July 29, 200817 yr comment_38112 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. Report
July 30, 200817 yr comment_38113 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. Report
July 31, 200817 yr comment_38118 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. Report
August 1, 200817 yr comment_38123 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! Report
August 3, 200817 yr comment_38127 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. Report
August 6, 200817 yr comment_38150 ..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! . 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! Report
August 9, 200817 yr comment_38167 The Epic Saga is preparing itself for the big screen... Enter if you dare and of your own free will... _____________________ support@www.wbdigi.com support@wbdigi.com Report
August 13, 200817 yr comment_38193 this is off subject, but would anybody like to be my buddy? i don't have friends on this site... yet. Report
August 14, 200817 yr comment_38204 this is off subject, but would anybody like to be my buddy? i don't have friends on this site... yet. Consider me your West Coast Buddy. Friend of the friendless...:cool: _____________________________________________ "Shop smart. Shop S-Mart!" "Good. Bad. I'm the one with the gun..." Edited August 14, 200817 yr by Ash Report
August 14, 200817 yr comment_38207 The Epic Saga is preparing itself for the big screen... Enter if you dare and of your own free will... _____________________ support@www.wbdigi.com support@wbdigi.com Is that your pic on the Live Support link of the homepage? ______________________________________________ "Shop smart. Shop S-Mart!" "Good. Bad. I'm the one with the gun..." Report
August 19, 200817 yr comment_38226 Sorry to be all moderator-ish guys but this is now very much off topic so I'm going to have to ask you to either get back on topic, start a new thread for this somewhere more appropriate (maybe settlement or the retreat) or continue the conversation through private messaging each other. Thanks Report
August 19, 200817 yr comment_38227 No problem for me. Any word on a screenplay or any other development news? Report
August 21, 200817 yr comment_38239 Not that I've heard, though I'm sure that when (if) there is there'll be a post here about it. Report
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