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Neil Gaiman Comments On The Future Of Neil's Filmverse!

Good luck to Gaiman by Prof. Pop-Cult	Jun 10th, 2002 06:36:24 AM
I'm cynical I know but good luck to anything associated with Gaiman seeing the light of day on the big screen.
Waiting for Todd MacFarlane to try and claim co-creator credit o by Triumph the Dog	Jun 10th, 2002 06:36:31 AM
Scumbag that he is.
Realistically... by Pepper Sinclaire	Jun 10th, 2002 06:41:07 AM
...I just don't know if Gaiman's stuff will ever totally work on screen. It's cool as all hell, but evidently from this piece no-one quite "gets" how to do it properly, or do it justice. Terry Gilliam would be the bee's knees (or even the half-a-bee's knees) but I gets the feeling there'll be a lot of disgruntled Gaiman fans scratching their heads and complaining when the movies finally get made. BTW, just saw Spider-Man over here in the UK and thought it was a big pile of shite - OH WAIT I'm getting mixed up - the Scooby Doo trailer was shite, and Spider-Man was A-OK. P$
Beowulf? by Buck Teeth Soh	Jun 10th, 2002 06:44:34 AM
Coulda sworn he was a Dane...
WTF is up with the pop ups AICN? by boomzilla8	Jun 10th, 2002 08:35:44 AM
I like this site but I just got 13 popups logging into the home page... half of them are hard to close... What the heck is up? Can't cost that much to run this site... not any pictures and the pages still load horribly slow
Maybe it's because Gaiman is actually interested in his own by rev_skarekroe	Jun 10th, 2002 08:48:27 AM
...they never get made. Alan Moore doesn't care a whit about his stuff turning into movies and now we've got "From Hell" and "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" is on its way. sk
Dimension didn't "get" Murder Mysteries? by Veidt	Jun 10th, 2002 09:14:02 AM
What a fucking surprise. I'm amazed they occasionally get lucky with a film like The Others because normally their instincts for genre films are total ass. And when they do go ahead with something that looks promising - like David Twohy's Below - they sit on it forever because they have no idea what to do with it.
For Pete's sake. . . by Bill Froog	Jun 10th, 2002 09:36:19 AM
. . .throw money at Neil Gaiman someone! With all the great stories in the guy's head, he should have his own studio. It's a crime that with all the stuff he's done, he doesn't have enough of his own money to finance his films. Studio execs out there - heed my words; give the man what he wants, then walk away.
UGH!! WHY WON'T SOMEBODY JUST GIVE HIM THE 15 MILLION?!?! by EL Duderino	Jun 10th, 2002 11:00:20 AM
There just has to be some foreign investor out there who will gladly dish out that kind of money. Wait, how much did Studio Canal give Lynch to make Mulholland Drive into a feature film? DAMMIT, I JUST WANT TO SEE ONE MORE GILLIAM FILM BEFORE THE GUY CROAKS!!
To tell you the truth by JonQuixote	Jun 10th, 2002 11:27:38 AM
the Gaiman story/novel that would probably translate best to the screen would be American Gods. Vin Diesel as Shadow; Sean Connery as Wednesday. Why is nobody listening to me??
Agreed with Pepper Sinclaire by Andel Crodo	Jun 10th, 2002 12:07:22 PM
I've been hooked on Gaiman since Sandman. He has an amazing imagination that is tempered only by the appropriate funding. Terry Gilliam would be one of the few directors out there who could do his work Justice.
Gillam should just make a payday picture and get the 15 mil hims by TheMatarife	Jun 10th, 2002 02:59:23 PM
A good summer movie would make enough that he coulde either do it himself, or have a studio do it.
Fucking brilliant! by Jaka	Jun 10th, 2002 03:16:23 PM
That's what Neil Gaiman is. Did hs really say "Ask me more about movies"...or whatever in the interview? He has his own little self promotion thing going with the press...lovely. I didn't even read the talkback...nothing anyone has to say matters when it comes to Neil, because he says it all himself. Every damn thing he has ever written...and a lot of the stuff he hasn't...should be made into a film. The rest of the mini-series for the Endless that have not yet have their turns...they should be films. He should only write novels and films. For about another 10 years. Then, when the comic book industry has totally destroyed itself and Neil is the biggest writer/producer/director ON THE FRIGGIN'PLANET; he can start a new Sandman series and save the comic industry. Yeah, that's it.
had...had their turns. And Todd McAsshole should fuck off.. by Jaka	Jun 10th, 2002 03:18:40 PM
...just in general.
What the hell are you talking about Evil Reader? by JonQuixote	Jun 10th, 2002 03:57:46 PM
Gaiman says that he moved DEATH back to New York after 9/11, but that he just didn't feel like writing it so close to the tragedy.
Jack Black as Crowley and Timothy Spall as Aziraphael!! by Cash Bailey	Jun 10th, 2002 06:26:22 PM
Oh, and Roger Avary's SANDMAN script was shit! Elliot and Rossio's first draft owned that motherfucker. Fuck Jon Peters! Fuck him up his stupid ass!
Casting Fun! by Logisch	Jun 10th, 2002 06:41:48 PM
Vin Diesel as Shadow is one of those Patrick Stewart/Professor X who-the-hell-else kinda things, for sure, but Sean Connery as Wednesday? No no no no and more no, can you honestly see Connery at this point exuding anything remotely approaching godliness? I think Ben Kingsley would be wicked, myself, though the complexion would be a bit off for a Norse god. (Not that American Gods would make anything like a decent movie; barely even held together as a novel, and cohesion is way more tricky in film.) And I had always thought Jude Law for Crowley, but Cash Bailey is clearly a mad genius.
