Werthead Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Guy Gavriel Kay's Fionavar Tapestry trilogy has been optioned by Temple Street Productions, the Canadian company behind TV shows such as Orphan Black and Lost Girl. They're planning a multi-season adaptation of the trilogy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ran Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 *panikslaget vrål* ETA: For the Swedish-impaired: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceChampion Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Wow. Still my favourite GGK book. I've imagined adapting it myself, glad to see someone take a shot at it. If it's not good, I'll just shrug and move on with my life. So will Kris Holden-Ried take an acting role in it, in addition to producing? I know his face, don't remember any particular role he's played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxom 1974 Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 I'm quite literally rereading it right now. I've been wondering how it's never been adapted... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 2 hours ago, SpaceChampion said: Wow. Still my favourite GGK book. I've imagined adapting it myself, glad to see someone take a shot at it. If it's not good, I'll just shrug and move on with my life. So will Kris Holden-Ried take an acting role in it, in addition to producing? I know his face, don't remember any particular role he's played. He was the werewolf detective in Lost Girl, and one of Bo's love interests. He's lovely. He was also in The Tudors, as William Compton, and as a werewolf again in Underworld: Awakening, among many other roles. As a Canadian actor it wasn't surprising to see him turning up in episodes of various Canadian programs like Murdoch Mysteries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceChampion Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 I've seen on twitter a suggestion of Kris Holden-Ried for Galadan. Makes sense, from werewolf to wolf-lord. To fan-cast a bit: Jaelle: Karen Gillan Jennifer Lowell: Rachel Hurd-Wood Kim Ford: Tatiana Maslany Ceinwen the Huntress: Katheryn Winnick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrddin Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 10 hours ago, SpaceChampion said: I've seen on twitter a suggestion of Kris Holden-Ried for Galadan. Makes sense, from werewolf to wolf-lord. To fan-cast a bit: Jaelle: Tatiana Maslany Jennifer Lowell: Tatiana Maslany Kim Ford: Tatiana Maslany Ceinwen the Huntress: Tatiana Maslany Fixed that for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceChampion Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 :-p Another redhead possibility for Jennifer: Rachelle Lefevre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ran Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Jennifer is blond. Janelle is the red-head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceChampion Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 2 hours ago, Ran said: Jennifer is blond. Janelle is the red-head. Clearly I need to reread. It's been a while. But it is Jaelle, not Janelle. Katherine Winnick for Jennifer then. I'm seriously thinking about creating a fan site to chart the development of this. Living near Toronto helps with scoops I suppose, and makes interviews possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ran Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Right, Jaelle. Heh. The main cast of characters are (almost) all college students or recent graduates. Paul was working on a PhD., IIRC, in the History department, Kim was an intern so I guess her last year of med school, Kevin is in his first or second year post-law school, Dave's still in law school, and Jennifer... well, Jennifer is really kind of vague (on purpose!) but I always saw her as a little bit younger than the rest. So mid-to-late 20s for the lot of them. What you're going to get is a lot of pretty young 20-somethings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mexal Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Think it's time I read this. I think it's the only series of GKK I never got around to reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martell Spy Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Not my favorite of GGK books, but I enjoyed them anyway and I'm glad they are doing this. Hopefully some of his other work will get done now. I really want to see Tiagna and the Lions of Al-Rassan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted December 23, 2017 Author Share Posted December 23, 2017 5 hours ago, Mexal said: Think it's time I read this. I think it's the only series of GKK I never got around to reading. It's, er, very different. I got to them after reading Tigana, Lions and Arbonne and I found them almost unreadable. Kay grew as a writer a lot between these and Tigana, although I also have a problem with portal fantasies where the people from our world don't really freak out about what's going on. These guys, IIRC, took it implausibly in their stride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamjm Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 22 hours ago, Werthead said: It's, er, very different. I got to them after reading Tigana, Lions and Arbonne and I found them almost unreadable. Kay grew as a writer a lot between these and Tigana, although I also have a problem with portal fantasies where the people from our world don't really freak out about what's going on. These guys, IIRC, took it implausibly in their stride. I think the portal fantasy aspect of it was my least favourite part of the series. I found it a bit hit and miss overall, but I thought its best moments were as good as anything from Kay's later work. The 'High Fantasy' aspects of the series are very heavily indebted to Tolkien and Celtic Mythology but I thought it did a better job of portraying the wonder of the fantastical parts of the world-building than most post-Tolkien fantasies managed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slurktan Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 On 12/22/2017 at 1:40 PM, Mexal said: Think it's time I read this. I think it's the only series of GKK I never got around to reading. I love Fionavar. But fair warning, it has very low lows, but it's highs... my word. There are some scenes that are flat out better than anything else Kay has written. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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