(urth) Adaptations?
larry miller
decanus1284 at gmail.com
Thu Apr 30 05:03:13 PDT 2015
Francis Ford Coppola said that for Bram Stokers Dracula (1992) he set out
to make a film where "the costumes were the sets and the sets acted as the
lighting." I think this would probably be the best approach in a film
adaptation of book of the New Sun. I think that would be quite appropriate
considering wolf was inspired by a costume party to create Severian, the
number of characters who wear masks, and would overall add to that "stage
play" feeling the book has.
On Apr 30, 2015 3:32 AM, "Gerry Quinn" <gerry at bindweed.com> wrote:
> A few years ago, there was talk about a graphic novel version of Book of
> the New Sun - some excerpts were posted. (Unless they were just example
> images from a proposed project?)
>
> - Gerry Quinn
>
>
> On 29/04/2015 21:26, aaron wrote:
>
> I certainly wouldn't wish to see any Wolfe adaptation directed by
> Jodorowski. Perhaps Darren Aronofsky? Kubrick would be my first choice, but
> that of course is impossible. But imagining a Wolfe movie directed by
> Kubrick? Awe inspiring.
>
> On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 11:51 AM, DAVID STOCKHOFF <dstockhoff at verizon.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Nay, the Hobbit movie was an abomination! Prepare to defend yourself,
>> sir!
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wednesday, April 29, 2015 11:12 AM, António Pedro Marques <
>> entonio at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> I have no idea, but I'm certainly *NOT* eager to see Wolfe transported
>> into any other medium. I agree he provides much material for that, but I'd
>> rather folks would get their material elsewhere or invent it themselves.
>>
>> If it ends up being done, then I think it would be best left to unknown
>> folks rather than Moebius or Jodorowsky or whoever. For much the same
>> reason I wouldn't want Sean Connery to play Gandalf. (Tolkien, for
>> instance, I have no qualms about being adapted to film or even games. I
>> don't like the LotR movies, but that's for other reasons, and I think The
>> Hobbit was acceptable.)
>>
>>
>> No dia 29/04/2015, às 13:25, Andreas Johansson <andreas.havok at gmail.com>
>> escreveu:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> First of all, a great thanks to all of you out there debating and
>> analyzing the big and the small of all things Wolfean. It's severely
>> enlightening, both for understanding Wolfe in many more layers, and
>> literature in general. Now then, a question that arose recently as I began
>> the BOTNS for I think a fourth time, while at the same time delving deep
>> into Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - how wonderful wouldn't a "sand box" type of
>> videogame, set in Severian's Urth? - so my question was, has there been any
>> kind of adaptations of any of Gene Wolfe's works? Graphic novels, theatre
>> productions, short movies, anything? Given his massive output (more than
>> fifty short stories, hehe), you'd think that somewhere, someone would've
>> picked up the challenge.
>>
>> Of course, much of what makes Wolfe special is an inherent trait of the
>> medium that would be lost in a visual adaptation that loses the 1st person
>> perspective... but his worlds are so bloody vivid and beautiful that they
>> would be a feast for any graphic artist to dig into, even if 70% of the
>> in-text layers would be lost. Imagine a Moebius-style graphic novel based
>> on Urth of the New Sun... or as mentioned moving freely through a
>> 3d-rendered version of Nessus or Viron.
>>
>> Oh by the way, which entry-point to Lafferty would you fellows suggest?
>> Haven't read anything by him but thought it might be time.
>>
>> yrs,
>> Andreas Johansson
>>
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