Wee Free Men

[dwndrgn]

This Pratchett Discworld book is to become a motion picture. Why is it that children's tales in fantasy get put on screen more often than adult ones? I don't get it.

According to the film sites, Sam Raimi (of Spider Man fame) is to be the director. No word yet on the cast.

If they wanted to film a Discworld novel, why didn't they got with one of the best? Night Watch or whatever.

 

[Adasunshine]

Think there's a thread on this over at the Terry Pratchett forum also...

Although it's not Discworld, Good Omens is so ripe to be turned into a film. Does anyone know why the project was abandoned?

I seem to remember hearing it was all going ahead with Terry Gilliam (is that how you spell it) to direct and now, from what I hear, he's just abandoned it.

xx

 

[kyektulu]

YAY

Im am really looking forward to this!

It is brillient... I be first in the movie queue.

 

[dwndrgn]

Think there's a thread on this over at the Terry Pratchett forum also...

Although it's not Discworld, Good Omens is so ripe to be turned into a film. Does anyone know why the project was abandoned?

I seem to remember hearing it was all going ahead with Terry Gilliam (is that how you spell it) to direct and now, from what I hear, he's just abandoned it.

xx

Apparently they had a cast ready, financing and a script but then they couldn't get a studio on board to film. From what I understand, Gilliam is definitely hot to make the movie but without the studio has his hands tied - so for the time being he has moved on to other projects while Good Omens hangs out in limbo.