Books you'd like to see turned into movies

[blustori]

Originally posted by: chuckywang
Rule of Four

I just finished reading this book today. It was a good read.

 

[GTaudiophile]

Rumors circled for years but it never came out. I would love to see Tom Clancy's "Without Remorse" put onto the big screen.

 

[Supermercado]

Originally posted by: CadetLee
Wheel of Time series (Robert Jordan)

Probably too difficult/long to put into movie form, though.

I'll second both of those notions. It would be great to see it as a movie but something like a miniseries would better suit the series. Either would be awesome to see, though.

 

[Injury]

Originally posted by: diegoalcatraz

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy
Assuming someone competent would do it...


Killing Pablo (Mark Bowden)
Debt of Honor (Tom Clancy)
Bringing Down the House (Actually anything by Ben Mezrich would be great)

It wouldn't go over well, IIRC - disgraced opponent of the US crashes jumbo jet full of fuel into Congress while in session.

I thought that was "Executive Order"... but not while Congress is in session, during the State of the Union address.

 

[I Saw OJ]

The Alphabet of Manliness by Maddox


😀

 

[iwantanewcomputer]

the hobbit, this might make the best LOTR movie. and enders game would be good, but the story would seem kinda similar to the Halo movie that is already in production

 

[SeminoleMarine]

Steven King's, The Talisman, as long as no one who worked on "It" is allowed near it.

 

[Preyhunter]

The rest of James Patterson's Alex Cross series.
The Dan Brown books, primarily Angels & Demons. I thought it was better than DVC anyway.

 

[pontifex]

A good Conan (the barbarian) movie
pretty much any movies based on Robert E. Howard's stories. I believe some are in the works.

A Discworld movie. there are 2 animated movies based on Soul Music and Wyrd Sisters and there is also a live action movie based on Hogfather in the works. Need more though!

I'll agree with Neuromancer or pretty much anything by William Gibson. Also with Snow Crash or one of the other books by Neal Stephenson.

Tad Williams' Otherland series would be cool also.

More Dune movies based on the newer books by Brian Herbert (Frank Herbert's son) and Kevin Anderson

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: CadetLee
Wheel of Time series (Robert Jordan)

Probably too difficult/long to put into movie form, though.

he has to finish it 1st...

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: iwantanewcomputer
the hobbit, this might make the best LOTR movie. and enders game would be good, but the story would seem kinda similar to the Halo movie that is already in production

there's already at least one animated movie of it. i assume you mean live action like LOTR though?

 

[Phoenix15]

I would love to see a Gunslinger movie. It would have to have several sequels to do it justice. If it was given top notch treatment it could be bigger than LOTR.

 

[lokiju]

Tales of the Otori series

 

[Doboji]

Originally posted by: bluewall21
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley.

been done... Gattica

 

[MrChad]

Originally posted by: Phoenix15
I would love to see a Gunslinger movie. It would have to have several sequels to do it justice. If it was given top notch treatment it could be bigger than LOTR.

Gunslinger as in Stephen King's Dark Tower series?

If so, then I agree. 🙂

 

[Vegitto]

Alphabet of Manliness

 

[Phoenix15]

Originally posted by: MrChad

Originally posted by: Phoenix15
I would love to see a Gunslinger movie. It would have to have several sequels to do it justice. If it was given top notch treatment it could be bigger than LOTR.

Gunslinger as in Stephen King's Dark Tower series?

If so, then I agree. 🙂

Yeah, I should have been more specific. 🙂 How cool would it be to see Blain, the waterfall that is miles high, Topeka after the plague etc...

 

[Juno]

holy bible.

from genesis to revelation. 😀

 

[Linflas]

Originally posted by: SuperCommando

Originally posted by: CadetLee
Wheel of Time series (Robert Jordan)

Probably too difficult/long to put into movie form, though.

I'll second both of those notions. It would be great to see it as a movie but something like a miniseries would better suit the series. Either would be awesome to see, though.

Either a series of movies or an HD miniseries would work for me if they could restrain themselves to stay true to the story. Also I would love to see "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" by RA Heinlein as a movie and while on Heinlein maybe someone could actually make a "Starship Troopers" movie that actually follows the story as written.

 

[thawolfman]

Lord of the Ri...

oh...wait...

😀

 

[datalink7]

Originally posted by: ForumMaster
another vote for Ender's Gmae. great book.

Awesome book.. one of my favorites. However, it would make a HORRIBLE movie for the simple fact that nearly the entire cast would be little children.

 

[eplebnista]

Doc Savage, as long as the movie is set in its original era and not modernized at all.

 

[datalink7]

As for what I'd like...

The Trial by Franz Kafka could be a potentially interesting movie, if done right (though I doubt it would do justice to the book).

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein

Neuromancer by Gibson

Wheel of Time (would make a better mini series)

Something from the Dragonriders of Pern books by Ann McKaffry (sp?) (White Dragon was always my favorite but I'm not sure which would be the best movie).

 

[MrChad]

Originally posted by: Phoenix15

Originally posted by: MrChad

Originally posted by: Phoenix15
I would love to see a Gunslinger movie. It would have to have several sequels to do it justice. If it was given top notch treatment it could be bigger than LOTR.

Gunslinger as in Stephen King's Dark Tower series?

If so, then I agree. 🙂

Yeah, I should have been more specific. 🙂 How cool would it be to see Blain, the waterfall that is miles high, Topeka after the plague etc...

It would be great, although I fear that a lot would be lost in the translation.

I'd be happy with just a movie adaptation of Wizard and Glass.

 

[spherrod]

Originally posted by: bluewall21
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley.

Good call!

His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman - thankfully they have just started making it into a movie!