Originally Posted By: Actaeon
Has anyone heard anything new about the Wheel of Time movie they're supposed to be working on? That seems like a nearly impossible task, given that the significantly shorter "Song of Ice and Fire" required a mini-series
I could see the wheel of time as a trilogy of movies: At least with Jordan we know there's a story he had to tell.
It would need the right scriptwriter to handle the abridgement of course.
With Martin I'm not so sure. His background is in TV writing and I have a strong suspicion that he doesn't know where his fantasy epic is going. Most likely like Jordan he is going to pop his clogs before the thing is done, but with no chance of anyone else completing the thing since Martin himself has no idea.
"Winter is coming" is never going to be more than fluff (Martin is not an ideas man)... so in the end all we'll have is a (well written) historical pastiche.