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Post by Von K on Oct 24, 2022 19:43:06 GMT -5
I suppose with the success of past shows such as Game of Thrones and The Witcher there hasn't been much interest in an Elric show or film at this present time. Michael Moorcock seems to share that opinion Kemp. Perhaps you've already read this article from 1st June 2020? Michael Moorcock rules out an ELRIC TV show or movie in the near future, citing similarities to THE WITCHERthewertzone.blogspot.com/2020/06/michael-moorcock-rules-out-elric-tv.html |
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Post by kemp on Oct 24, 2022 21:05:21 GMT -5
I suppose with the success of past shows such as Game of Thrones and The Witcher there hasn't been much interest in an Elric show or film at this present time. Michael Moorcock seems to share that opinion Kemp. Perhaps you've already read this article from 1st June 2020? Michael Moorcock rules out an ELRIC TV show or movie in the near future, citing similarities to THE WITCHERthewertzone.blogspot.com/2020/06/michael-moorcock-rules-out-elric-tv.htmlI think it might have been one of them, or on another page, looking around for any news about a possible Elric film or series adaption. We might have to wait a few more years, possible after the gloss of GoT has waned and ended. |
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Post by Von K on Oct 25, 2022 17:54:02 GMT -5
I don't agree with the studios logic on this.
Fantasy fans are always eager for more quality content and these series take so long to produce that there is always, at least currently, plenty of space in the scheduling for another one. Fantasy fans are having to wait over a year now for the next seasons of Witcher HotD and RoP to be aired.
Another route might be to produce it in a slightly different style or medium. An animated version done in an anime style like full on Amano (referring to Char-Vell's comment above) or a more French visual style similar to the recent Elric graphic novels from Titan.
I think it boils down to what Ryan Condal said on the supposed competition between RoP and HotD:
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Post by johnnypt on Oct 26, 2022 9:14:26 GMT -5
There's a bit of both involved. There is the "more fantasy the better" concept, each feeds off of the other. The other side is the story has had its bones picked apart by everything that's come before it that doing the original may seem derivative. That's partially what happened to John Carter and likely why my dream of a Lensmen project probably won't happen, it's been done 1000 ways to Sunday...expect the original way, but at this point is there anything left for it to stand on its own? I say yes, but I understand why some people would be reticent.
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Post by Char-Vell on Oct 27, 2022 6:51:24 GMT -5
An animated version done in an anime style like full on Amano This would be ideal. |
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Post by Ningauble on Nov 23, 2022 5:05:51 GMT -5
The book happens before the Fall of Melniboné, yet Moonglum is there while Elric met him only after the city was sacked. Am I missing something? Are my memories wrong? The promo is wrong. The book is actually set between The Bane of the Black Sword and Stormbringer. |
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Post by alexander on Nov 23, 2022 8:39:55 GMT -5
The book happens before the Fall of Melniboné, yet Moonglum is there while Elric met him only after the city was sacked. Am I missing something? Are my memories wrong? The promo is wrong. The book is actually set between The Bane of the Black Sword and Stormbringer. Would make sense as Moorcock mentioned Zarozinia. Thanks! |
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Post by johnnypt on Nov 23, 2022 9:35:56 GMT -5
The book happens before the Fall of Melniboné, yet Moonglum is there while Elric met him only after the city was sacked. Am I missing something? Are my memories wrong? The promo is wrong. The book is actually set between The Bane of the Black Sword and Stormbringer. Wow, that's quite a bit off! |
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Post by Von K on Nov 23, 2022 14:53:59 GMT -5
This would place the new book between events in The Flame Bringers and Stormbringer. If I remember aright this was the period where Elric managed to renounce Stormbringer for a while and kept it locked up in a vault in Karlaak.
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Post by nightscape on Nov 30, 2022 23:12:00 GMT -5
It’s possible the new Elric novel, The Citadel of Forgotten Myths, tied into the most recent graphic novel series published by Titan in the US and by Glenat in the creative team’s native France. The plot synopsis suggests Elric discovers something new and shocking about the history of his race. A similar development occurs in the most recent graphic novel, The Dreaming City, which is a decidedly loose adaptation of the original prose novella.
I won’t spoil the main reveal in the graphic novel for fear it will be mirrored in some way in the new novel. But it struck me as an intriguing way to give Elric’s rather disparate adventures a more consistent throughline, especially considering how the series ultimately ends.
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Post by Ningauble on Dec 7, 2022 7:50:05 GMT -5
This would place the new book between events in The Flame Bringers and Stormbringer. If I remember aright this was the period where Elric managed to renounce Stormbringer for a while and kept it locked up in a vault in Karlaak. I picked up the following clarifying statement on Facebook: |
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Post by Von K on Dec 9, 2022 17:59:14 GMT -5
This would place the new book between events in The Flame Bringers and Stormbringer. If I remember aright this was the period where Elric managed to renounce Stormbringer for a while and kept it locked up in a vault in Karlaak. I picked up the following clarifying statement on Facebook: That's great Ninguable, thanks for the info! Neatly irons out the inconsistencies I'd been finding on various sites. |
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Post by alexander on Dec 10, 2022 7:07:11 GMT -5
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Post by kemp on Dec 10, 2022 16:57:40 GMT -5
I might avoid this thread for the remainder of the year in case spoilers come up. It might sound strange, but in a way I dont' want to know the good or bad when it comes to the new Elric book. Trying to give myself that ol fashion fun when you first pick up a book that you have been looking forward to reading  . |
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Post by Von K on Dec 11, 2022 19:32:15 GMT -5
Thanks for the review Alexander. |
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