tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764631039755560338.post6968985729493294147..comments2024-03-08T20:21:22.820+00:00Comments on The Deighton Dossier: False Dawns and Development Hell - the fate of 'non-movies'Deighton Dossierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01764108300942425651noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764631039755560338.post-22018462391975292252018-04-19T22:17:09.353+01:002018-04-19T22:17:09.353+01:00I see every day groups of tourists taking pictures...I see every day groups of tourists taking pictures of Churchill's statue in the Parliament Square, and every day, there is a long queue to see Churchill's war rooms.There is incessant interest in Churchill as a great war time leader. The success of the recent film on the great man is a testament to this unique appreciation of him all around the world. In regards to Dunkirk it was not merely a WWII event; it quantified something unique beyond that event. <br />We cannot simply extrapolate that there is interest in seeing film versions of all things related to WWII, as for example seeing Deighton's "Bomber" in its film version. I feel that this was an excellent narrative in an important area in Britain WWII history and will remain as a narrative. <br />I am not sure about the form of film rights given to Clerkenwell Films in regards to Game Set and Match stories, and what freedom the producers have in respect of their film version. Film production being a very expensive business, producers are understandably anxious of recovery of costs.<br />Finally, we may have to accept that some stories which appear in the printed version are best left as they are, as they give more enjoyment to a reader in that form.Simon Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13734467654348102230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764631039755560338.post-66204891811498845902018-04-18T22:19:45.010+01:002018-04-18T22:19:45.010+01:00Ian Fleming produced a highly marketable character...Ian Fleming produced a highly marketable character called James Bond who is still going strong decades later with the Bond 25 film to be directed by Danny Boyle. Jason Bourne for a time tried, it appeared, to challenge James Bond in terms of the strong franchise, but then this franchise has run its course. <br />Unique character or strong story lines emerging from novels alone is no guarantee for success in the financial sense when cast into films. The 2 Jack Reacher films come to mind. Even with actor like Tom Cruise playing Jack Reacher, these 2 films were flops; with the result, there is tremendous hesitation from film producers to pick other Jack Reacher thrillers by Lee Child. Film production is a very expensive business, and one can understand why there is such hesitation in turning some dated thrillers into films. That is the reality.Simon Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13734467654348102230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764631039755560338.post-346867490251318032018-04-16T05:55:05.143+01:002018-04-16T05:55:05.143+01:00What a pity there's no progress with Bomber. T...What a pity there's no progress with Bomber. The story of the RAF crews needs to be told and a production which retained Len Deighton's technique of covering the guys in the nightfighters, the nightfighter control room as well as in the Lancasters could tell the story in an especially effective way.<br /><br />best wishes Terry Kidd <br /><br />One might have thought that the era of world war 2 war movies was past though but with Dunkirk and the Churchill movie there does seem to be a window open. I hope something can be done about filming Bomber before that window closes.Terry Kiddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03888160718812027224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764631039755560338.post-77658591504702844092018-04-15T21:32:13.760+01:002018-04-15T21:32:13.760+01:00Could well be - pity it never happened!Could well be - pity it never happened!Deighton Dossierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01764108300942425651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764631039755560338.post-15650642529577663242018-04-15T21:31:32.647+01:002018-04-15T21:31:32.647+01:00I remember reading once that Harry Saltzman was co...I remember reading once that Harry Saltzman was considering making Horse Under Water in the 60s with Nigel Davenport taking on the role of Harry Palmer. But, in the end, Saltzman decided to cut his losses with the franchise after Billion Dollar Brain.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14569732807130090838noreply@blogger.com