AncalagonTheBlack Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 10 hours ago, Darth Richard II said: http://deadline.com/2017/04/eliza-dushku-star-the-black-company-series-adaptation-david-goyer-im-global-1202076367/ O.o Great,a B-grade actress and hack writer Goyer I'll stick with the books thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Well I may be slightly biased as I have a signed autograph of said actress hanging above my pc, but think she is perfect for the role, and will be amazing. She also apparently had actually read tge books and is a big Cook fan.Don't know enough about Goyer to comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncalagonTheBlack Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 13 minutes ago, Darth Richard II said: .Don't know enough about Goyer to comment. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice? Also: Quote Films Year Film Director Producer Writer 1990 Death Warrant No No Yes 1991 Kickboxer 2 No Associate Yes 1992 Demonic Toys No No Yes 1994 The Puppet Masters No No Yes 1996 The Crow: City of Angels No No Yes 1998 Dark City No No Yes Blade No No Yes 2000 Mission to Mars No Co-producer No 2002 Zig Zag Yes No Yes Blade II No Executive Yes 2004 Blade: Trinity Yes Yes Yes 2005 Batman Begins No No Yes 2007 The Invisible Yes No No Ghost Rider No Executive No 2008 Jumper No No Yes The Dark Knight No No Story 2009 The Unborn Yes No Yes 2012 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance No Executive Yes The Dark Knight Rises No No Story 2013 Man of Steel No No Yes 2016 The Forest No Yes No Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice No Executive Yes 2020 Green Lantern Corps No Yes Yes TBA The Sandman No Yes Yes Television Year TV series Director Producer Writer Creator Notes 1997 Sleepwalkers No Yes Yes No Writer of the pilot episode. 1998 Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. No No Yes No Television film. 2000 FreakyLinks No No Yes No Writer of the pilot episode. 2005 Threshold No Yes Yes No Co-writer of the second episode. 2006 Blade: The Series No Yes Yes No Co-writer of the first episode and the season finale. 2009–2010 FlashForward Yes Yes Yes No Directed and co-wrote the pilot episode and the second episode. Co-writer of episodes 3, 10 and 17. 2012–2015 Da Vinci's Demons Yes Yes Yes Yes Writer of the pilot episode and episodes 2, 4, 8, 9 and 14. 2014–2015 Constantine No No Yes Yes Co-writer of the pilot episode and the third episode. 2017 Krypton No Yes Yes Yes Co-writer of the pilot episode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Well shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inkdaub Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Well, I love Batman Begins and Dark City. Goyer's not the right guy but...maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
End of Disc One Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 TIL David Hasselhoff played Nick Fury in a 1998 Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. made for TV movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usul Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 hey don't forget how scared wewere when GoT had a pilot in store for HBO afterwards, i don't really know IM Global Television , can they put some money in it ? finally, eliza for the Lady (maybe Soulcatcher also ?) , not a bad idea ! she rocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 I thin kits brilliant casting, and its one I've actually thought about before. I had to pinch myself when I read it. Now, I admit, I'm a giant Eliza fanboy, so. The news seems to really be making the rounds at entertainment sites, so hopefully we a least get a pilot out of this. Goyer...that is not so good, although there are a few really good things in there. Like, Dark City! Batman Begins! Then you look at the rest. So hopefully he;s having an off day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRevanchist Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Goyer seems very hit and miss. Batman Begins, The Dark Knight and Dark City were very good movies, The Dark Knight Rises was acceptable but then you have some shit there like Blade 2 and 3, Jumper and Batman vs Superman. Also, the TV shows he worked were either quite juvenile or Lost-wannabe (I am looking at you Flashforward). This series needs definitely to be dark, like Game of Thrones, but even darker. Eliza Dushku on the Lady role suits it very much IMO. Good choice, and it is always nice to hear that the actress has read the books. It would be interesting to see how they do with the Croaker role. He starts as a young guy but on the last books he is 60 something id I am not mistaken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Quote This one seems like its pretty far along, ED posted the news on her FB and Twitter so I imagine its at least at the casting point, which is good. And its goign to be a TV series it looks like. It's not at the casting stage. Eliza Dushku is on board as a producer and tentatively agreed to play the role of The Lady. I suspect that will remain the case, but it might be that whatever network signs up the project decides to put someone else in that role. Casting will not get underway until the show is formally greenlit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Don't harsh my buzz! