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Good Omens Option Will Cost a Groat

Submitted by WilWheaton

Edited by Rahodeb

Tags: good omens, neil gaiman, movies, books

Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's Good Omens is required reading for geeks who know where their towel is, and according to Gaiman, it's closer and closer to being made into a film by ubergeek director Terry Gilliam.

RU SIRIUS: You're doing something with Terry Gilliam, who is absolutely one of my favorite directors.

NEIL GAIMAN: Bless! I hope that it happens. Terry has been working for many years on Good Omens, which is the novel that Terry Pratchett and I co-wrote about the end of the worldÂ…

In keeping with the weirdness and wonder of the novel and all involved, however, there's a rather . . . interesting payment involved.

Terry and I put our heads together and thought, well, we really want Terry Gilliam to make it -- we want this to be a Terry Gilliam film. We've said no to lots of people who want to make it into a cool, big commercial film... We decided that it should cost him a groat. And I don't believe they've actually made groats, which is an old English coin worth about fourpence, since about the 1780s. Which means he is going to have to go to EBay.

RU: He's going to have to do some searchingÂ… a magical quest.

It's perfect, really, when you consider the material and the players. It must be nice to be a rich and famous author or director, so you can have this much fun with your material.

(from 10 Zen Monkeys via via boingboing)

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VonBismarck

VonBismarck

I'm lost
January 2006

OCT 05, 2006 10:15 PM

If they can get Rickey Gervias and Simon Pegg to be in this......it will be the holy alignment of British Film humour........then the world can end.

Toxicboy

Toxicboy

Van Nuys, CA
August 2003

OCT 05, 2006 10:18 PM

Yeah, except, Gilliam's yank! wink

Snottlebocket

Snottlebocket

Netherlands
March 2004

OCT 05, 2006 10:28 PM

yank or not, gilliam is probably more suited to make movies out of discworld and / or gaiman novels than anyone.

FreakPirate

FreakPirate

Canada
November 2002

OCT 05, 2006 10:30 PM

shocked
Sweet. Jesus. Yes.

carla

Carla

Edmonton, AB
July 2004

OCT 05, 2006 10:32 PM

love Good Omens is one of my favourite novels. This excites me beyond all reason.

malkav11

malkav11

Saint Paul, MN
July 2003

OCT 05, 2006 10:32 PM

It's been in the works for quite a while, but, yeah, sooner or later hopefully it will actually happen.

Meanwhile, Stardust is finishing up filming. Not quite what I would have selected as the first Neil Gaiman book to see movie adaptation, but it will do. Oh yes, it will do.

LoneGunnMan

LoneGunnMan

Boise, ID
OLD SKOOL

OCT 05, 2006 10:37 PM

This has seriously been at the top of my "books they need to make into a movie" list since I read it. I'll be in line for the first show if this happens.

_DictionaryGirl_

_DictionaryGirl_

NEWSWIRE

San Diego, CA

OCT 05, 2006 10:55 PM

Oh please oh please oh please oh please... shocked

etapi72

etapi72

Falmouth, ME
October 2004

OCT 05, 2006 11:30 PM

I love it I love it. If this happens it will be one of the greatest movies of all time.

Ben

Ben

Marietta, MS
January 2003

OCT 06, 2006 02:26 AM

I've heard the rumours flying around about this being made for a long time...and I'm still as excited now as I was when I first heard them biggrin

bairdduvessa

bairdduvessa

Centerville, MA
April 2005

OCT 06, 2006 05:02 AM

oh fuck! damn. i want this!

Quirky

Quirky

Birmingham, AL
October 2005

OCT 06, 2006 05:36 AM

How long is the book and is it as good as Coraline?

J24U

J24U

Danvers, MA
February 2006

OCT 06, 2006 06:43 AM

Please let this happen in a quality manner! If the movie amused half as much as the book it would be worth the wait.

bluegiant

bluegiant

United Kingdom
October 2006

OCT 06, 2006 07:19 AM

VonBismarck said:
If they can get Rickey Gervias and Simon Pegg to be in this......it will be the holy alignment of British Film humour........then the world can end.



Nah! Crowley is Alan Rickman, Aziraphale is Rupert Everett.

legman

legman

Portland, OR
February 2006

OCT 06, 2006 08:07 AM

cool!! biggrin

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