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sanityassassin · 8th January 2006, 06:24 PM

Just browsing the imdb putting in authors names and found out that there is a film for a spell for Chameleon been announced anybody got anymore info on it?

dwndrgn · 8th January 2006, 10:17 PM

Sanityassassin - I moved your thread out of the Terry Pratchett subforum and to the General Media forum for two reasons, 1. It is regarding a possible upcoming film so fits there better than with the books and 2. A Spell for Chameleon was written by Piers Anthony

jenna · 9th January 2006, 06:33 AM

wow, i actually heard that he had optioned the Incarnations books and that the first of that would be out soon, but i hadn't heard anything about Xanth. personally i hope they just do Xanth and NOT Incarnations.
the movie climate right now is certainly right for Xanth....

sanityassassin · 9th January 2006, 11:15 PM

woops sorry didn't even relise I'd put it under pratchett instead of anthony me bad but its been moved anyway to somewhere different I did know it was by piers anthony must have been half asleep when i posted

sanityassassin · 9th January 2006, 11:16 PM

Personally I would love to see the incarnations on film as I loved the stories

jenna · 10th January 2006, 06:51 AM

personally i would rather die than see Incarnations made into a film. those are my all time favourite books, no way a movie could ever do them justice...

Shyknight · 10th January 2006, 07:59 AM

Wonder if a film could do the Xanth novels justice...afraid that they would be treated YA like Potter more than Narnia or LOTR which in my mind are much better done than Potter...

jenna · 10th January 2006, 08:53 AM

i've not read Harry Potter or LOTR so i can't really comment on them, but i thought Narnia did justice to the books beautifully.
i think Xanth would do well as a movie, but really it's all dependent on the director and the casting.

hedgeknight · 11th January 2006, 12:54 AM

I remember reading A Spell for Chameleon in my junior year in college - I just fell in love with that book! And subsequently, the ones thereafter, and have been a Piers Anthony fan since. To think there might be a movie about one of my favs gives me chills! Any info about the movie is much appreciated!
-g-

jenna · 11th January 2006, 07:04 AM

i think i read the first 5 books but not the rest. i'm really excited about a Xanth movie too, and i know the books are really popular, or were in their time, so it could be quite successful.

GOLLUM · 11th January 2006, 08:07 AM

Well considering there's I think 31 books in the series to date (Air Apparent to be published in 2006), making the Xanth series into films could be a lifelong occupation/achievement for whoever decided to tackle it....

jenna · 11th January 2006, 07:09 PM

lol! well from memory the first 2 books involve bink (i think that was his name) and the next two involve his son, so maybe they are planning on making two or four of them? because they could easily cut it off after two or four...

Priv8eye · 26th January 2006, 10:30 AM

I seem to recall that a lot of the Xanth books tend have a main chracter who is decendant of someone from previous stories, hence it would do really well as a sequence of movies, the actors would be allowed to grow old gracefully and not worry about having to remain eternally young to look the part.

Loved the Xanth books in my junior years.

edott · 2nd February 2006, 05:00 PM

would love to see the xanth books made into movies not sure how some of the puns would work out. I remember introducing my wife to them. i think she spent it seemed a good bit of that summer reading all of them.

Fay Re Nuff · 9th May 2006, 04:05 AM

i'll avoid it like the plague! maybe, when i take over the world i'll make destroying books by turing them into films that are never good enough a capital crime

8th January 2006, 06:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
sanityassassin he's the madcap pusher Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: West Dunbartonshire Posts: 785	A Spell for Chameleon Just browsing the imdb putting in authors names and found out that there is a film for a spell for Chameleon been announced anybody got anymore info on it?

8th January 2006, 10:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
dwndrgn Fierce Vowelless One Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 3,823	Re: A Spell for Chameleon Sanityassassin - I moved your thread out of the Terry Pratchett subforum and to the General Media forum for two reasons, 1. It is regarding a possible upcoming film so fits there better than with the books and 2. A Spell for Chameleon was written by Piers Anthony

9th January 2006, 06:33 AM	#3 (permalink)
jenna smiling politely Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Australia, Victoria Posts: 588	Re: A Spell for Chameleon wow, i actually heard that he had optioned the Incarnations books and that the first of that would be out soon, but i hadn't heard anything about Xanth. personally i hope they just do Xanth and NOT Incarnations. the movie climate right now is certainly right for Xanth....

