what books should become movies?

disabledgamerj2

Are there any books that anyone would like to see be turned into movies? I just got done book called The Doomsday Vault and I think it would be a awesome summer blockbuster. Also excited that Ready Player One and Enders Game are becoming movies

ElJeffe

Mine.

disabledgamerj2

lol, good luck

Choyrt

I would love to see Glasshouse by Stross turned into a movie. People in the far far future recreate the 1950's America in an effort to understand their origins better.

spcmnspff

Officially, I'm obliged to say none. Ever. In fact, there's quite a few I hope they unmake.

Unofficially, I wouldn't hate seeing what someone like Charlie Kaufman could do with The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster.

Choyrt

I get what you mean, Spacemanspiff. I really wish an I am Legend movie had never been made .... all three of them.

And now I have to look up the New York Trilogy.

justdany

Choyrt wrote: »

I get what you mean, Spacemanspiff. I really wish an I am Legend movie had never been made .... all three of them.

And now I have to look up the New York Trilogy.

I also really suggest Spacemanspiff

tapeslinger

Whenever this question comes up, I am obligated to say The Stars My Destination, with the caveat that the only acceptable casting choice for Gully Foyle is Jason Statham

(someone suggested this in a list on litreactor at some point and I found the fact that it would never happen profoundly depressing)

ruzkin

Oh God, I would strange so many people for a good film adaptation of The Stars My Destination.

Forar

I'd love to see an awesome series of movies based on The Dresden Files, a little modern fantasy guilty pleasure of mine.

But it already had one season of a tv series, and from what I've heard it wasn't very good, so that's probably left untouched unless someone incredible felt like doing it justice.

DesmondPfeiffer

Despite myself I am curious with whatever they end up with from the Neuromancer movie they've been supposedly trying to make for years. I'm pretty sure it will be terrible though, if it ever finally is made.

Not a specific book per se, but it would be cool if someone made some more Cthulu based horror movies. Most of the ones that exist are exceptionally old, indie, or both. The lore has always been really cool, and lends itself wonderfully to some psychological horror in the vein of Tale of Two Sisters or Jacob's Ladder.

Choyrt

Del Toro was working on Mountains of Madness with Tom Cruise when he got snatched up for the Hobbit. Sadly, I'm not sure where Mountains landed since Pacific Rim made it to the top of his 'to do' list. But the man who brought us Pan's Labyrinth would be perfect for Cthulu. Granted, we've had a couple of films like In the Mouth of Madness, From Beyond, the bland Cthulu, and the charming Call of Cthulu ... but I agree that 'the' Cthulu movie has yet to be made.

DesmondPfeiffer

I hadn't heard about del Toro. That would be incredible. Out of all the directors that immediately come to mind, he would probably be my top pick for a Cthulu movie.

I love Chan-wook Park, and Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance and Oldboy have some pretty incredible psychological mind screws, so he also comes to mind. He hasn't really done horror though, I guess aside from the short in Three Extremes, which I haven't watched yet.

BusterK

Carter Beats The Devil
It's already been sold and has been in development forever
Doubt it's coming out anytime soon

MalReynolds

ElJeffe wrote: »

Mine.

Also, mine. One of the common comments I get on the novel is that it reads very much like it's movie ready.

cptrugged

Forar wrote: »

I'd love to see an awesome series of movies based on The Dresden Files, a little modern fantasy guilty pleasure of mine.

But it already had one season of a tv series, and from what I've heard it wasn't very good, so that's probably left untouched unless someone incredible felt like doing it justice.

There are few books in this world that scream "Summer blockbuster" more than Dead Beat IMO. I can just imagine seeing that final scene of the book on the big screen. Someone will eventually discover this IP again and give it another shot. The TV series on SciFi just wasn't a good representation of the books.

quiet_banshee

Choyrt wrote: »

... but I agree that 'the' Cthulu movie has yet to be made.

Mmh. I'm soaking wet thinking of what a good Call of Cthulu movie would actually look like if handled right. Just... oh, my. Just consider what the scene where the ship (was it a fishing vessel?) encounters the strange rock/island formation and all of the shit hits all of the fans might actually BE if the people who make this hypothetical movie know what they're doing.

Choyrt

MalReynolds wrote: »

ElJeffe wrote: »

Mine.

Also, mine. One of the common comments I get on the novel is that it reads very much like it's movie ready.

I was thinking about your comment for a bit. I suspect our entire generation will be more greatly influenced by film in their production of narrative. when I wrote my book I very much saw 'establishing shots' and 'continuity editing.' Granted, writing like it is a film isn't new. I always felt that Flannery O'Conner wrote like her stories were films, but still ... perhaps this is a new reality to literature?

Personally, I always wanted a hardcore, high-end CGI version of Watership Down.