If anything, Jackson should get a medal. LotR wasn't really a plot-driven story. It was more about the milieu than it was about events. Jackson really had to narrow things down to get to the heart of the plot.
On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 12:18 PM, Michael Hawksworth <[email protected]>wrote: > I am guessing that this is a really personal issue and can't speak for > living peeps but I know David Gemmell refused any and all offers since he > wouldn't give the studios control to do as they felt. Whether his estate > thinks the same I have no idea but it is telling that there hasn't been > anything yet and I know they were after the rights to at least two (oddly > not the ones I would have thought but hey what do I know about making a > movie!). > > Ray, will you find it easier once the last book is released? If I remember > correctly, in the past you have said it is more to do with a good offer > than slavishly protecting your storylines/characters. > > I wonder what P.O'Brian would have thought to the movie had he lived to > see it. > > Michael. > > > On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 5:34 PM, R. M. Askren <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hi Ray, >> >> Given the increased incidence and success of fantasy novels being made >> into >> film, I was wondering if you would share your thoughts regarding the >> potential divergence from the author’s vision. I recently read an article >> from Le Monde about Christopher Tolkien which mentioned his disappointment >> with Jackson’s take on his father’s work. He was quoted as saying Jackson >> “eviscerated” the books. Here is a link to the article... >> >> >> http://www.worldcrunch.com/culture-society/my-father-039-s-quot-eviscerated- >> >> quot-work-son-of-hobbit-scribe-j.r.r.-tolkien-finally-speaks-out/hobbit-silm >> arillion-lord-of-rings/c3s10299/#.UVsDARfZ6Hu<http://www.worldcrunch.com/culture-society/my-father-039-s-quot-eviscerated-quot-work-son-of-hobbit-scribe-j.r.r.-tolkien-finally-speaks-out/hobbit-silmarillion-lord-of-rings/c3s10299/#.UVsDARfZ6Hu> >> >> What do living author's do to ensure film adaptations are true to their >> written work? It seems George R.R. Martin has pretty well accomplished >> that >> in the film adaptations of the Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones) on >> HBO. >> >> Thanks, >> >> -Ralph >> ラルフ >> >> Visit the official online atlas to the worlds of Raymond E. Feist at >> http://www.elvandar.com >> >> >> >> >> > -- Sent from my Crappy Laptop (tm) using a poor excuse for a web browser.
