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I think you got the wrong end of the stick. I actually said I would like Orlando Bloom to play the part of Harry JUNIOR, as in The Dweller In The Garden. It was Rhys Ifans who I reckoned should play the young Harry before his metamorphosis into Alec Kyle's body. I know what you mean about losing the soul of the movie though. That's why maybe the first two books could be condensed into a three hour movie, and save all the Vampire World stuff for parts two and three.

I think I said this some time back, but as daft as it sounds, I think Rhys Ifans would make a good young Harry, before his transformation. And Michael Wincott should be the first guy they call to play Boris Dragosani. The most interesting character to me is Harry Jr though, and he should be central to the story, as I also said a while back, I believe the first two books could easily be condensed into one film. I know it got a lot of people's back's up when I said it, but I am thinking about it from a neutral point of view, and not assuming that everyone who goes to see it has read the books. I just think there are certain elements of the story that would not transfer too well to the big screen, and as such could be glossed over, or shown in flashback. The person I would choose to play Harry Jr would be - curse me for saying this - but Orlando Bloom. God, I've dug myself a hole... Let me try and justify this outrageous suggestion. Bloom appears young enough, yet mature enough to carry the series as it's central star. After all, I believe the story really kicks in with The Source, and the discovery of Starside/Sunside. This is the part of the story which should be concentrated on, and the subsequent Vampire Worlds books. Maybe this could be the chance for Orlando Bloom to show the world he is not just a pretty face.

Have a nice day, Brian. All the best on your birthday.

Dark City certainly has the feel of what I'd like a Necroscope film to have. The claustrophobic darkness, impending dread, and deep, deep mystery. The Sin City comparison though, is spot on. Aside from the (intended) comic book feel of the movie, it has a structure and design that would encapsulate Necroscope perfectly. Maybe Rodriguez would be the perfect director? If Alex Proyas wasn't available of course! On the other hand, the movie Stargate was all I imagined The Source to be. I definitely believe the producers were influenced by it in some way. As far as music goes, I could plump for the easy option and say I'd like Danny Elfman to do it, but after some thought, Alan Silvestri would be the man I'd choose. His work on The Abyss was phenomenal. Oh, and Elior - don't listen to what J&P said - don't rent Dark City, BUY Dark City! You won't regret it. I'm gonna watch it again now, I've almost forgotten how good it is.

OK fair comment JP. I'm just glad I can finally vent my spleen about what is surely the greatest horror/fantasy saga of our time. The Necroscope series makes Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles pale in comparison. Although I think Neil Jordan did a stellar job of adapting Interview With The Vampire. You made a very good point about jumping right into an action scene at the start. Maybe they could use the Yulian Bodescu massacre as a set up and tell Harry's back story in flashback mode. Just an idea to hook you in right from the start. An even MORE extreme idea would be to make Necroscope 1 & 2 as a prequel - how controversial! Does anyone have ANY information regarding the Necroscope film? Is there a director on board? Is there even a script? We've done all this debating and no one seems to have a clue yet. If I was to choose a director to make the film it would be Alex Proyas, of The Crow and Dark City fame. I think his visual imagery and style is just what Necroscope conjures up in my mind. Keep posting - it's very interesting to hear other peoples ideas!

Maybe so but you're looking purely from a fan's point of view. I desperately want the film to be succesful, and I'd hate to see a mainstream audience walk away thinking "christ, that was boring". I can almost imagine the reviews - "you've got to read the books to understand". You can squeeze a hell of a lot of information into an hour of screen time, and there's no reason why some of the finer points can't be incorporated into later movies. The Lord Of The Rings movies missed a fair bit from the beginning of the book, and it wasn't detrimental to the final product at all. All I'm saying is, the main part of the whole Necroscope saga revolves around the Vampire World, and the Sunside/Starside wars should be the main focus of the movies. All that comes before is merely set up for The Source as far as I'm concerned - and that's not taking anything away from the first two books - it's just that as great as they are, I don't think a lot of it would transfer into interesting cinema. Sure, Dragosani's ascension should play a major part, along with Harry learning of the Moebius Strip. But the Yulian Bodescu saga is a little long winded and although it could create a neat set-piece, it doesn't really have much relevance to the later novels. It's the age old battle of trying to please all of the people all of the time. Obviously, the more hardcore fans will balk at the mere thought of omitting so much of the story, but sometimes less is more - especially when it comes to movies. Try looking at the bigger picture and maybe you'll see where I'm coming from.

Why? I just don't think they would make very good films by themselves. From The Source onwards is where the business is at.

If I was making a Necroscope movie I'd condense the first 2 books into an hour and jump straight in at The Source. HARRY - Rhys Ifans KYLE - Sean Bean ZEK - Famke Janssen DRAGOSANI - MIchael Massee (the villain from the first season of 24) LADY KAREN - Sigourney Weaver SHAITHIS - The Undertaker (believe me it would work) In fact the more I think about it the more I believe all the Wamphyri lords were meant to be played by WWE wrestlers. THE DWELLER - Marc Dacascos (from the Crying Freeman film) The film should be at least 150 - 180 mins long and from there become an epic series, as the Harry Potter movies are. I'm not a Harry Potter fan, I just think the Necroscope movies should be done on the same scale. In an ideal world I'd love to see Peter Jackson pick us the series an give it the full LOTR treatment, but essentially the books are very adult orientated and any producer would find it difficult to splash out on such a huge budget. I do however have high hopes for the film(s), and seriously hope that justice is done to the series. As far as special effects go, the advent of LOTR has ushered in a new era in combining CGI and prosthetics, which Necroscope could fully exploit, and be utterly convincing. Fingers crossed.

Hi everyone, I'm very new to this forum. I only discovered it a couple of days ago but WOW! Someone has finally woken up and smelled the coffee - a Necroscope movie at long last! When I read The Source some 13 or 14 years ago, thats when my mind started racing about a movie. As great as the first 2 books were, I just couldn't imagine them on the big screen. Maybe I was afraid the general public wouldn't grasp it, but when I read Necroscope III... let's just say I've never wanted to see a book adapted more than this in my life - and that includes LOTR. So here we are almost 15 years later and my mind races still! Not if, but when - and HOW? For me they could condense the first 2 books into an hour, as in the first Superman movie. The real meat of the story begins with The Source, and captures the whole essence of the series. When I saw the movie STARGATE I thought "This should have been Necroscope!" I have so many ideas it's killing me. Dave Black has the right idea about using WWE wrestlers as the Wamphyri lords. So long for now and it's good to finally be able to share my views. Remember...THE BLOOD IS THE LIFE!