Blood. Stone. New Line.

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I'm still badgering New Line to release some information on the film - but it is proving most difficult. I can't stress the number of hits FoEM is getting from Google and other search engines from people wanting to know more about the JS&MN film.

We'll see whether Candice replies to my latest email.

[Violet]

Are we sure its still in production?

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This is what I'm trying to get out of them. They're not playing ball.

[Martin Pale]

I don't know if it will be any good. JS&MN is one of those books that I can't imagine in any medium other than text.

[Silvery Bells]

I don't know if it will be any good. JS&MN is one of those books that I can't imagine in any medium other than text.

This has been the subject of hours of conversation between myself and a friend of mine. I think...if they do it right, it could be good. I mean, think of the sorts of things you can do with lighting! I can imagine certain scenes being very well done. On the other hand, it would be fairly desolate without Susanna Clarke's wonderful humorous writing, and I don't know how they would do the footnotes.

if it ever comes out (and I'm beginning to doubt that it will), then I will go see it. Afterwards, I will come on here and rant about it.

But I'm rather terrified of seeing the beloved (and not-so-beloved) characters portrayed by actors. The filmmaker/s' vision isn't necessarily the same as mine.

[Bracton]

I don’t know if I could bear to watch it. I’ve not seen The Golden Compass and I love Northern Lights very much. The thought of JS&MR getting butchered is a little too much for me. I’m not one of those people who got upset about LOTR and HPOotP missing stuff out, I know that making the film is not about transposing the book onto the screen and that often big changes need to be made. I just worry that what the novel is will need to be sacrificed for appeal to the American market. It would, I think, make a great series for the radio.

[Violet]

Don't worry, if they butcher it for the American market we can have fun mocking it, then go home and snuggle up with the book. Of course Pride & Prejudice turned out to be a great film (and I can't get into Austin's books for some reason) so maybe JS&MR will too.