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 The Malazan troopers certainly reflect the Black Company in tone and style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traverys Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 So... I realize how arbitrary this request is but I'll make it anyways: About what page/section does this book really start to grip? I had to put it down a while back and I couldn't say why. It took me forever to get past the first part where Spoiler They want to free themselves of their contract, end up being attacked by that monster thing during the process, succeed, and end up sailing away with that person in the armor. Yes... It's been a few months. I got further than this but this is the only thing fresh on my mind. I don't skim but I kept feeling like I was missing something and ended up constantly flipping back to see if I did or not. Perhaps that's the problem. I've read a good ways into the Malazan Book of the Fallen so I'm used to being given a lot of information you can't do much with when you first read it. However, it almost feels like I'm given very little information overall when reading the first Black Company book... But yeah, maybe I won't mind so much if someone can give me a solid point of interest to read to. Then if I'm not gripped I'll know I tried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Glen Cook is pretty much the polar opposite of Erikson style wise. I see his stuff often referred to as war correspondent prose. As for when it grips it's been a looong time since I read the first so I couldn't really tell you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
End of Disc One Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 When does it start to grip? I don't know. When I started the first book I was continually baffled by some of Cook's narrative choices and the writing style. It took me about 30-40 pages in the omnibus to get used to it, and I'd say by the second half of the first book I loved it. I just found the style to be an acquired taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traverys Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 19 hours ago, Darth Richard II said: Glen Cook is pretty much the polar opposite of Erikson style wise. I see his stuff often referred to as war correspondent prose. As for when it grips it's been a looong time since I read the first so I couldn't really tell you. Well I guess that would make sense! To clarify, I find Erikson to be difficult to read more often than not but the POV switches at least changed it up. I was introduced to both series as something to tide me over while we wait for the next ASoIaF book to come out. I started with Black Company, didn't get too far, and then gave Malazan a try and the characters drew me in a bit more. 10 hours ago, End of Disc One said: When does it start to grip? I don't know. When I started the first book I was continually baffled by some of Cook's narrative choices and the writing style. It took me about 30-40 pages in the omnibus to get used to it, and I'd say by the second half of the first book I loved it. I just found the style to be an acquired taste. I think coming at the first book with this in mind is gonna help me. Seeing it as daring to be different rather than just judging it as "not what I'm used to." Thanks for both your replies! I'm gonna pick up where I left off tonight and see how far I can get. I'll keep you posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 I read the first oh 5 or 6 pretty quickly so it kind of blends together but I think it starts to grip, imo, round the back half of book 1. I'm do for a re read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Pesci Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 I'd have to agree with the others and say around halfway into the first book as well. It's been probably 8 years give or take since I read the series, but I also had trouble getting into it at the start. Definitely glad I pushed through and kept reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRevanchist Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Yeah, the start of the first book is crazy and difficult to read. Not much explanation, things happen fast, and it is basically reading a chronicle rather than some prose. You get used to it soon though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astromech Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Reading the first novel shortly after having finished the Malazan Book of the Fallen, I never had any problem with a hook and loved the trimmed down narrative style of the Black Company as a change from Erikson's prose. I had the Bridgeburners and Bonehunters in the back of my mind the entire time while reading it. The mystery of just what the hell was happening initially, really interested me from the start as well the whole atmosphere of the novel. If I had to pick a moment where I was hooked, it was probably first meeting One Eye and Goblin and learning about their "friendship". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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