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The Southern Reach Trilogy
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DrEvilO
Posted 2014-02-04 2:18 PM (#6349)
Subject: The Southern Reach Trilogy



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Location: CA		Movie Deal Reference:
http://www.deadline.com/2013/03/paramount-scott-rudin-land-annihila...
and,
http://io9.com/jeff-vandermeer-gets-movie-deal-for-his-forthcoming-...

Unrelated Book Review:
http://chizine.com/annihilation-reviewed-by-mm

Personal Comments:
Exciting stuff. I'll have more to contribute after actually reading the novel within the next few days!

Cheers,
O.
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DrEvilO
Posted 2014-02-10 11:55 PM (#6436 - in reply to #6349)
Subject: Re: The Southern Reach Trilogy



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Location: CA		Alright so I'm well into the first book and, wow, this is going to be either the most innovative movie in recent memory or an awkward flop! I could see Ridley Scott taking over and making this something like a Promethus, or if in lesser hands it might become a Congo reboot at best.
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DrEvilO
Posted 2014-02-17 11:01 PM (#6496 - in reply to #6436)
Subject: Re: The Southern Reach Trilogy



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Location: CA		This book is freaking awesome! Almost finished, crazy excited to read the next two. Very well done, the movie(s) have huge potential.
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DrEvilO
Posted 2014-02-19 12:12 AM (#6505 - in reply to #6496)
Subject: Re: The Southern Reach Trilogy



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Location: CA		Finished tonight and ... mind = blown.
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DrEvilO
Posted 2014-03-29 5:02 PM (#6774 - in reply to #6505)
Subject: Re: The Southern Reach Trilogy



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Location: CA		In case you missed it:

http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2014/03/sf-signal-podcast-237-jeff...

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daxxh
Posted 2014-04-15 11:48 PM (#7201 - in reply to #6774)
Subject: Re: The Southern Reach Trilogy



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Location: Great Lakes, USA		Wow! Awesome book. I hope whoever makes the movie doesn't screw it up. I've seen too many mediocre movies made from awesome books.
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DrEvilO
Posted 2014-04-15 11:59 PM (#7202 - in reply to #6349)
Subject: Re: The Southern Reach Trilogy



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Location: CA		Definitely, apparently the coming books radically change the nature of the story so it is hard to say exactly what the end product could look like. Few details are out so there are a lot of variables that would contribute to the success or failure of a potential movie.
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Scott Laz
Posted 2014-04-17 4:32 PM (#7256 - in reply to #6349)
Subject: Re: The Southern Reach Trilogy



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Location: Gunnison, Colorado		When it comes to adaptations of books I've read, I never get my hopes up, and am very occasionally pleasantly surprised. This book is certainly an interesting choice...
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DrEvilO
Posted 2014-04-18 11:40 PM (#7266 - in reply to #6349)
Subject: Re: The Southern Reach Trilogy



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Location: CA		Here are a few more:

https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/read-now-watch-later-science-...

SL is right most are clearly more 'conventional' narrative choices. Others like the SRT are not.

Apparently The Martian may be getting Matt Damon treatment, if that matters to you.

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