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[Anonymous]

Sent you clipping of USA Today thing about fantasy films.
Elric mentioned. So hows the script coming, pally?

I've made my quotes for da book. :twisted:
Ha ha Ha Ha Ha
Grouch says there are four quotes to the gallon?

I'm betting I'll loose a pint after the lead starts
flying. (I must be using Dum Dums)

--Action Man

[Michael Moorcock]

Oh, much obliged! I haven't seen it in the flesh as it were.
Chris Weitz's script is very good indeed so far. He had one brilliant idea which I wish I'd thought of, but of course I'm not going to spoil it here.
Universal like it, too, so far. Anyone seen a trailer for Chronicle of Riddick, by the way ? That looks pretty good to me, too.
Dum Dum, eh ?
Have you told Tarzan.
No need. The drums will do it.
Get your trench loincloth out, AM. Down those mean terraces a man must swing...

[Tales from Tanelorn]

Mike, I was curious how the process of film making works, for example do you have regular conference calls with the Weitz brothers to come up with script and production ideas for the film? Do the Weitz brothers come to this site to see what followers think?

[Michael Moorcock]

I don't know it the Weitz brothers come to the site. I'd guess they are probably too busy, one way or another, but yes we are constantly in touch over the movie. As I said elsewhere Chris Weitz has come up with a really great idea which improves on the original story and doesn't take away from any of the essence. This has been a completely collaborative venture up to now and I suspect it will continue to be. They, like me, think the script's all-important. Once you have that right, you stick to it and film it. That, of course, will be their job!

[dlackey]

I noticed in that most of the other films were children's books. There are a number of children's books I enjoy- Gaiman's Coraline and Wolves in the Walls, Clive Barker's Abarat, the old classic Where the Wild Things Are, among others, but I hope that more "adult" fantasy will be made.

[Michael Moorcock]

Yes, I think all the other books mentioned were essentially children's books or had juvenile protagonists. But I'm wondering what Vin Diesel's Chronicles of Riddick will be like. I have high hopes for it, having liked Pitch Black. This seems more science fantasy, however, perhaps closer to Mr Diesel's own taste ?

[dlackey]

Pitch Black is one of the better Sci Fi movies of recent memory, along with Dark City, 12 Monkees, and the first Matrix flick. I hope the sequel is just as good or better.

[Michael Moorcock]

I agree absolutely about Dark City, too. I also liked The Fifth Element, though it turned into a bit of a standard Willis vehicle at the end. Lots of potential there and great designs by Moebius. In the main I don't like effects movies for their own sake and they have to have a clear, intelligent theme (as did Pitch Black) for me to enjoy them. I also liked The 13th Warrior, though it, too, hardly knew what it wanted to be. It was good, however, to realise as you're watching that it's Beowulf in the making, as it were!

[dlackey]

Most people hated The 13th Warrior, especially critics, but I had fun with it.

The Fifth Element could have been so much better, but the style of the film is stunning.

[McTalbayne]

Has anyone seen the Trailer for "Captain Sky and The World Of Tomorrow"? Its looks to be pretty cool. Very 40s/50s sci fi. Im looking forward to seeing it.

You can view the trailer @ www.quicktime.com

[legion505]

the 13th warrior was one of my favourite movies when it came out, i think more movies should portray viking backgrounds, or mythology.
sky captain looks like it should be quite a movie.
but im excited about van helsing, even though it looks like it might be made in the wrong way.
i have yet to see pitch black, i think ill pick it up this week sometime, to get in gear for the chronicles of riddick.

[Michael Moorcock]

Have to say I just got back from LOTR 3 and it didn't do much for me.
The religiosity and sentimentality was pretty awful, but there you go.
I did see the poster for Van Helsing, though, and it looks like it might be okay! Chronicles of Riddick is still what I'm hoping will be good.

[MJR]

Hello:

Newbie here. Excited to be participating.

I have to agree with Mr. Moorcock about the sentimentality of the LOTR films. It seemed like Sam and Frodo were close to kissing more than once throughout the series. A bit disturbing I thought. That being said, I must say that the films were truley entertaining for me and the amount of work that was done for them is staggering.

Chronicles of Riddick does look good. Also saw previews for HellBoy and Captain Sky and The World Of Tomorrow which look interesting.

The Elric movie has incredible potential. It will blow away LOTR if comparable detail and attention are given to the project. I've been waiting for this movie to be made ever since I first read the series many years ago.
Anxiously awaiting more...

[geemarcus]

movies

The first time I saw the trailer for Chronicles of Riddick, I thought "what?! there's a movie version of a sci-fi epic coming out that I didn't know about?" It looked like it could be Dune, or something from Asimov, so grandiose. I wondered if it was "I, Robot". I'm glad Vin Diesel became a big star so they could make a big movie. Hope it's good.

Re: Hellboy. This looks like it could kick all kinds of butt. From what I've seen so far they seem to have translated Mignola's visual style to live action pretty well. Can't wait! Speaking of Mignola, did anybody else like Disney's "Atlantis"? While the script left a lot to be desired (sigh), it was a beautiful looking film, and Mignola did the character design for it. I know from the documentaries on the DVD that all the animators took their cue from his style, and it shows.

I mentioned "I, Robot" above. In case anyone didn't know, but it's being directed by Alex Proyas (The Crow, Dark City), which makes me hopeful, but with Will Smith in the lead I'm wondering just how far it's going to stray from the source material. Tough to adapt a book of short stories into a film. Has anyone else read Harlan Ellison's screenplay for it? I wish they were using that, it was really good.

[VonWeiner]

oh yeah

I loved The Fifth Element. And the 13th Warrior was real good too - the book Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton was even better (it always seems to be the case).

Couple of links:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119116/ - Fifth Element @ imdb

http://www.crichton-official.com/ - M. Crichton site

Haven't seen third LOTR. Now that you mention it, the movies seemed a little silly at times. I haven't read LOTR in a while so maybe it is a bit childish as Mr. M thinks (that is not a direct quote ).

I have said before that I loved the books but it has been a while. Dare I read them again and taint my fond memories with my older - read cynical - perspective? Nah!


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