Are There Monster Hunter International TV Or Movie Adaptations?

Question

Fans keep saying this action-packed urban fantasy series deserves its own cinematic universe, but I can't find anything official yet.

Sel · Answer

As far as I know, there are no Monster Hunter International movies or TV shows, although the rights have been optioned for years now. Meanwhile, I’ve been reading the web novel Hunters: The Prequel, a modern story set in a world with a guild system of bounty hunters battling supernatural creatures. The story has a satisfying, procedural feel as the heroes track down a wide variety of monsters to fight. However, the bulk of the story takes place in a corporate urban fantasy setting, and the hunt is frequently complicated by the office politics.

Simon · Answer

Adaptation news is almost as exciting as a new book release for me. So, to get this out of the way: there is no TV series or movie released based on Larry Correia’s Monster Hunter International novels. Now, there have been many options, interest, and even development at different times for years now, but no film or TV series has actually been released based on this series of novels.

This world of monster-hunting has already been ‘adapted’ for the big screen of course. There was that bizarre monsters-in-a-video-game film called Monster Hunter (2019) based on the very popular Capcom videogame franchise of the same name, but it has absolutely no connection to the Monster Hunter International series of books. The idea of monster-hunting does seem to lend itself reasonably well to being adapted to film though — especially with a long series of novels as there is here. Unfortunately, adapting just one book to make a movie would be tricky to do justice to, given the combination of gunplay, humor, bureaucratic monster-hunting agencies and dark, black-comic pulp-like tone present in each of the novels. A long-form, streaming series would, I think, be an ideal medium for such an adaptation.

Until then I shall continue to read through my favorite parts of the book, and continue to imagine how it would all play out on the big screen with a bucket of popcorn in hand. Hopefully, a studio will pick up the rights and actually make a decent adaptation that captures the humor and straightforward monster killing of the books.

Ximena · Answer

No, there has been no TV show or feature film yet released based on the Monster Hunter International series of books by Larry Correia.

Larry Correia is one of my favorite authors. He’s been optioned a few times over the years, and there have been a couple of different script options floating around. Sometimes in interviews and on social media, he’s even mentioned that there are currently people working on development for film or TV adaptations of the Monster Hunter International books. However, none of them have actually come to fruition as a wide-release movie or TV show yet. (For those unfamiliar with his work, the books are based on a completely different universe than the Capcom Monster Hunter action RPG series, which was also adapted into a wide-release movie starring Milla Jovovich in 2020.)

There are a number of fan projects and audio adaptations, plus much discussion and support for a Monster Hunter International series or movie. I would be happy to see a series of this kind, put up as a streaming series, as I feel that the episodic nature of monster hunting would lend itself very well to a TV show. As long as they get the tone right and capture the humor and grit of the books, then I would be very happy indeed.

Victoria · Answer

For those quickly scanning, there is no TV series or film for ‘Monster Hunter International’. There have been option deals, plenty of discussion, and occasional updates from the author to his fans. Again, be careful not to confuse this with the unrelated film Monster Hunter, a film based on the popular video game.

I still hope some talented screenwriter gets to adapt the book(s) into an episodic TV show, but until someone actually shoots a pilot and announces air dates for the ensuing episodes, I shall have to remain content with reading the novels and holding out for a decent adaptation.

Uriah · Answer

There is no adaptation of Monster Hunter International yet, even though the novel has been in discussion in Hollywood for a few years. I occasionally get this mixed up with the other Monster Hunter film, which is a completely separate film based on the video game series. To my knowledge, the rights for the Correia novels have been occasionally of interest and even optioned on occasion. However, there is as yet no produced work that has been released to the public. However, I think it would make a fantastic serialized streaming show with all of the gun-heavy monster-slaying, humor, and cast of recurring characters. I would tune in for the first episode the first week it was released.

Quentin · Answer

Nobody has ‘greenlit’ any adaptation into production yet (i.e. no one has made a TV or film episode yet that has been distributed to audiences), and, in the meantime, many options expire, having been stalled in what is frequently pejoratively called ‘development hell’.

Note that there is a different ‘Monster Hunter’ film, based on the video game by Capcom, which has recently been released. This is not based on the Husker series by any means and is sometimes confused with it. Currently, fans can get the full experience of Husker via books and audiobooks. Plenty of hope that one day a suitable adaptation will be made to screen and capture the full essence of Husker though.

