I got these out of the local rag.
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Of the 51 novels that have won the Hugo Award, science fiction's highest, only two — "Dune" and "Starship Troopers" — have ever been filmed, to mixed results. And even though 15 of the 25 top-grossing films of all time are works of fantasy or science fiction, just seven of them are based on previously published material (five of those are either "Lord of the Rings" or "Harry Potter" titles, the others are "Spider-Man" and "Jurassic Park").
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"The stories are complex," adds Bonnie Hammer, president of cable TV's Sci Fi Channel, which has been aggressively pursuing literary properties like "Dune" and Le Guin's "Earthsea" for adaptation as miniseries. "Because of their complexity," she says, many of these books have stories that "often can't unfold well in two hours."
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15 of the 25 top-grossing films of all time are works of fantasy or science fiction"
I like those numbers. It portends good fortune for us. Its like I was saying, Spiderman will help XMEN3 make big numbers, which will help Desantos's other film Transformers.
And all of these films are hitting the same kind of audience. One that loves the incredible worlds full of wonderful adventure and uplifts the human spirit.
I think we have a good chance.
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