Title: WoT Movie Rights Sold!!!
Description: The rights to a WoT movie have been sold
Sidivin Yahbree - October 6, 2004 11:06 PM (GMT)
This is a REAL article from online. Please sit down before reading, so you dont hurt yourself when you pass out...
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RED EAGLE ENTERTAINMENT TO BRING THE STORYTELLING MAGIC OF ROBERT JORDAN’S WHEEL OF TIME™ TO FILM AUDIENCES WORLDWIDE
2004 – Red Eagle Entertainment™ LLC has acquired the exclusive, worldwide production and distribution rights to Robert Jordan’s The Eye of the World™, the first novel in his best-selling The Wheel of Time™series. In addition to licensing the property for film and television production, Red Eagle Entertainment will manage a comprehensive ancillary portfolio that will include the development of related video games, toys and other consumer products and services. The announcement was made today by Rick Selvage, chairman and president, Red Eagle Entertainment. Red Eagle Entertainment is in discussion with potential production partners to develop a motion picture based upon The Eye of the World.
“The public’s appetite for action fantasy entertainment has been stunningly affirmed with the recent blockbuster success of The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter film franchises,” said Selvage. “Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time™ series is a one-of-a-kind property. In order to meet the high expectations of the millions of devoted Robert Jordan fans around the world, we intend to make careful choices regarding the development and management of the first installment of The Wheel of Time™ saga, The Eye of the World. I believe that old and new fans alike will find that the combination of film and technology will offer powerful new ways to bring Jordan’s epic masterpiece to life.”
The Wheel of Time™ portrays a vision of fantasy unlike any other. Jordan brings a striking realism to his writing as he carefully weaves an epic story into an intricate account of the culture, history, politics and magic of his fantasy world. The result is a consistency and credibility seldom found in works of fantasy fiction. The female characters in The Wheel of Time™ take on complex and multidimensional roles—they rule sovereign nations, give orders, lead important negotiations, are the trusted keepers of a magical power that drives men insane, and play a central in protecting the world from destruction. In The Wheel of Time™, the world is full of shades of gray and moral equivocation. In many ways it is a coming of age story, and what makes the characters so interesting, is that the choices they make and the paths they choose will surprise the audience.
About Red Eagle Entertainment
Red Eagle Entertainment builds global value in franchise entertainment properties through a comprehensive program of licensing and brand management. Based in Los Angeles, Red Eagle scours the creative landscape for compelling literary works, original story concepts and underleveraged brands and entertainment properties and acquires projects for development into motion pictures, television, electronic games, consumer products and more. Red Eagle Entertainment is represented by Mark Vega and John Kirkland of the Greenberg Traurig law firm |
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Rialt Erydinan - October 6, 2004 11:08 PM (GMT)
Quite interesting, we'll have to keep reading and find out what happens with it. It may be a long while before anything bigger happens, but we're willing to chill i think.
Jayon Theran - October 6, 2004 11:10 PM (GMT)
Holy...sweet....god...this...will..be....awesome! :D
Sidivin Yahbree - October 6, 2004 11:12 PM (GMT)
Dont expect a movie for at least another three to five years. The rights have been sold, but actual production will not start for some time. After all, It took three years to film The Lord of the Rings. Keep your fingers crossed!!! :lol:
Jayon Theran - October 6, 2004 11:20 PM (GMT)
oh i know. But this means companies are actually interested in making one :). Awesome :).
Sidivin Yahbree - October 7, 2004 12:47 AM (GMT)
I know how you feel. But it seems like it wont be out until we all have children...
BLAST!!!
Oh well. I hope they dont just give up...
Jayon Theran - October 7, 2004 01:00 AM (GMT)
not planning to have children :P
Rialt Erydinan - October 7, 2004 01:14 AM (GMT)
No one ever plans on having children... thats why when god made man, he did something very smart. He made the act a pleasurable thing so that we dont have a say in the matter!
Ziel - October 7, 2004 01:19 AM (GMT)
*not planning on having kids in 3-4 years because he is only 15*
HOLY...i mean.. that is so bloody awesome. i cant wait...good thing i was sitting down.
Alucard Dalith - October 7, 2004 06:32 AM (GMT)
That is a really old article you know that, like 2 yrs ago or some such. They are only going to make a short movie as a prologue
Idraea - October 7, 2004 04:53 PM (GMT)
Wow, that's awesome! I can't wait until there are more updates.
~Idraea
Guest - October 7, 2004 07:37 PM (GMT)
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| That is a really old article you know that, like 2 yrs ago or some such. They are only going to make a short movie as a prologue |
Actually, the article is dated March 12, 2004. And it is not just a prolouge, it is the actual movie rights, for an actual full-feature film. Perhaps you did not read the article?
Red Eagle has participated in many movies, all of which I have been told are good. The prolouge you are talking about might be the CGI one being created on Dragonmount.com, which will be from "Eye" (where Therin goes crazy in the begining).
If it were just a short prolouge, I would not have posted.
Sidivin Yahbree - October 11, 2004 02:42 AM (GMT)
Fianna - October 11, 2004 03:57 PM (GMT)
That will be an awsome movie it will be like 3 hours long though just like LOTR LOL I don't think I'll mind sitting in a theater that long though. :)
Sidivin Yahbree - October 11, 2004 04:09 PM (GMT)
I would sit there for six hours it the movie is good :lol:
Alucard Dalith - October 11, 2004 06:05 PM (GMT)
Wait till they make the damn movie. They never actually got to making the last WoT one they wanted to make.
Sidivin Yahbree - October 11, 2004 06:49 PM (GMT)
The last time anybody tried to make a WoT movie, they were told by Robert Jordan that he wouldn't sell the rights because it was impossible to do the books justice (This was before Peter Jackson :lol: ). This is why it's such a big deal that they were sold, not only because RJ finally relented, but I suspect he thinks that Red Eagle will do a good job. :D