AncalagonTheBlack Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/dec/14/neil-gaiman-adapt-gormenghast-cinema-mervyn-peake Quote The crumbling towers of Gormenghast and the evil machinations of Steerpike could be set to head to the big screen after Neil Gaiman revealed he was in talks with studios about a film adaptation of Mervyn Peake’s gothic fantasy novels. But Gaiman, a fan of the series, revealed last week that he was set to begin discussions about turning the novels into a film. “Tomorrow we start talking to studios, and will soon find out which of them wants to make Mervyn Peake’s wonderful Gormenghast as a movie,” he wrote on Twitter, later retweeting a fan who had advised him: “do not let Peter Jackson anywhere near it. I don’t want to watch 9 Gormenghast films. I ★would★, but I don’t want to.” Quote Fabian Peake, Mervyn Peake’s son, welcomed the possibility. “It is wonderful news that progress is being made on the filming of my father’s books. Plans for making a film, with Neil Gaiman as the writer, have been going on for a while now,” he said, describing himself as “very excited by the prospect of a Gormenghast film”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astromech Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 I've always thought Tim Burton would do this series justice. Peake and Burton's style seem to be on the same wavelength as far as gothic and a little creepy. As long as he doesn't include Depp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexMachina Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Tim Burton has had quite a few cringe worthy flops in recent years though, so I'm not too sold on him tbh. And at the causal shade thrown at PJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 From the little distance I got into Gormenghast the time I tried it, I think less Tim Burton, more Guillermo Del Toro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astromech Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 I could see a little Guillermo Del Toro there. Burton has a whimsical element to his works that I feel fits Peake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowleper Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 I don't know why anybody would want to adapt this book. The end product will probably look nothing like the material it is taken from, which will probably be a good thing, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raksha 2014 Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 There was a British TV miniseries of Gormenghast awhile back, with Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Steerpike. It was pretty good. I really liked Celia Imre as the Duchess, and Christopher Lee as Flay. I thought the actress who played Fuschia was too old for the role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncalagonTheBlack Posted April 5, 2018 Author Share Posted April 5, 2018 It's now a tv show - Neil Gaiman to produce Gormenghast adaptation for TV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isis Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 I was semi on board with a film. I do not see the point of another TV series. I liked the original TV series. John Sessions was a brilliant Prunesquallor. Oh, I hope it doesn't end up being massively OTT and style over substance like AG is. That would be gross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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