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Crennen FaerieBane
Master of Realmslore
USA
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 Posted - 31 Oct 2007 : 21:56:59
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If anything, it would have to be animated. They've had too many failures before to spend that kind of money. This is why I just can't wait for the live-action WoW movie. Legendary Pictures will do its best to put on a great live action fantasy movie.
IMHO, the Drizzt series or the Everis series would be the only ones that translate well. |
Still rockin' the Fey'ri style. |
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Dalmar Amad
Seeker
Germany
56 Posts |
Posted - 31 Oct 2007 : 23:22:32
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Each of the following links will take you to some general info on each of the two D&D movies.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0190374/ (Dungeons & Dragons)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0406728/ (Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God )
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Ah. I see. It seems that the second movie wasn't even released in germany, despite it being the better one.
Damn!
Have to check if I can get my hands on an english copy. |
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Dalmar Amad
Seeker
Germany
56 Posts |
Posted - 31 Oct 2007 : 23:28:45
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That, and I'm very interested to see which British actor (Geoffrey Rush?) they'd pick for the Old Snoop.
Yeah. It's tradition to cast british actors for old wizards. |
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Brynweir
Senior Scribe
USA
436 Posts |
Posted - 01 Nov 2007 : 01:41:36
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How about Artemis Entreri: The Making of an Assassin?
I'd love to get more info on how Artemis got where he is.
Okay...okay...maybe a movie isn't exactly the best place to do that. |
Anyone who likes to read something that's really dark and gritty and completely awesome ought to read The Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks. You can check out a little taste at www.BrentWeeks.com I should probably warn you, though, that it is definitely not PG-13 :-D
He also started a new Trilogy with Black Prism, which may even surpass the Night Angel Trilogy in its awesomeness. 
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Lemernis
Senior Scribe
378 Posts |
Posted - 01 Nov 2007 : 10:20:47
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| This is a fantasy about a fantasy, but I guess I'd most like to see a Baldur's Gate III computer game and movie, both. A BG III would pretty much have to be a prequel, a la the approach George Lucas took with Star Wars. It would be a tale about how the stage was set for the Bhaalspawn Wars. We learn of Gorion in his prime, and of course the audience is introduced to Elminster, and the Harpers. Cyric plots against Bhaal. Etc. In a movie like this, the Time of Troubles can only be viewed through lens of Bhaal's scheme, and the Harpers' efforts to thwart it. The protagonist aids Gorion, and although those familiar with the computer game know how the story must end there could still be plenty of plot twists and surprises. Filmgoers were broken in to storytelling of this type by the Lord of the Rings trilogy (i.e., we already know the outcome, and the story is told in installments). Anyway, that's what I'd enjoy seeing. |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 01 Nov 2007 : 14:48:48
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| Meh, I don't want to "learn" more about Gorion because I've already some up with a past for him. But that's just me. I wouldn't be particularly enthused by any more BG stories, either--while I loved the games and their saga, enough is enough. I'd prefer to see something totally new. |
"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
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Hawkins
Great Reader
USA
2131 Posts |
Posted - 01 Nov 2007 : 16:07:26
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Originally posted by Garen Thal
Personally, I think that a Death of the Dragon film, adapted by someone willing to embrace the richness of the setting (rather than making it all about the big battle at the end), would make a splendid movie. A few flashbacks to some of the scenes in Cormyr: A Novel would be necessary in order to set the stage (Andar's off-stage slaying of Thatoryl, a scene with Suzara, that sort of thing), but I think the plot of that novel, more than most other Realms novels, is imminently adaptable to the large screen.
That, and I'm very interested to see which British actor (Geoffrey Rush?) they'd pick for the Old Snoop.
I agree that this would make a good film, but they would pretty much have to combine Beyond the Highroad and Death of the Dragon with flashbacks from Cormyr: A Novel. If it begins with the Death of the Dragon plot it would be very confusing because Beyond the Highroad sets the stage for the events in Death of the Dragon. |
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riot the outsider
Learned Scribe
USA
121 Posts |
Posted - 01 Nov 2007 : 18:05:31
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| did anyone know that there planning on make the hobbit like they did l.o.r in the same style.Its suppose to be out by dec. |
Those who fear the darkness have never seen what the light can do. http://s13.gladiatus.com/game/c.php?uid=67846
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Hawkins
Great Reader
USA
2131 Posts |
Posted - 01 Nov 2007 : 18:13:39
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Originally posted by riot the outsider
did anyone know that there planning on make the hobbit like they did l.o.r in the same style.Its suppose to be out by dec.
