What author doesn’t dream about having their novel made into a movie or an Australian mini-series?
I never considered this a possibility for House for all Seasons. I mean, why would they bother? We all know the ending – right? The ‘twist in the tale’ that people have been raving about is, well, it’s out there… Well before the first scene has been shot the cat is out of the proverbial bag and the horse has well and truly bolted.
It appears that knowing the ending of the story is not the death knell for a Hollywood blockbuster.
Case in point: Ryan Gosling (hubba, hubba) is tipped to play the lead character in the movie adaptation of M. L. Steadman’s The Light Between Oceans. Do we not know how that story ends? What would makes us want to spend money at the box office to see the film when we all know we are going to ball our eyes out as the credits roll?
Is it a Kleenex conspiracy perhaps?
No, it’s because we want to see characters we’ve fallen in love with, cried with, hoped for, laughed with come to life. It’s the characters. We want to fall in love all over again.
I’ve been discounting the movie dream all this time because I figured while Calingarry Crossing is a town keeping big secrets, the secrets in House for all Seasons are out. But if it’s about falling in love with the characters then I reckon my girls would be brilliant on the big screen.
What do you think? If you have a favourite character and an actress in mind to play her, let me know and I’ll pass it on. 😉
Ahhhh! Time to reignite the movie deal dream, perhaps.
Read more at Booktopia: http://blog.booktopia.com.au/2013/09/04/ryan-gosling-to-star-in-adaptation-of-the-light-between-oceans/