Pern Movie!
Filed in SF/F News on May 25, 2006 with 122 comments
Anne McCaffrey’s (why is it never “Hugo-winning novelist, Anne McCaffrey”?) rich world of telepathic dragons is finally coming to a movie house near you. SciFi Wire reports that Copperheart Entertainment will be adapting it to the movies.
This makes me want to send a note back in time to my 15 year old self and say, “Just be patient. It will come.”
The IMDB has updated the release date from 2008 to 2011 for anyone who hasn’t yet seen it.
Apparently its taking alittle longer than they anticipated…obviously someone forgot to mention that these books are no wimpy, shallow Earagon stories…:P
Everyone has discussed who should be who but noone has discussed the soundtrack
Personally i think they should definitely include
Mad World – Gary Jules
As far as the soundtrack goes, Tania Opland & Mike Freeman have already done a number of the songs in Anne’s books and have released them. As I have heard you can go to their site and discover a new relaease as well. So my guess would be they would be a good place to start.
Still waiting for any, and I mean ANY updates on this movie….and as far as I know, neither Anne not Todd made any mention of this at D*C (DragonCon)
Back in 1977(or ’78), a girlfriend and I were snooping in a local bookstore when she pulled a book off the rack and handed it to me saying that it was a “good story”. The book was Dragon Flight and I have been hooked ever since. o, you might guess that over the years I have formed some pretty spacific pictures of the verious characters in the series. The way I see it, there is one person that could play Lessa. She would have to be young, petite, at least fairly atheletic, have a wide range of emotions and deep, dark compelling eyes. Dark hair wouldn’t hurt, either. I can think if only one actress that meets all of these criteria: Summer Glau. I will admit, however, there might be some unknown who could do the job but my vote is for the “crazy girl/terminator”.
Ditto! I think she would be awsome!
Now… where’s the movie!
Patience has been said to be a golden vertue–but then it’s also been said that vertue is its own punishment.
I’ve been having second thoughts about my choice for playing Lessa. Summer is a great actress but in every role I’ve seen her (and in live interviews) she always seems a bit “spacey”. I wonder if she could do the highly focused Lessa.
I would have to disagree with the Summer pick, she just doesnt have that ‘dark, mysterious beauty’ look to her. I would say Angelina Jolie, back in her Tombraider days, only she’s a bit tall, and now she’s too old. hmm, must keep looking…
K… gonna go out on a limb here… how about Shawn Johnston.. women’s Gymnastic Team. You want small, athletic and full of energy???
She has the sharp features of Lessa as well.
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Sorry… that was not the photo I wanted… here is Shawn Johnson. All 4’9″ of her.
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But can she act? It might be that some as of yet unknown actress would be best. After all, every actor/actress no matter how great now, was an unknown until their breakout role.
What about Penelope Cruz? Dark hair, a little tall but it could work.
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How about Liv Tyler (Arwyn) as Lessa? Or Sean Mahar as F’lar.
Liv Tyler is too innocent looking if you ask me….i cant imagine the panting Arwyn whose eyes fluttered at just a touch from Aragorn as the steely eyed, conniving little Lessa…
Tho Sean Mahar as F’lar would be cool.
Then Zack Effrem could be F’nor. He played an adolesent Simon in the Firefly episode “Safe” and looked like he could have been Sean’s younger brother. He’d be the right age by now.
What about Eliza Dushku for the part of Lessa ? (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Doll House [New Series], The Wrong Turn [Film])
still no new news??? sigh
latest target date is 2011. I’ve been having third thoughts. After two seasons of TSCC, I think Summer couls pull it off. However, would she want to? “I’d like to play a normal girl before I’m too old.” Was one of her latest statements.
I know she’s a little typecasing…but what about Megan Fox? She’s got the dark looks, the attitude…I think she could do it. And how about Josh Duhamel as F’lar or F’nor?
Face it gang.
What the public wants means nothing to these movie makers. The would rather make up thier own really bad scripts than do something worthwhile like Pern. Besides they would cut the heck out of every book like what was done to Harry Potter, and lets face it, to do pern you need to do it all and well. The only way to do any Pern book would be as a mini series or a series. (HEAR THAT SYFY)
If a movie does come out I am sure it wouldnt do justice to either Anne or her readers.