Kindly suggest an author who never had a book made into a movie

Daithi · 02-16-2012, 03:23 PM

Another thread had asked for books that have been made into movies. I'd like to know the most famous authors you can think of who have never had a movie adaptation made of one of their books.

I'll start it out by nominating Neal Stephenson. As far as I know, none of his books have been made into movies.

DuckieTigger · 02-16-2012, 03:30 PM

I am saying Steven Lyle Jordan even though you say most famous.

AndrewH · 02-16-2012, 04:06 PM

Anne McCaffrey! I'd love to see movies based on the Pern books. No doubt many of her other series and stand alone books would make good movies.

Andre Norton.

Tad Williams! Both the Otherland and Memory, Sorrow, & Thorn series could be blockbuster movies.

Mercedes Lackey. Extremely prolific writer, but as far as I'm aware none of her books have been made into movies.

R. A. Salvatore. Dark Elves!

Sheri S. Tepper. Grass and Raising the Stones would make great movies.

Brandon Sanderson, S. M. Stirling, Morgan Llywelyn, Gene Wolfe...

fjtorres · 02-16-2012, 04:57 PM

Too easy; there's dozens of SF greats to list.
Movie SFX can't keep up with the imagination of a good writer.

Gordon Dickson. (Time Storm would be easily doable but it's short on explosions.

)
Poul Anderson.
Edmund Hamilton.
Larry Niven.
Jerry Pournelle.
C.J. Cherryh.
Joan Vinge.
S.M. Stirling (ISLAND IN THE SEA OF TIME would make a cool movie.)
David Weber (not for lack of trying, though.)
E.E. Smith (I don't count the anime abomination.)
Frederik Pohl
Piers Anthony

The fantasy list would be at least as long.

HoopyFrood · 02-16-2012, 05:23 PM

JMO, but seems to me that famous would mean that readers outside of a particular genre should be familiar with a writer, not just people that read lots of that genre. JMO of course.

BeccaPrice · 02-16-2012, 06:17 PM

Lois McMaster Bujold! (and if you don't read her, why not? she's got something for everyone, and does it exquisitely.)

Catlady · 02-16-2012, 06:22 PM

I've always found it interesting that none of the romantic suspense books by Phyllis A. Whitney and Victoria Holt, and I believe only one by Mary Stewart, has been turned into a movie, not even a TV movie. Whitney's books especially just seem perfect for the Lifetime channel.

BeccaPrice · 02-16-2012, 06:24 PM

never Lifetime! They ruined all the Nora Roberts books they touched... what they did to Blue Smoke was a travesty, and I couldn't bring myself to watch any of the others.

anamardoll · 02-16-2012, 06:32 PM

I was going to suggest Margaret Atwood, but they did make a Handmaid's Tale movie.

How about Salman Rushdie. I'd love a Satanic Verses movie.

Daithi · 02-16-2012, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by anamardoll

I was going to suggest Margaret Atwood, but they did make a Handmaid's Tale movie.

How about Salman Rushdie. I'd love a Satanic Verses movie.

Great suggestion. I've heard Midnight's Children is supposed to be released in 2012. I believe the cast is mostly Indian, and much of it had to be shot in secret. I hope it makes it to the U.S.

elemenoP · 02-16-2012, 09:00 PM

China Mieville (would be nearly impossible?)
Tom Rob Smith (Child 44 is screaming for a movie -- it was optioned by Ridley Scott, I believe, and then all info vanished)
Tana French (would her "literary endings" make people throw things at the screen?)

eP

Iphinome · 02-16-2012, 09:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fjtorres

Too easy; there's dozens of SF greats to list.
Movie SFX can't keep up with the imagination of a good writer.

Gordon Dickson. (Time Storm would be easily doable but it's short on explosions.

)
Poul Anderson.
Edmund Hamilton.
Larry Niven.
Jerry Pournelle.
C.J. Cherryh.
Joan Vinge.
S.M. Stirling (ISLAND IN THE SEA OF TIME would make a cool movie.)
David Weber (not for lack of trying, though.)
E.E. Smith (I don't count the anime abomination.)
Frederik Pohl
Piers Anthony

The fantasy list would be at least as long.

One infodump of his would take up a whole movie.

I'd like to see Elizabeth Moon's Paksenarrion and later stories get the HBO Game of Thrones treatment, or maybe the same deal for Lynn Abby's Theives World.

Apache · 02-16-2012, 10:08 PM

Proud Legions by John Antal.
Although I think it would make a great movie. It is about another Korean War launched by the North Koreans. The author was a Col and Commanded Abrams in the Army.
Apache

Steven Lyle Jordan · 02-16-2012, 10:15 PM

Ben Bova. Quite a number of his books would make great movies.

(And thanks for the mention, Duckie!)

=X= · 02-17-2012, 01:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fjtorres

Too easy; there's dozens of SF greats to list.
Movie SFX can't keep up with the imagination of a good writer.

