Books without films
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If i had to pick a clancy book (that hasn't been done) it would be Red strom rising. Would be a little unfeasable to make as it would have to be about 4-5 hours long at least and would cost an absolute bomb to make. But it would be awesome.
I'd also love to see use of weapons (Iain M Banks) made into a film, wouldn't be easy to pull off but would make one hell of a film, especially with the ending. Look to windward would be good as well.
I'd also love to see use of weapons (Iain M Banks) made into a film, wouldn't be easy to pull off but would make one hell of a film, especially with the ending. Look to windward would be good as well.
panthro said:
I am Legend is being made for 2007 release (WIll Smith starring with Francis Lawrence directing)
Angels and Demons is being made for 2008 release
Another vote for anything by Gemell (Druss would be brilliant on screen) or Robert Jordan
I'd love to see Clarkes RAMA series on the big screen, also Fountains of Paradise and finish off the 2001/2010 series as well, currently reading 3001 the Final Odyssey.
I'm guessing some of McNabs novels would make good thriller movies for the masses as well.
I'm guessing some of McNabs novels would make good thriller movies for the masses as well.
Glyndwr said:
Gemell would be good... but Could you imagine the mess they would make of trying to explain Rand Al'thor? Not to mention Sul'dam and Domane relationships and war magics... I think it would be a good universe for a game. Have also foung the last couple of books have dragged a little. The series could have done with being 10 books total not however many it is going to end up as!
[edit] ok feeling like a cretin now! just read http://www.tor.com/jordan/ and seems like he is going through a real hard time of it!
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Raist said:
Agree 100%. I haven't read much Clancy in recent years (I kinda overdosed in the 90s, reading several of them more than once), and it always seemed to me that Without Remorse would be one of the more suitable titles for a film.
Why? Well, consider this. Clancy books typically usually have a huge, sprawling plot incorporating at least half a dozen MAJOR characters (i.e. those we follow for considerable time, and jump around to), minimum. That is fine in a book, but in a Hollywood blockbuster it rarely works. Congesting a Clancy novel into 2hrs is hard enough in itself, but when you've got to keep chopping and changing so much, it's not possible to 'hook' the viewer into the mentality of the characters.
Without Remorse, on the other hand, has a much narrower focus with it largely being based around the events surrounding one man. This is quite rare from Clancy and the plotline has the potential to be compressed without too much being lost. Contrast this with most of the other films, I mean, take Clear and Present Danger, that's a fantastic novel, but it simply isn't possible to cram all that into a film, it was crazy, you ended up getting the wrong FBI guy killed I think (Dan....something) and Ryan was there in the motorcade as well. The Hunt for Red October is a bit more of a focussed novel and that worked well as a film.
Christ, when you consider that The Sum of All Fears - arguably the most boring of Clancy's works, IMO - into a film, it seems strange that WR hasn't got a look in as yet.
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iCraig said:
I read that when I was 12 and was blown away. Thanks for the Authors name, I have wanted to reread it for years and couldn't find it
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and to answer the question, Guards Guards by Terry Pratchet.
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