Movies we'd like to see be made

[Lady Nicolette]

That's the one!  Glad to be of service!

[Athena]

I have always wanted to see Diana Gabaldon's "Outlander" made into a movie.  A few years ago I think there was a contract in negotiation (might have been a TV movie) and I got my hopes up, but alas it was not to be. 

Of course, I would probably never be happy with the casting of anyone in the roles Claire and (especially) Jamie.

I agree! It would be interesting to see the novel on film, but I know I'd probably wouldn't be happy with the actors chosen because they probably wouldn't come close to the way I picture Claire & Jamie.

There's so much detail in the novels that they would have to cut large chunks (and characters) out, which would also not sit right with me. Perhaps some books should be left well enough alone. 

I'd like to see The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova or the Sevenwaters Trilogy by Juliet Marrilier made into movies.

[Lady Renee Buchanan]

I read the most wonderful fiction, "The Doomsday Book," by Connie Willis.  It takes place in Oxford in the year 2050 (or thereabouts, I read it a while ago).  They have started working on time travel, and a student volunteers to go back to the Middle Ages.  She is supposed to go back to about 20 years after the plague, but due to several circumstances that occur, she unknowingly goes back right smack in the middle of it.  It was a fantastic book, and I'd love to see it in a movie.

[Whistler Fred]

There's a very good children's book called "The Blue Cat of Castle Town" by Catherine Cate Coblentz which I think could be made into a wonderful animated (or possibly live-action) movie.

Although it's been done with indifferent results, I'd like to see what a good moive production crew could do with the the "Silver John" short stories and novels of Manly Wade Wellman.

[PurpleDragon]

The entire Xanth series by Piers Anthony.

[Lady Nicolette]

I think that both "The Illuminator," and it's successor, "The Mercy Seller," by Brenda Rickman Vantrease would make excellent films.

[escherblacksmith]

Personally, I wouldn't want any of my favorite books made into movies.  Movies are too short and the books I read are too long.  Lord of the Rings was good, but too short by at least half (that is including the directors cuts), so, instead of 12 hours, it should be closer to 30.

The best adaptation I have seen done was the Dune Miniseries' on the Sci-Fi network.  That is the only way I won't be horribly disappointed, I suspect.

That said, some of the history stuff would be very fun to see.  More Viking flicks especially.

[maelstrom0370]

World War Z (I LUUUUUVS me a good zombie movie, I does!)
The Druss the Legend series (If you haven't read it, do!)
The Dresden Files (not the dreck they tried to pass off as a TV series)
The Kim Harrison series (Dead Witch Walking, et al)
Anything by Raymond Feist

[BLAKDUKE]

Someone touched a bit on my subject a bit earlier, something about the MORELAND CHRINICLES AND RICHARD III

I would like to see a movie based on what the actual historical documents have to say on the life of RICHARD III
not some Shakesperian ramblings better suited to puff up the Tudor dynasty.  Or how about making a movie based on
Josephine Teys book, Daughter of Time, with some flashback scenes using Kendalls biographical book as source material.

I am trying to visualize who would play the parts. 

[Lady Neysa]

Anne McCaffrey's Pern books, bare minumum the first couple.

Internet rumors have abounded about a Pern movie for years, but I'll believe it when I see it. I'd love to see Pern on the big screen too.

I'd also like to see Piers Anthony's "Incarnations of Immortality"  done. The actor who played the angel of death on  "Charmed" would be perfect in the role of Zane/Death.

[*Teach*]

The entire Xanth series by Piers Anthony.

I agree... to a point
Somewhere around Vale of the Vole he seemed to loose the fun of the series for me. I started reading that series back in 1986 (I know because it kept away boredom the summer after I graduated lol). I truly loved it, but it just quit being... fun.

I also agree with making Incarnations of Immortality into a movie... that would just be fantastic.

I would like to see the Sword of Truth by Terry Goodkind turned into a mini-series (because each book is just to long for a movie) and the same goes for Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time.
On the sci-fi side, I would really enjoy seeing the Honor Harrington books by David Weber turned into movies. They would make a great transition I think.

*I would also like to see the Boston Bartender's Guide turned into a movie with the focus on rum drinks... but that would be a stretch I guess*

[Lady Neysa]

Another fabulous big screen adaptation would be Anne McCaffrey's "Talent" series- The Rowan, Damia, Damia's Children, Lyon's Pride, The Tower and the Hive.

[Just Randall]

Stainless Steel Rat, anyone? Or how about The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever?
"The Apprentice Adept" series by Piers Anthony?

My best thought on adaptations, is to make them into mini-series on Showtime, HBO, et.al. so that they can get done completely, instead of trying to cut it down to two hours (Hell, they do it in England all the time, so why can't we?).

[Lady Neysa]

The Apprentice Adept would be good too, although it would be a little difficult to keep it PG during the Proton scenes unless they clothed them for the movie. 
By the way, now you know where my screen name comes from!  Neysa is my favorite character.

[PurpleDragon]

We used to make mini-series here all the time.  Anyone remember SHOGUN, The Thornbirds, The Blue and The Gray?  They were all min-series made for television PRE CABLE...  Now, everyone just wants reality (crap) television shows which are not even reality... they may not be scripted, but they are definitely not based any way in or on reality.