| Can we have Judge Dread done properly with Clint please? |
What books would you like to see adapted into movies? • Page 3
-
localnotail 23,079 posts
Seen 2 weeks ago
Registered 13 years ago -
pjmaybe 70,666 posts
Seen 12 years ago
Registered 20 years agoGET OUT OF MY BRAIN!
I was going to post a bit earlier about how the whole Dead Man thing would have been superb with Clint as Dredd...but now? Nah, even Dredd's chin's not that craggy...
Wonder what did happen to the new proposed Dredd / Death movie...
/goes scurrying to IMDB -
figgis 7,721 posts
Seen 1 year ago
Registered 16 years ago -
pjmaybe 70,666 posts
Seen 12 years ago
Registered 20 years agoOOH!
/gets excited. -
Spanky wrote:
Ha! That could be excellent - in an awful Legend/I ROBOT kind of way. I like Will Smith.
1984 with Will Smith as Winston Smith(with a name like that he's gotta be a n -
Telepathic.Geometry wrote:
I don't know how they could do them without being very boring. Maybe if they kept it to under 100 minutes and just did the interesting stuff?
Thomas Covenant Chronicles, though it'll never happen. -
Leolian'sBro wrote:
Could be good - but who would play the leads?
American Gods would be good. -
My own suggestion - The Difference Engine. -
pjmaybe 70,666 posts
Seen 12 years ago
Registered 20 years agoBremenacht wrote:
My own suggestion - The Difference Engine.
Eek. A LOT of the book could be mercilessly cut out though. Lot of long boring wibbly shit in there that wouldn't be missed. Basically someone could just nick the idea of workers vs numbercrunchers, steampunk it up a bit and it'd probably be quite saucy. -
@The posters who've said the Harry Bosch books by Michael Connelly
He appears to be a forum favourite! How about a series that broke each book down into 4-5 episodes? That could work, I reckon the (relatively slow for detective books)procedural pace would work fine on TV.
The only other way would be to do a new series altogether, but I'd want an arc like The Wire, showing his gradual disillusionment. With Jerry Edgar as his partner. -
Leolian'sBro wrote:
Oh that's a good choice. That'd work.
Odin would be Robert De Niro. Whatsisface (main character) - Javier Bardem. -
pjmaybe wrote:
I dunno. There's enough set-pieces in there to fill 90 minutes+. Loads of scope for showy CGI. Stick whatserchops from Underworld in the lead role and it's a winner.
Bremenacht wrote:
My own suggestion - The Difference Engine.
Eek. A LOT of the book could be mercilessly cut out though. Lot of long boring wibbly shit in there that wouldn't be missed. Basically someone could just nick the idea of workers vs numbercrunchers, steampunk it up a bit and it'd probably be quite saucy. -
While people are suggesting Wyndham books, I'd like to see 'The kraken wakes'. -
Paperghost 1,702 posts
Seen 8 years ago
Registered 13 years agoweaveworld by clive barker. it'd probably get mangled though. -
speedofthepuma 13,428 posts
Seen 1 year ago
Registered 16 years agoThe Stainless Steel Rat, with... Robert Downey Jr. -
WrongShui 6,858 posts
Seen 13 hours ago
Registered 16 years agoI'd like to see Philip Reeve's Mortal Engines and maybe the other books in the series if I ever get round to reading them. -
CaptainBinky 2,243 posts
Seen 2 years ago
Registered 17 years agoJonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell.
Which is already on the cards, apparently. Would rather they did it as a miniseries though, to be honest, as it'd be a shame to lop a load of the good bits out for brevity. -
Bill-Gates-is-Evil 8,934 posts
Seen 8 years ago
Registered 19 years agoWorld War Z -
WrongShui 6,858 posts
Seen 13 hours ago
Registered 16 years agoIt's being done BGiE. -
Bill-Gates-is-Evil 8,934 posts
Seen 8 years ago
Registered 19 years agoWorld War Z -
WrongShui 6,858 posts
Seen 13 hours ago
Registered 16 years agoYeah I hope they make that into a film as well. -
absolutezero 7,952 posts
Seen 7 years ago
Registered 17 years agoPerdido Street Station, In the Night Garden orrrrrrrr either Veniss Underground or an Ambergris series of tales.
Yes. -
Spanky 15,037 posts
Seen 5 days ago
Registered 18 years agolocalnotail wrote:
A film of the Prince Buster song? Awesomes!
Can we have Judge Dread done properly with Clint please? -
Scimarad 9,964 posts
Seen 14 hours ago
Registered 18 years agoSun of Suns by Karl Schroeder. That could absolutely kick major arse! -
Ged42 7,985 posts
Seen 2 years ago
Registered 14 years agoEchoing Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, though I think it might work better as a BBC drama series than a film.
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick - The whole Nazi's/Japan winning WWII setting would be cool, but the story would never survive the movie making process.
'Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency' and 'The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul' by Douglas Adams - Just hope they're better than the Hitchiker's Guide film.
The Brentford series by Robert Rankin - Just because they're awesome. -
localnotail 23,079 posts
Seen 2 weeks ago
Registered 13 years agoSpanky wrote:
localnotail wrote:
A film of the Prince Buster song? Awesomes!
Can we have Judge Dread done properly with Clint please?
typingerrorLOL
I can see him now: "I am here to try all you Rude Bois for shootin' black people...HUSH UP PUNK!"
Paperghost wrote:
weaveworld by clive barker. it'd probably get mangled though.
ooooh yes. I used to stalk Clive Barker when I was a teenager. Probably what turned him gay. He made the mistake of buying me coffee and danishes in that little café near to the original forbidden planet. -
localnotail 23,079 posts
Seen 2 weeks ago
Registered 13 years agoGed42 wrote:
Echoing Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, though I think it might work better as a BBC drama series than a film.
yes. too much detail for a film.
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick - The whole Nazi's/Japan winning WWII setting would be cool, but the story would never survive the movie making process.
.
Flow My Tears The Policeman Said would be better IMO. -
Ged42 7,985 posts
Seen 2 years ago
Registered 14 years agolocalnotail wrote:
Ged42 wrote:
Echoing Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, though I think it might work better as a BBC drama series than a film.
yes. too much detail for a film.
I suppose it would make a nice change for the BBC Costume Drama department, they must get so sick of doing Bronte and Austin adaptations. Can't decide on which old British actor to play Mr. Norrel though.
localnotail wrote:
Ged42 wrote:
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick - The whole Nazi's/Japan winning WWII setting would be cool, but the story would never survive the movie making process.
.
Flow My Tears The Policeman Said would be better IMO.
I can't remember if I've read Flow My Tears The Policeman Said, I've found that Philip K.Dick's stories tend to merge together after a while. Even after checking through the overview on the Wiki entry I'm still not sure if i've read it or not. lol
Though I'd love to see to see a series done with each episode being a different Philip K.Dick short story especially if they did 'Cadbury, the Beaver Who Lacked,' as a Disney style cartoon. -
How old do you think Mr Norrell is? I like Ken Stott a lot, but I think maybe he is too old
I found this online - apparently Christopher Hampton has been adapting it - wonder what New Line are doing with it? lots of casting chat in the comments
edits: imdb entry
Ged42 wrote:
I can't remember if I've read Flow My Tears The Policeman Said, I've found that Philip K.Dick's stories tend to merge together after a while. Even after checking through the overview on the Wiki entry I'm still not sure if i've read it or not. lol
.
maybe your personal reality was erased somehow?
Sometimes posts may contain links to online retail stores. If you click on one and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. For more information, go here.
