A Game Of Thrones: The Movie

[Lacedaemonian]

I was thinking computer generated or even puppets.

[aftermath]

CG would be cool.. i never thought of that. Which style though? the more cartoonist one like Shrek or more realistic like Final Fantasy?

[LadyFel]

I don't think it would work as animation...I keep thinking of Cersei and Barbie Rapunzel pops into my head every time ...It would be cool if they could get the cash together and do a really long TV series like they did Xena and Hercules...it would be a much better story in any case...

[erickad71]

Good idea LadyFel, I vote for that too...now, where's the ballot box?

[Lacedaemonian]

Xena and Hercules were so poor.

[erickad71]

I didn't ever watch Xena or Hercules, but I like the idea of ASoIaF being made into a series. I believe that is the only way they could make it work.

[LadyFel]

Originally Posted by Lacedaemonian

Xena and Hercules were so poor.

They were, weren't they...I only really used them to illustrate a looooong running series, really, the only other comparison that came to mind at the time was EastEnders, which is even more inappropriate

But if they could get decent effects and a proper cast, not Lucy Lawless and the guy from Andromeda (I blocked out the name when I saw the acting...), that's the sort of thing I'd like to see...

[aimee02]

Thank goodness for Jacksons' LOTRs so now New Zealand can be known for something other than the place where they filmed Xena and Hercules!

The lead character from the 'Station Agent' would be able to play Tyrion... The hardest thing about casting would be getting all the family resmblences to make sense.

[I, Brian]

I'm not convinced that a movie adaption of Song of Fire and Ice would work - there are too many characters and sub-plots to do any kind of justice to it as a film - or even film series, IMO.

What might work is if you took the "outside" characters and made individual films for them. For example, one for Jon, another film for Daenerys. The whole Kings Landing plot involing the Starks, Lannisters, and Baratheon's, would probably be too much, though. Important aspects would probably have to give, leaving an unsatisfactory image.

[Rane Longfox]

Well, of course you could always just do films of certain parts, because it is a very complex storyline. Maybe just Dany's part, thats pretty much unaffected by any of the others... (Erikson is doing this, making a film of just the Chain of Dogs part of Deadhouse Gates...)

[n8smitty]

Bana would make an excellent Eddard, but a better John Snow. But Viggo would be great for Snow too. And who better for Red Viper than Vin Deisel?

Gotta have a movie though. No cheesy series or animated crap.

[LadyFel]

But if you did a movie you'd end up throwing out about 80% of the plot and that's pointless

[hodor]

There should not be a movie made. Movies never seem to do justice to the books. If a movie did come out, I would not watch it until the entire series is finished... if I did watch it at all.

[Lacedaemonian]

Vin Diesel? A strange choice, but each to their own.

[erickad71]

Originally Posted by n8smitty

Bana would make an excellent Eddard, but a better John Snow. But Viggo would be great for Snow too. And who better for Red Viper than Vin Deisel?

Gotta have a movie though. No cheesy series or animated crap.

Bana and Viggo are much too old to play Jon Snow...he's only a teenager in the books that are out so far. Vin Deisel is an interesting actor, but to me he doesn't quite match up to the Red Viper. I visit A Song of Ice and Fire website that is directly linked to GRRM's website and there is quite a variety of picks for which actors could play which characters.

Having said that, I don't think it should be made into a movie or series either...there is just to much that would have to be left out.