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

[Rykion]

Also, if anybody were to adapt A Song of Ice and Fire into a movie, I think that they'd be brought up on child pornography charges.

Quite possibly, if there were no changes. John Carter of Mars would have to be NC-17 without changes, such as clothes.

 

[Captain Tagon]

How could I forget Lloyd Alexander?

Make those movies.

 

[AdmundfortGeographer]

ERB's Barsoom books, as many mentioned.

And here's one from out of left field... I would sincerely love to see Glen Cook's The Tower of Fear be adapted for cinema. One of the best stand-alone fantasy novels I have found. I believe it would make an easy translation into cinema.

 

[Ranger REG]

The Hobbit
Silmarilion (screw Chris Tolkien)
Dragonlance Chronicles

A Song of Ice and Fire is better off as a Dallas-style yet elaborately expensive primetime soap opera.

 

[FireLance]

The Chronicles of Prydain, done properly.
The Earthsea series, done properly.

There was a fairly decent TV movie of Wrinkle in Time, I think.

 

[Aus_Snow]

Chronicles of Prydain, not animated
Weirdstone of Brisingamen (or something else by Garner)
Master of the Grove (or something else by Kelleher)
(all of) Earthsea, done properly
A Song of Ice and Fire
(all of) Narnia, done properly
Perdido Street Station, perhaps
The Hobbit, of course
Riftwar Saga
Belgariad
Legend (or other Gemmell stuff)
Discworld (any), not animated


Most of those I would suggest because they are *popular*, as well as good material for the cinema.

Otherwise, I'd probably suggest all kinds of weird things. Um, that wouldn't sell. Yee-ha. :\

 

[Zappo]

In no particular order:

• Dragonlance (original trilogy).
• Dragonlance (twins trilogy).
• Black Company (first three books).
• Earthsea (done well).
• Darkover (in series or miniseries).
• Discworld (any).

 

[John Q. Mayhem]

How about a Beren and Luthien film? I doubt you could do it justice live action, but I think it would be beautiful animated. With the right look, a good script and some awesome music, this would make one incredible movie.

Ooooooh, that makes me shiver in anticipation. That would be wonderful.

 

[Desdichado]

Quite possibly, if there were no changes. John Carter of Mars would have to be NC-17 without changes, such as clothes.

Very seldom are the characters literally naked, if you read the books carefully. There's all kinds of instances where knife blows and whatnot are deflected by ornamentation and whatnot. Also, since ERB wrote from a somewhat Victorian point of view, "naked" very probably does not mean literally completely naked.

I think slave-girl Princess Leia style "clothing" would certainly be appropriate for characters on Barsoom.

 

[Desdichado]

Elric or Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser, but only if they were given the same respectful treatment shown to Conan in his first movie.

?! The first movie only kinda sorta followed any of the conventions/history/character of the Conan source material, so I'm not sure what you mean by this.

I mean, changing the Mouser into a black woman (y'know, to get that diversity angle) and having Fafhrd played by Owen Wilson, and doing the whole thing as a "buddy cop" movie would be about the same level of respectful treatment of Leiber as the first Conan movie was of Howard.