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I read alot. Inside i will compile some authors as well as single books.
Michael Connolly has many books out with the protagonist one Harry Bisch,an L,A, detective. Any will work and the lead character should do well on the silver screen.
John Connolly(no relation) has a lead character he uses named Jack Reacher. The books combine sluething,ghosts and some exceptionally evil other world villans.
Lee Child has his protagonist as one Jack Reacher,ex M.P. who finds trouble wherever he travels. He's a great character as well for the big screen treatment.
Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child wrote Relic which was turned into a pretty awful movie. They have collaborated on many books since. Mount Dragon and Ice Limit are two that probably adapt very well to film.
Larry Niven and David Pournelle probably wrote the single best end of civilization novel ever. Buried in the past of Sci Fi (an incrediby rich area for film) is Lucifers Hammer. Read it and see what 2012 or The Postman ( a great book destroyed by Costner) could have been.
Kim Stanley Robisons Mars Trilogy,Red Mars,Blue Mars,Green Mars combine ideas for terraforming our neighbor in the sky with intrigue,politics as well as enviromentalism.
I will stop now because nobody will probably read this anyway but i do have many more should anyone ever wish to have the conversation.
Anybody read any great books that you think would be a great movie? Daemon by Daniel Suarez, for me. {nm} Aug 06, 12:16
Incarceron would make a great film, or Boneshaker {nm} Aug 06, 12:57
L.A. Rex by Will Beal. It's already optioned, but it's a great book. {nm} Aug 06, 13:12
A draft has already been written and ended up on the BlackList last year. {nm} Aug 06, 14:18
Yep. I have it.Beal wrote it, and while it was good and true to the book, it needs a professional pass {nm} Aug 06, 16:53
Flicker {nm} Aug 06, 13:23
Aronofsky was planning on adapting Flicker for a while. Pity it didn't happen, it would make a great movie {nm} Aug 06, 15:43
he still owns the rights, but I dont think he's right for it. {nm} Aug 06, 15:50
Gangs Of Chicago written by same guy who wrote Gangs of New York {nm} Aug 06, 13:36
Paradise Alley by Kevin Baker - One day it will be a feature film. And I will be the man who gets the screenplay credit. {nm} Aug 06, 13:38
Wasn't his book "Dreamland" optioned at one point? I seem to recall Dicaprio being attached. {nm} Aug 06, 13:50
It was optioned. But it lost steam. LDC backed out. It is on the back burner. Way back burner. {nm} Aug 06, 14:15
Carter Beats the Devil. {nm} Aug 06, 14:09
Peter F Hamiltons books! Aug 06, 14:12
I've always thought a few of John Sandford's early "Prey" novels could make good movies. {nm} Aug 06, 14:16
He's probably been making an adaptation for 10 years {nm} Aug 06, 15:41
As I Lay Dying would make a powerful movie. {nm} Aug 06, 15:44
Henderson the Rain King by Saul Bellow Aug 06, 17:11
Donna Tartt's The Secret History Aug 06, 18:35
Unless it's two films, I think there are scale problems in making "Cloud Atlas" into a single feature-length feature. Aug 06, 20:36
Forgot to say: Peter Behrens's, "The law of dreams." This would be an expensive and excellent film. {nm} Aug 06, 20:48
A philosophical Investigation Aug 07, 05:29
True. {nm} Aug 07, 06:28
I read alot. Inside i will compile some authors as well as single books. Aug 07, 05:52
Keep listing, but start a new thread, as this is about to disappear into B2. {nm} Aug 07, 06:34