What movie do you want to see made into a film?

I am so excited about the new Alice in Wonderland movie coming out. I’ve loved the Alice books for a long time, have a healthy collection of Alice in Wonderland crap collectibles, and have always been disappointed that all the movie versions of the book pretty much sucked, but with Tim Burton at the helm and the premise being a return to Wonderland by a 19 year-old Alice, I have a feeling that this new movie is going to finally succeed in turning a couple of great books into a great movie.

Dad kindly gave me this article about the film from USA Today, because he knew about my Alice obsession. I already wanted to see the movie based on all the trailers I had seen and buzz I had heard, and well because I think Tim Burton is a genius, but the article only drove home the fact that I must see this movie.

It also made me realize that I would love to see a movie of Jasper Fforde’s Shades of Grey directed by Tim Burton. Yes, I know I just finished the book last week, and I know that probably nothing will happen cinematically until the other two books in the trilogy are out, but it would make for an awesome film, especially by someone with Tim Burton’s visual imagination.

So what book would you love to see turned into a movie? Who should direct it? Who would star in it?

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  By Heather, February 27, 2010 @ 12:16 pm

  I always wanted to see DRAGONRIDER’S OF PERN made into a movie. I have no idea who would star in it though!
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  By Barbara Bomba, February 27, 2010 @ 2:35 pm

  First, and/or a combo of the second: Durable Goods and/or Joy School by Elizabeth Berg.

  Likewise: Father Melancholy’s Daughter and/or Evensong by Gail Godwin.

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  By Alissa, February 28, 2010 @ 10:09 am

  Heather: Dragonriders of Pern would make a great movie, especially with today’s CGI they could really make that an impressive movie.

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  By Alissa, February 28, 2010 @ 10:12 am

  Aunt B: I have to admit I haven’t read any of those books!

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