Any info about the movie yet?

[Lisa Nocturne]

I got all excited when i found this thread... now that i've read all the posts i'm upset now

To be completey honest though, i don't think a film would work, especially with directors today being obsessed with special effects. Harry would have to be played by a new comer, someone fresh to the film industry and it would have to be filmed in the UK, but with all the money for films being in the USA, there's no-way they'd go for that. The way the LOTR was done in the animated/live version was fantastic, that would work to a point... what doesn't help is i've got a 'comic' book edition of Necroscope (which is fantastic!!) and the way the characters have been drawn in this plus the descriptions in the original book is how i would expect them to look and i can't see that happening in the film ...but saying that, if it/they were ever made, i'd be there on the front row grinning from ear to ear i expect

[Ilya Sul]

Yeah...we do all feel like you do, I guess. But the movie is still a myth, so relax . I have been waiting years for some kind of news but there were none.

[Silver]

I'm with you there Nec22 and Lisa, whatever format it takes if it does make it to the big screen I'll be there on opening night regardless of whether it's good or bad!

I will try to watch it with an open mind but will undoubtedly note any deviation from the original story, I'll also try to reserve judgement until the end of the film to get the full picture.

For those who do want to see a Necroscope movie don't be too disheartened just yet, these things take a lot of time and the whole process has been hindered by the writer's strike. I know, there is a very real posibility that it will fall through eventually but the option has been bought 3 times now (I think) which is a positive sign. Even though very little progress, if any, has been made they're not giving up on it.

[topol_sheap]

If it makes any of you feel better, F Paul Wilson's Repairman Jack movie has been in development hell for about 13 years now... This is only about 3 years

[Silver]

Damn!

I didn't even know they were suposed to be making a Repairman Jack film

[Lazarus Long]

I'm new to the sight and realized about an hour into reading that some of theses remarks are a few years old. I am disappointed that the movie could be made but seems to have no takers. As far as U.S. movie makers, cut us some slack, we have made a fair share of bad bad movies but there are some good ones, even new ones. 30 days of night was actually pretty good. I think that new movies tend to over CGI, and with this project that really shouldn't be a problem. I am a huge fan of this entire series and hopefully if it gets made it will be by someone who reads the books and will try to keep the Necroscope true to them. Peter Jacksons name comes up over and over and honestly I think that he has made some absolutly phenominal movies and I was very very afraid when I saw that LOTR was being done. So I'll keep hope and everyone cut the U.S. a little slack, I do agree though that it shouldn't be made in the U.S. posing as the U.K. My only other fear is if it gets picked up by a U.S. maker is that Harry turns into Will Smith or down a similar path that would shatter me. I like him but not as Harry.

[Lazarus Long]

I agree with you 100% on everything, M. Night, noooo! As far as CGI I am sick and tired of every movie trying to squeeze in as much of this as possible. Lucas killed my childhood memories with his next three of his movies and I thought no worse of the first three for not being CGIed. The Necroscope books are some of the best books ever written and I have given them to anyone who is looking for a book that I know. Until I got on this website I had never even met anyone who had read them, and aside from the Dune series, I can't think of a match for such a long series of books that never gets old, never gets boring. If someone wants to make this and has in mind making more than one I'm all for it, but I just don't see it. I really hope so, but....

[BadMushroom]

..we can all dream though!

On the subject of CGI, I have no problem with it when it's done in moderation, but CGI for its own sake makes me writhe.

I think one of the issues that caused George Lucas problems was that he got caught in trap of needing to be seen to be innovating (in the technical film-creation sense) with the new Star Wars movies. The first three (iv-vi) were a breakthrough in go-motion, film lot and matt-screen special effects and I think he tried to innovate with the new movies by pioneering digital capture, but it seemed to be at the expense of so many other things... Gungans vs Droids decends into Nintendo 64 graphics in some parts, to my tired old eyes.

I can't see how, considering the content of any film based on the first Necroscope book, you could do it without relying on CGI manipulation to some extent but at least we can be assured that no matter what SFX route is opted for, it's the story that's always going to be the star!

So, CGI? What ever! No problem IMHO.

It's not so much the use of CGI, but the conveyance of under-pinning ideas that concerns me about any newly proposed Necroscope movie. The way that CGI, or whatever means, will be used to portray some of the conceptual and explicit themes that underlie the series (such as, for example the "Mobius Continuum", or Dragosani's necromancy etc.) are going to be difficult to pull-off and keep everyone happy!

That said, I think the vast (or even great) majority of people would understand that who ever directs, it's going to be their interpretation of Mr Lumley’s work: in a similar way I enjoy Peter Jackson's interpretation of LoTR, but if I need a lore-fix I go find Tolkien.

