World War Z, made as a documentary/re-enactment style mini series. Could make it beat for beat almost identical to the book.
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I just want a streaming anthology series based on the book. Every episode is a different story. I don’t mind if paths cross from time to time, but it shouldn’t fall into the traps of “Walking Dead” or the film version, where it follows the same group of people all the time. You could do some really creative storytelling set in the same universe if you hired a different writer and director each episode.
Dune by Moebius and Jodorowski.
What a shame.
Silent Hill. Written, directed by, and starring David Lynch.
Discworld - Guards! Guards! Honestly done, with the Pratchett estate approval. With Paul Blackthorne as Vimes, John Cena as Carrot, DJ Qualls as Knoby, Kathy Bates as Lady Sybil, and of course Charles Dance as the Patrician. Sorry I've put way too much thought in to this idea.
I always pictured Alan Rickman as Vetinari, but Charles Dance is a great pick! And, you know, still possible...
Dance played the Patrician in the Sky TV production of Going Postal and he just as great as you would expect.
I want a Superman movie that's based off the comics where he beats the shit out of the KKK. It'll never happen but it would be awesome.
You'd probably enjoy Superman Smashes the Klan.
Plus, Superman will enter the public domain in 2034, so maybe eventually it will happen on the big screen.
I'd love an X-Men film based on the proper comic book life of Lady Deathstrike, rather than the bastardisation we got in X-2.
However I can understand it would be far too gory.
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This is a great game if you're with some really creative folks.
One person picks two actors who never worked together and the other player/team has to come up with the plot of the movie. Actors can be any age they appeared on film, so someone like Helen Mirren can be anywhere from 18 to 81 years old.
Here are a few of the better combinations we came up with.
Bruce Lee and Marlene Deitrich
Leslie Howard and Gary Coleman
Christina Applegate and Christina Ricci
James Earl Jones and Marlon Brando
Christina Applegate and Christina Ricci
I'd put them both fresh out of high school age in a film like Adventureland, mashed up with a Breakfast Club theme. Just a bunch of young adults figuring out where to go next in life.
The one we came up with was Ricci as the daughter of James Garner. He's a Texas oilman and she's a Yale/Harvard MBA who is super focused on being the next CEO. Applegate is Daddy's hot new wife. We were playing teams and there was a lot of back and forth as to whether Applegate should be a total airhead, a scheming psychopath, an eco-freak who hates oil, or some combination...
Bruce Lee is fresh out of law school but is questioning what direction to go in life and whether or not he really wants to become a lawyer. He meets Marlene Dietrich on one of his more existential days and it leads to a strange journey through space and time…
Gary Coleman is a very inconspicuous process server and Leslie Howard sure as shit has a lot of cases against him. See the zany ways of Gary Coleman outsmarts Leslie Howard in ‘Dinner Is Served’ rated X.
Christina Applegate and Christina Ricci star as two hockey players fighting for a spot in the NHL.
James Earl Jones plays Kevin James playing Doug in ‘King of Queens’ and Marlon Brando plays Frank Constanza playing Arthur and then it’s just like them going to work and then Jerry Stiller is Frank Costanza in this universe.
I spent too much time on this and vaped a decent amount of weed. Not a ton but a sizable amount.
What we came up with.
1930s Shanghai. Bruce was high up in the Hong Kong underworld but killed the boss's son in a sparring match gone bad. Marlena runs a casino. He becomes her bodyguard enforcer, but he finds out she's spying for both the British and the Japanese.
English Civil War. Howard is a cavalier. Well bred, well read, a swordsman, a lady's man, a poet, a scholar, and a soldier. He's blinded when a cannon explodes in a battle and is captured. Coleman is another prisoner of the roundheads. He's a travelling one man circus who does whatever he has to. The warden makes Coleman be Howard's 'seeing eye dog' They eventually become friends and when Howard's eyes begin to improve they plan an escape
Marlon is an English lord exiled to the American colonies circa 1700. He's losing his mind due to an STD. Billy Bob Thornton owns a small plantation and hopes to improve his lot by catering to the lord's family back home. Thornton has promised to keep Brando happy and out of trouble. Jones is an elderly slave that Thornton brought cheap. He was his old master's lifelong companion. He secretly knows how to read. Thronton assigns Jones to Brando, tellign his to keep the Englishman safe. When Brando proves to be uncontrollable, Billy decides it would be smarter to just kill him and blame Jones.
Predator vs my little pony
Ripley was small, even for an Earth Pony.
