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His Dark Materials

posted by [personal profile] tadorna at 09:45pm on 26/09/2004 under , , ,
Chris Weitz on adapting Philip Pullman's trilogy for the screen (thanks to Kia for the link).

I have to say, I'm really, really bloody impressed.
Mood:: 'impressed' impressed
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posted by [identity profile] lobelia321.livejournal.com at 03:54pm on 26/09/2004
Thanks for this link! I started skimming skeptically and found myself drawn in. The man is very articulate and I like his commitment to backing away from the CGI-topheaviness of Lotr (that was already starting to pall by RotK, I thought). He's got a good attitude. Though I'm still wary of seeing a film version of DArk Materials because it lives so vividly in my head and I don't want someone else's pictures usurping my own. I may send the children with their father.
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posted by [identity profile] sheldrake.livejournal.com at 05:28am on 30/09/2004
I started skimming skeptically and found myself drawn in.

Yes, me too. I really like his attitude to the whole project, especially about the CGI.

I'm still wary of seeing a film version of DArk Materials

Yes, I know what you mean. But I think I'm going to be too intrigued by the whole thing not to see it. Did you happen to catch the radio adaptation on Radio 4? I thought it was really quite bad, actually.
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posted by [identity profile] lutonairport.livejournal.com at 10:24pm on 26/09/2004
I want to see these films! he spound sliek he wants to do a good job with them :)

I hope they include Balthamos and Baruch *fingers crossed*


-Luton-
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posted by [identity profile] sheldrake.livejournal.com at 05:25am on 30/09/2004
I hope they include Balthamos and Baruch

I think so, he sounds like he wants to leave in as much as possible, and says no characters have been cut at all so far. I look forward to seeing how they turn out! :)
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posted by [identity profile] sophrosyne31.livejournal.com at 11:13pm on 26/09/2004
Aieeee!

oh that does sound good. at first i was 'hmmm' and then i was impressed by his thoughtfulness and attitude.

damn it i'm off to re-read the books... see what you do to me, fantasy-pimp-lady?
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posted by [identity profile] sheldrake.livejournal.com at 05:23am on 30/09/2004
fantasy-pimp-lady?

Aha! Time to edit the user-info, I feel. Heheh.
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posted by [identity profile] 2am-optimism.livejournal.com at 02:43am on 27/09/2004
seconding (or is it thirding) the thanks for the link. I have to say this looks *really* promising - I like his bg in English Lit and he just sounds down to earth and sensible about the whole thing. Phew.

The only thing I'm wondering is how long it's going to take for someone to pick up the DiR series and run with it - the books are so short, it would seem fairly ideal to convert them into maybe a movie trilogy. Oh well, I live in hope.
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posted by [identity profile] sheldrake.livejournal.com at 05:22am on 30/09/2004
The only thing I'm wondering is how long it's going to take for someone to pick up the DiR series and run with it

Ah, that's one of those things - on the one hand, it would be so cool! On the other, I don't think I could bear it...
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posted by [identity profile] justeeyore.livejournal.com at 01:40am on 28/09/2004
I was really against a film being made of HDM, I couldn't see how it could work. But I feel more hopeful now I've read this article.
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posted by [identity profile] sheldrake.livejournal.com at 05:21am on 30/09/2004
Yes, that's exactly how I felt. I was very sceptical, but this guy does seem more than capable. I'm really intrigued to see how the film(s) turn out.
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