Loonigrrl, reader and commenter, shares a fun list that has my brain working overtime thinking of the possibilities…
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Imagine that ideal world where movie directors, screen writers,and producers all shared your vision of your favorite book. A world where studios were less concerned about casting a BIG STAR, and more concerned with maintaining the integrity of the production. *cough* Anna Paquin as Sookie Stackhouse?!?!?Are you kidding me?!!? *cough, cough*
Thinking of which books I’d choose to see on the big screen wasn’t hard. What was hard was stopping at just twelve.
12 Books I Want to See on the Big Screen (in no particular order)
1. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer. Ohmigod, I love the romance. I love Edward. I love that he loves Bella, but kind of wants to have for dinner, too. I just love everything about it. I added Twilight to the list, but I actually think it’s already being made into a movie. We’ll see soon enough if it lives up to our expectations, right?
2. Stardoc by S.L. Viehl. Ok, so it’s not a romance, but it does have a romance in it. And the main character Cherijo is brilliant,witty, strong, independent, and resourceful. It’s got some action, although not as much as the others in the series,but it’s such a clever book that I think it would be a very fun movie.
3. It Had to Be You by Susan Elizabeth Phillips. Honestly, this isn’t my favorite SEP book. Does anyone else obsess over Honey Moon? Man,that one makes me cry every time. Love it. But I love this one too, and it’s got the trademark SEP humor, and a wonderful romance. It would need a great screenwriter, but I think there’s some potential there.
4. Green Rider by Kristen Britain. Green Rider is just so much fun to read that I think a movie would be equally fun to watch. The story starts when our heroine, Karigan G’ladheon, stumbles upon a dying Green Rider- a messenger for the King- and promises to deliver his message for him, risking death and worse to do so. The characters are great, there’s plenty of action, but I think the director is going to be an important choice for this one. I’m not sure who I’d choose, but I do like what Andrew Adamson did with The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.
5. The Scent of Shadows by Vicki Pettersson. This book is intense! I loved it and I think it would make an equally intense movie.The art direction and cinematography stand out to me as being particularly important.
6. Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder. Right from the beginning, Poison Study sucked me in. Casting is once again huge. Yelena and Valek have got to have amazing chemistry, and let’s face it: Valek must be hot. I’d be willing to make an exception to my no celebrity rule, and allow Christian Bale to be cast.
7. Ill Wind by Rachel Caine. Of all these book, I think I’d most like to see Rachel Caine’s Weather Warden series made into a movie. There’s a lot of action, the heroine’s spunky, the romance is sweet and the idea is just super cool. But the effects are huge, so it’s got to be a director who can direct AND who knows his special effects. I guess that leaves you out, Chris Columbus, sorry.
8. Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh. An amazing story, an amazing world with amazing characters. Has anyone not read Slave to Sensation? Seriously?!? Go. Now. To the bookstore. Go buy it. Ok, that being said: wouldn’t it make a fantastic movie? Well, I’ve got my doubts that anyone could do it justice, but if it could be done right, I’d really like to see it up on the big screen.
9. Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas. I almost didn’t include this because I didn’t think anyone could truly capture Derek Craven, but . . . it’s one of my favorites, so I couldn’t help myself.
10. Â The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn. I think this could be such a sweet, funny movie, if it were done right . . . And that means no Keira Knightley. No offense, Keira, you just seem to be everywhere these days.
11. Â Into the Dark Lands by Michelle Sagara. I’d love to see someone try to make this one into a movie. It’s one of my all time favorites, and it’s just so tragic and beautiful, I had to add it to the list.
12. Â Obernewtyn by Isobelle Carmody. Actually, I’d like to see the entire series made into movies. I honestly don’t know why it hasn’t been done yet. Everything’s there- a fascinating world, complicated characters,action, etc. Finding enough talented children to fill all the roles would be a problem, but I think it could be done.
Ok, there you have ’em. Now, what about you? I know I left plenty out so . . . which books would you like to see on the big screen?
I would love to see the In Death series by J D Robb adapted to the big screen. BUT who could do justice to Roarke? I can’t think of anyone.
The more I like a book, the less I want to see someone else’s interpretation of it. (see Dobby’s comment for some explanation of why). My first thought was that something with a lot of action which I haven’t bothered to read would be good. I’ve changed my mind, though, because that has potentially a very high cringe-factor – it’d probably turn out too cheesy for words. I could see a Jennifer Crusie book making a decent film – the h/h wouldn’t have to live up to the reader’s fantasy-high expectations, and the dialogue would carry it.
I would love to see The MacKenzie’s Family(all of the books) by Linda Howard made into a movie or Suzanne Brockmann’s — Tall, Dark and Dangerous series.
Assuming the movie is actually done really well… Games of Command by Linnea Sinclair and Phoenix Code and Sunrise Alley by Catherine Asaro.
How about Kiss Me While I Sleep by Linda Howard?
I just keep thinking about what they did to For the Roses by Garwood (anyone else hate Rose Hill?) and I can’t stand it!
Good list! I loved the Sagara series. Christian Bale as Valek? Hmmmm…I like.
As You Desire by Connie Brockway would be fun. I’d love to see Kelley Armstrong’s Broken, but I’m afraid it’d get wrecked.
I TOTALLY have to agree on The Scent of Shadows!!! That would be so sweet!!!
I know I mentioned the MacKenzies by Linda Howard and Suzanne’s Brockmann’s – Tall, Dark and Dangerous series but I remembered after I posted that years ago when Sweet Savage Love by Rosemary Roger’s came out — my co-workers and myself on break would discussed who we would like to play Steve and Ginny.