Comments | firedrake_mor: We can only hope it gets done right . . .

firedrake_mor

We can only hope it gets done right . . .

Nov 11, 2008 12:10

Columbia sees a franchise in 'Deryni'
Studio picks up spec based on Katherine Kurtz's novel

By Borys Kit

Oct 24, 2008, 01:00 AM ET

Columbia Pictures is bringing Katherine Kurtz's "Deryni Rising" to the big screen.

In a six-figure deal, the studio has picked up "Deryni" as a spec by Alex Sabeti. Jimmy Miller is producing via his Mosaic ( Read more... )

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herbmcsidhe November 11 2008, 21:20:12 UTC

It has the possibility of being really good, or really bad. I'm hoping for good.

sraun November 11 2008, 21:55:53 UTC

Oh, I hope they do a good job! I've thought for years - since I first read it! - that Deryni Rising could make a good movie.

valdis_sca November 12 2008, 02:15:13 UTC

That would be great - if they did it right. I'm still waiting for a Pern movie though and I hope they don't do what they did to Dragonlance and make it animated.

choirlass November 12 2008, 02:19:25 UTC

Wow, awesome! And to think we can remember, way back when.

sff_corgi November 13 2008, 10:03:15 UTC

Ai, I had perfect casting for them, interesting and good matches for the descriptions... 20 years ago.

(20? Eeek, yes.)

Meanwhile, I give you BEEEG SHEEPDOG HUG because I forgot to do so on the 11th proper, and you deserved one. I was reminded in part by that nasty, spewful essay linked in comments in the latest Schlock-blog... which is sort of a backwards way to say 'thank you', but thank you anyway.