In regards to an animated version of The Book of the New Sun, I'd love to see one of the Japanese studios take it on. Satoshi Kon, from what I know of him, might do a good job with The Book of the New Sun. I'd actually prefer a 26-episode series to a feature film, if only because that could provide more room for detail.
<br><br>I don't think Miyazaki would necessarily be my top choice for Severian's story, but I understand that his company, Studio Ghibli, recently did a film of LeGuin's Earthsea books, though the film can't come out in the US until 2009 (
<a href="http://www.ursulakleguin.com/GedoSenkiResponse.html">http://www.ursulakleguin.com/GedoSenkiResponse.html</a>). Wolfe devotees might also enjoy Miyazaki's Howl's Moving Castle, which is based off a book by a Diana Wynne Jones, who Wolfe apparently really likes.
<br><br>As for Bridge to Terabithia, I never read it, but it was very popular when I was growing up. Several of my friends, when they saw a poster for the movie, reminisced about how "It was my favorite book going up." I gather it has a larger following than one might think.
<br><br>-Matt<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 6/19/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Scott K</b> <<a href="mailto:scott@skatemonk.com">scott@skatemonk.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I would so love to see a not-for-kids animated version, as I feel that<br>animation is almost the only way to convey the feel of a story like<br>this (similar to how I feel about the rumored Neil Gaiman Sandman film-<br>think Miazaki!). Did anyone see the TV miniseries of Ghormenghast? That
<br>was a wonderful (and fairly long) telling of the first 2 books of the<br>cycle. I don't think Mervyn Peake was all that great a writer, those<br>books were all about conveying loads of tone and atmosphere, and I<br>
thought the movie did it pretty well. Maybe a TV miniseries would be<br>the best way to convey Sev's story, as layered and atmospheric as it<br>is. I don't think there's a big enough fan base to support a cinematic
<br>film, but I'd never heard of Bridge to Tarabethia before, either, so<br>who knows?<br>-Scott K<br>_______________________________________________<br>Urth Mailing List<br>To post, write <a href="mailto:urth@urth.net">
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