7 Answers2025-08-16
The economic model for big-budget films based on non-superhero IPs has changed dramatically and in most cases become too risky. On the other hand, streaming services need a constant supply of content. Therefore, ‘Dies the Fire’ could be the perfect flagship for a service trying to build an audience for genre films and be developed as a series of several seasons. This would need to be pitched as a Post-Apocalyptic, Societal Drama with Fantasy elements. Focus on the Human stories that will play out within this ‘Dystopian’ world and market it as ‘The Walking Dead’ without the zombies or a ‘Game of Thrones’ set in a post-apocalyptic America. There is a very viable pitch here to get a ‘green light’.
3 Answers2025-07-25
There are many broken books of interest to filmmakers. ‘Pale Fire’ by Vladimir Nabokov is a poetic psychological thriller waiting to be made as a feature film. The rare book is comprised of a long poem followed by a lengthy commentary by an unreliable narrator, similar to that found in the novels by the author of this column.
‘The Silent History’ is another highly interesting work. Written by Eli Horowitz, Matthew Derby and Kevin Moffett, it first appeared as an app-based work presented as a serial of stories mostly set in the same location, each tagged with the Geo-location where they were written. Interesting in itself, it could also be extended as an interactive film, perhaps as a series of short films linked together by a conceptual framework and exploring the intersection of memory and technology – highly relevant to today’s world.
These books have already been turned into film in a pretty groundbreaking way, for Choose Your Own Adventure books the films were interactive and the audience even got to vote on what direction the plot would take in real time, it was really creative and could change the way we experience film and story even more if it were to be done again. Adapting broken books is pretty niche right now but who knows, it could blow up.
4 Answers2025-07-27
‘Legacies’ is a tie-in novel for the TV series. Written by Julie Plec (writer of the show), ‘Legacies’ explores the backstories of some of the show’s main characters, and then follows them on new adventures. It has the same energy and the same supernatural feel as ‘The Vampire Diaries’ and ‘The Originals’, and it’s the perfect read for fans of the series. It adds a whole new layer to the show.
7 Answers2026-07-29
The twist hit way harder in the book than it did in the series, mostly because the series had set it up a mile away and I was worried that viewers wouldn’t get it. In the novel, it was a total gut-punch and totally reframe[d] everything. The TV version of the twist felt more like the series was checking off a plot box than anything actually surprising or meaningful.
5 Answers2025-06-23
‘Pretty Things’ is happening as a limited series with approximately 6-8 episodes. It will be a moody, character driven drama and not an action-packed series. The book was about the flawed, complex women in it and so far the reports are that the women will not be sugar-coated. If they find the right actresses, it could be award-worthy.
5 Answers2025-08-07
Chemistry of Love could be made into a film and that would be amazing. The book is really unique in that it combines science with romance and the dialogue is already written in a really screen friendly way. I would love for them to cast well and for them to bring the lab scenes to life as well as the rest of the story and its emotional payoff. Here’s hoping they do the book justice.
6 Answers2025-08-31
Instead of general TV (which I described above), consider high-end TV as a limited series on Apple TV+, HBO Max etc. Something with the same ‘serious story-telling’ credentials as His Dark Materials. Run it as a single season, covering one arc, 6-8 hours, 6-8 hour-long episodes. If it does well, make the next arc. This slow-burn, quality over quantity approach is all that will be able to tackle the complexity of storyline and character. As opposed to general TV shows with 20+ episodes per season which would be clogged with filler material. A novel-based, single-season approach would be best.
8 Answers2025-09-06
A rumor has been circulating on the book subreddit that some retailers (particularly small online shops) might ship street date books a few days early. I would caution against counting on this, as it's far from confirmed. For now, the official street date is the only date we can safely rely upon to pre-order books in time.
6 Answers2025-04-18
They changed the nature of his final error. In the novel, his error is a minor technical ethical breach that has unforeseen consequences, largely due to the prior errors that he had committed and the toxic environment in which he worked. In the TV series, his final error is a major, obvious, illegal act that he is compelled to commit in an extremis situation. The changes to his errors between novel and TV movie transform his character. In the novel, D klient makes a series of gradual concessions to his principles. In the TV movie, D klient makes one big, very silly, very illegal error. It is far more dramatic for purposes of constructing a TV movie, but far more ‘terriifying’ in a realistic sense of how any stressed professional might facilely invent excuses to slip into similar error. The TV movie error feels like a mere plot point for a crime drama.
11 Answers2025-12-24
It’s probably for the best that there is no movie adaptation. If there were, the book’s famously ambiguous ending would be resolved one way. The whole debates over the plot, characters’ motives, and final line would be brought to a close and thrown into concrete. It’s half the fun of the book in the first place. The problems of the plot, the book’s biggest virtues, are left unsolved. Some questions are better left unanswered. It’s these very ambiguities which are the book’s most intriguing quality, and that’s been preserved by the lack of an adaptation. Movies are by their nature resolving. They offer closure where none was necessary.