D&D General Michael Moorcock live twitch interview Oct 8th by Goodman Games Sanctum Secorum!

[Ralif Redhammer]

The last living Appendix N author, and he's still going. I suppose it helps that he was only about 25 when he created Elric.

I really am amazed he is still alive.

And with a new Elric book!

Previously, only movies could've had the budget to bring Elric to life. And his story is sprawling enough to require more than a trilogy (though its frequently episodic nature means you could condense it, if you had to). But now CGI has gotten affordable and good enough that you could see a TV series and not have to trim it to the bone.

Although, I would love to envision a world where Wendy Pini's animated adaptation happened. File that in the same timeline where Bakshi's Lord of the Rings got that part 2, I suppose.

 

[Mannahnin]

The last living Appendix N author, and he's still going. I suppose it helps that he was only about 25 when he created Elric.

Yup. He was a young buck cranking out pulp fantasy 20-40 years after the original waves of writers started.

Previously, only movies could've had the budget to bring Elric to life. And his story is sprawling enough to require more than a trilogy (though its frequently episodic nature means you could condense it, if you had to). But now CGI has gotten affordable and good enough that you could see a TV series and not have to trim it to the bone.

Although, I would love to envision a world where Wendy Pini's animated adaptation happened. File that in the same timeline where Bakshi's Lord of the Rings got that part 2, I suppose.

I still have her Stormbringer book. Some fantastic art in there, but then, I was an ElfQuest fan from a young age.

 

[DonoZen]

Over the decades, he has been very open to tv or movie projects being made of any of his stuff. It's just always fallen through time and again.
I've read many times of some producer or studio buying the rights to his different works, and then not being made.

He's recently given up on Elric being made at all because of the similarities to The Witcher.

Michael Moorcock rules out an ELRIC TV show or movie in the near future, citing similarities to THE WITCHER

Michael Moorcock, creator of the infamous sword-wielding albino Elric of Melnibone, has reported ( via Ansible ) that TV and film interest ...

thewertzone.blogspot.com

But, the Hawkmoon series seems to be recently at the BBC with the producer of Good Omens behind it.

‘Good Omens’ Producer BBC Studios Developing Adaptation Of Michael Moorcock’s ‘Runestaff’ Fantasy Novels

BBC Studios is developing a TV adaptation of the Runestaff fantasy novels by Michael Moorcock.

deadline.com

 

[DonoZen]

Also, there is an Elric Board Game right now on Kickstarter with 9 days left.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ledepartement/elric-rise-of-the-young-kingdoms-0

 

[Voadam]

Watching the recent Game of Thrones Spinoff I felt the dragon riding Matt Smith white-haird sword fighting royal Targeryan was a decent Elric.

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

Hawkmoon would pretty darn cool to see brought to life. I think it would need to be a little less po-faced than most of the other fantasy adaptations of late, to bring home some of the biting satire of it.

But, the Hawkmoon series seems to be recently at the BBC with the producer of Good Omens behind it.

‘Good Omens’ Producer BBC Studios Developing Adaptation Of Michael Moorcock’s ‘Runestaff’ Fantasy Novels

BBC Studios is developing a TV adaptation of the Runestaff fantasy novels by Michael Moorcock.

deadline.com

Yeah, his look*, especially wearing that helmet, seemed inspired by some of the Elric art we've seen over the years.

*Except now that he's cut it shorter, he looks more like Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy

Watching the recent Game of Thrones Spinoff I felt the dragon riding Matt Smith white-haird sword fighting royal Targeryan was a decent Elric.

 

[GuyBoy]

Hawkmoon/Runestaff would make a wonderful TV series.
The portrayal of a feral, bloated and cruel Granbretan, heroically resisted by a hero from mainland Europe would certainly strike a zeitgeist right now, as well as giving a dig to the UK equivalent of those who support the values of LaNasa etc in the US.

 

[DrunkonDuty]

Well, I stand corrected. I'm glad to see that Moorcock wants to get some of his stories to film/TV. And I really hope he does. Yeah, Elric will be met with accusations of being derivative. I think there's probably a TV Tropes page for that phenomena.

Does anyone else here want to see Dancers at the End of Time made into a series? That and The Warhound and the World's Pain are probably my 2 favourite Moorcock stories.

 

[AbdulAlhazred]

A long time.

The first Elric comic was 1968.

Right, that's what I recall, there have been various Elric graphic stuff over the years.

 

[Mark Hope]

Does anyone think (or know) whether this is an indication that Goodman Games are going to release some Moorcock-related RPG material? I'm an absurdly huge fan of Mike and his work and loved Mongoose's take on the material but I'm always up for some more takes on the Multiverse.

Can't wait to read the book, either. I know it's developed from a couple of short stories with new material added (including, I would guess, an ending to the stuff begun in the short stories) and so will be an interesting expansion to the world of the Young Kingdoms I have Fabrice Colin's novella expansion of (iirc) Black Petals, which forms part of the new novel - will be interesting to see if Mike draws on any of that version as well. I guess I can ask him