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I've thought a lot about how Seveneves could be adapted, and man ... it's going to be a tough thing to pull off. A movie trilogy might be able to cover half of
by daeken 8y ago
I've thought a lot about how Seveneves could be adapted, and man ... it's going to be a tough thing to pull off. A movie trilogy might be able to cover half of it. Were I to do it myself, I'd probably go for a three-season TV series, with each season being one of the parts of the novel. I have no doubt that there's a ton that can be cut from an adaptation, but I'd be hard pressed to cut much, personally. I'm very bearish on any potential adaptation to a single film, as much as I'd love to see one happen.
- SOLAR_FIELDS 8y agoWhoever attempts it should try soon because then the people that Stephenson actually modeled his characters after could play the roles in the film/TV series. For instance, one of the characters in the first part of the book is obviously modeled on Neil DeGrasse Tyson.
- sharcerer 8y agoyeah. Even that head of rocket company seems to be a bit inspired by Blue Origins/SpaceX. Neal has worked for Blue Origins in some capacity. Also, TV series would be much better because it's spread over a number of episodes giving a sense of time.