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  1. 1. Which one are you more exited for?

    • Mistborn
      33
    • Elantris
      5
    • Stormlight Archive
      25
    • wax and wayne mistborn series
      13
    • steel heart series
      9
    • Emperors soul
      5
    • War Breaker
      7
    • White sand (not sure if they are doing this one but i will add it)
      2

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On 9/12/2017 at 0:32 PM, Bean Delphiki said:

If a cosmere movie is made I believe it would be best if it was Elantris or Mistborn. I believe that these two would translate best into a film. I don't think it would be possible to shove an enormous story like the Stormlight Archive into a movie, but you never know. :D

Man, but if they make a cosmere movie basically 99% will be green screen!

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Yeah XD

Even though Mistborn probably has the best chance to become a movie I think Elantris would be better. The big reason is that it'd be pretty difficult to film allomancy . Another big reason is that everything in Mistborn is black or grey, including the plants. :huh: Things like that wouldn't be too hard to fix but then it' be drifting more and more from the books! :D

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26 minutes ago, Bean Delphiki said:

^

Yeah XD

Even though Mistborn probably has the best chance to become a movie I think Elantris would be better. The big reason is that it'd be pretty difficult to film allomancy . Another big reason is that everything in Mistborn is black or grey, including the plants. :huh: Things like that wouldn't be too hard to fix but then it' be drifting more and more from the books! :D

yeah. 

but DMG entertainment is making a way of kings movie first which I'm still existed for so I guess we will be seeing the stormlight archive before Mistborn.

http://www.dmg-entertainment.com/inproduction/way-kings

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Stormlight would be incredible onscreen because of the diverse and creative locales/costuming/characters/flora and fauna, not to mention the fact that Brandon's narrative style in the series is quite cinematic. It would, however, prove extremely problematic to film in any format other than 1) a very lengthy movie series, or 2) a television series with an outstanding budget and production team.

Mistborn would be hard because of how certain elements of allomancy are experienced visually or emotionally in the first person in a way that would be difficult to relay onscreen (I remember Brandon mentioning that if Mistborn were to be a movie, the nature of how some of allomancy works would have to be tweaked).
For me, though, the biggest hurdle in filming Mistborn would be the violence and gore, which, if filmed faithfully to the books, would earn the film a hard R rating. Some things are much more palatable on the page than on the screen, and while I love Mistborn's tone, I can't picture the story as a film without either watering down a LOT of the key action or embracing a very dark, not-family-friendly tone, which I don't think Brandon really wants to do.

Elantris would be a fantastic movie, in my opinion, but I could picture it flopping if it didn't get a great director with a passion for the world/story. If it were cranked out in classic Hollywood-style for a book-to-film adaptation, I could see it falling horribly flat (e.g. the Eragon movie). Elantris is a very different type of fantasy story, and I think it would take a special director to make it work.

White Sand would seem to be an easy candidate for film adaptation, but maybe that's just because it's already being presented visually in the graphic novel format. The leap wouldn't be that much further to the silver screen. 

Warbreaker would be difficult, I think. Some elements (like the system of magic on Nalthis) just seem more plausible on paper than how I can imagine them being presented in a movie.

Shadows for Silence and Sixth of the Dusk would both make outstanding short films or TV episodes.

Of course, the fundamental and underlying problem remains: How do you do the Cosmere justice on screen without confusing everyone who isn't already super invested? Tough to balance out accessibility and faithfulness.

 

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2 hours ago, btcannon said:

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Of course, the fundamental and underlying problem remains: How do you do the Cosmere justice on screen without confusing everyone who isn't already super invested? Tough to balance out accessibility and faithfulness.

 

+1 for unintentional cosmere pun

On 9/12/2017 at 9:48 AM, Elenion said:
On 9/12/2017 at 7:56 AM, Silverblade5 said:
On 9/12/2017 at 8:45 AM, Rebecca said:

Umm.... I didn't think Alcatraz was Cosmere either.

But, Alcatraz broke that rule :P 

^^this

Well, the balefire used in the Last Battle destabilized reality enough for the breaking talent to operate in cosmere. This was right after Alcatraz broke the fourth wall, but before he broke logic.

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On 9/15/2017 at 6:54 PM, btcannon said:

Stormlight would be incredible onscreen because of the diverse and creative locales/costuming/characters/flora and fauna, not to mention the fact that Brandon's narrative style in the series is quite cinematic. It would, however, prove extremely problematic to film in any format other than 1) a very lengthy movie series, or 2) a television series with an outstanding budget and production team.

Mistborn would be hard because of how certain elements of allomancy are experienced visually or emotionally in the first person in a way that would be difficult to relay onscreen (I remember Brandon mentioning that if Mistborn were to be a movie, the nature of how some of allomancy works would have to be tweaked).
For me, though, the biggest hurdle in filming Mistborn would be the violence and gore, which, if filmed faithfully to the books, would earn the film a hard R rating. Some things are much more palatable on the page than on the screen, and while I love Mistborn's tone, I can't picture the story as a film without either watering down a LOT of the key action or embracing a very dark, not-family-friendly tone, which I don't think Brandon really wants to do.

Elantris would be a fantastic movie, in my opinion, but I could picture it flopping if it didn't get a great director with a passion for the world/story. If it were cranked out in classic Hollywood-style for a book-to-film adaptation, I could see it falling horribly flat (e.g. the Eragon movie). Elantris is a very different type of fantasy story, and I think it would take a special director to make it work.

White Sand would seem to be an easy candidate for film adaptation, but maybe that's just because it's already being presented visually in the graphic novel format. The leap wouldn't be that much further to the silver screen. 

Warbreaker would be difficult, I think. Some elements (like the system of magic on Nalthis) just seem more plausible on paper than how I can imagine them being presented in a movie.

Shadows for Silence and Sixth of the Dusk would both make outstanding short films or TV episodes.

Of course, the fundamental and underlying problem remains: How do you do the Cosmere justice on screen without confusing everyone who isn't already super invested? Tough to balance out accessibility and faithfulness.

 

Yeah Way of kings would be awesome to watch which they already are making if you read my earlier comment 

 

On 9/14/2017 at 1:56 PM, Jude said:

yeah. 

but DMG entertainment is making a way of kings movie first which I'm still existed for so I guess we will be seeing the stormlight archive before Mistborn.

http://www.dmg-entertainment.com/inproduction/way-kings

 

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7 hours ago, Toaster Retribution said:

Way of Kings (and Stormlight in general) is far too long and complex for a movie. We need a tv-series with a HUGE budget to make it justice. 

It will be very hard for me to be optimistic about a Stormlight movie. Any other Cosmere book, yes, but SA should be television. 

they could make the first movie "The Way of Kings" in parts. like make part 1 part 2 so on...

so then they can put in the details it needs

And the amazing abstract landscape and cultures

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Perhaps I'm alone, but The Emperor's Soul is my top anticipation, since there are so many artistic and philosophical aspects to explore, which I really can't resist :P

I'm also dying to see any forms of Stormlight adaptation, though it might be harder to be done right.

Wax and Wayne as TV series would be awesome.

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37 minutes ago, Botanica said:

Perhaps I'm alone, but The Emperor's Soul is my top anticipation, since there are so many artistic and philosophical aspects to explore, which I really can't resist :P

I'm also dying to see any forms of Stormlight adaptation, though it might be harder to be done right.

Wax and Wayne as TV series would be awesome.

Wax and Wayne is going to be an interesting 

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