ATTN JMS: You're a fantastic writer, but... re RS movie.

[UnltdLife]

Ditto on the subject line. You are a talent beyond comprehension. Well...
you're a good writer anyway... But won't it be INCREDIBLY difficult to pen a
script for a movie with 113 characters? I've heard very positive reviews
concerning the X-Men movie -- though some mention that a few of the characters
don't get a whole lot of screen time, thus receiving less character
development. (Plus the fact that about 45 minutes of material was left on the
cutting room floor!) I mean, we're only talking about a handful of characters
here.

Since, with you, it's always been about the characters, I'm just wondering how
you plan on undertaking this seemingly impossible task. Of course, we all
know that you seem to enjoy undertaking seemingly impossible tasks and
succeeding...

But still. In a two hour movie that the suits will want to trim to 88 minutes?
Wowsers. (Is that a word?) I guess I'm just kind of curious about your plan
of attack? I have no doubt you have something in mind... but what?

Thanks.

Jason

PS -- It would be neat if the movie was a longer 2 and a half hours. 3 even...
I like long movies.

[Jms at B5]

> But won't it be INCREDIBLY difficult to pen a
>script for a movie with 113 characters?

You focus on a core group and imply/just touch upon the rest. It's do-able.

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[Ben Varkentine]

>> But won't it be INCREDIBLY difficult to pen a
>>script for a movie with 113 characters?
>
>You focus on a core group and imply/just touch upon the rest. It's do-able.

Kinda like the X-Men movie? Speaking of which, whad'ja think (scuse me if this
has been answered elsewhere.)?

Ben Varkentine
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do much with the auteur theory and 100 blank pages".-JMS

[Steve Brinich]

UnltdLife wrote:

> But won't it be INCREDIBLY difficult to pen a script for a movie
> with 113 characters?

I don't expect all 113 to have significant parts in the comic series,
much less a two-hour movie. As we've seen in RS so far, some are major
characters, some are characters who show up once or twice, and the
majority are part of the background.

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[Pål Are Nordal]

UnltdLife wrote:
>
> Ditto on the subject line. You are a talent beyond comprehension. Well...

> you're a good writer anyway... But won't it be INCREDIBLY difficult to pen a

> script for a movie with 113 characters?

Given that the comic only brought a handful of them into the spotlight,
I figure he'll do the same with the film.

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[Rob Hayward]

In article <39A5F843...@Radix.Net>, Steve Brinich
<ste...@Radix.Net> writes

>UnltdLife wrote:
>
>> But won't it be INCREDIBLY difficult to pen a script for a movie
>> with 113 characters?
>

> I don't expect all 113 to have significant parts in the comic series,
>much less a two-hour movie. As we've seen in RS so far, some are major
>characters, some are characters who show up once or twice,

And some just show up dead.

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Rob
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