Gordon Dickson.
Poul Anderson.
Edmund Hamilton.
Larry Niven.
Jerry Pournelle.
C.J. Cherryh.
Joan Vinge.
S.M. Stirling (ISLAND IN THE SEA OF TIME would make a cool movie.)
David Weber (not for lack of trying, though.)
E.E. Smith (I don't count the anime abomination.)
Frederik Pohl
Piers Anthony

The fantasy list would be at least as long.

He had a cartoon adaptation called "The Flight of Dragons" that was based on his book "The Dragon and the George".

I would love to see William King's Trollslayer series made into a movie but it won't happen any time soon since Games-Workshop holds a tight fist on their IP.

I would also like to see a film adaptation of Carlos Castaneda "Don Jaun" series.

=X=

02-16-2012, 03:23 PM	#1
Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	Kindly suggest an author who never had a book made into a movie Another thread had asked for books that have been made into movies. I'd like to know the most famous authors you can think of who have never had a movie adaptation made of one of their books. I'll start it out by nominating Neal Stephenson. As far as I know, none of his books have been made into movies.

02-16-2012, 06:22 PM	#7
Catlady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,345 Karma: 52398889 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite, AGPTek Bluetooth Clip	I've always found it interesting that none of the romantic suspense books by Phyllis A. Whitney and Victoria Holt, and I believe only one by Mary Stewart, has been turned into a movie, not even a TV movie. Whitney's books especially just seem perfect for the Lifetime channel. Last edited by Catlady; 02-16-2012 at 10:31 PM. Reason: typo

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DuckieTigger Wizard Posts: 4,742 Karma: 246906703 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: USA Device: Oasis 3, Oasis 2, PW3, PW1, KT	I am saying Steven Lyle Jordan even though you say most famous.

02-16-2012, 04:06 PM	#3
AndrewH Fanatic Posts: 553 Karma: 1234566 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver, WA Device: Sony PRS-T1, & Kobo Mini	Anne McCaffrey! I'd love to see movies based on the Pern books. No doubt many of her other series and stand alone books would make good movies. Andre Norton. Tad Williams! Both the Otherland and Memory, Sorrow, & Thorn series could be blockbuster movies. Mercedes Lackey. Extremely prolific writer, but as far as I'm aware none of her books have been made into movies. R. A. Salvatore. Dark Elves! Sheri S. Tepper. Grass and Raising the Stones would make great movies. Brandon Sanderson, S. M. Stirling, Morgan Llywelyn, Gene Wolfe...

02-16-2012, 04:57 PM	#4
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	Too easy; there's dozens of SF greats to list. Movie SFX can't keep up with the imagination of a good writer. Gordon Dickson. (Time Storm would be easily doable but it's short on explosions. ) Poul Anderson. Edmund Hamilton. Larry Niven. Jerry Pournelle. C.J. Cherryh. Joan Vinge. S.M. Stirling (ISLAND IN THE SEA OF TIME would make a cool movie.) David Weber (not for lack of trying, though.) E.E. Smith (I don't count the anime abomination.) Frederik Pohl Piers Anthony The fantasy list would be at least as long.

02-16-2012, 05:23 PM	#5
HoopyFrood Zealot Posts: 118 Karma: 1005064 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Missouri Device: Cruz e-reader, 2 Kindles and a Kindle DX, Sanza Clip	JMO, but seems to me that famous would mean that readers outside of a particular genre should be familiar with a writer, not just people that read lots of that genre. JMO of course.

02-16-2012, 06:17 PM	#6
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 2,145 Karma: 11174187 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	Lois McMaster Bujold! (and if you don't read her, why not? she's got something for everyone, and does it exquisitely.)

02-16-2012, 06:24 PM	#8
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 2,145 Karma: 11174187 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	never Lifetime! They ruined all the Nora Roberts books they touched... what they did to Blue Smoke was a travesty, and I couldn't bring myself to watch any of the others.

02-16-2012, 06:32 PM	#9
anamardoll Chasing Butterflies Posts: 3,132 Karma: 5074169 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: American Southwest Device: Uses batteries.	I was going to suggest Margaret Atwood, but they did make a Handmaid's Tale movie. How about Salman Rushdie. I'd love a Satanic Verses movie.

02-16-2012, 09:00 PM	#11
elemenoP Wizard Posts: 1,717 Karma: 3790058 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NYC Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Sony 650	China Mieville (would be nearly impossible?) Tom Rob Smith (Child 44 is screaming for a movie -- it was optioned by Ridley Scott, I believe, and then all info vanished) Tana French (would her "literary endings" make people throw things at the screen?) eP

02-16-2012, 10:08 PM	#13
Apache Readaholic Posts: 5,132 Karma: 89858112 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Georgia Device: Surface Pro 6 / Galaxy Tab A 8"	Proud Legions by John Antal. Although I think it would make a great movie. It is about another Korean War launched by the North Koreans. The author was a Col and Commanded Abrams in the Army. Apache

02-16-2012, 10:15 PM	#14
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	Ben Bova. Quite a number of his books would make great movies. (And thanks for the mention, Duckie!)