Via the Torcs and Timegates blog, news that one of my favourite book series may finally be in production.
And yes, I know that it's a long development process these days despite CGI advances, and god knows, the possibility of it all being warped beyond imagination is high, and, you are right, we still haven't had a decent version of Anne McCafferey's books, but.....
....well, if they could do as good a job as HBO did with 'Game of Thrones', it could be awesome. It has all the potential, after all.
Casting suggestions in the comments, please!
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I'm torn on this; on one hand - WOW! On the other, I can't help thinking of AA Milne's description of adaptations on a much-loved book being 'like finding someone else's thumbprint in your bread and butter'.
As for Anne McCaffrey, even with CGI the dragons would always be a bit of a stretch but I've often wondered whether 'The Crystal Singer' or the Pegasus series would translate well to film - although the latter might be a bit too close to 'Minority Report.
Also Mary Gentle's 'Rats and Gargoyles' would make a superb film; if you don't know it, get thee to a bookshop immediately!
BTW, Ralph Fiennes for Basil Wimborne.
Very exciting. It needs to be proper HBO-style big budget.
I suspect we're not going to get many big names, but a GOT mix of relative unknowns with character actors and minor stars would work. Plenty of casting opportunities for British character actors not pretty enough to get a break in US TV!
All I ask is don't f*** it up!
"As for Anne McCaffrey, even with CGI the dragons would always be a bit of a stretch..."
True, they'd be 'characters' rather than weapons a la 'GoT', so would require more airtime, and so increase costs.
I'm not sure McCaffrey's other series would have the necessary draw factor, unfortunately.
"BTW, Ralph Fiennes for Basil Wimborne. "
+1
"All I ask is don't f*** it up!"
AMEN!
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