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Favorite Book Not to Have a Movie
Posted on 10/8/09 at 5:23 am
Posted on 10/8/09 at 5:23 am
I would say "The Stand", but since it would take Peter Jackson and $350 million to do it right, I'll go with "Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card. I read it and still can't believe it hasn't been tried.
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Posted on 10/8/09 at 5:34 am to Shiftyplus1
It has.
Wolfgang Peterson was going to direct it, and OSC actually completed a script after the studio threw out the first draft.
It died in development hell though.
Not sure that series would translate well to film anyway. It focuses too much on monologues.
Wolfgang Peterson was going to direct it, and OSC actually completed a script after the studio threw out the first draft.
It died in development hell though.
Not sure that series would translate well to film anyway. It focuses too much on monologues.
Posted on 10/8/09 at 5:36 am to Volvagia
FWIW:
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Following the departure of Petersen from the project and Card's self-described refusal to "condescend to green-screen Hollywood," Card announced in February 2009 that he had completed a script for Odd Lot Entertainment, and that they had begun assembling a production team.
Posted on 10/8/09 at 5:36 am to Volvagia
Hmmm. I still wouldn't mind if they could find young actors to deliver the dialogue well. The battle school games would look great with today's tech.
well done Mr. Card, don't take any guff from those money grubbing asses. You wrote it, you should make sure it's done well.
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condescend to green-screen Hollywood
well done Mr. Card, don't take any guff from those money grubbing asses. You wrote it, you should make sure it's done well.
This post was edited on 10/8/09 at 5:39 am
Posted on 10/8/09 at 6:03 am to Shiftyplus1
Posted on 10/8/09 at 6:09 am to Kafka
Posted on 10/8/09 at 7:22 am to Shiftyplus1
Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy. It would have to be a series like Band of Brothers.
Posted on 10/8/09 at 7:27 am to Shiftyplus1
Catcher in the Rye
Posted on 10/8/09 at 7:39 am to Shiftyplus1
Posted on 10/8/09 at 7:41 am to Shiftyplus1
Lone Survivor
Sword Point
Sword Point
Posted on 10/8/09 at 9:01 am to Shiftyplus1
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Ender's Game
That's pretty funny. As soon as I read the subject to the thread, I thought of Ender's Game.
Posted on 10/8/09 at 9:19 am to Shiftyplus1
House Of Leaves. There is no way that could ever translate into a good movie
Posted on 10/8/09 at 9:23 am to Shiftyplus1
Snow Crash, although that book would probably be impossible to put on film
Posted on 10/8/09 at 9:36 am to LSUGradAtLast
The entire Dark Tower series by Stephen King. There was talk of JJ Abrams doing something with it but I haven't heard anything recently.
Posted on 10/8/09 at 9:42 am to TideSaint
not sure if they have been a major movie or not, but i've never heard of them: "alas, babylon" and "last of the breed" 
Posted on 10/8/09 at 11:18 am to Shiftyplus1
The Partner and The Testament by John Grisham, of course I believe they have butchered some of his others and they would both be 5 hour movies to get it right but I would be ok with that if they could do it right.
Posted on 10/8/09 at 11:22 am to LSUintheNW
The Day Before Midnight Really any of the Stephen Hunter books would be good. They have only done Shooter (Point of Impact) and although the movie was good, they should have stuck to the book.
Posted on 10/8/09 at 11:23 am to Shiftyplus1
I always thought "enders game" is where they got some of the ideas for "Starship troopers"
Posted on 10/8/09 at 11:42 am to Palm Beach Tiger
The Giver
Posted on 10/8/09 at 11:47 am to Volvagia
A Confederacy of Dunces
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