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How will the RJ film franchise work? - Tony H - 03-04-2010
I loathe actor threads, been here far too long to even entertain them anymore. But, one thing I have been thinking about with regard to the movie should it ever happen is this:
How will the film franchise lead to Nightworld should they ever see the light of day?
the Tomb pretty much stands alone as a complete work as does Legacies, but anything after that ties into the Adversary Cycle which would have to be referenced.
If it is referenced then Rasalom would have to be mentioned and a line drawn somehow to The Keep. Then in Nightworld the supportinc cast would have to be connected to their respective stories "The Touch", "Reborn", "Reprisal", etc.
Seems awfully complicated unless the jack movies will start with The Tomb and build their own story arc outside of The Adversary Cycle which would just be surreal.
Knowing this I don't know how excited I am about the prospect of RJ making it to the screen.
How will the RJ film franchise work? - Scott Miller - 03-04-2010
AsMoral Wrote:I loathe actor threads, been here far too long to even entertain them anymore. But, one thing I have been thinking about with regard to the movie should it ever happen is this:
How will the film franchise lead to Nightworld should they ever see the light of day?
the Tomb pretty much stands alone as a complete work as does Legacies, but anything after that ties into the Adversary Cycle which would have to be referenced.
If it is referenced then Rasalom would have to be mentioned and a line drawn somehow to The Keep. Then in Nightworld the supportinc cast would have to be connected to their respective stories "The Touch", "Reborn", "Reprisal", etc.
Seems awfully complicated unless the jack movies will start with The Tomb and build their own story arc outside of The Adversary Cycle which would just be surreal.
Knowing this I don't know how excited I am about the prospect of RJ making it to the screen.
I don't think it can work, at least with one actor playing Jack throughout the series. I'm still excited to see RJ on the silver screen but in a much lesser capacity. I'm hoping for stand alone version of The Tomb lest the series go the way of James Bond where the only thing shared between the book and the film is the title. In my perfect scenario we would get a remake of The Keep and a Lord Of The Rings type treatment of Reborn, Reprisal and a Nightworld minus Bulmer. Nothing against The Touch, but it just seems too much to get it to tie into movie versions of the AC. That way you could easily get an acor to play Jack for two films instead of 15.
How will the RJ film franchise work? - Alvin Fox - 03-04-2010
I think the same thing. If The Tomb is made studios might prefer to move onto All the Rage as the next movie because it features Scarlip again.
How will the RJ film franchise work? - cobalt - 03-05-2010
Ha! Where's Wap? This is his kinda thing.
I'd love to see at least one RJ movie made...let alone a trilogy. But it seems that Hollywood can't do anything lately but make re-makes.
How will the RJ film franchise work? - Ken Valentine - 03-05-2010
cobalt79 Wrote:I'd love to see at least one RJ movie made...let alone a trilogy. But it seems that Hollywood can't do anything lately but make re-makes.Also, and isn't that the truth?!
If I had my way, it would be a trilogy.
THE TOMB AKA Repairman Jack
LEGACIES
ALL THE RAGE
If these three movies were well done, Repairman Jack could possibly end up becoming the same kind of phenomenon that the James Bond movies have.
Ken V.
How will the RJ film franchise work? - t4terrific - 03-05-2010
AsMoral Wrote:I loathe actor threads, been here far too long to even entertain them anymore. But, one thing I have been thinking about with regard to the movie should it ever happen is this:
How will the film franchise lead to Nightworld should they ever see the light of day?
the Tomb pretty much stands alone as a complete work as does Legacies, but anything after that ties into the Adversary Cycle which would have to be referenced.
If it is referenced then Rasalom would have to be mentioned and a line drawn somehow to The Keep. Then in Nightworld the supportinc cast would have to be connected to their respective stories "The Touch", "Reborn", "Reprisal", etc.
Seems awfully complicated unless the jack movies will start with The Tomb and build their own story arc outside of The Adversary Cycle which would just be surreal.
Knowing this I don't know how excited I am about the prospect of RJ making it to the screen.
I'd say, more likely, any sequels would not be based on rj books. That seems to be the simplest way (and a common tactic), should Repairman Jack get made, and should it get a sequel.
How will the RJ film franchise work? - Barry Lee Dejasu - 03-05-2010
Well, why not just...
...and by "just," I mean let's PRETEND, in a very science fiction-level amount of imagination here, that some producers/company wanted to go through alllllllllll the effort and allllllllll the money to do this...
...just turn it all - every bit of it - into a TELEVISION series?
For the pure visceral approach, yet lots of funding for PROPER production values (namely, special effects and consistent runs), some HBO-like channel for a TRUE BLOOD-like airplay.
Think of it: The Adversary Cycle, Seasons 1-3 (THE KEEP, THE TOMB, THE TOUCH). Then, as a sort of spin-off, REPAIRMAN JACK, seasons 2 through...well, they could compact things a bit so as to not have 15 seasons. Throw in a parallel Adversary Cycle season or three (REBORN, REPRISAL), and then the grand finale to both, NIGHTWORLD.
Again: throw likelihood out the window, and just think in terms of IF it were going to happen. How WOULD it work BEST as a television saga?
How will the RJ film franchise work? - t4terrific - 03-05-2010
Barry Lee Dejasu Wrote:Well, why not just...
...and by "just," I mean let's PRETEND, in a very science fiction-level amount of imagination here, that some producers/company wanted to go through alllllllllll the effort and allllllllll the money to do this...
...just turn it all - every bit of it - into a TELEVISION series?
For the pure visceral approach, yet lots of funding for PROPER production values (namely, special effects and consistent runs), some HBO-like channel for a TRUE BLOOD-like airplay.
Think of it: The Adversary Cycle, Seasons 1-3 (THE KEEP, THE TOMB, THE TOUCH). Then, as a sort of spin-off, REPAIRMAN JACK, seasons 2 through...well, they could compact things a bit so as to not have 15 seasons. Throw in a parallel Adversary Cycle season or three (REBORN, REPRISAL), and then the grand finale to both, NIGHTWORLD.
Again: throw likelihood out the window, and just think in terms of IF it were going to happen. How WOULD it work BEST as a television saga?
A Showtime Series would really be cool!
How will the RJ film franchise work? - GeraldRice - 03-05-2010
How about doing it like the Bourne movies? The screenplays are loosely based on their respective novels. And just because Rasalom is in it doesn't mean it has to reference The Keep. There are a gajillion Stephen King movies that take place in Castle Rock. Noteably, you have The Dark Half and Needful Things that had Sheriff Alan Pangborn being played by Michael Rooker and Ed Harris, respectively. Harris' Pangborn didn't seem to give too much mind to the fact that weird stuff tends to happen all the time in CR, like novelists whose dopplegangers are serial killers and all that.
Make as many as the market will bear and as long as they are true to Jack's character I'm there.
How will the RJ film franchise work? - t4terrific - 03-05-2010
GeraldRice Wrote:How about doing it like the Bourne movies? The screenplays are loosely based on their respective novels. And just because Rasalom is in it doesn't mean it has to reference The Keep. There are a gajillion Stephen King movies that take place in Castle Rock. Noteably, you have The Dark Half and Needful Things that had Sheriff Alan Pangborn being played by Michael Rooker and Ed Harris, respectively. Harris' Pangborn didn't seem to give too much mind to the fact that weird stuff tends to happen all the time in CR, like novelists whose dopplegangers are serial killers and all that.
Make as many as the market will bear and as long as they are true to Jack's character I'm there.
Just leave the characters and info out that doesn't advance the film franchise.