What fantasy stories are should be done next on the big screen?

[johnsemlak]

With Harry Potter IV, Narnia (book 1) and King Kong, and others there's a fair bit of fantasy on the big screen this season.

That that stuff and others like LotR, what iconic fantasy stories/tales/yarns need to be brought to the big screen, taking full advantage of modern CGI etc? By stories I'm including novels as well as myths adn legends. What stories either haven't been done on the big screen, or haven't been done 'right'?

I'd like to discuss fantasy stories in exclusion of decidedly sci-fi or superhero works but inclusive of stories like King Kong, Tarzan, Bigfoot, etc.

Here's a short list of stuff I'd like to see:

1. The Lost World by Arther Conan Doyle

2. Lankhmar stories

3. Jason and the Argonauts (there's lots of room for improvement on the 60s version!)

4. A fantasy version of the Arthurian stories (Excaliber with up-to-date effects)

5. The Odyssey (or the Aeneid)

6. Epic of Gilgamesh

7. Beowulf (wash Christopher Lambert's version out of my head!!!)

 

[Starman]

Not really iconic, but I would kill to see the Dragonlance Chronicles and Legends books done on the silver screen.

 

[cattoy]

John Carter, Warlord of Mars

 

[Captain Tagon]

The Redwall books, all of them.

 

[Filby]

The Hobbit, natch.

Unfortunately, due to the ongoing struggle to obtain the film rights, along with Weta Digital being preoccupied with all their other projects (Halo, Evangelion, the inevitable Prince Caspain), I'm not holding my breath.

 

[Hand of Evil]

Amber
Lord of Light
Kane
Bazil Brokentail
A lot of ERB stuff: John Carter of Mars to name one, but I think others should be looked at, his hallow world.
Hawk & Fisher
Thieves World

 

[Dragonfriend]

7. Beowulf (wash Christopher Lambert's version out of my head!!!)

Zemeckis is working on it

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0442933/

 

[camoudragon]

Runelords
&
Song of Fire and Ice

would both make cool movies - for 3-6 holiday seasons...

 

[KenM]

Eleric

 

[Angel Tarragon]

Pern

More movies based on Ann Rice's works

Movie adaptation of Jumper (novel)