Shutter Island is another quality book of his. John Connolly is another author I recommend, he's got a series of books too, starting with Every Dead Thing.

I agree with El Fregadero; Rainbow Six would rule as a movie, as long as they don't screw with it like they did with the Sum of All Fears.

Hmmm....since the Guide is finally being made into a movie, I can't really think of too many other books

I'd kinda like to see Johnny the Homicidal Maniac get turned into an animated series (run it on HBO like they did with Spawn)

Shadows of the Empire.

:eek: :y: :y: :y: I wish they would have done that instead of the three drops of shit we got now. And someone that could actually direct and herd of actual actors, would direct them.

Damn, you're right.

That would require one thing that is impossible now--George Lucas to actually acknowledge any of the books.

I wouldn't mind that. Shadows was pretty major, even if the actual novel was written like it was done by a 4th grader (Disturbing, considering the amount of sexuality in the book). The broad base of the whole media package was pretty cool. I even have "Inside Shadows of the Empire," Which does a behind the scenes look at the games, book, comic, toys, etc.

I've even done gaming in the Shadows era. It's a huge ambiguous area where the lead characters of Star Wars aren't doing much.

Other problem--Recasting. It would be a bitch to find people to play these established roles well.

not that it's a huge deal or anything, just felt like pointing it out.

That isn't for sure yet. The Tolkien estate is refusing to license the rights to New Line Cinemas, so they're trying to work out a deal with them right now.

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