I am guessing that this is a really personal issue and can't speak for living peeps but I know David Gemmell refused any and all offers since he wouldn't give the studios control to do as they felt. Whether his estate thinks the same I have no idea but it is telling that there hasn't been anything yet and I know they were after the rights to at least two (oddly not the ones I would have thought but hey what do I know about making a movie!).
Ray, will you find it easier once the last book is released? If I remember correctly, in the past you have said it is more to do with a good offer than slavishly protecting your storylines/characters. I wonder what P.O'Brian would have thought to the movie had he lived to see it. Michael. On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 5:34 PM, R. M. Askren <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi Ray, > > Given the increased incidence and success of fantasy novels being made into > film, I was wondering if you would share your thoughts regarding the > potential divergence from the author’s vision. I recently read an article > from Le Monde about Christopher Tolkien which mentioned his disappointment > with Jackson’s take on his father’s work. He was quoted as saying Jackson > “eviscerated” the books. Here is a link to the article... > > > http://www.worldcrunch.com/culture-society/my-father-039-s-quot-eviscerated- > > quot-work-son-of-hobbit-scribe-j.r.r.-tolkien-finally-speaks-out/hobbit-silm > arillion-lord-of-rings/c3s10299/#.UVsDARfZ6Hu > > What do living author's do to ensure film adaptations are true to their > written work? It seems George R.R. Martin has pretty well accomplished that > in the film adaptations of the Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones) on > HBO. > > Thanks, > > -Ralph > ラルフ > > Visit the official online atlas to the worlds of Raymond E. Feist at > http://www.elvandar.com > > > > >
