Garth Nix says that his fantasy book Sabriel is likely to become a movie sometime in the next few years. While there is no news of a movie studio optioning the film rights yet, Mr. Nix is trying to solve that problem. He has put together a package deal that he is trying to sell to the Hollywood companies.
Nix says the package is as follows:
DIRECTOR: Anand Tucker (HILARY & JACKIE, SHOPGIRL and the original director of THE GOLDEN COMPASS before he left over creative differences)
WRITTEN BY: Dan Futterman (Academy Award nominee for his script of CAPOTE and also well-known actor, most recently in A MIGHTY HEART) and Garth Nix
PRODUCED BY: Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner of Plan B (Brad Pitt’s production company).
Should a movie studio option the film rights, Nix would co-write the screenplay. Hopefully this all will work out, though there’s always a good chance it won’t, what with the cinema industry’s silly tendencies.
We will keep you posted as more news becomes available.
OV November 7th
Ooh. I’ve been dreaming of a Sabriel film for years and generally go on a big “sabriel movie news hunt” every six months to see if there’ve been any announcements. This is exciting! I hope something comes from it.
Matt November 12th
@OV, I read the Old Kingdom trilogy in the summer of 2007, and it really caught me off guard. It’s a very unique and interesting series. I’m hoping this movie will actually happen (subscribe to Fantasy Folder and we’ll keep you updated as news becomes available 😀 ). And I can’t wait until Nix writes another book in the series (two more are planned).
vinCent June 9th
Read the series in middle school. Got obsessed with it. I’ve been REALLY wanting for it to become a movie for years. If it does and it’s the same quality as Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings, I will be EXTREMELY happy.
Matt June 10th
@vinCent: That’s what I’m hoping for. I read the series Summer of 2007, and really liked it. I wish there was more news about the film (and the upcoming two books!) but there hasn’t been for a few months.
joe July 1st
right, i soo hope this all turns out well and becomes a movie, i just picked up the fist book this year and now finishing the third book, its fantastic
Eliac August 18th
Oh, I fell in love with this series! I also go on a random news-hunt when it comes to this movie (!!!), so I’m excited that he finally posted the confirmation of the possibility.
cl33ndeath October 29th
Oh god. What if it turns out like Eragon?
Shelby January 15th
This is going to be awesome!!! There are so many fantastic books that have amazing storys that need to be seen! This is just one of them;-) Just hope it happens sooner than later.
Robert Kenny September 1st
i am a director myslef and i do not belive that you can turn these amazing books into films. aspects of them just do not lend themselvs the motion picture. like taking marks from the charter, although it is very nice on the page but putting that on screen will be very hard. i hope that Anand Tucker does a good job as there is a huge weight upon him to do so. i will be seeing this film if it does get made but i think that at this moment in time the book is unfimable.
David M September 28th
if it turns out like they did eragon. I will explode
David M September 28th
he is gunna need some good special effects people. I just hope it doesn’t also end up like the last airbender movie and they stuff it up all the way down to the easy-fix things, like making Aang a asian. and calling him ung. and calling him the uvartar. same with the eragon case. it stuffed up utterly.
aliegator November 29th
i really hope this happens
ive been in love with this series for years
but if it turns out like eragon i will go on a rampage in the theater
do it right or not at all
please keep that mind
Allie November 29th
Oh my gosh, it’s 2010 and I recently read these books (Sabriel, Lireal and Abhorsen). The entire time, I was thinking of how they would make into a movie and that they should (assuming that it isn’t ruined like the Percy Jackson movie). I can’t find any news on what happened and why it hasn’t been made into a movie yet, but I’m still looking.
Is it a movie already and I’m just incompetent?
EEP! MOVIE!
redwall_hp November 30th
Nope, it’s still not a movie. We’re still hoping it will be, though.
Tiffalkin January 3rd
I’ve literally been dreaming of this since I finished Sabriel! It’ll probably turn out really well, as long as they intend to go through with the entire trilogy. To do otherwise would mean cutting out far too much of the story, which is what I think happened with the above-mentioned movies.
Millard Houser January 4th
Remember how long and horrible it was to sit through the goldencompass movie ??? this book however one of the best series and sabriel by far the best book of the three and being my absolute favorite books i have ever read i dont believe this bookor series has the ability to make the book to film transformation as much as it pains to say the movie to include enough of the story to do justice would just end up being far far far to long :{ sorry friends but i think its a no go
penguins_123 January 12th
oooh can’t wait really hope it works out i can’t fine to hold the bridge or clariel so i just keep re-reading them am planning to read the other books by garth nix but am really hoping that all woks out and they become a movie
Ann Onymous March 10th
This series is just seriously awesome. It really would kick shit out of Harry Potter. I read all three books in about two days.
Chlorr July 3rd
OMG!!! Finally! I read the whole series last year, which took a few months, but, of course, I was 8. MOOOOOVVVIE!!! Can’t wait!
Heather December 15th
Oh god. I would KILL to make this happen. I just hope it comes out like Lord of the Rings. I don’t mind sitting in the theater for 4 hours if that’s what it takes for them to do it right.
jaymi June 4th
Well if a movie isn’t possible how about a tv series? They aren’t doing too terribly with game of thrones, though that series is nowhere similar in caliber to this one. It just seems like the industry is missing out if they don’t jump on this, what with todays obsession with zombies. Its not too hard to make the connection between things like dead hands and the walking dead that are zombies is it? Today’s audiences would drool over this series if done right.
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