Actually, New Line is in talks with Peter Jackson about mending the fences between them but there is no set date for a Hobbit movie yet. Also, if they do do a Hobbit movie, they very well might do a movie bridging the gap in time between the Hobbit and the LOTR.
EDIT: Now back to the topic at hand: a Realms movie! |
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Crennen FaerieBane
Master of Realmslore
USA
1378 Posts |
Posted - 01 Nov 2007 : 18:37:45
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| Could the movie, perhaps, have Vierna Do'Urden in it? Then I would watch it. |
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Akeri Rualuavain
Seeker
Canada
99 Posts |
Posted - 18 Nov 2007 : 01:34:52
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| I've just over cheak this forum rapidly, i agreed with the idea of a cartoon movie... That would be great. Because it's shure that a "real" movie would be long to come, but ther is also a great market for cartoon. It is more and more popular... most of all probably because of the new keen interest in the anime from japan... |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 19 Nov 2007 : 01:29:39
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Originally posted by Akeri Rualuavain
I've just over cheak this forum rapidly, i agreed with the idea of a cartoon movie... That would be great. Because it's shure that a "real" movie would be long to come, but ther is also a great market for cartoon. It is more and more popular... most of all probably because of the new keen interest in the anime from japan...
I wouldn't call an interest in anime "new"... |
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4uk4ata
Acolyte
Bulgaria
16 Posts |
Posted - 19 Nov 2007 : 11:12:18
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I just hope they won't make a Dungeons and Dragons: The Movie 3. The first was rather poor, and while I admit I had my chuckles, it was usually at how absurd the entire thing was. The second, supposedly, was a little better, but that wasn't enough for me to see it.
On a related issue, the first movie had one almost-redeeming virtue - it inspired some okay parodies. The Nodwick strips on it were hilarious. |
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Murray Leeder
Forgotten Realms Author
Canada
228 Posts |
Posted - 19 Nov 2007 : 16:00:50
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[That, and I'm very interested to see which British actor (Geoffrey Rush?) they'd pick for the Old Snoop.
He's Australian. Still an interesting choice! Between his Marquis de Sade and his Leon Trotsky, he's had a history of playing oversexed old men. |
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Akeri Rualuavain
Seeker
Canada
99 Posts |
Posted - 19 Nov 2007 : 16:06:56
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| Hum... in witch movie did he played? Sorry i have a bad memory for name especialy in movies... |
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Murray Leeder
Forgotten Realms Author
Canada
228 Posts |
Posted - 19 Nov 2007 : 18:25:37
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Originally posted by Akeri Rualuavain
Hum... in witch movie did he played? Sorry i have a bad memory for name especialy in movies...
In which movie did he play who? |
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Karzak
Learned Scribe
196 Posts |
Posted - 19 Nov 2007 : 18:32:45
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Originally posted by Murray Leeder
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Originally posted by Akeri Rualuavain
Hum... in witch movie did he played? Sorry i have a bad memory for name especialy in movies...
In which movie did he play who?
I imagine she is asking "In which movies did he [Geoffrey Rush] appear?" |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Hawkins
Great Reader
USA
2131 Posts |
Posted - 19 Nov 2007 : 18:58:20
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Originally posted by Karzak
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Originally posted by Murray Leeder
In which movie did he play who?
I imagine she is asking "In which movies did he [Geoffrey Rush] appear?"
Her first language is French. Bear with her and help her out when you can please.  |
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One, two! One, two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back. --Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking-Glass
"Mmm, not the darkness," Myrin murmured. "Don't cast it there." --Erik Scott de Bie, Shadowbane
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* Compendium Arcanum Volume 1: Cantrips & Orisons (PFRPG, designer; d20pfsrd.com Publishing)
* Compendium Arcanum Volume 2: 1st-Level Spells (PFRPG, designer; d20pfsrd.com Publishing)
* Martial Arts Guidebook (forthcoming) (PFRPG, designer; Rite Publishing)
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Ergdusch
Master of Realmslore
Germany
1720 Posts |
Posted - 19 Nov 2007 : 21:00:34
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Int. Movie Data Base
Right on Wooly and a hail to the imdb! However, I am surprized that you don't have it ready for linkin as you do with the WOtC-page.
