Movie?

[DarkAngel1008]

I'm currently reading Rose Madder, and even though I am not one hundred pages, I think it is a really good book. Why had this not been made into a movie? It would--or should--be a good watch.

[JohnDalglish]

Hi,

Welcome to the MB, and keep posting!

I believe HBO optioned it some years ago but have never taken it any further, pity, I agree with you, I think it could make a great movie.

Long days and pleasant nights

[Manxkitti]

I think this would be a great movie. I've always wondered if they would or not.

[baby_angel]

i really agree with u and i heard the same thing bout hbo and was waitin patiently to hear more but never did... i really wish they would make this a movie i started readin it for the third time now and it makes me sad knowin that they never brought it to life the way it could be

[Trueivy]

I love this book and would be ecstatic if they made a film. But let's hope that if they do, they cast it right.

[mjwyogini]

I also wish it would be made into a movie. Having had the experience of severe abuse, I can relate......

[Craig Zadow]

I have to say that while the Stephen King fan in me would love to see this as a movie the film buff(and film student) side of me is pretty sure it wouldn't turn out good. Now, hear me out. The problem with this as a movie would be the overall tone. This book is essentially about the sentimentality of the story of a womans liberation and starting a new life for herself and being able to fall in love again. Which is fine in and of itself but at the same time it is also horrifically violent and features one of Sai Kings more disturbing characters in Norman Daniels. Lets not forget that there is a story about a painting that is a portal to other worlds. Now, all of these elements are great and the shifts of tone work in the book but on film it would be extremely hard to translate.

Take the recent film adaptation of The Lovely Bones as an example. That film was all over the place. Scenes of disturbing violence are extremely difficult to put side by side with scenes of sentement and with scenes of fantasy without it coming out a mess. Which in this case it did. Plus, keep in mind that The Lovely Bones was helmed by the great Peter Jackson and if he couldn't pull off that kind of change in tone I greatly doubt that the director chosen for Rose Madder would be anywhere as talented as Peter Jackson is(lets face it, very few directors are) and be able to pull it off. So in conclusion, I think this is the case of a novel better left of the page.

[GNTLGNT]

It couldn't be any worse if made and released then some of the dreck that has been based on his works-and who knows, it could be genius?(or that's my fervent hope anyway)...