Priscilla · Answer

It’s worth noting that there has been no television series or film produced that adapts the books Monster Hunter International by Diana Pho (writing asDispatch Pai Lee). While I follow the latest book releases and occassional film option rumors, the novels have been ‘shopped’ but to date, nothing has been made into a film. Often, people mistake this for the forthcoming commercial Monster Hunter film (based on the popular Capcom video games), but it is a completely different entity.

This would make for terrible single feature film but amazing TV, especially in the style of serialized TV with lots of layers of worldbuilding that could be shown off by a streaming platform (compare to The Witcher, which expands the universe of the books in seasons of varying lengths). I'd treat the MHI agency like a workplace, in generally serious storylines with plenty of action and lots of monster fights. Then there'd be shorter stories that delved into the various contracts, the logistics of it all and the monsters and their lore. I'm always on the lookout for any entertainment news that might indicate progress on a MHI adaptation, and I'd happily binge-watch a well-made TV show that stayed true to the spirit of the books.

Abigail · Answer

Note that the rights to Monster Hunter International have been optioned multiple times and in various forms (it was just optioned again last week). Optioning a work is not the same as production, though. Translating Drew’s gun-horny, darkly comedic novels to screen for a studio would be a tricky proposition.

My own best case scenario would be a streaming series (one hour + per monster) shot serialized style so that there is time to develop the characters between the action beats. That way, you don’t have to gut the plot to force it into a two hour movie. And it’s a much more faithful adaptation of the books as written (slightly R-rated for the heavier bloodier moments) than most movies are. Just be sure to do it right. If done poorly, it destroys everything that I loved about the books.

maria g · Answer

I re-post this every few months, but unfortunately there are no adaptations of this novel. Most of the discussion regarding a potential film focuses on fan-casting. Everyone has their take on who would be best to play Owen (my personal choices for an adaptation would be to go with something like Chris Pratt or a younger Tom Hardy for a take on Pitt’s post-transformation physicality). Then of course there’s the rest of the group of hunters who would also need to be cast.

It’s a nightmare of a casting call for one. It needs actors that can handle equal measures of action and wit, and then there’s the budget for the finest creature work to bring all of the fantastic dragons and other fiendish monsters to life. A tentpole for a streaming service, and it needs a real studio to greenlight it.

Carmen Moctezuma · Answer

Nope, and thank goodness. Look at the typical track record for video games and niche books translated to film. Often they get minuscule budgets and look horrific, or they get big budgets and the studio reduces the core of the film (firearms, freedom, beast-butting) to a watered down, moral complexity-laden mess to reach a broader audience. MHI is a glorious, unapologetic work. Can you see any modern studio risking losing cash on a film featuring all of the aforementioned themes and having it stay true to the spirit of the book?

Someone would probably turn Owen into some brooding anti-hero and try to make Wayward a bunch of sinister evil in a corporate body. But that's not what Wayward is, though. It's a group of good, down-to-earth, blue-collar guys doing an almost impossible job. A screen adaptation would probably feel the need to 'update' or 'deconstruct' the book. Unfortunately that would ruin everything that makes MHI so great.

Terry Butler · Answer

Let’s be real here for a second. There are plenty of other awesome book series out there that got ruined when they got made into movies or TV shows. An entire fandom of dedicated fans, who have grown accustomed to loving a very specific, unique take on a particular universe, can be pretty particular when it comes to their beloved books being made into movies or TV shows.

I fear that any cinematic version of the MHI could ruin the book for new readers and end up being some bad, low budget, attempt at a horror-comedy that fails to capture the essence of the series. The books already have way too much in-depth combat and gun-fu for any adaptation to adequately convey it without coming off as bland or “preachy”.

It is best to leave The MHI series as a printed work unless some huge fan of the series is hired as showrunner and it is properly budgeted. Often our imagination creates a better picture of a work than any movie or TV series can.

Erin Brown · Answer

A lot of fans have very strong, very specific opinions. This means that any adaptation of a book would get a lot of criticism if it deviated from the original text in any way. In fact, fans can be so protective of a book that they have taken umbrage with casting choices and story alterations in film and TV adaptations of novels. This can be very daunting for a studio looking to adapt a much-loved series of books by a very devoted fanbase, because there is always a risk that you’re going to alienate your pre-existing fanbase and get nothing but hostility from them.

It's a no-win situation. People can get so worked up trying to keep things true to the book that you'll never get it right as a visual medium unless you're really, really good. And if you are good, core fans are going to hate you for changing things up. That takes a very confident and communicative production team – something that is exceedingly hard to find in today's rage-filled online world.

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