Back to topic now, folks.... |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36837 Posts |
Posted - 19 Nov 2007 : 21:18:10
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Originally posted by Ergdusch
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Int. Movie Data Base
Right on Wooly and a hail to the imdb! However, I am surprized that you don't have it ready for linkin as you do with the WOtC-page.
Back to topic now, folks....
I love IMDB.com, and it's one of many sites I have plugged into IE7's search options. But it's not something I link to often enough to have an already-prepared link. |
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Purple Dragon Knight
Master of Realmslore
Canada
1796 Posts |
Posted - 20 Nov 2007 : 01:17:38
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I can't wait to comment about a potential FR movie after seeing Beowulf last night, in IMAX 3D no less!
This movie was absolutely spectacular. Grendel actually looked a bit like a D&D troll... and Angelina Jolie's 3D rendition was, well...  
This was a feast for the eyes, and I hope this heralds the next generation of animated movies.
To all who have not seen it: please rush to the nearest IMAX 3D theatre who is playing this right now. I think this movie will have an actual historic significance in terms of the overall evolution of the movie industry. |
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Akeri Rualuavain
Seeker
Canada
99 Posts |
Posted - 20 Nov 2007 : 01:23:11
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| Thank you very much for the help and the link. Now I can reaplease that actor... And yes I agree, he would be really good in that character. |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 20 Nov 2007 : 01:29:50
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Originally posted by Purple Dragon Knight
I can't wait to comment about a potential FR movie after seeing Beowulf last night, in IMAX 3D no less!
This movie was absolutely spectacular. Grendel actually looked a bit like a D&D troll... and Angelina Jolie's 3D rendition was, well...
And I liked seeing Beowulf (mostly) in the nude. I'm dying to see the movie in 3D. |
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Murray Leeder
Forgotten Realms Author
Canada
228 Posts |
Posted - 20 Nov 2007 : 04:33:54
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Originally posted by HawkinstheDM
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Originally posted by Karzak
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Originally posted by Murray Leeder
In which movie did he play who?
I imagine she is asking "In which movies did he [Geoffrey Rush] appear?"
Her first language is French. Bear with her and help her out when you can please.
I didn't mean to be impolite -- I was merely asking what role she was asking after. Trotsky in Frida, de Sade in Quills. Peter Sellers is some ill-conceived venture. |
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Wenin
Senior Scribe
585 Posts |
Posted - 20 Nov 2007 : 20:50:32
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| A way to do drow in a movie and garner less ire from special interest groups or at least take wind from their sails, is to have them with a purplish hue, depicted to be under 5 feet or just over 5 feet for the tall ones, and ensure that they have distinct elven features (not the soft features of LoTRs, but the angular faces as RAS describes). They will look alienish enough, to avoid most backlash. |
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onetrueping
Acolyte
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Posted - 21 Nov 2007 : 18:39:07
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| I'd personally like to see a series of documentaries. |
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Falstaffsrevenge
Acolyte
USA
16 Posts |
Posted - 21 Nov 2007 : 19:05:41
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Speaking of FR movies, I have always wanted to see a movie about Mirt the moneylender, played by John Goodman. Or a movie about Storm, played by Yancy Butler (if she is clean and sober).
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Wenin
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 22 Nov 2007 : 14:17:01
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| Oh and I forgot, have a black hero within the movie, to show the contrast between drow and black people. |
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Stem the Tide Takes place in Mistledale.
Dark Curtains - Takes place in the Savage North, starting in Nesmé. I wrapped my campaign into the Hoard of the Dragon Queen, but it takes place in 1372 DR. |
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Akeri Rualuavain
Seeker
Canada
99 Posts |
Posted - 22 Nov 2007 : 16:16:12
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The story of the seven sister could be a good movie what do you think ?
I would like to get a story about Arilyn and Danilo too... Could be fun. |
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A Forgotten Realms Movie?
