If we ever get a live-action The Last Unicorn...

*pennydreadful* · 08-24-2014, 05:56 PM

So for those of you who care about such things, the rights for any potential live-action adaptation of The Last Unicorn will revert to Peter S Beagle in 2015.

Given the advances in CG (thus giving filmmakers the ability to do the unicorn properly), the fact that Hollywood is out of ideas and will therefore greenlight almost any potential moneymaker (don't give me that look, you know I'm right), and the fact that the animated film is currently undergoing a screening tour... odds are (I feel) fairly good that this will in fact end up happening in our lifetimes.

With that in mind - I thought I'd start a thread where we can discuss who our ideal casting choices would be. Who do you think would make the best Lady Amalthea, Schmendrick, Molly Grue? Who would you get to do the voice of the butterfly and the harpy? What about Mommy Fortuna? If Christopher Lee dies before they ever do this project, who do you think could possibly do justice to the role of King Haggard? Do you think Celaeno would work better in the movie with the bird-like head she had in the animated film, or would you like to see her done with a human head?

Would you want them to keep the songs from the animated movie, or see an entirely new soundtrack done? If so, which bands/composers do you think would do it justice?

And which lines/scenes would you absolutely have to have in there (we're talking dealbreaker material here, folks). Is there anything from the novel that didn't make it into the animated movie which you'd like to see in a live-action film?

Feel free to post any pictures or videos to support your choices.

08-24-2014, 05:56 PM	#1
pennydreadful trash Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Australia Posts: 4,546	If we ever get a live-action The Last Unicorn... So for those of you who care about such things, the rights for any potential live-action adaptation of The Last Unicorn will revert to Peter S Beagle in 2015. Given the advances in CG (thus giving filmmakers the ability to do the unicorn properly), the fact that Hollywood is out of ideas and will therefore greenlight almost any potential moneymaker (don't give me that look, you know I'm right), and the fact that the animated film is currently undergoing a screening tour... odds are (I feel) fairly good that this will in fact end up happening in our lifetimes. With that in mind - I thought I'd start a thread where we can discuss who our ideal casting choices would be. Who do you think would make the best Lady Amalthea, Schmendrick, Molly Grue? Who would you get to do the voice of the butterfly and the harpy? What about Mommy Fortuna? If Christopher Lee dies before they ever do this project, who do you think could possibly do justice to the role of King Haggard? Do you think Celaeno would work better in the movie with the bird-like head she had in the animated film, or would you like to see her done with a human head? Would you want them to keep the songs from the animated movie, or see an entirely new soundtrack done? If so, which bands/composers do you think would do it justice? And which lines/scenes would you absolutely have to have in there (we're talking dealbreaker material here, folks). Is there anything from the novel that didn't make it into the animated movie which you'd like to see in a live-action film? Feel free to post any pictures or videos to support your choices. __________________ Creator of the Technodrome After Dark Discussion Group. PM for an invite (must be over 18 - no exceptions).