Michael Everett wrote:runsforcelery wrote:I will only say this. We are in the final stages of completing (as in, writing actual contract language) a movie option on the Honorverse. Said option is visualizing multiple movies, beginning with OBS and progressing. It will be done by one of the cutting edge CGI/3-D houses in the world, it will (assuming present plans hold) use live actors, and "Nimitz will be expensive. CGI for quadrapeds is a pain in the butt!" according to one of the guys who will be doing the work. Of course, he smiled a lot when he said it.
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Okay. This is... new information to me. Yes, 90% of the other readers on this forum probably knew, but as someone who abandoned Baen's Bar due to it's incredibly long loading times and badly-planned posting techniques, my sources of Weber-linked info are... well... kind of limited to this site only.
And TV Tropes, but that's nowhere near as real-time.
Out of interest, why should the War God series not be filmed? After all, it doesn't have to be by the same company, does it? Totally different series.
Honorverse film.
Cool. Just as long as it sticks closer to the books than the Lensman film did to its source material.
Awaiting a response.
Oh, it's going to be a lot closer than the lensman cra --- er,
material was. Of course, that's not saying all the much, is it? [G] Seriously, at this point I am feeling very good about the project. We are already discussing some small departures from the exact story line, but nothing --- I repeat,
nothing --- they've said even comes close to changing the characters, the basic story arc, or the feel of the books. Obviously this is very early days yet, but I'm comfortable with their commitment to maintaining the characters. I think there will probably be some divergences from the way
I see them, but I will guarantee there are already some divergences between the way I see them and the way
you see them. All of the minor departures they've mentioned to me so far fit perfectly with the story and the characters and are more ways that a different medium moves the tale along than anything else. Of course, they are going to make a
couple of changes, some of which I am sure are going to please the readership. Like going completely "paperless." Mind you, I only use paper for formal occasions, but what the heck?
The thing I really, really like about the conversations we've had so far is their focus on finding CGI and special effects which enhance the story that already exists instead of simply using the special effects as a
substitute for story.
I feel good about this, I really do.
Oops! Edited to add:I personally see no reason at all that Bahzell shouldn't be turned into a movie, or even a whole series of them! I think it would be a
wonderful idea; now all we have to do is interest a studio. In the meantime, we
have had a nibble at the movie rights for
Out of the Dark, but if anyone wants people to
sparkle I am going to be
soooooo unhappy! :P