What books do you want to see films of?

humanji · 13-01-2006 03:52PM

~Rebel~ wrote:

Also Good Omens from Terry Pratchett and that other chap, if done correctly, could be class.

I think Terry Gilliam is working on this at the mo. Johnny Depp is set for Crawley and Robin Williams as the angel (can't think of his name). Unfortuantely, Gilliam is having trouble finding financial backers, so if anyone wants to start up a collection, we only need about €40 million to get started...

I'd love to see the Dragonlance Chronicals being made. I always thought it had a better story and better characters that Lord Of The Rings.

panda100 · 13-01-2006 05:48PM

ObeyGiant wrote:

If someone doesn't come and rescue Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials from the development limbo it appears to be stuck in, I may puke. I really, really want to see that series done well.

Noooo!how can you say this!How can the best work of fiction ever written (in my eyes) be made into a film!cant we at least keep one book sacred for generations to come. Apparently the director they've got onboard for this directed american pie-im dreading it already!there'll have mrs coulter in a bikini or something

Sangre · 13-01-2006 06:38PM

D-FENS wrote:

I read before that he wrote some books under the Bachman name so people wouldn’t be put of by the amount of Stephen King books on the shelves, and might like to read something similar but by an supposed different author.

The Bachman books came about because King wanted to see if people were buying the books because they were good or because of his name. Its in a forward of one of his books.

vorbis · 13-01-2006 07:32PM

The Good Omens movie looks like it might be dead.

Williams has left it I think.

impr0v · 14-01-2006 03:12AM

altered carbon by richard morgan - great sci-fi book with some excellent ideas. someone bought the rights when it came out, but nothing so far as far as i know.

sweety4uall · 14-01-2006 03:16AM

déd&#233 wrote:

Howdy,
Running Man by Stephen King. Has someone read it?

yes.not bad book.

The Samizdat · 14-01-2006 04:48PM

I would like to see David Foster Wallace's "Infinite Jest" made into a movie, but it would have to be a very long miniseries. There have been rumors in the states that HBO is considering adapting it (they own the film rights), but I don't know think the book has enough popular clout for HBO to do it.

Supposedly his work of short stories "Brief Interviews with Hideous Men" is currently being adapted.

NoDayBut2Day · 16-01-2006 04:52AM

Anything written by Juliet Marillier; preferably, the Sevenwaters series. I think that would be awesome.

starn · 16-01-2006 07:45PM

The Twits

Hugh Hefner · 16-01-2006 09:08PM

panda100 wrote:

Noooo!how can you say this!How can the best work of fiction ever written (in my eyes) be made into a film!cant we at least keep one book sacred for generations to come. Apparently the director they've got onboard for this directed american pie-im dreading it already!there'll have mrs coulter in a bikini or something

We can only hope. Can we also change the character of the Golden Monkey into... say a wise cracking monkey? Booyah! That's a movie.

I want to see The Secret History by Donna Tartt done.

egon spengler · 17-01-2006 02:51PM

dark tower

madrab · 17-01-2006 03:16PM

wouldnt mind seeing the first chronicals of thomas covenant on the big screen, although i doubt it would make it to the big screen in its original story, i can definately see one scene being removed from the first novel, think the second novel had some battles that would look amazing on screen

also love to see some of Iain M Banks work made into films, loved consider phleabas, & i remember hearing some rumours about player of games being made, but i havent heard anything since. yeah use of weapons would be great but i dont think they could ever do it right

also would love to see some of the warhammer 40k books made into mind numbing scif0fi action flicks, imagine the horus herracy as a bunch of films

missingtime · 17-01-2006 06:21PM

Maybe some John Connelly. His first 3. If they did them right they could make a good trilogy. The subject matter is very dark and they would work better than the Patterson movie adaptations.
For some reason I think David Duchovny would make a good Charlie Parker. They have the same dry wit.

Necronomicon · 18-01-2006 01:00AM

Can't wait for I Am Legend, even though I think it would be hard to execute on the big screen.

Takeshi_Kovacs · 18-01-2006 01:06AM

The Rama series, but only by a really good director who HAS read this series, and loves it.. I'd hate to see it turn into all action, cgi centred film... would prefer, to reflect the books and keep the overwhelming sense of wonder, loneliness, awe etc...
Damn i want to read them again...

fitz · 18-01-2006 10:31AM

Yeah, have to agree with the John Connolly suggestion.
His books are so accessible, and visual, that they'd transfer very well to the screen.

Enders Game by Orson Scott Card.
Problem would be in finding a bunch of child actors that wouldn't piss people off.

