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Ditto on favorite. The man has the knack and the knowledge to put out some fantastic stories. I've often wondered why no one has picked up Crytonomicon for a fi
by stirfrykitty 7y ago
Ditto on favorite. The man has the knack and the knowledge to put out some fantastic stories. I've often wondered why no one has picked up Crytonomicon for a film. I think with the right directors and actors, the movie would be fantastic. I envision a full 3-hour film (it would almost have to be).
- komali2 7y agoNeal Stephenson says it's because his books are too long. Although, allegedly, Amazon is making Snow Crash into a miniseries, and again allegedly, Tom Howard is directing a Seveneves movie. Weird, that, because I didn't think Seveneves was "finished." All that just to set the stage for Elves, Dwarves, and Man, but no followup stories of Elves, Dwarves, and Man? Weird.
- stirfrykitty 7y agoSnow Crash would be the only other book that I could see as a film, although Reamde might do well, too.
- hprotagonist 7y agonah ;)
- Yetanfou 7y agoAnathem [1] is another book which could be turned into a script for a movie or series. It has a host of colourful characters, scenery varying from something resembling a medieval abbey to space ships, a fairly linear plot line and enough action to keep a modern audience from reaching for their mobile comfort devices. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anathem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anathem
- MrMember 7y agoI think Seveneves could work as a movie, and actually be good. I don't know how they'd handle the story "transition" though.
- JetSpiegel 7y agoPlease split it in two. There's enough plot to go around in the present, no need to contaminate with the future stuff. A single post-credits scene as a teaser for the second film is acceptable.