/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.1933353]

ITT: Books you'd like to be turned into movies, assuming the movie would be good. Also feel free to tell who you'd want the cast to be, and if the book is fairly obscure provide a little background info.

[benjamin braddock No.1933356]

[Anonymous No.1933360]

OP here. I'd love to see a Dresden Files movie. If you don't know it is a great book series, about a wizard named Harry Dresden, who is also a private detective. It is a mix of old Detective novels and urban fiction. I would love to do it in the old detective Noir Style, muted colors, dramatic scenes, and a running internal monologue of the main character.

As far As Casting goes, I would love to see the guy who played Harry in the TV series reprise his role in the movie. Susan Rodriguez, the spanish reporter, would need to be played by Penelope Cruz or maybe Eva Mendez. As for the Tough as nails but cute blonde cop Lt. Karin Murphy. I could see Amy Adams or even Amy Smart as her.

[Anonymous No.1933365]

>>1933356

This actually was a movie. Just not a modern one. They totally should do remake though.

[Anonymous No.1933373]

Really no takers at all? I thought with the new Harry Potter movie coming out, and of course twilight all the time, people would have a whole bunch of ideas on books that would have made better movie.

[Anonymous No.1933374]

I believe I've read that they're making Blood Meridian into a movie with James Franco as the kid.

me not know what feel

[Anonymous No.1933390]

To a God Unknown by Steinbeck

It's probably his least read work, but I think the atmosphere of it is really beautiful and haunting.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_A_God_Unknown
Joseph - Daniel-Day Lewis
Thomas - Johnny Depp
Burton - Sam Rockwell
Benjy - Casey Affleck
Elizabeth - Natalie Portman
Juanito - Benicio Del Toro

[Anonymous No.1933392]

>>1933374
James Franco is directing it, even worse

[Anonymous No.1933401]

This right here. But we got a couple of kick-ass video games instead, so I'm content.

[Anonymous No.1933410]

a better Catch-22

a better Princess Bride. yeah, I fucking said it. they cut a bunch of really great parts and, as much as I love Mandy Patinkin, his Inigo Montoya makes me want to punch babies.

if they made a Count of Monte Cristo as long and epic as the novel that'd be cool.

I'd love to see Mr Pye on the big screen, assuming it was done well.

[Anonymous No.1933415]

>>1933410
A better Catch-22, totally

[Anonymous No.1933416]

>>1933392
he's got like a doctorate in english though so he's not too bad of a choice

[Anonymous No.1933417]

My soul for a world were Eco allowed Kubrick to turn this in to a movie.

[Anonymous No.1933430]

I don't know if youse guys know Earth, but he made a great album with Blood Meridian as inspiration. The movie would do will to include some tracks.

Is Franco both directing and starring?

[Anonymous No.1933434]

Eragon
Directed by Quentin Tarantino
Every character is instructed to chew as much scenery as possible. In the case of John Malkovich, this is meant literally, as he would begin his first scene as the movie's principle villain literally chewing on the edge of a table.

Also, the protagonist's female dragon is now voiced by Tim Curry, who is nice enough to at least try to sound like a woman.

[Anonymous No.1933441]

>Anything by Matthew Reilly.
>Directed by Michael Bay.

It would be amazing.

[Anonymous No.1933455]

A movie of Valis would be interesting. They could get Nicolas Cage to be Horselover. Directed by David Lynch.

[Anonymous No.1933460]

>>1933401
I still have to play those. Picked the first one up on Steam for $5 last Winter, never played it.

Frankenstein adaptation that isn't about a guy creating a monster going crazy. One that actually explores the psychology and characterization of Victor and the dualism with him and the Creature.

[Anonymous No.1933463]

Artemis Fowl.

Just the first one, mind. No need to go and do the others; If they do, I pray they stop at Eternity Code.

[Anonymous No.1933471]

I dream of making The Navidson Record an actual movie....

[Anonymous No.1933476]

>>1933460
I know it's not a movie, but the BBC stage play from a few years back was really good. They filmed it, so you can probably find a copy floating around the internet somewhere.

[Anonymous No.1933478]

So goood.

[Anonymous No.1933479]

>>1933463

I thought this was planned but had been in production hell for years.

[Anonymous No.1933491]

>>1933479
Yeah, it's been in dev hell for several years now. Main problem, I should think, is casting Artemis and maybe Butler.

[Anonymous No.1933508]

>>1933476
Rad. Will try and find it then. My thanks anon.

[Anonymous No.1933513]

>>1933410
I would love to see a better Count of Monte Cristo too, the movie that came off it was terrible.

[Anonymous No.1933524]

>>1933476
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_%282011_play%29

>Directed by Danny Boyle
>Starring Jonny Lee Miller

brb downloading

[Anonymous No.1933537]

>>1933513
I think every version ever has ruined the ending in typical hollywood fashion.

[Anonymous No.1933548]

>>1933513
I loved the movie, 'cept for the ending.

