Sure, most of them suck. But there is the rare chance That they will turn out great. Some of the greatest movies where first books. One Flew Over the Cukko's Nest, Lord of the Rings and my personal favorite Fight Club. What do you think about books to movies. Or, alternatively, what books have you read lately that you think would be great as a movie.
While we are on the subject of Chuck Palahniuk (the guy who wrote Fight Club), pretty much every book he writes now is a prospect to be turned into a movie (and the way he writes they are perfect). My favorite book by him is actually his second though, Survivor, which will hopefully be turned into a movie soon. But the question is, who will play the part? The female role, Fertility, is actually in battle between Madonna and Nicole Kiddman. The character is kind of similar to Marla Singer (very sexual and frank) and Maddonna would be perfect for the part. However, I hate Nicole Kiddman and she would way wrong. As for the main character in the story, Tender, I think I have the perfect character. I always try and put actors in the place of a book when I read it to help me picture them. For this one I picked Luke Wilson (Bottle Rocket, The Royal Tennenbaums). The guy is in his late 20's, used to be in an amish-like cult, and becomes this steroid popping spiritual leader. Out of total coincidence, however, he also happens to have a twin brother. And his real brother, Owen Wilson, would be perfect for the part. I cnat really describe his character w/o giving away the novel, but it would be good.
Other interesting characters to cast are the scheming agent and tenders social worker.
