Books you'd like to see adapted to TV/Film?

[Jerry Callo 8698]

Speaking of Mario Puzo, I'm surprised Fools Die was never made into a movie.

[Vito Andolini 9124]

46 minutes ago, South Austin said:

You didn't miss much.  Second-rate director and a bunch of B-list actors who never amounted to much.  Could use a modern reboot, for sure.

Wait, there was even a sequel?

[Rabidhorn 121]

On 9/18/2019 at 12:06 PM, GhostOfTomJoad said:

Isaac's Storm, about the 1900 hurricane that demolished Galveston. A phenomenal book with tremendous research & haunting details, in the hands of a first-rate director it could be a powerful film.

My MIL was from Galveston, her family took the train out of their days before the storm hit.

[Rabidhorn 121]

I think I bought this when I was 12, a simple but powerful story, Eastwood could kill it.

The Man in the Box: A Novel of Vietnam

by Marylois Dunn

[Nice Guy Eddie 13509]

Spin trilogy by Robert Charles Wilson:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074CHDR54?ref_=dbs_r_series&storeType=ebooks

 

 

[South Austin 52454]

3 hours ago, Vito Andolini said:

Wait, there was even a sequel?

Not that I'm aware of, but there was a prequel.

[drewcifer 33]

https://news.avclub.com/michael-chabon-bringing-kavalier-clay-adaptation-to-s-1840343891

If Chabon's involved this has potential.

[bluto 4913]

Surprised no mention of I Am Pilgrim. The Dog Stars would be good too.

[MillerEP 30447]

On 9/18/2019 at 12:17 PM, bamachine said:

Would not mind a series based on Discworld. 

Your wish has been granted:

https://www.surlyhorns.com/board/index.php?/topic/18473-the-watch-discworld-based-tv-show-bbc-america/

 

Also Colour of Magic is free on IMDB TV:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1079959/episodes?season=1&ref_=tt_wbr_fdv

Edited January 7, 2021 by MillerEP

[deadshank 24652]

On 12/10/2019 at 3:10 PM, bluto said:

Surprised no mention of I Am Pilgrim. The Dog Stars would be good too.

See post 21

[deadshank 24652]

What a crazy life.  

[CooterBrown 18004]

Years ago, the Coen Brothers were attached to write and direct with Brad Pitt to star but it obviously never happened.

WWII pilot is shot down over Japan and has to cross the island for a chance at rescue.

[Incredulity 11654]

Without Remorse.

 

But, done unpolished and gritty.  Not big budget star vehicle.

 

 

[Da Fino 2776]

Metzger's Dog or the Butcher's Boy series by Thomas Perry would be very entertaining. 

[WBT 20561]

On 9/19/2019 at 12:26 PM, mdleast said:

Also the first 2/3rds of this

I'd love to see his Baroque Cycle if done right

[bamachine 1230]

On 1/6/2021 at 8:37 PM, MillerEP said:

Your wish has been granted:

https://www.surlyhorns.com/board/index.php?/topic/18473-the-watch-discworld-based-tv-show-bbc-america/

 

Also Colour of Magic is free on IMDB TV:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1079959/episodes?season=1&ref_=tt_wbr_fdv

Thanks for the heads up.

[vtaenz 601]

On 1/8/2021 at 12:13 PM, Incredulity said:

Without Remorse.

 

But, done unpolished and gritty.  Not big budget star vehicle.

 

 

Actually was coming to say this. This is the longest book that I've ever breezed through so quickly. Loved it.

[TwiceHorn 31439]

On 1/8/2021 at 7:42 AM, CooterBrown said:

Years ago, the Coen Brothers were attached to write and direct with Brad Pitt to star but it obviously never happened.

WWII pilot is shot down over Japan and has to cross the island for a chance at rescue.

Probably well known among the literati here, but Dickey is the author of Deliverance and was the poet laureate of the United States.

He's a powerful writer.  And, in keeping with the stereotype, a major drunk that somehow lived to be 73.

[BigOrange1 6433]

read this last year and it's one of the better books i've read.  would make for a very good movie in the right hands.

[Texas St. Armadillos 1381]

You guys are slipping.  

The correct answer is "Forged of a Hotter Fire".

[vtaenz 601]

read this last year and it's one of the better books i've read.  would make for a very good movie in the right hands.

I feel like I've already lived this...

[ReturnofNumber6 48]

[Butch Had Not 2969]

On 1/8/2021 at 11:13 AM, Incredulity said:

Without Remorse.

 

But, done unpolished and gritty.  Not big budget star vehicle.

 

 

I was going to say that exact book.  Torture scenes and everything. 

[blacklab 11926]

A former Navy SEAL turned CIA operative seeks revenge after his girlfriend is killed by a Baltimore drug lord.

Initial release: February 25, 2021 (Germany)

Director: Stefano Sollima

Story by: Tom Clancy

Producers: Michael B. Jordan, Akiva Goldsman, André Nemec, Josh Appelbaum

Screenplay: Taylor Sheridan, Will Staples

[tx 3 putt 76873]

On 9/18/2019 at 1:38 PM, DDD Dad said:

Also I think I listed this on the same thread on TOS but The Historian would make for an interesting movie or limited series.

In 2005, prior to its publication, Sony bought the film rights to the novel for $1.5 million, but has yet to go into production

[956 Worldwide 34702]

Would love to see The Master and Margarita get the proper Hollywood budget and effects it deserves. There are some good Russian versions. 
 

Dreams of a Great Small Nation is the story of the Czechoslovak Legion that at one point seized control of the Trans-Siberian railway, the Imperial Gold Reserve, and kicked Bolshevik ass across the Russian East is epic and would be a spectacular period piece/blockbuster/Oscar bait. It’s too bad that it’s too late to cast a young Rachel Weisz as the love interest. 
 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XN5HMQ8/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

[vtaenz 601]

A more recent version of 1984 I think could be very good.

[NeverMarryAStripper 21874]

Technology is finally at the point they could do The Forever War now.

[Storm the Field 5294]

If somebody wanted to take a crack at doing the next GOT, The First Law trilogy would be solid source material for 4-5 seasons, IMO, though I imagine it would cost a lot of money to do it right (sets, VFX...etc.) 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_First_Law