Hi, this is my first post here because I made this account in order to talk about this book series potentially being made into a film series.
I'm a student film and TV writer/maker and I'm passionate about British literature and film. I understand the many reasons for thinking of going over to the States is this brilliant series is to be made for film however, I really oppose it.
I think as a Scot myself; it would be a shame to pass it onto the US to be made when we have such a brilliant filmmaking industry here in the UK. Films in the US and UK are so different and the rawness of the books I think could be lost if it were made in the UK because we have different cultures and way of thinking. And if bringing the books over to the US is a big success it shows that you're way of thinking as the Author suits that audience.
I think it should remain in the UK is what I'm trying to say. Casting is different, very different. I think maybe controversially Haley Joel Osment would have made a brilliant Harry Potter but I think a British team behind it to make the films would be the way forward. Just imagine the good it could do to the economy if such fantastic books were to be made by Britain. Right now the EU have given Britain regulations and limitations on what we can waste per year. As things are right now in a few years when those limitations are in place Britain will be fined millions if not billions of pounds. Since these talks have been made recently, we in the UK have managed to cut our overall waste by a third overall. That's brilliant. Just imagine the good a film based on these books could do? It would educate and inform a wider audiance, it could only prove to be a force for good I highly believe.
I absolutely mean no offence to the US or any other country, I just believe that when a British writer makes such poignant and relevant statements in literature it should be made in the UK.
Heh, I'm in no means offering my services to make this film either. Although I wish I where, Julie's books are an inspiration to me to lead a better, cleaner and less wasteful life in terms of carbon emissions and the rawness which I mentioned earlier is something I also wish to obtain in my own writing.
Well that's all from me right now.
Except... Anything Linkin Park I'm all for!!!
Lonski.