What books would you like adapted to film?

[Adam West]

I'd have to go with Neil Gaiman's American Gods or China Miéville's The Scar. Gaiman would steal some of that sweet goth-tween angst moolah from the Twilight fans, but Miéville's sense of vision and freshness would approach a cross between Star Wars and The Matrix, giving steampunk-ish New Weird a boost as a new film genre.

What would you like to see on the big screen?

I don't think Gaiman would steal any moolah from the Twilight fans. I have a teenage daughter who has read all the books and has seen all the movies. She is a big fan but I don't even consider her interest remote to others. The books are ok, some of the action is ok, but it has a Harry Potter type cult following. The movies could have been made much worse than many of you already think they are and they would still have made as much money. Stephanie Meyer released a small novella based on an obscure vampire (killed in Eclipse). She donated all of the money to charity but sure enough that book sold millions of copies (I might not have the name completely right but I think it is called "The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner".

[shyndman]

I'd love to see a movie adaptation of the late Jack Finney's classic time-travel novel, "Time and Again." Hands down, the best book ever written about travelling back in time in my opinion (and I've read them all). It would make a superb movie. The book rights were bought many, many years ago by one of the major studios. With modern CGI, they could easily recreate late nineteenth century New York City. What the heck are they waiting for?

[The Bat]

A really "faithful" version of TARZAN! I love the first half of the Christopher Lambert one, but the second half strays off the tracks.

To do the Movie right...you'd have to combine Tarzan #1 & #2...because they're really one story. Which would probably make it a 4 hour Movie...but I'd happily sit through it!

Now...who would I cast as Tarzan?

[stevenlore]

Rendevous With Rama

Although I'm not sure if it could be done properly while being squeezed into a >2 hour film. I think it would have to be done as a mini series on SyFy a la The Lost Room.

Morgan Freeman has been trying to get Rama made for years.

I would like to see a series of films based on the Silmarillion.

First movie - Feanor and the Silmarils
Second - Beren and Luthian
Third - Children of Hurin
Fourth - Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin
Fifth - The War of Wrath
Sixth - The Downfall of Numenor
Seventh - The Ring of Power and the Last Alliance



I've given this much thought over the years.

[LadyZod]

I'd actually would like to see Maus made as an animated film, ala Watership Down or Plague Dogs.

[Werewolf]

Fred Saberhagen's "The Dracula Tapes"

One of my favorite books of all time. It tells the story of Dracula from his point of view and portrays Van Helsing as the villain.

Awesome choice! I love that book.

[Allie Fox]

Rendevous With Rama

Although I'm not sure if it could be done properly while being squeezed into a >2 hour film. I think it would have to be done as a mini series on SyFy a la The Lost Room.

[LonnieFisher]

I say NONE because they always suck compared to the book!

[Joe90]

I'd go Old School here: Against the Fall of Night, by Arthur C Clarke. The story of an immensely old civilization, and its eventual renaissance, is a good one. I'd love to see it on the big screen.

Against The Fall Of Night is an early version of The City and the Stars and I'm one of the many who appreciate the early version more.

A sequel to Against the Fall of Night would be Beyond the Fall of Night, a collaboration between Clarke and Gregory Benford.

[johnnystorm]

Fritz Leiber's FAFHRD & THE GRAY MOUSER series

[enyawd72]

Fred Saberhagen's "The Dracula Tapes"

One of my favorite books of all time. It tells the story of Dracula from his point of view and portrays Van Helsing as the villain.

[fallensaviour]

Cowboys and aliens...oh wait it's already being done.

jonah Hex no way back.

The Hobbit by tolkien...Yeah I know soon,soon...
Other than those I'm good.

[JediJaida]

Can we include fantasy books in this thread?

I'd like to suggest Anne MacCaffrey's Dragons of Pern series. The books have been around since the 70's or 80's I think and would make great movies, if only they had the right cast.

Another series I'd like to see is the Valdemar series by Mercedes Lackey. It's great stuff!

[megoapesnut]

A book that would make an AWESOME sci-fi movie is Dean Koontz's Twilight Eyes. I would pay big bucks to see a film version of that. Sandy, that's your next project.

[megoapesnut]

Here's one from out in left field. M.M. Kaye's Shadow of the Moon. They already did her masterpiece The Far Pavilions back in the 80's as an HBO miniseries. I always liked SOTM a tad better. It would make a great movie, but probably wouldn't sell many tickets.

oops! Sorry, just realized that this was in the sci-fi category!