What book do you think...

[PkmnTrainerJ]

Following the sucess of Harry Potter and Lord Of The Rings as major box office hit, I was thinking about some other books that would make good films and the first one that sprang to mind was The Belgariad by David Eddings. Anyway, here's the blurb.

Blurb: Long ago the evil God Torak sought dominion and drove men and Gods to war. But Belgarath the Sorcerer led men to reclaim the Orb that protected men of the West. So long as it lay at Riva, the prophecy went, the men would be safe. However Garion and his Aunt Pol knew not that an ancient legend would shape their destinies.

Anybody else who has read it will agree that it is a great series. So basically post your favourite book to movie idea with a synopsis and also a possible cast for the main characters. Oh, here's my cast.

Garion (young) - Christopher Ralph (Tobias, Animorphs)

Garion (adult) - Christopher Goram (Jake Foley, Jake 2.0)

Aunt Pol - Elizabeth Hurley (The Devil, Bedazzled)

Belgarath/Old Wolf - Ian McKellen (Xavier, X-Men)

Silk - Matthew Perry (Friends)

Barak - Hugh Jackman (Van Helsing)

Well those are the main characters. Torak would be CGI I think. Anyways away you all go.

Edited May 13, 2004 by TEWObsession

[Guest Angry Baboon]

Gangster

Birdsong

1984 (It's been done, but never that well)

The Leader

Cloud of Sparrows (A Prequel to Last Samurai, Perhaps?)

[JerryLynn420]

The Odyssesy - After Troy it'd be great.

[Ananas]

1984 (It's been done, but never that well)

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I think a lower budget version of 1984 that concentrated on the real themes of the book as opposed to the high budget drudge they made in the 80's would be great. Of course, it'll never happen because studio execs don't think low budget when it comes to something high profile.

I'd like to see an onscreen version of Kerouac's "On the Road", and apparently so does Scorsese, although he's owned the film rights to it since '67 and done nothing about it. I just hope this doesn't go the way of Scorsese's planned Dean Martin biopic and never end up happening.

[Summers]

Spartan

And, not a book, but a computer game that would make an awesome film, would be Project Eden.

[Jook]

His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman

[PkmnTrainerJ]

Final Fantasy VII would make a great film too. Not the Advent Children follow-up but the FF7 game.

[Farmer Reil]

a computer game that would make an awesome film, would be Project Eden.

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YES. It SO WOULD.

And, along the same lines, I always thought Homeworld would make a great TV series (it'd be way too long for a movie to be able to do it justice, unless you had multiple movies).

There really should be a Warhammer 40k movie. NOW. RIGHT THIS SECOND.

Back to books, Have A Nice Day would make a pretty cool movie, but only if Foley was the only wrestling-related person allowed on the creative side of things.

Edited May 13, 2004 by TheReilDeal

[Guest NYJetFan86]

Ian McKellen didnt play Xavier in Xmen. Patrick Stewart did. McKellen played Magneto

[PkmnTrainerJ]

Ian McKellen didnt play Xavier in Xmen. Patrick Stewart did. McKellen played Magneto 

Sorry. I'm an idiot and get Xavier and Magneto confudled.

[BlackFlagg]

n/m, I see I was beaten to it, heh

Edited May 13, 2004 by BlackFlagg

[Summers]

a computer game that would make an awesome film, would be Project Eden.

YES. It SO WOULD.

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I love you so much more than ever before.

The storyline of Eden beats any other game in it's genre. I drool over the thoughts of a movie, too bad there's like.. no chance of it happening. Not to mention, the game itself is amazing.

[CKN]

The Dark Tower Series but only as a HBO show each season could be one book.

[Hellfire]

i think any of the clive cussler books would be great as a movie.

[St. Dubb]

The Odyssesy - After Troy it'd be great.

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Well there IS an Odyssesy movie out there somewhere as I watched it in school twice...but a remake wouldn't hurt since it is very old. Wouldn't be surprised to see one done if Troy is a big hit.

[Loonister]

I've always thought that Catcher in the Rye would make a great movie.

[BlackFlagg]

Well there IS an Odyssesy movie out there somewhere as I watched it in school twice...but a remake wouldn't hurt since it is very old. Wouldn't be surprised to see one done if Troy is a big hit.

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It was a TV movie in 1997...not that old, but a theatrical version would be nice.

[St. Dubb]

It was a TV movie in 1997...not that old, but a theatrical version would be nice.

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Ooooh...wow, it certainly looks A LOT older than 1997. Oh well, I'm all for a big screen version then.

[Greg The Smooth]

I've always thought that Catcher in the Rye would make a great movie.

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I dont think that it would make too good of a movie. Holden walking around and lying about stuff doesnt interest me a lot.

[Fanku Kaibutsu]

The Star Wars Heir To The Empire trilogy would be way better than Episodes 1 & 2. Whitley Strieber's Communion and.. whatever it's sequel was called, would be cool if they did it right.