The Sea will be made into a movie. No, I am not jumping for joy this time.
Irish author John Banville has revealed his Man Booker Prize winning novel The Sea will be adapted for the screen and suggests Anthony Hopkins could make the perfect leading man.
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In the early days Banville says he would write version after version of a novel before publishing.His first included a collection of short stories, Long Lankin, followed by Nightspawn in 1971 and Birchwood in 1973.
"The first book I wrote, I had nine versions of it," he said.
"Now I go over and over the sentences until I get them right and then move onto the next. It's a snail-like process.
"Four to five chapters in a book will kill it dead so you have to get it near perfect before you publish."
Despite winning countless prizes over the years, Banville says they mean nothing.
"No matter how many books you have published or how many awards you have won, you think your books are going to be a terrible disaster. We never grow up as writers."
Psst. Sir Anthony Hopkins is a great actor. Me a *mild* fan. I suggest it's best to wait and watch. May it turn out to be a good adaptation?
Posted by
Krithiga |
1:24 PM, June 01, 2006
:) I like Hopkins too. The thing is I am usually sceptical of movie adaptations of books I like. When I went to see HP1, I was pretty wary. Hmm...maybe it will turn out to be a good adaptation. Yeah, wait and watch.
Posted by
Echo/Lavanya |
3:59 PM, June 01, 2006
HP -1 agreed. There were several bad adaptions. But I am not entirely with you on adaptations. "The Godfather" movie was better than the book, so was Narnia (book was too preachy). LoTR movies did just as much justice to the books as possible. So was Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
If the director turns out to be a fan of the books, we are in for a great movie. There.
Posted by
Krithiga |
5:55 PM, June 01, 2006
true - some adaptations do justice to or are even better than the book. LOTR - I have to agree with you. Simply loved the movies.
Posted by
Echo/Lavanya |
6:27 PM, June 01, 2006
if you liked 'the sea', which i thought was middling at best, i strongly recommend banville's masterpiece 'the untouchable'. now that should have won the booker. twice over.
Posted by
heartless poet |
12:42 AM, September 11, 2006