[Anonymous No.1933544]

>>1933513
Which movie? There are a few out there.
The one starring what's-his-face who plays Jesus was really bad, but there's one from the 70's that's pretty good even though they changed a lot.

[Anonymous No.1933549]

>>1933524
>brofist.jpg

[Anonymous No.1933555]

>>1933491

more likely it's because of doubts of profitability, doubts that i would share given the franchise being considered.

[Anonymous No.1933556]

>>1933471
It just isn't really feasible. Even if you had unlimited resources and no limits or restrictions, the novel relies too much on literature as a medium to adapt well to film. You could try to use crazy cinematography and stuff to emulate it, but in the end it just wouldn't work.

That's not to say they can't make a good movie based on the story, but a direct adaptation couldn't ever work. That doesn't really make sense, but I think you know what I mean.

[Anonymous No.1933564]

>>1933556
this applies to this:

>>1933415

so much of the humor is just how it's narrated, and that stuff wouldn't be funny if the characters were saying it. too much narration in movies is awful and movie narrators are almost never funny.

[Anonymous No.1933579]

GRAVITY'S RAINBOW
Directed by: Paul Thomas Anderson
DP: Emmanuel Lubezki
CAST:
>Lt. Tyrone Slothrop - John C. Reilly
>Katje -
>Pirate Prentice -
>Tantivy -
>Teddy Bloat -
>Pokler -
>Roger Mexico -
>Dodson-Truck -
>Seaman Bodine -
Fuck, I'm missing so many characters.

[Anonymous No.1933632]

Perdido Street Station
maybe a modern adaptation of Candide
Redwall

[Anonymous No.1933688]

A new adaption of Naked lunch by william burroughs would be nice.

[Anonymous No.1934566]

>>1933579
No no no no no no no. He's called "Tyrone" after Tyrone Power. He should have the same looks----handsome, black Irish.

Film would ideally be....

GRAVITY'S RAINBOW
Directed by: Alfonso Cuaron
DP: Robert Richardson

CAST:
>Lt. Tyrone Slothrop - Colin Farrell
>Katje - Scarlett Johansson
>Pirate Prentice - Eddie Izzard
>Tantivy - Bill Nighy
>Teddy Bloat - Tom Hollander
>Pokler - Christoph Waltz
>Roger Mexico - David Mitchell
>Dodson-Truck - Ben Whishaw
>Seaman Bodine - Jack Black
>Brigadier Pudding - Christopher Lee

[Anonymous No.1934569]

Assuming it would be good, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.

[Anonymous No.1934575]

>>1933688
+1

[Anonymous No.1934577]

>>1934569
there are tv series

[Anonymous No.1934578]

Hell by Robert Butler
Not a great book but I think it would make a lot better movie

[Anonymous No.1934576]

The Picture of Dorian Gray would be awesome.

[Anonymous No.1934580]

>>1933632

>maybe a modern adaptation of Candide

i would actually go to a theater and pay good money to see a film of candide, instead of waiting for it to come out on video. it's one of my favorite books -- and funny as fuck!

have no idea who'd make a good director. possibly the farrelly brothers, because they do gross farces well.

as for actors, i'm open for suggestions and would love to read them. if you have any suggestions, then please list them below.

[Anonymous No.1934581]

The Catcher in the Rye, but it should be very very good movie or nothing

[Anonymous No.1934596]

>>1934581
They already made a catcher in the rye movie it's called Taxi Driver

[Anonymous No.1934636]

I heard a while back that they were thinking of making Stephen King's Dark Tower series a mini series or something. That's something I would like to see.

[Anonymous No.1934647]

The Hunger Games trilogy.
Could be good.

[Anonymous No.1934654]

>>1934566
>>Pirate Prentice - Eddie Izzard
>>Teddy Bloat - Tom Hollander
>>Pokler - Christoph Waltz
My money, you must take it.
But I disagree with the whole Colin Farrel for Slothrop, seeing as Slothrop is pretty much the only major American character, so he needs to sort of 'stand out' if you will, from all of the other characters.

[Anonymous No.1934674]

Neuromancer

Case: Lee Pace
Molly: Emily Blunt
Armitage: Josh Brolin
Riviera: Jude Law or Jared Leto
The Finn: Steve Buscemi
The Dixie Flatline: William Fichtner
Wintermute: Tom Waits
Neuromancer: I have no idea
Linda Lee: Jessica Biel or Kristen Stewart
Julian Deane: Ian McKellen
3Jane: Natalie Portman
Old man Ashpool: Anthony Hopkins
Hideo: Hiroyuki Sanada

[Mr. Noc aka Future Boy !RXm61rnmYY No.1934708]

The Sirens of Titan
Cat's cradle
I am legend
A confederacy of dunces
The Keys to the Kingdom series

[Anonymous No.1935134]

Altered Carbon
Ubik
Cat's Cradle

Yes, I like sci-fi

[Pointman !!+QAUf+RigRX No.1935139]

>>1934708

> Confederacy of Dunces

With the right actors, this would be hilarious.

[Anonymous No.1935152]

South of the border, west of the sun

This will probably never happen