What fantasy novel/series would you like to see next?

[MovieWes]

Well, now that "The Lord of the Rings" is coming to an end in a month and a half, what other fantasy novel/series would you like to see made into a movie that hasn't already been announced?

Me, I'm not sure since I haven't read many fantasy novels besides "Lord of the Rings," but I wouldn't mind seeing Terry Brooks' "The Sword of Shannara" made into a movie.

[ILOVEKATIE]

The Last Unicorn

[Glordreen]

The Sword of Shannarra

A brilliant book that would make and excellent fantasy film. My #2 favorite book of all time (behind LOTR).

[MovieWes]

The Last Unicorn is being made into a movie. It comes out next Christmas, and stars Christopher Lee and Jonathan Rhys-Meyers.

[sonjablue]

Any of the books written by Laurel K. Hamilton. Her herione is Anita Baker, a vampire hunter.

[TyRoss]

Unfortunately the books I'd love to see would make waaaaaay to many movies for their fanbase.

The Belgariad and Malloreon by David and Leigh Eddings.... heck even the Elenium and Tamuli would be ok they're almost the same book ;) 10 books for the first two 6 for the second two.

A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin... these would probobly take 2 movies per book to really get everything in there it's so complex.

Incarnations of Immortality 7 books.

[droidguy1119]

Less of a fantasy, but I'd like to see The Phantom Tollbooth (re)made into a live-action/CGI combination, and I'd like to see the film be closer to the book.

Hitchhiker's Guide is sci-fi fantasy, but it's coming...

Not a novel, but the Battle Chasers comics would make an awesome flick, if they did it right (though admittedly I have little faith in that).

[Clark Savage Jr]

The Elric saga

Thomas covenant the Unbeliever

John Carter of Mars

[LegolasIsntSexy]

The Dark Tower (when its finished)

does that fall under this category? i think so.

[Omega Supreme]

I'd love to see the Riftwar and Serpentwar Sagas by Raymond E Fiest on film. He's created such a vivid world (much like Tolkien) that it be so easy since all your material is right there in the books. But then that'd be at least 7 movies if they didn't include what happened in 'Prince of the Blood' and the 'King's Buccaneer'.

I'd also truly love to see the Song of Albion trilogy by Stephen Lawhead. I don't think I've ever seen a Celtic fantasy before. Braveheart is about as close as it gets, but this series is something else entirely.

Yep, definately love to see those on film :)

[elfnmatrix]

Heroe's Die by Matthew Stover(done right...it could rock)

DragonLance by Hickman and Weiss

Sword of Shamnarra by Brooks

[Mat]

Martin's Song of Fire and Ice series would be great movies, but I'd see them more in a mini-series format. It'd take at least 13-15 hours just to get The Game of Thrones right. It'd be awesome to see though. Come on Sci-Fi Channel! There's something worth your efforts.

The Dark Tower series would be better transitioned to a movie length. That'd also be awesome.

[Lachesis]

How has no one mentioned Narnia? Or Prydain? Or the other thirteen Oz books, for that matter?

I'd love to see someone tackle Elric, The Dark is Rising sequence. . . or Discworld!

[mister_satan666]

women of the otherworld

[Echo]

Originally posted by sonjablue
Any of the books written by Laurel K. Hamilton. Her herione is Anita Baker, a vampire hunter.

I thought it was Anita Blake?

All of these are great suggestions, esp The Last Unicorn. :D

I also think The Death Gate Cycle, by Weis and Hickman would be good.

[Omega Supreme]

How has no one mentioned Narnia?

Probably because the Narnia stories are already being filmed?

[emptytomb]

I know there not a classic nor are they very much fantasy but I'd like to sse thsoe books by Maragaret Peterson haddix made into a movie. There called the shadow kids or something.

[MovieWes]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Robert Jordan's "The Wheel of Time" series, especially since it's the best-selling fantasy series since Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings."

[MovieWes]

Originally posted by LegolasIsntSexy
The Dark Tower (when its finished)

does that fall under this category? i think so.

Yeah, of course "The Dark Tower" is fantasy. Stephen King even wrote that he was inspired to write "The Dark Tower" because of his love for Tolkien's books.

[MovieWes]

bump

[necronon99]

american gods

[dvator]

I'd like them to do the "The Wheel Of Time" series. Unfortunately the would totaly destroy it, or they would have to make like 12 movies to do it right.

And I would love to see them do "The Dark Elf Trilogy" by R.A. Salvatore. Jeremy Irons as a dark elf would just kick ass. But after the last D&D movie, I doubt this will happen.

[Tenafly Viper]

Originally posted by MovieWes
Yeah, of course "The Dark Tower" is fantasy. Stephen King even wrote that he was inspired to write "The Dark Tower" because of his love for Tolkien's books.

I wouldn't mind seeing Roland on screen.

[PsychoMike]

Dark Tower, though I think it will take more movies than hollywood execs would like to tell it well (for the four so far i'd say atleast 10 movies). Kings books rarely translate well after hollywood gets ahold of them.