[Lazarus Long]

I understand what you are saying and by no means am i trying to degrade any of Lucas work. He is visionary and I still count on Lucas film to do special effects for countless movies, and do a great job at it. I guess that like so many people are saying, the Necroscope is so unique in so many ways that I just don't want it to do one of two things. A. I don't want the heart of the books to get lost in effects, and B. I don't want it to look like any other thing out there. It is a most unique series and it deserves that attention.

There is no other series I have found that comes close to the teeth and claws that the Necroscope has. I've read a ton of them, Anne Rice is ok I guess, I disagree with most every comment on this sight that Interveiw was a good movie, I actually didn't like it much, Queen of the damned was just really bad to me. The 30 days of night graphic novels are amazing and the movie was good, actually I really liked the movie, but the Necroscope again, so unique in so many ways.

[stacey1273]

I don't think too much would have to be CGI'd if done right. Some stuff, more of the sci/fi that is, would be a given. I am a total horror movie fanatic, and I am talking Romero and Fulci,,,and some canibal flicks too,,,that date to the 70's and 80's and not all was really bad back then.if the movie was done good, the necromancer stuff wouldn't have to be done digitally at all..it will take a skillfull artistic mind(or minds as for what is really needed) and people who are not looking to make a mint, but make the movie cuz they love the series. If the person who makes the movie(S) love the series as much as we do, even though they may change stuff to their liking, I think they would stay true to Lumley. We already know that when a book is made into a movie, it gets some changes due to budgeting and the like....like LOTR. But I also know many people who had no idea that the LOTR books existed till the movie was made, went back and bought the books and loved them. I think we are all more judgemental the way movies are done when we read the books first. I did that with Silence of the lambs/Hannibal and LOTR and Harry Potter. Regarding the talk about the movie Jumper......I thought that they way they were able to jump one place to another reminded me of Harry and The Dweller's war and how that may get played out in a movie.

[Ash]

The movie simply needs to develop Harry into a character that the public can embrace and care about. If the action and story in the movie carry it well and it is kept simple but solid, then this movie would work. If a director can bring the vision of the vampire to the audience like Lumely has done in our minds, then the audience will be stunned by what we have grown to love about them. The white hat vs. the black hats saga will never tire so long as character development is not sacraficed for special effects. The right leading man, antihero (Dragosani), villan, and set location will make the movie a success.

[Red Desire]

Done well, a film version of Necroscope could take the movie industry by storm. It is in dire need of a decent horror/fantasy movie and something as intelligent as Necroscope would go down so well.

Look how well received Pans Labyrinth was. And that story is nothing compared to the Wamphyri.

[topol_sheap]

I love this series of books, however I do believe Hollywood will royally screw it up and give it an pg13 (or whatever) certificate - this has to be an R rated film - nothing else will do.

[Ash]

Hard to argue what Hollywood has done with its' marketing strategy of taming down movies to appeal to a mass audience. But every once in great while a studio will take a chance on a project that pushes the boundaries of current norms and with great success making a "cult classic" that ultimately becomes an icon of filmaking of that era and the filmakers heralded as visionaries. Look back at the most famous of horror films over the decades and see that they were not made for mass appeal but rather as films that took the audience to place not dared to be tread by the mainstream. Horror is way overdue for just this type of filmmaking. If the studio with the film rights (or another interested studio) is in need of a breakthrough film to put them in position to get talent and financial backing for future projects, this is an excellent vehicle for that purpose. With better than average success, the rights to follow up films continuing the saga could become a very valuable commodity peaking the interest of big money studios or large capital investments for the studio. With any luck we will be looking back and remember how much our love of the story drove us to push to get this film made!

[Ilya Sul]

I love this series of books, however I do believe Hollywood will royally screw it up and give it an pg13 (or whatever) certificate - this has to be an R rated film - nothing else will do.

Yeah, I agree on that. Or X-Rated....wait it's called NC-17 now.

[Dundeemac]

..we can all dream though!


It's not so much the use of CGI, but the conveyance of under-pinning ideas that concerns me about any newly proposed Necroscope movie. The way that CGI, or whatever means, will be used to portray some of the conceptual and explicit themes that underlie the series (such as, for example the "Mobius Continuum", or Dragosani's necromancy etc.) are going to be difficult to pull-off and keep everyone happy!

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It's the old adage, "you can't keep all of the people happy all of the time." The fact that we all love this saga so much and each have our own mental perceptions of "what" the mobius continuum would be like, or how Dragosani's necromancy would be explained on film, means that debate on the films merits could go on forever! I agree that the proposed film could be seriously undermined if filmed in the U.S. with mainstream actors playing lead roles. But on the other-hand, this type of film DOES require a massive budget if the core Necroscope ideas are to reach the audiences. But whatever happens, I like the rest of you will be first in line for tickets!

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