9th January 2006, 11:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
sanityassassin he's the madcap pusher Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: West Dunbartonshire Posts: 785	Re: A Spell for Chameleon woops sorry didn't even relise I'd put it under pratchett instead of anthony me bad but its been moved anyway to somewhere different I did know it was by piers anthony must have been half asleep when i posted

9th January 2006, 11:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
sanityassassin he's the madcap pusher Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: West Dunbartonshire Posts: 785	Re: A Spell for Chameleon Personally I would love to see the incarnations on film as I loved the stories

10th January 2006, 06:51 AM	#6 (permalink)
jenna smiling politely Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Australia, Victoria Posts: 588	Re: A Spell for Chameleon personally i would rather die than see Incarnations made into a film. those are my all time favourite books, no way a movie could ever do them justice...

10th January 2006, 07:59 AM	#7 (permalink)
Shyknight Rock music and elves Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 21	Re: A Spell for Chameleon Wonder if a film could do the Xanth novels justice...afraid that they would be treated YA like Potter more than Narnia or LOTR which in my mind are much better done than Potter...

10th January 2006, 08:53 AM	#8 (permalink)
jenna smiling politely Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Australia, Victoria Posts: 588	Re: A Spell for Chameleon i've not read Harry Potter or LOTR so i can't really comment on them, but i thought Narnia did justice to the books beautifully. i think Xanth would do well as a movie, but really it's all dependent on the director and the casting.

11th January 2006, 12:54 AM	#9 (permalink)
hedgeknight Dunk the Lunk Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 280	Re: A Spell for Chameleon I remember reading A Spell for Chameleon in my junior year in college - I just fell in love with that book! And subsequently, the ones thereafter, and have been a Piers Anthony fan since. To think there might be a movie about one of my favs gives me chills! Any info about the movie is much appreciated! -g-

11th January 2006, 07:04 AM	#10 (permalink)
jenna smiling politely Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Australia, Victoria Posts: 588	Re: A Spell for Chameleon i think i read the first 5 books but not the rest. i'm really excited about a Xanth movie too, and i know the books are really popular, or were in their time, so it could be quite successful.

11th January 2006, 08:07 AM	#11 (permalink)
GOLLUM Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Australia, Victoria Posts: 9,197	Re: A Spell for Chameleon Well considering there's I think 31 books in the series to date (Air Apparent to be published in 2006), making the Xanth series into films could be a lifelong occupation/achievement for whoever decided to tackle it....

11th January 2006, 07:09 PM	#12 (permalink)
jenna smiling politely Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Australia, Victoria Posts: 588	Re: A Spell for Chameleon lol! well from memory the first 2 books involve bink (i think that was his name) and the next two involve his son, so maybe they are planning on making two or four of them? because they could easily cut it off after two or four...

26th January 2006, 10:30 AM	#13 (permalink)
Priv8eye Diseased Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 39	Re: A Spell for Chameleon I seem to recall that a lot of the Xanth books tend have a main chracter who is decendant of someone from previous stories, hence it would do really well as a sequence of movies, the actors would be allowed to grow old gracefully and not worry about having to remain eternally young to look the part. Loved the Xanth books in my junior years.

2nd February 2006, 05:00 PM	#14 (permalink)
edott The Lion of Baton Rouge Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Louisiana Posts: 216	Re: A Spell for Chameleon would love to see the xanth books made into movies not sure how some of the puns would work out. I remember introducing my wife to them. i think she spent it seemed a good bit of that summer reading all of them.

9th May 2006, 04:05 AM	#15 (permalink)
Fay Re Nuff Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: UK: ENGLAND: Posts: 31	Re: A Spell for Chameleon i'll avoid it like the plague! maybe, when i take over the world i'll make destroying books by turing them into films that are never good enough a capital crime

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