But that shouldn't be a surprise either – the "invisible" original screenwriter's dilemma. That Shakespeare's name is at the top of the list is absolutely no surprise! You'll also note the absence of, shall we say, *color*, in the above list. In it, he lists the top 25 authors who's works, as he's determined, are the most adapted specifically, Mr Wickman's working list of the top 25 most film-adapted authors, and the number of times their works have been adapted, using IMDB as his source: 1. I recall THIS write-up on Slate last year, asking who the most adapted authors are in cinema, penned by Forrest Wickman. Most are sequels, or prequels, or they are based on old TV shows, or remakes of old movies, remakes of foreign titles, or they are based on comic books/graphic novels, or titles that are adaptations of books.
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I like doing this at least once every year, if only to see what others are reading, but also hoping that maybe we'd inspire someone to take on filmic adaptations of some of these literary works that would make for some really interesting films (in the right hands), but have otherwise been ignored.Ī scan of any movie Hollywood box office chart will show that there are actually very few of what I would call *original* screenplays being produced. To celebrate Ms Butler, I thought I'd revisit a year-old post and survey, titled, Novels That Could/Should Be Movies (Your Take). Last Friday, February 24th, 2012 marked the 6th year since Hugo and Nebula award winner, Octavia Butler, died from a stroke at just 58 years old (she died February 24th, 2006).
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