You're approached by a Hollywood exec...

[Parmandur]

Malazan Book of the Fallen. I don't know if it would translate all that well, without a clear central cast of characters (or rather, several changing ones). But the ideas and world are great - it is big, fat fantasy with pizazz and its own unique vibe. Probably not my first choice, though - I'd rather see it as an RPG.

I would love to someone try, but moat of what makes it great literature would seem to make adaptation, to say the least, somewhat challenging to get right.

Dragonlance Chronicles. With good actors and better-than-Weis/Hickman screenwriters. It is probably the single D&D story that would translate best to a big epic fantasy trilogy (or series). It always felt a bit like a potentially great work written by two people with good ideas but poor writing skills.

Yeah, one of the thins Dragonlance really has going for it is that itnis possible to improve on the source material.

 

[Mercurius]

I would love to someone try, but moat of what makes it great literature would seem to make adaptation, to say the least, somewhat challenging to get right.

Yes, agreed. Visually, though, it could be amazing. I mean, a Jaghut Tyrant in full ice age mode...would love to see that.

Yeah, one of the thins Dragonlance really has going for it is that itnis possible to improve on the source material.

Ha. That's one way to put it.

 

[Parmandur]

I'm honestly surprised no one's given Amber a shot. It was so hugely influential, and sort of the "LotR" of a certain gestalt of tropes that influenced a lot that came after.

Amber is amuch deeper genre buche cut than LorE. Dunno if anything will come of it, but it seems that Stephen Colbert was making an effort to get this done, though:

Stephen Colbert to Produce ‘Chronicles of Amber’ TV Series Adaptation

Stephen Colbert is joining the team that is adapting Roger Zelazny's "The Chronicles of Amber" for television.

variety.com

While we're talking about that era, would love to see Moorcock's Eternal Champion (finally) attempted.

Michael Moorcock has said that interest in making an Elric show totally dried up after The Witcher, producers didn't want to seem derivative.

 

[Mercurius]

Amber is amuch deeper genre buche cut than LorE. Dunno if anything will come of it, but it seems that Stephen Colbert was making an effort to get this done, though:

Stephen Colbert to Produce ‘Chronicles of Amber’ TV Series Adaptation

Stephen Colbert is joining the team that is adapting Roger Zelazny's "The Chronicles of Amber" for television.

variety.com

Michael Moorcock has said that interest in making an Elric show totally dried up after The Witcher, producers didn't want to seem derivative.

Which is ironic because, if anything, Witcher is derivative of Elric (though I think the similarities are mostly pretty skin-deep).

 

[Parmandur]

Which is ironic because, if anything, Witcher is derivative of Elric (though I think the similarities are mostly pretty skin-deep).

Yeah, definite irony there. I can only imagine that the material being so, so dark has probably hampered attempts over the decades to get it made: even Conan at hia grittiest seems feel-good in comparison.

 

[TiQuinn]

“You know that’s really amazing that you think that highly of me, but really you need to go give that money to Guillermo Del Toro and let him make At The Mountains of Madness.”

 

[Richards]

Most likely some Saturday morning cartoon from my childhood turned into an anime. One of the animal-hybrid shows. Thundercats, Tigersharks, Silverhawks, or Sectaurs. One of the dino shows. Dinosaucers or Dino-Riders. One of the space westerns. Galaxy Rangers or Bravestar.

Along those lines...I'd watch a live-action (with some obligatory CGI) Thundarr the Barbarian.

"Ariel, Ookla - ride!"

Johnathan

 

[trappedslider]

I'll second BattleTech and add John Varley's Red Thunder as a mini-series.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Feist's Riftwar and Empire series. Run them concurrently as a miniseries/multi season TV.

 

[Necropolitan]

I think Tomorrow Town by Kim Newman (which the author generously allows anyone to read free) could easily be adapted to the screen. I don't know if you could get a full movie out of it, but you could easily make an hour's worth of entertainment.

It could easily be the next Knives Out, although I would prefer they kept the 1970s setting as opposed to modernizing it.

The themes are still relevant to today (more relevant than ever one could easily argue considering the debates over what tech should/shouldn't do and/or can/can't do) and the jokes translate easily from text to speech.