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Rumors of Pratchett Film

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the silver-screenings dept.

kongjie writes "The BBC reports on the rumored possibility of Terry Pratchett's novel Wee Free Men being made into a Hollywood film, with Raimi attached to it. This would be the first, although in the past his stuff has made the television screen."

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  1. Johnny and the Bomb... by Thwomp · · Score: 5, Informative

    Is currently being shown (in the U.K.) on BBC1 on Sunday nights, serialised, for anybody who might be interested.

  2. What about Mort? by jjeffrey · · Score: 4, Informative

    I'd much prefer to see a film done about another Pratchett book - Mort.

    Everyone I know says that's the best of the Discworld books to start with, as it's the most accessible, and the characters are the most recognisable. Everyone for some reason identifies with Mort as he confronts, literally, death. It's funny, it's clever, and you don't need to be a discworld fan to love it - lets convert some people.

  3. Re:I don't get Pratchett by tjwhaynes · · Score: 4, Informative
    "Reaper Man" (The Death Series)

    Mort preceeds "Reaper Man" and is a better starting point.

    If you want to work out where to start for each of the various plotlines, there is a diagram of the various streams of thought involved. Check out the reading guidelines for more options.

    Cheers,
    Toby Haynes

    --
    Anything I post is strictly my own thoughts and doesn't necessarily have anything to do with the opinions of IBM.