I dunno by JonQuixote	Jun 10th, 2002 07:35:58 PM
An aging, burly, womanizing, charismatic Saxon? Sean may be getting up in years, but he could pretty much swallow Ben Kingsley.
EVERYONE SENT GAIMAN $15 !!!! by Xphile69	Jun 10th, 2002 10:11:36 PM
Ok, here's an idea, everyone should send Neil Gaiman $15, and if a million of his and Gilliam's fans do it, we'll all share in the profits and the movie will get made! Pass it on! Dimitri K.
Unlike taxes, "Death" doesn't need to cost so much. by Rick McCallum	Jun 10th, 2002 10:49:06 PM
Let's get real here, folks. Anybody who has read "Death: The High Cost of Living" knows that a version of it could be filmed for well under $1 million, and it should be set back in San Francisco (where the comic book miniseries was set). Why Gaiman is fixated on setting it in NYC, especially after 9/11, is beyond me -- it seems unreasonably insensitive. Get a young, fresh filmmaker who's already directed an indie feature who has made a name for him/herself in the film festival circuit, hire PJ Harvey to play Death (she's actually a fairly decent actress who has done small parts in indie film festival flicks), and seek distribution of the final film through the arthouse circuit. The only problem is Warner Bros. (which owns the movie rights to "Death"). That studio apparently doesn't have the means, understanding or desire to fund and distribute eclectic arthouse are (compared to MGM/UA, Fox, and even Disney, fer crissakes). Another problem could be that Gaiman (and his fans -- yes, YOU!) have unrealistic, hopeless naive notions as to the overal commercial appeal of Gaiman's work. Bottom line: Not enough of our fellow stupid American moviegoers would "get" Gaiman's stuff to warrant million$ in production costs. It's all about the numbers, folks.
WHAT OF AVALON? by Andy_Christ	Jun 11th, 2002 03:48:50 AM
I was really hoping there'd be something about a release date here. God damn that movie rocked.
I like Gaiman as much as the next guy.... by JackBertin	Jun 11th, 2002 04:56:05 PM
But there is no way any of his movies are going to recoup the $65 mil they want to spend.
How about UN TIM HUNTER Harry Potter! That damn literary thief R by Munchinsonton	Jun 11th, 2002 10:58:28 PM
Now WE have to change OUR wizard because YOU copied him and made him famous. Whore!
Beowulf has already been made! by jak flash 2000	Jun 12th, 2002 08:15:20 AM
Wasnt Beowulf already made with Christopher Labbert. And unfortunetly,it was that bad.Timeto visit the IMDB and see for yourself Gaimen.
Beowulf already got made as 13th Warrior by Buck Teeth Soh	Jun 12th, 2002 08:24:58 AM
which I thought was pretty good, others will disagree (wot no 'splosions?).
Um, okay Evil Reader. by JonQuixote	Jun 12th, 2002 10:22:55 AM
Maybe I was too busy wondering where chocolate eggs come from, but exactly what the hell did my post have to do with the commercial viability of Neil Gaiman? You said that the defining moment of Gaiman's inability to launch Death as a movie is that post-9/11, he wouldn't have her wandering Manhattan, even though New York has always been a place for the death of the body and the spirit. Unfortunately, Gaiman says in the interview that he moved Death BACK to New York after 9/11. To make it clearer for you: My original post was to suggest that perhaps you actually read the article before you feel the need to comment on it. My follow up post suggests you actually read the talkback posts before you respond to them. Gaiman's dubious commercial viability has little to do with this discussion. Less Evil, more Reading.
I cannot believe people are so freakin' stupid by Halloween68	Jun 12th, 2002 11:29:40 AM
Terry Gilliam cannot get 15 mil from a single american studio? What the hell is wrong with everyone? The man has never made a bad or even average film. Everything he touches is gold. Why, why!?!?!? I guess everyone's too busy shelling out for Scooby Doo sequels and Chris Kataan pictures. Why, why!?!?!? Hey, Terry, keep at it. Somebody's got to have a brain out there. Have you approached New Line? They took some pretty sizeable chances with Lord of the Rings. This could be something right up their alley. 15 mil is not a lot for the average motion picture studio. Hell, if I had it, I'd give it to you.
Gaiman may not by Wyrdy the Gerbil	Jun 12th, 2002 12:40:57 PM
be very mainstream but the F**king film their trying to get the money for is GOOD OMENS which is co-wrote by TERRY PRATCHETT one to the most well known fantasy writers in the world whos sold millions more books than that Rowling women(and better) so dont go telling me there no market for the frecking film
Uh, there's no denying Pratchett's popularity... by JonQuixote	Jun 12th, 2002 01:15:06 PM
But last I checked (ok, first I checked, about 5 minutes ago), his discworld series -his most popular - is sitting at between 6-10 million copies sold, worldwide. And that's for the twenty novels combined. Rowling broke the 100 million copy mark last year. Facts, kids, check your facts before you speak.
Ahem by ChibiRocketX	Jun 30th, 2002 08:51:42 PM
Can I just say I reaaallly like Gaiman and Gilliam? Ok
Can anybody tell me... by Frankenweenie	Jul 10th, 2002 04:56:45 AM
...Why Tim Burton is so rarely mentioned when it comes to directing Gaimans works? I love Gilliams films, and he should be directing Good Omens. But if Sandman were to be made in to a movie... Well, Neil Gaiman, Tim Burton, Danny Elfman... Need I say more? Well. Tom Waits should really do the role as Kain or Abel, or possibly one of the nightmares.

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