Stormlight archive Tv/Movie series

[Zionite]

I am of the mind that the Stormlight archive has the capacity to be the most epic fantay series so far.How great would it be to see it on the big screen?

 

Discuss your ideas on how a possible Stormlight archive movie or tv series should be tackled,ideas for the story,cast,seasons etc.

Edited March 15, 2014 by Zionite

[Zionite]

Ill start off.

Firstly I think Stormlight archive would be best suited for a tv series due to its length.

 

If we take "The Way of Kings" and "Words of Radiance"and cut off the non cinematic bits I think wed have 13 solid episodes.

 

Now I know that Fans want  everything to be exactly by the book but I think we have to accept that not everything that works in the books could work on the screen.For example Kaladin arc with depression takes way too long in way of kings and whilst we endured it whilst reading,It could bore viewers on screen.So it should be cut short.

Edited March 15, 2014 by Zionite

[Zionite]

Heres some fan cast ideas I had

Edited March 11, 2014 by Zionite

[Zionite]

And one more

[GroundPetrel]

Dalinar is Stephen Lang: 

He was awesome in Avatar and Terra Nova.  His Terra Nova character was the only good part, and was basically sci-fi Dalinar.  

 

David Tennant as Kaladin.  

 

Chris Hemsworth might actually be a good Adolin; he's tall and buff.  Tom Hiddleston would be decent, too, if he dyes his hair blond.  

 

I think that books, especially series like the Stormlight Archive, are best adapted into miniseries.  That allows the plot to be kept whole without the hassle of 3-hour movies and filling out a full season or 3 of TV shows.  

 

Also, Joss Whedon MUST direct.  Nobody else is capable of doing it right.  

[Zionite]

 

Dalinar is Stephen Lang: 

He was awesome in Avatar and Terra Nova.  His Terra Nova character was the only good part, and was basically sci-fi Dalinar.  

 

David Tennant as Kaladin.  

 

Chris Hemsworth might actually be a good Adolin; he's tall and buff.  Tom Hiddleston would be decent, too, if he dyes his hair blond.  

 

I think that books, especially series like the Stormlight Archive, are best adapted into miniseries.  That allows the plot to be kept whole without the hassle of 3-hour movies and filling out a full season or 3 of TV shows.  

 

Also, Joss Whedon MUST direct.  Nobody else is capable of doing it right.  

 

Good actor choices but they are all a Decade older than the characters they'd play.

YES to stormlight archive being a Miniseries For all the reasons stated.

Im thinking a 5 episode miniseries for each book.Each episode an hour long.

[GroundPetrel]

What's wrong with an older actor playing a younger character?  And, Dalinar is at LEAST middle-aged; he's a career soldier with two adult sons, so he's a minimum of 40 Earth years.  If memory serves, he's stated to be more than 40 Rosharan years, which would make him at LEAST 44.  

 

And Stephen Lang is PERFECT for Dalinar, age aside.  His character in "Avatar" was basically Evil Dalinar, and his character in Terra Nova was basically Sci-Fi Dalinar.  And in both roles, Lang was the best part of whatever scene he happened to be in.  

 

I must admit that I prefer quality actors over look-alikes.  Makeup can change faces and age, but bad acting can't save even the perfect look-alike.  

[Nihilist]

Why does everyone insist on making bad movies out of amazing works of fantasy literature?  It doesn't work.  Ever since Game of Thrones came out (terrible books in my opinion)...there has been a surge of people wanting to make Sanderson's stories into bad TV.  The books are amazing, however, they would not translate well to TV.  There is too much going on for it to make a good series..even multiple movies.  Not to mention that there is a gap between book releases.  This series will continue for more than another decade...how does that work?

 

Another thing:  Yes, the Mistborn Trilogy was optioned for a movie.  But nothing is in concrete as to whether or not the studios will move forward with the project.  If made those movies are going to be LONG...my guess would be 3 to 4 hours each, and that's trimming a lot out of the books.  Those books were relatively short.  TWoK was over a thousand pages, and Words of Radiance is 1080 pages....how much will have to be cut out to make it plausible for film or TV?  Even the "intermissions" have a lot to do with the main plot. 

 

Not all works of literature are suited for the big screen, it's unforunate, but it's a fact.  I'd hate to see some studio tear apart an amazing book series to make bad TV/film.

[Arcanist Lupus he/him]

I have to agree. Stormlight Archive is too broad/magical to make into a movie, or even a TV show.

Not only because of the length, but more because of the expense. Game of Thrones is already pushing the limits with the Wall and the giant battles, and it has relatively little magic. SA, on the other hand has giant battles with inhuman opponents, on an unearthly setting, with lots of alien plants and animals. And I haven't even mentioned the Highstorms yet. There's no budget that could possibly afford all of the special effects required.

