You all know that a number of fantasy movies will be coming our way in the next few years. With the immense success of LotR and Harry Potter, it was to be expected.
So the rights to Brooks' MAGIC KINGDOM OF LANDOVER, Donaldson's THE CHRONICLES OF THOMAS COVENANT, Farland's THE RUNELORDS, Kay's THE LIONS OF AL-RASSAN, and God knows how many others before we are through, have been sold to production companies.
Now, LotR and Harry Potter were/are great because the films respected the essence of the novels. Jackson is a big fan of Tolkien, for whom he has great respect, and he surrounded himself with Tolkien aficionados in order to produce movies that lived up to the books. As far as Harry Potter is concerned, Rowling is involved in the process, making sure that the ship is steered in the right direction.
But such is a luxury that is afforded to few authors. Even Anne Rice had little to say when they filmed "Interview with the vampire."
Hence, is it reasonable for us to expect that producers and directors will attempt to re-create the essence of those series/novels? Or can we basically expect more than a few stinkers coming our way in the years to come?
As much as it pains me, I think that latter will be true...
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Patrick
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