Comments on: Stars in our eyes

By: Bran Fan

Bran Fan — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:04:45 +0000

Say what you like about The Lord of the Rings movie, but I believe it was perfectly cast. Trying to put the plot on the screen made it the Cliff Notes version of the plot, but it was fun to see the characters so perfectly visualized. If only all movies could be cast this well.

Actually, the Da Vinci Code movie was another one that was very well cast. The plot was ruined on the screen, but the actors sure were apt.

By: bob charters

bob charters — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 04:44:31 +0000

regrading the possbile butchering of a storyline, at least I’m glad to see a trend (cf Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings) towards staying true to the author’s original narrative. Whether that continues to develop in regards to books that haven’t become a cult in themselves, is probably a different story.

By: Marie Brennan

Marie Brennan — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 23:13:52 +0000

Oh, sure. By no means do writers all feel the same way about these things. Some get up in arms when their vision is tarnished, while others are happy to take the check and walk away; some swear they’re never going near Hollywood (until somebody offers them a check fat enough…j/k), while others actively try to shop their work there.

Honestly, I thought of this because I was watching a movie with Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, who is one of the few actors I’ve ever been able to “cast” as one of my characters (in a novel I haven’t yet published). I imagined seeing him actually play that character — which will, of course, never happen — and realized that was the real appeal, for me, of seeing my work on the screen.

Or at least one of the appeals.

By: Randy Johnson

Randy Johnson — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 23:04:48 +0000

It’s always nice to see your characters come to life. But some don’t want that. Robert Crais has repeatedly refused to sell movie rights to the Elvis Coles novels. He’s never really said why and has cheerfully sold his standalones to the movies.

By: Marie Brennan

Marie Brennan — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:58:16 +0000

You know, I don’t think I’ve ever had someone ask me that?

By: S.C. Butler

S.C. Butler — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 21:14:31 +0000

The second most satisfying thing about seeing one’s book turned into a movie (besides the money, of course) would be finally having a positive answer for all the well-meaning friends who ask when the film is coming out.