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Sain4847 · 11-14-2009, 09:37 PM

So, personally what books do you guys wish are going to be turned into film.
Personally, I think Sandman, by Neil Gaiman, would be an excellent book to feature, but I think that it would be hard to do correctly.

Marquoz · 11-14-2009, 09:48 PM

I wish that a major film company would pick up Runelords by David Farland and finish it. It was being worked on but with a very very low budget, and then vanished.

I would also love to see it done as a TV series, even animated. I think I would prefer a TV series because you could do most of the book without having to hack it to bits to make it fit in 90-120 minutes.

ckent22 · 11-14-2009, 10:00 PM

I'd like to see an Aquaman film done with a place sort of like Atlantis under the ocean or something. That would be cool IMO

Lord_Stewie · 11-14-2009, 10:01 PM

I want to see A Tale of two Cities.

assydingo · 11-14-2009, 10:06 PM

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I'd like to see an Aquaman film done with a place sort of like Atlantis under the ocean or something. That would be cool IMO

Wish they had done the Aquaman TV show with Justin Hartley.

detective392 · 11-14-2009, 10:12 PM

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Wish they had done the Aquaman TV show with Justin Hartley.

+1 I still watch the trailer even knowing we will never get it and it looked like it could have been even better then smallville.

detective392 · 11-14-2009, 10:12 PM

I really want to keys to the kingdom to be adapted into movies.

assydingo · 11-14-2009, 10:19 PM

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+1 I still watch the trailer even knowing we will never get it and it looked like it could have been even better then smallville.

Hard to say... the pilot definitely showed potential.

Marquoz · 11-14-2009, 10:21 PM

I would also love to see David Weber's Honor Harrington series made into movies. Some of those space battles would be awesome. Especially when they got into the pod deploying battles. Thousands of missiles nailing a ship tearing it to shreds!

Secretagentnumber6 · 11-14-2009, 11:09 PM

I have said it before but I think the Robert Ludlum's Covert One series would make a great movie series. It has characters that are shared in every book and is some really great stuff.

iori · 11-14-2009, 11:11 PM

Rendezvous with Rama

Lord_Stewie · 11-14-2009, 11:25 PM

World War Z. I got the book from my Bro and extremely enjoyed it. Plus there is an upcoming movie about it.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...ht=world+war+z

Mahatma · 11-15-2009, 12:20 AM

I wish they either film Neil Strauss 'The dirt' or his 'Emergency' books

First is out of this world hillarious,the other pretty good self-imposed adventure

Steve46 · 11-15-2009, 12:50 AM

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...ight=ender%27s

Lord_Stewie · 11-15-2009, 12:51 AM

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https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...ight=ender%27s

Wow....

great link buddy.

Sain4847 · 11-15-2009, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Steve46

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...ight=ender%27s

I apologize for not noticing a topiv that was last posted in several months ago.

Lord_Stewie · 11-15-2009, 01:43 AM

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I apologize for not noticing a topiv that was last posted in several months ago.

Don't apologize. Its a mistake we all make.

vegeta88 · 11-15-2009, 01:45 AM

I'd like to see Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk turned into a movie with Edward Norton as the lead

Also Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand; though, it would probably be better as a miniseries since the book is 1,070 pages

But I think it is great and belongs with the greats like 1984.

Duffy12 · 11-15-2009, 02:44 AM

Frederick Poole's Gateway. But who would be a good director for it?

And Edgar Rice Burroughs John Carter of Mars.

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Marquoz · 11-15-2009, 02:58 AM

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Frederick Poole's Gateway. But who would be a good director for it?
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The Heechee series? Seems like it would be a little bit slow paced to be a movie.

11-14-2009, 09:37 PM	#1
Sain4847 Member Member since:Jul 2009 Location:In the galaxy cluster the Local Group, in the Milky Way	Books Into Movies So, personally what books do you guys wish are going to be turned into film. Personally, I think Sandman, by Neil Gaiman, would be an excellent book to feature, but I think that it would be hard to do correctly.

11-14-2009, 11:25 PM	#12
Lord_Stewie Blu-ray Baron Member since:May 2007 Blu-ray collection:396 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	World War Z. I got the book from my Bro and extremely enjoyed it. Plus there is an upcoming movie about it. https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...ht=world+war+z Last edited by Lord_Stewie; 11-14-2009 at 11:28 PM.

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11-14-2009, 09:48 PM	#2
Marquoz Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2008 Location:New Orleans Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:167 Trading Score:2	I wish that a major film company would pick up Runelords by David Farland and finish it. It was being worked on but with a very very low budget, and then vanished. I would also love to see it done as a TV series, even animated. I think I would prefer a TV series because you could do most of the book without having to hack it to bits to make it fit in 90-120 minutes.

11-14-2009, 10:00 PM	#3
ckent22 Banned Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Hollywood, California VIA Smallville, Kansas Home Theater Gallery:15 Blu-ray collection:266 Blu-ray reviews: 15	I'd like to see an Aquaman film done with a place sort of like Atlantis under the ocean or something. That would be cool IMO

11-14-2009, 10:01 PM	#4
Lord_Stewie Blu-ray Baron Member since:May 2007 Blu-ray collection:396 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	I want to see A Tale of two Cities.

11-14-2009, 10:12 PM	#7
detective392 Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Champlin, MN Home Theater Gallery:3 Blu-ray collection:439 DVD collection:293 Blu-ray reviews:21	I really want to keys to the kingdom to be adapted into movies.

11-14-2009, 10:21 PM	#9
Marquoz Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2008 Location:New Orleans Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:167 Trading Score:2	I would also love to see David Weber's Honor Harrington series made into movies. Some of those space battles would be awesome. Especially when they got into the pod deploying battles. Thousands of missiles nailing a ship tearing it to shreds!

11-14-2009, 11:09 PM	#10
Secretagentnumber6 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Mar 2008 Location:St Louis Area Home Theater Gallery:15 Blu-ray collection:212 Trading Score:4	I have said it before but I think the Robert Ludlum's Covert One series would make a great movie series. It has characters that are shared in every book and is some really great stuff.

11-14-2009, 11:11 PM	#11
iori Power Member Member since:Apr 2009 Trading Score:2	Rendezvous with Rama

11-15-2009, 12:20 AM	#13
Mahatma Blu-ray Samurai Member since:May 2009 Location:A bit off... Home Theater Gallery:5 Blu-ray collection:247 Blu-ray reviews:8	I wish they either film Neil Strauss 'The dirt' or his 'Emergency' books First is out of this world hillarious,the other pretty good self-imposed adventure

11-15-2009, 12:50 AM	#14
Steve46 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Oshawa, ON 4K collection:156 Blu-ray collection:1040 Blu-ray reviews: 79 Trading Score:16	https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...ight=ender%27s

11-15-2009, 01:45 AM	#18
vegeta88 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Nov 2007 Location:CA 4K collection:94 Blu-ray collection:666 DVD collection:116 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:1	I'd like to see Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk turned into a movie with Edward Norton as the lead Also Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand; though, it would probably be better as a miniseries since the book is 1,070 pages But I think it is great and belongs with the greats like 1984.

11-15-2009, 02:44 AM	#19
Duffy12 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Among the Tuatha’an 4K collection:20 Blu-ray collection:272	Frederick Poole's Gateway. But who would be a good director for it? And Edgar Rice Burroughs John Carter of Mars. .

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