Is there a cinematographer-turned-director who's won multiple Oscars for the former?
You're not gonna jokey-rhyme your way out of this one.
Willow ,'Sleeper'
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Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 28, 2011 12:24:17 pm PDT #13799 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Daisy Jane - Mar 28, 2011 12:27:53 pm PDT #13800 of 30000
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
I was also looking for a director saying he'd like to do it 4 or 5 years ago.
Consuela - Mar 28, 2011 12:58:10 pm PDT #13801 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I like Jilli's thinking. Of course I'm still mourning the del Toro version of The Hobbit, which we'll never see.
That said, it occurred to me recently that I might live long enough to see a second adaptation of Lord of the Rings, because the cost of effects just keeps going down, and at some point the animators are going to bridge the Uncanny Valley. We may yet see a fully-animated LOTR that looks real enough to work. Which could be interesting.
Consuela - Mar 28, 2011 12:59:27 pm PDT #13802 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Although thinking about American Gods, if Hollywood's going to do it, I wouldn't be surprised if they tried to cast Shadow with a white guy. But Gaiman may have enough pull to control that.
Polter-Cow - Mar 28, 2011 1:05:18 pm PDT #13803 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Is Shadow not a white guy? I don't remember any references to race, but I read it a while ago.
Consuela - Mar 28, 2011 1:05:48 pm PDT #13804 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Shadow is black, but it's fairly subtextual, IIRC.
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 28, 2011 2:15:34 pm PDT #13805 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I do recall being surprised when that part became clear in the text, but figured it was just white bias on my part for imagining him otherwise.
smonster - Mar 28, 2011 2:45:27 pm PDT #13806 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Clearly I need to go back and read it again, because that never became clear to me. Dur. White bias FTFail.
sj - Mar 28, 2011 2:51:39 pm PDT #13807 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Clearly I need to go back and read it again, because that never became clear to me. Dur. White bias FTFail.
I'm glad it's not just me because I completely missed that.
Consuela - Mar 28, 2011 2:54:48 pm PDT #13808 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I missed it too; it came up in later discussions on the book. It's more subtle than in Anansi Boys.