A Clash of Worlds
In the heart of a vibrant, enchanted forest, Ripley, a spirited pony with a shimmering coat of lavender and a mane that sparkled like stardust, roamed freely. She was known among her friends for her bravery and kindness, often leading her fellow ponies on adventures through the lush meadows and sparkling streams. One fateful day, as Ripley explored a hidden glade, she stumbled upon a strange, metallic object half-buried in the ground. Curiosity piqued, she approached it cautiously, her heart racing with excitement. Little did she know, this object was a cloaked spacecraft, belonging to a fearsome Predator, a hunter from a distant planet. The moment Ripley touched the surface, the ship activated, and the Predator, a towering figure clad in advanced armor and wielding deadly technology, materialized before her, its eyes glinting with a predatory gleam.
Ripley, undeterred by the imposing figure, stood her ground, her heart pounding but her spirit unyielding. The Predator, intrigued by this small creature that dared to confront it, lowered its weapon, momentarily captivated by Ripley’s bravery. Sensing the tension, Ripley decided to communicate, her voice soft yet firm. “I may be small, but I will protect my home and friends from anyone who threatens them.” The Predator, taken aback by her courage, hesitated, realizing that this encounter could lead to an unexpected alliance rather than a battle. As the two faced each other, the forest around them seemed to hold its breath, waiting to see if the fierce hunter and the gentle pony could find common ground. In that moment, a bond began to form, one that would challenge the very nature of their worlds and redefine what it meant to be a protector.
As a longtime Warcraft fan, I'd like a movie about Arthas (the Lich King) and I want Fassbender to play him because no one plays a character like that as believably as he does.
Basically a good guy who eventually goes full evil yet you still want redemption for him. (Spoiler: he does not get one)
A true Warhammer 40K movie. But I fear many people would find it 'problematic' and not understand that the whole thing is so over the top that it's close to satire.
A sequel to Event Horizon that bridges the gap between it and the Warhammer 40k universe. After the events of the first movie Big E is awakend to the threats of the Warp and the Chaos gods within and sets his plans in motion. First and foremost? he must "deal" with the survivors of the Event Horizon so they don't spread their knowledge of the warp to the rest of mankind.
Also Henry Cavill plays The Emperor of Man.
I would be happy with any prequel/sequel to Event Horizon.
Perhaps something completely novel but set in the same universe.
A Pokemon movie for adults. I don't mean sex or gore, I just really want to see that world without a chibi filter over top. I want a war movie following Lt Surge and his then Pikachu. I want an evil Team Rocket straight out of Fight Club. I want a professor to stand face to face with God and dare write a Pokedex entry for it.
What, Detective Pikachu wasnt good enough for you?
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I think Anathem by Neil Stephenson could be a great 2 season series, if you approach it with Andor level writing and dedication, and fully commit to the twist with subtle character design.
I’m not overly critical of the LOTR movies and actually really appreciate that they exist, but I need one that is just perfect with no other objectives but to bring the books to film. I just want something that is entirely accurate without any forced action and fluff or need for it to make lots of money.
I want to see a live action of the Young Wizard series by Diane Duane.
Apparently, people have bought the rights for it repeatedly, but then they never actually make the fucking movies.
Which, in retrospect, during the time period they were buying it, there were a lot of really shitty movies released as book adaptations that ended up crashing and burning and going nowhere, but I believe this is a good time for a new series aimed for young viewers to take this on and nobody's fucking doing it.
I promised myself that if I was the person who won that huge powerball the other day, that would be the very first fucking thing I did after giving my friends and family money and paying off all my debts.
She'd probably be down for that. She's active on blue sky and responds to posts fairly frequently. On a thread about what books you'd want to see get a miniseries (or movie etc) I suggested the So You Want To Be A Wizard ones and she said Hollywood has had grumbling about that forever and it was about time for a new rumble them nothing to happen XD
Diane Duane: the best writer of Star Trek novels.
The Culture Series by Iain M Banks.
There's too much detail and too vast a story for it ever to be made into a piece of film media (alongside Banks' wishes that it never be made into one)
How about Waps Factory? That would be a great movie.
Or is this a different Iain Banks... I feel like I tripped on this before.
Not to worry, caught me out as well a couple of times. It's the same author, he used 'Iain M. Banks' for his scifi work and 'Iain Banks' for regular eathbound fiction.
Wasp factory would make for a magnificent film, if only there were directors alive that had the chops to make a film worthy eh.
There were a bunch of books and comic books from my youth I didn't think would get adapted but there's a DC The Ray animated series so I guess everything is at least a maybe.
A full Saga of Swamp Thing movie series would be wonderful. There's no way Alan Moore signs off on any more movie adaptations though.
Well have I got news for you!
https://screenrant.com/swamp-thing-movie-confirmed-updates/
I personally can't wait to see this version of Swamp Thing!
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XO Manowar. No idea who I would cast as a 5th century Visigoth. I would get a bunch of synthwave and electronic artists and other musicians to create an original album for the movie soundtrack. Getting Perturbator and Gary Numan cooking together would be amazing. Rendered for the most ubiquitous 3d tech installed in theaters, and storyboard/cinematography is designed to take advantage of that.
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