What Books Would You Like To See Turned Into A Film?


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The first trailer for Annihilation dropped overnight. It’s an adaption of the VanderMeer books, which raises the questions: which books would you want to see get the film treatment that haven’t already?

Something I’d like to see get a reboot, only because it’s been so long, is the Dune novels. The movie was such a hokey affair – and so drawn out, oh my God – that it could use a slightly darker, less quirky remake.

Another book that I’ve been waiting for a while to get made into a film is finally progressing a bit further: William Gibson’s Neuromancer. It will still be a while before that appears, because Tim Miller is working with James Cameron on a Terminator movie first, before bringing Neuromancer to the big screen.

Something that would need a good bit of work, but could be interesting, is an expanded film on the I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream short story. Whether Harlan Ellison would approve is another matter – he’s notoriously protective of his work, which could make negotiations difficult.

What books would you like to see on the big screen – or get remade?


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