[MistWit he/him]

Although it would be awsome to see if someone did it right, I agree with Sir Read-alot that it would probobly be to hard and the end product wouldn't feel like SA.

[Zionite]

What's wrong with an older actor playing a younger character?  And, Dalinar is at LEAST middle-aged; he's a career soldier with two adult sons, so he's a minimum of 40 Earth years.  If memory serves, he's stated to be more than 40 Rosharan years, which would make him at LEAST 44.  

 

And Stephen Lang is PERFECT for Dalinar, age aside.  His character in "Avatar" was basically Evil Dalinar, and his character in Terra Nova was basically Sci-Fi Dalinar.  And in both roles, Lang was the best part of whatever scene he happened to be in.  

 

I must admit that I prefer quality actors over look-alikes.  Makeup can change faces and age, but bad acting can't save even the perfect look-alike.  

 

Why not both?An actor who looks the part and can act?.

 

I have to agree. Stormlight Archive is too broad/magical to make into a movie, or even a TV show. Not only because of the length, but more because of the expense. Game of Thrones is already pushing the limits with the Wall and the giant battles, and it has relatively little magic. SA, on the other hand has giant battles with inhuman opponents, on an unearthly setting, with lots of alien plants and animals. And I haven't even mentioned the Highstorms yet. There's no budget that could possibly afford all of the special effects required.

Special effects wise all this can be accomplished on a movie budget.But yes It is debatable if it can be accomplished on Tv budget. However I think it wld help if the Budget was Game of thrones sized and the series limited to 5 episodes.Also a Showrunner who is experienced with working with small scaleBudgets.It can be done.

[king of nowhere]

i would like to see it just for the scenery.one thing is to read the descritpion and see some drawings, but in a movie the backgr4ound would be much more majestic. I enjoied the lord of the rings much better after seeing the movie just because of that.

 

But I agree, in all likelyhood we'll never see it. pity

[Zionite]

Meghan Markle as Jasnah

[GroundPetrel]

Meghan Markle as Jasnah

Too young, IMHO.  How about Angelina Jolie?  

 

Or would she be better for Navani?  

[DiamondMind he/him]

I think an animated series would be able to handle the magical effects in a much better way than live action, but unfortunately that's generally seen as more childish.

[Arcanist Lupus he/him]

What about an Anime?

[deddinty]

Personally I want to see a graphic novel version before anything else.

 

 I don't think  a live action would ever be possible, since they'd have to either compromise on the story for a movie version, or the magic of the world and atmosphere for a TV series.  It's not feasible. Even animated movies would have to compromise on the story.

 

An animated series would be awesome, but it's still not really feasible as it's quite expensive to produce good quality animation, and the western culture sees cartoons as either childish or comedic (like Simpsons, Family guy etc). The only example of decent western animation would be the Avatar series, and even then they add silly things to make it more childish.  An anime done properly would be great, but I doubt we'd ever see something like that. 

[Zionite]

Too young, IMHO.  How about Angelina Jolie?  

 

Or would she be better for Navani?  

 

Actually Meaghan Markle is Jasnah "s exact age.32

Angelina jolie would be a great navani,but wld be expensive if gong tv show route

Edited March 15, 2014 by Zionite

[Zionite]

Idris Elba as Talenal

[Laryna she/her]

What about an Anime?

I think an anime adaptation is the best option. Live action probably won't be able to portray the setting well enough. And I'd hate to see an actor ruining the mental images I have of my favorite characters.

[EHyde she/her]

I think I'd prefer animated over live-action too, but as far as fan casting goes, I've been rewatching BSG recently and I can't help but picture Dalinar as Edward James Olmos (though he's probably too old for the role, by now)

[Wispsy he/him]

Anime would be best for this series. TV Show would end up very bad. Would need soo many movies to make it through first book without ruining it.

[Neru he/him]

Yeah, I agree with animation.

Imagine Kaladin fighting in an animation like Avatar: The Last Airbender.

 

It was silksmooth animation, pretty fluid and beautiful.

The production would cost way less than a movie, and depict all scenes, including flashbacks, way better.

[Awesomeness Summoned he/him]

The strange flora, fauna, spren, etc. of the world fits really well with a lot of the surreal look in some anime too. When I was first reading The Way of Kings I actually pictured something like a Hayao Miyazaki film when various aspects of the world were described.

[The Rooster he/him]

I think an anime adaptation is the best option. Live action probably won't be able to portray the setting well enough. And I'd hate to see an actor ruining the mental images I have of my favorite characters.

 

Agreed 100%  .  I think the windrunner powers would look silly live action.  They can do so many cool things animated.  I could only ever see it as a long form cartoon.