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Well, the article said that they're adapting The Eye of the World first, so they probably won't combine three books into one film (that would suck). But I sincerely hope that they don't abridge the books too badly.
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They'll do what they did with Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, hack out some of the best parts and leave it as a husk of its former self...or like Lemony Snicket and combine three books haphazardly to create an unseemly mess...
Take your pick.
Take your pick.
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Yes! Great news! I love the first three books. But the only thing I want to know is how they're going to cram the books into the running time of a film. Each book is as long as the entire "Lord of the Rings" trilogy combined! And there's 11 books in the main series (well, 12 with the posthumous book)and one prequel.
I'm glad to hear that they are publishing the final book, though. I thought that it had probably died with Robert Jordan.
I'm glad to hear that they are publishing the final book, though. I thought that it had probably died with Robert Jordan.
"Young men make wars and the virtues of war are the virtues of young men: courage and hope for the future. Then old men make the peace, and the vices of peace are the vices of old men: mistrust and caution." -- Alec Guinness (Lawrence of Arabia)
I should write a series of fantasy books; I'd be rich.
Oh, wait, I have no interest whatsoever in that genre....
Oh, wait, I have no interest whatsoever in that genre....
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Never read the books and don't plan to.
Universal spinning 'Wheel of Time'
Studio nabs film rights to Robert Jordan book
By SAM THIELMAN
Universal Pictures has acquired film rights to the late Robert Jordan's bestselling "The Wheel of Time" novel series in a seven-figure deal.
Adaptations of the fantasy tomes will begin with the first book in the cycle, "The Eye of the World."
Rick Selvage and Larry Mondragon will produce for Red Eagle Entertainment, which published graphic novel adaptations of Jordan's books.
"The Wheel of Time" follows, among its dozens of characters, Rand al’Thor, the latest incarnation of a force for good called "The Dragon." Rand is born to fight an evil character called Shai’tan.
"Wheel of Time" books have sold 44 million copies worldwide and spawned computer, trading-card and role-playing games; a soundtrack; comicbooks; and numerous fan sites. The four most recent installments have reached No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list.
The property has been optioned before, notably in 2000, when NBC held the rights to make a miniseries based on "The Eye of the World."
Jordan died last year at 58, but the final book in the series is still set for publication in fall 2009, with fellow fantasy scribe Brandon Sanderson writing the novel’s conclusion from Jordan’s notes and tapes.
Universal spinning 'Wheel of Time'
Studio nabs film rights to Robert Jordan book
By SAM THIELMAN
Universal Pictures has acquired film rights to the late Robert Jordan's bestselling "The Wheel of Time" novel series in a seven-figure deal.
Adaptations of the fantasy tomes will begin with the first book in the cycle, "The Eye of the World."
Rick Selvage and Larry Mondragon will produce for Red Eagle Entertainment, which published graphic novel adaptations of Jordan's books.
"The Wheel of Time" follows, among its dozens of characters, Rand al’Thor, the latest incarnation of a force for good called "The Dragon." Rand is born to fight an evil character called Shai’tan.
"Wheel of Time" books have sold 44 million copies worldwide and spawned computer, trading-card and role-playing games; a soundtrack; comicbooks; and numerous fan sites. The four most recent installments have reached No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list.
The property has been optioned before, notably in 2000, when NBC held the rights to make a miniseries based on "The Eye of the World."
Jordan died last year at 58, but the final book in the series is still set for publication in fall 2009, with fellow fantasy scribe Brandon Sanderson writing the novel’s conclusion from Jordan’s notes and tapes.
Wesley Lovell
"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both." - Benjamin Franklin
"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both." - Benjamin Franklin