Re: RIVER GOD THE MOVIE?!

On Friday, May 5, 2017 at 9:11:31 AM UTC-6, [email protected] wrote:
> On Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 11:35:38 AM UTC-7, SallyBowyer wrote:=20
> > Dear Wilbur Smith fans,=20
> > I need your help!!! i am a first year film=20
> > studies student and am currently undertaking a research project about=
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> > adapting the book 'River God' into a film. It is required that I=20
> > gather information from as many sources as possible, so i thought i=20
> > should start with fellow Wilbur Smith fans!=20
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> > I would be so grateful to anyone who takes the time to share their=20
> > thoughts and feelings about making this wonderful book into a film.=20
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> > for example, what difficulties do you forsee in adapting the story=20
> > into a film (e.g. visualising paticular scenes, historical accuracies=
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> > etc.), do you think it has the potential for huge box office success?=
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> > do you think a trilogy (with 'Seventh Scroll' & 'Warlock') to match=20
> > that of 'The Lord Of The Rings' trilogy would be a good idea?=20
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> > Mainly, I want to know anything that you, as a Wilbur Smith fan have=20
> > to say!=20
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> > Please, please take the time to have your say, as Wilbur Smith fans=20
> > our opinions are the most important :)=20
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> > Thanking you in anticipation,=20
> > Sally Bowyer.
> Obviously, it is going to take a monumentally great digital creations fir=
m to faithfully fulfill the grandeur meaded out by Smith in the fantastic n=
ovel. Direction is the main trouble, I would see. The warmth of Taita and h=
is moods are going to be hard to recapture in this epic tale. The actors ar=
e secondary to direction, but they must be up to the sense of the urgency i=
n the book. This film would be a 2hr epic at least. If Spielberg could dire=
ct it might stand a chance. Sequels are a cinch if River God succeeds. Good=
 luck in your study and hopefully your efforts may in some way push this ci=
nema into production.
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.....I'm still waiting for the books to be on film.  Any word?  Dana