Film Version of New Sun?

Matthew Keeley · 19 Jun 2007, 21:32 · from 2007-June.txt.gz

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From: matthew.keeley.1 at gmail.com (Matthew Keeley)
Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 17:32:30 -0400
Subject: (urth) Film Version of New Sun?
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In regards to an animated version of The Book of the New Sun, I'd love to
see one of the Japanese studios take it on. Satoshi Kon, from what I know of
him, might do a good job with The Book of the New Sun. I'd actually prefer a
26-episode series to a feature film, if only because that could provide more
room for detail.

I don't think Miyazaki would necessarily be my top choice for Severian's
story, but I understand that his company, Studio Ghibli, recently did a film
of LeGuin's Earthsea books, though the film can't come out in the US until
2009 (http://www.ursulakleguin.com/GedoSenkiResponse.html). Wolfe devotees
might also enjoy Miyazaki's Howl's Moving Castle, which is based off a book
by a Diana Wynne Jones, who Wolfe apparently really likes.

As for Bridge to Terabithia, I never read it, but it was very popular when I
was growing up. Several of my friends, when they saw a poster for the movie,
reminisced about how "It was my favorite book going up." I gather it has a
larger following than one might think.

-Matt

On 6/19/07, Scott K <scott at skatemonk.com> wrote:
>
> I would so love to see a not-for-kids animated version, as I feel that
> animation is almost the only way to convey the feel of a story like
> this (similar to how I feel about the rumored Neil Gaiman Sandman film-
> think Miazaki!). Did anyone see the TV miniseries of Ghormenghast? That
> was a wonderful (and fairly long) telling of the first 2 books of the
> cycle. I don't think Mervyn Peake was all that great a writer, those
> books were all about conveying loads of tone and atmosphere, and I
> thought the movie did it pretty well. Maybe a TV miniseries would be
> the best way to convey Sev's story, as layered and atmospheric as it
> is. I don't think there's a big enough fan base to support a cinematic
> film, but I'd never heard of Bridge to Tarabethia before, either, so
> who knows?
> -Scott K
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