D-FENS · 18-01-2006 01:54PM

egon spengler wrote:

dark tower

Jesus, yeah, never though of that.
Would take the vision and budget power of a Spielberg/Jackson etc. to pull it off though
Would hate to see it done half-arsed and i'd say King would'nt either.

memphis · 19-01-2006 03:52PM

I hear they are making a movie outta Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code", and Tom Hanks is playing the lead role.

Any idea when we can expect to see hitting the big screen here in Ireland?

TheVan · 19-01-2006 04:06PM

memphis wrote:

I hear they are making a movie outta Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code", and Tom Hanks is playing the lead role.

Any idea when we can expect to see hitting the big screen here in Ireland?

Saw the trailer before Match Point in Dundrum so I imagine not too long!

LFCFan · 19-01-2006 06:24PM

All of the Jack Reacher books by Lee Child. Have read them all (around 8 I think). Great stories and Reacher is one of the best characters I've ever read.

memphis · 19-01-2006 07:13PM

Anyone able to link me with upcoming film release dates??

entropi · 20-01-2006 11:57PM

déd&#233 wrote:

Howdy,
Running Man by Stephen King. Has someone read it?

Yes, lots of times... and i wonder why they didn't use more of the book for the film, such as why he enters the contest in the first place, or when he meets up with the poor black kid in the ghetto

Personally, i'd love to see " H.M.S. Unseen " by Patrick Robertson made into a movie. Give this a good director and it will be v nice, with the whole terrorism thing having more of a focus on the world stage, i think this would do well.... even though it's about an Iraqi working for the Iranians it's quite a good story.

meldrew · 22-01-2006 08:34PM

memphis wrote:

I hear they are making a movie outta Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code", and Tom Hanks is playing the lead role.

Any idea when we can expect to see hitting the big screen here in Ireland?

Release date sometime in May
I would'nt mind seeing some of Michael Connellys Harry Bosch novels being made , although they would probably be made for tv if they were made at all

MrPudding · 22-01-2006 09:01PM

madrab wrote:

wouldnt mind seeing the first chronicals of thomas covenant on the big screen, although i doubt it would make it to the big screen in its original story, i can definately see one scene being removed from the first novel, think the second novel had some battles that would look amazing on screen

I think this would porbably be my number one. It would be a serious job but could be so good.

madrab wrote:

also love to see some of Iain M Banks work made into films, loved consider phleabas, & i remember hearing some rumours about player of games being made, but i havent heard anything since. yeah use of weapons would be great but i dont think they could ever do it right

THe culture novels would be very cool.

LFCFan wrote:

All of the Jack Reacher books by Lee Child. Have read them all (around 8 I think). Great stories and Reacher is one of the best characters I've ever read.

Excellent, I am not the only person who think Jack is the coolest motherfunster on the planet. I think they would move to screen quite easily. I find his books hugly entertaining but they are pretty simple.

Has anyone read Harlan Coban? I think his Myron Bolitar book would make great movies.

I agree with the John Connelly suggestion and in the same vein would add Michael Connelly and Karen Slaughter.

How about Imajica and The Time Traveller's Wife?

MrP

Winning Hand · 22-01-2006 10:32PM

Live action tintin anyone

Agree with the rendevouz with rama, however the later books just turned into a sexual romp accross the galaxy which lost the mystique of the first book.

Nights dawn would be good, however there is probably too much telepathy/backstory to adequately get out in <3hours per book. Would love to see it though

Crash · 24-01-2006 12:43AM

MrPudding: just finished the time travellers wife - amazingly beautiful book, but i really think unfilmable. i'd have the urge to punch any actor who got the characters wrong

as for banks - i think the only way you could adapt any of the culture novels would be a near scene by scene reconstruction, if you wanted to keep the story true. for instance there's only about 50 pages real dead weight in use of weapons were it to be made into a film.

MrPudding · 24-01-2006 04:55PM

TheGrinch_000 wrote:

MrPudding: just finished the time travellers wife - amazingly beautiful book, but i really think unfilmable. i'd have the urge to punch any actor who got the characters wrong

as for banks - i think the only way you could adapt any of the culture novels would be a near scene by scene reconstruction, if you wanted to keep the story true. for instance there's only about 50 pages real dead weight in use of weapons were it to be made into a film.

I didn't say they would be easy.....:D

MrP

BolBill · 24-01-2006 06:04PM

The Talisman by Stephen King.

also agree with the Lee Child Reacher books and Michael Connollys Harry Bosch.

Rockee · 24-01-2006 06:06PM

'Dear Boy: The Keith Moon Story' by Tony Fletcher...I actuallt think its in the works and Mike Myers is being lined up to play Keith.

biko · 24-01-2006 06:12PM

Robert Faulcon's Night Hunter series

What books do you want to see films of?

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