Movies: Ridley Scott to Direct The Forever War
Fox 2000 has acquired rights to the 1974 novel The Forever War by Joe Haldeman, and “Ridley Scott is planning to make it into his first science fiction film since he delivered back-to-back classics with Blade Runner and Alien,” Variety reported. “Scott intended to follow those films with The Forever War, but rights complications delayed his plans for more than two decades.”
“I first pursued Forever War 25 years ago, and the book has only grown more timely and relevant since,” said Scott. “It’s a science-fiction epic, a bit of The Odyssey by way of Blade Runner, built upon a brilliant, disorienting premise.”
This book is brilliant. It’s been one of my favorites since I was a teenager. And this movie by Ridley Scott will be stunning.
Great Book!
I got done reading the Iron Elves book around 2 a.m last night as I couldn’t put it down! Loved the ending and would love to see the story continue! The ending battle was simply amazing how you were able to put everything together and paint a clear picture with a million things going on…If this was your first fiction novel…you definitly found your calling!
Steve L.
Re: Great Book!
Hi, Steve:
Very kind of you to say, thanks. I’m busy working away on book II now, The Light of Burning Shadows, and will be turning it to my editor later this year. It’ll pub late June 2009.
Cheers,
Chris
Re: Great Book!
I have to agree with Steve,great book.Had me wanting to keep reading,
when I needed to be going to bed.Yimt had me rolling a couple times.
Being from the south I can kind of get his slang.Great cast.
Chris G.
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I’ve suffered a lot of rough mornings myself over the years because a book kept me up late into the night. It’s nice to hear I now cause the same affliction. Thanks, Yimt is definitely a favorite of mine.
Cheers,
Chris
Hmmm Haldeman Eyy.
The cynic in me wonders if its a co-inky-dink that its a strongly anti-war Book. What bothers me about the forever war is the strong anti-military / anti-soldier undertones in it.
I wonder if anyone will ever do any of David Drakes Hammers Slammers books. Hovertanks with plasma cannon and honourable soldiers serving dishonourable masters. very cool
Interesting to note that Drake and Haldeman are both vietnam vets, and their books continue to show very different aspects of life in the service.
I don’t know that it’s anti-soldier, but I do agree it’s anti-war. I edit a lot of military history and the vast majority of them strive to describe the way it was. I think Haldeman has done the same about his time in Vietnam.
That’s an interesting point about serving honorably while either your leaders or the cause is not. I’ve often wondered just how far you can take that before it starts to bleed into “I was just following orders”? The argument for the German soldier in WWII was they collectively served honorably, yet their service was in furtherance of the Holocaust. Is it therefore still honorable? I don’t claim to have the answers, but it’s those kinds of questions that I like to explore in my fiction.