Cronicles of Prydain would be good too, and much shorter 1 movie per book. I always liked these books when I was younger.

[ZEDD]

I think that Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series would make good movies if they were done right. Especially the first book Wizard's First Rule.

Has anyone else ever read this series?

[Queen Tree]

Mary Stuarts Arthurian Saga.... they are awesome

[TheNapster]

Originally posted by droidguy1119
Less of a fantasy, but I'd like to see The Phantom Tollbooth (re)made into a live-action/CGI combination, and I'd like to see the film be closer to the book.

Hitchhiker's Guide is sci-fi fantasy, but it's coming...

Not a novel, but the Battle Chasers comics would make an awesome flick, if they did it right (though admittedly I have little faith in that).

theres an origanial?did it go to theators?i wanna see it.

[Mark0869]

Ok, how about a movie based on the Necroscope, by Brian Lumley? I've read them all at least three times and I have enjoyed them all.

[dnash]

The Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey.

Phantom Tollbooth is a good idea, if done well - I DON'T want them screwing up another classic book the way they are destroying Dr. Seuss!

Martin's "Song of Ice and Fire" series are amazing books - but filming them would be hard. It would need to be a series, really, because of all the nuances to the plots. And I doubt anyone would finance it to the degree required... I mean, I wasn't really satisfied with SciFi channel's "Dune" series. They looked low-budget cheesy to me. I'd want the Martin books to have the full-on LOTR treatment.

[Red Monkey]

A remake of Miyamoto Musashi.

With Kill Bill and The Last Samarai bring back interest in swordfighting, it would be nice to see Japan's very best back on the big screen.

[downflow311]

has anyone mentioned the Dragonlance series? those are awesome books.

[Knerys]

I have heard of them, but I haven't had the time or money to go check them out.

As for me, I really excited about Narnia. I hope they treat it well.

Also I would mind seeing the Recluce Saga or somepoint of it adapted. Thought I doubtit will happen has it is looooooooooooong.

[elfnmatrix]

Originally posted by downflow311
has anyone mentioned the Dragonlance series? those are awesome books.

Yeah the first trilogy that Hickman and Weiss wrote would be downright aweseome....

And have any of u read Matthew Stover??? He has some really great books....he's the guy who is going to write the Star Wars 3 noveliaztion, but he also has this cool sci fi/fantasy series going...

[downflow311]

all i know is if a studio is smart they'd go pick up the rights to it.

every LOTR fan would flock to see it!

[Mat]

I found the first Dragonlance book a bit amateurish and contrived. I was really disappointed because everyone said that the books by Weis and Hickman were great. I'll probably try the second one to see if it picks up. Robert Jordan's series would be good until it got to the later books.

[Rick420]

Originally posted by TyRoss
Unfortunately the books I'd love to see would make waaaaaay to many movies for their fanbase.

The Belgariad and Malloreon by David and Leigh Eddings.... heck even the Elenium and Tamuli would be ok they're almost the same book ;) 10 books for the first two 6 for the second two.

A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin... these would probobly take 2 movies per book to really get everything in there it's so complex.

Incarnations of Immortality 7 books.

I totally agree about the Belgariad and the Malloreon. I must have read both those series a hundred times. However, I would think that it would have to be a mini-series.

[trojan war]

Yesterday I finished reading the last Pressfield novel based to Greek history and historical facts . the <<Last of Amazons>> is about the war between Amazons and their barbaric alliens against Athens and all the Greeks ,the elimination of amazons race ,the relation (love and hate) between the civilized Athens and barbaric amazons and finally the profile of a real great king Thisseas (his smartness , his humbleness and his love for Amazons' queen Antiopi)
I almost saw the movie reading this book and I couldn't stop reading because of the action but it is very defficult to be converted to movie because of the many stars ,the many events and the different ages . I believe that this book is two movies because it is impossible so many event (thisseas journey in order to find new sources , his luck to meet Amazons , the great war in Athens between them etc) so many battles (wars in Amazons land near Russia and in Athens) and so many alliances (firstly amazons and Athens and them amazons and similar race)
I know that his first book <<gates of fire>> is going to be film and I can't wait to start reading it before theater.

[thezez]

The His Dark Materials Trilogy by Phillip Pullman
Composed Of:
The Northen Lights (aka The Golden Compass)
The Subtle Knife
The Amber Spyglass

Cmon Cmon, This would be awesome

[Mat]

Gates of Fire is gonna be adapted to screen? Awesome...

[Omega Supreme]

Originally posted by Mat
I found the first Dragonlance book a bit amateurish and contrived. I was really disappointed because everyone said that the books by Weis and Hickman were great.

I felt the same way about the first book. It's aimed a little young (or at least seems that way) The story definately picks up in the second one and actually gets quite dark. The third felt somewhere between the 1st and 2nd in mood. The second book would make a very cool movie.

Notice how we've all mentioned different books? This is probably half the reason why fantasy novels rarely get the movie treatment. No one can agree on what to adapt, or how to adapt it.

[sunflower03]

well that is easy because any fantasy book that is adapted would require a lot of special effects, and each series has its fans. plus, to be able to make money at the box it would have to have wide enough appeal, that people who don't read fantasy books would have to have heard of it. i love fantasy films, but i do understand the problem with getting them made.

the only other story besides lotr, that would have that kind of appeal to people who aren't major fans of the genre would be king arthur. i am not saying that another series of movies based on fantasy books wouldn't be successful, infact i wish a lot more were made, all i am saying for it to be adapted it would need to be something that could appeal to the average movie goer, and something they probably would have heard of.

[LOTRNUT04]

the hobbit

[tiff_t_t]

New Line bought His Dark Materials, did they not? I read something just the other day on comingsoon.net... that they have a script for the 1st movie (The Golden Compass) but that they are seriously re-working it.

I'm not too sure how I feel about HDM on screen though... all the animals... has potential to be a digital disaster of Lucasfilm dimensions!

[PERSONA1]

I've heard that there is a Dragonlance movie in the works. There is a script but no funding (yet).


Originally posted by elfnmatrix
Heroe's Die by Matthew Stover(done right...it could rock)

DragonLance by Hickman and Weiss

Sword of Shamnarra by Brooks

[JackBauer]

id like to see a "lazarus led" movie

[trojan war]

Originally posted by Mat
Gates of Fire is gonna be adapted to screen? Awesome...

Yes but it was going to be adapted ,now the production is back.
Michael Mann was selected by Universal but now Mann has started other productions. The sure is that Clooney will have a role.
For your information , there are severe links about ''Gates of fire '' movie.

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[ElysiumFirefly]

The Dune Chronicles, also love to see the OZ chronicles, but that's more believable to be a miniseries on TV.

[EnderDeschain]

I'd like to see Ender's Game as a movie. It'd be difficult to translate correctly to the screen, but it could be done. And if it was done right, it would be truly awesome.

Backtracking to something someone said, I think The Hobbit as a movie is an awful idea. There's probably a thread on this somewhere, but I haven't seen it, so I'll complain here some. Making The Hobbit seems to me like it would be damn near a disservice to the LOTR trilogy. It's too silly and whimsical at heart, or at least the book was, and would be a considerable step down from the epic flicks thus far. Just my opinion.

[The Schweitz]

I personally found the Hobbit a lot more entertaining than Lord of the Rings and all of my friends and I would like to see it be made. They would just need to show this would not be Lord of the RIngs and not make it lok very epic.

[belfast-biker]

Whats wrong with you people?

"Chronicles of Thomas Covenant" by Stephen Donaldson is what the LOTR books should have been.... :)

I've read them a few times, and they're still awesome.

[Optimus Magnus]

I second the motion for Anne McCaffrey's Dragons books being made into movies. I want to see more films with Dragons as main characters that look cool (the best one to do this was Dragonheart)

[sgr818]

The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe

[FLICKNAVY]

I'd like to see the Dragonlance Chronicles Trilogy(Weiss&Hickman), or the Ice Wind Dale Trilogy(R.A. Salvatore)

[Glordreen]

I would like to see the Sword of Shannarra and/or the Elfstones of Shannarra. Those books were brilliant masterpieces.

[KayTang999]

I saw 2 people mention Elric, I am assuming that they are talking about Michael Moorcock's "Eternal Champion". I think I heard that someone is planning on making it.

[droidguy1119]

sgr818, I believe there is one in the works...

I've never read it. Is that a Chronicles of Narnia book?

[KayTang999]

Yes, that is part of Chronicles of Narnia.

[Xorply]

Battle Circle!

[lily_lilu]

I would like to see the Hobbit done too!
I would also like to see some of the tales from the Silmarillion... mostly because I’m so captivated by the whole Lord of The Rings’ way of life… what I mean is.. I love how there’s all the different races, and there’s so much history and detail behind everything, almost making Lord of The Rings seem true. I don’t know if I’m making much sense, but personally I want to see about 10 Lord of the Rings’ movies sitting on my shelf! =).

Just to comment about Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles… I’d love to see The Vampire Lestat done!.. great book! They would need Tom Cruise playing Lestat though! The guy in QoTD completely massacred Lestat!! He's much more witty and classy! Lestat isn’t an American Goth who just wears black clothing all the time!!! ......He’s elegant!!! !! and he has vibrant blonde hair with bluish/grayish eyes! His hair isn’t black, and his eyes are not brown! BAH! I hate the people who made queen of the damned! I hate them!.. Meh..:(

[Paul Allen]

The Giver

[jamieroberts1]

War of the Worlds

[Longshanks]

Fritz Lieber's Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser series is a must.

Terry Pratchet's Discworld.

Elric.

And last but by no means least: Philip Pulman's HIS DARK MATERIALS trilogy!!!!!

[Mat]

Originally posted by Paul Allen
The Giver

That brings back good memories from the 6th grade. I looked up some info on if a movie is being made and saw that Jeff Bridges is starring and Joe Johnston is reportedly directing.

[elfnmatrix]

The GIver was an awesome book .... a very thought provoking childrens book.

[lcohen999]

I think the wrinkle in time series would make a great set of movies!