Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy!
By ElicBxn
@ElicBxn (64169)
United States
October 31, 2009 3:07pm CST
On the Lilian Jackson Braun message board, someone posted a question about making movies from her books and....
[b]Steven Spielburg posts on 10/31/2009 3:01:54 PM
I have bought the rights to the books and will begin production on a movie next year.[/b]
How much more AWESOME could that be?
Spielburg!!! One of my FAVORITE directors is going to do the books!!!!
I'm so EXCITED!!!
Anyone else love these books and want to see movies made from them?
Who would you cast as Qwill?
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11 responses
@Maggiepie (7816)
• United States
1 Nov 09
[b]Elic, that URL gets "bad site" & no joy. Got another? 
Maggiepie
IMPEACH HIM. He's a traitor to the Constitution.[/b]
Maggiepie
IMPEACH HIM. He's a traitor to the Constitution.[/b]1 person likes this
@loganirado (249)
• Brazil
31 Oct 09
This is so cool, really, I'm glad you are happy but I havo no idea about what are you talking about. But, if this character you are talking about is a girls, I would probably cast scarlet.
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@BarBaraPrz (51818)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
31 Oct 09
I beg to differ... Qwill rides a bike and walks around town, rather than drive.
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@KrauseHome (36445)
• United States
1 Nov 09
I have only read a couple of her books in the past, and it has been a while ago since I done so, but she does have some interesting Books, and with the plans on Spielburg offering to help turn her books into movies this will help in the Sale of her books as well. This is quite exciting and I cannot wait to see what he does with them.
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@BarBaraPrz (51818)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
1 Nov 09
Her early books are the best. The later ones get a bit repetitive and "thin" and she seems to kill off characters too easily for no good reason.
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@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
31 Oct 09
hi oh my goodness what a movie that will be and with my favorite character old Quill , I have always loved Braun's the Cat Who series and I think I have read all of them that she wrote. Lets see he has to be tall and really good looking with silvery hair and that handsome mustache. oH my mind is a blank as all I can think of old has been actors and he has to be fairly modern. I have not been to many movies lately. I thought of Sean Connery but he is getting on in years.Sorry I cannot come up with someone newer.
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@BarBaraPrz (51818)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
31 Oct 09
He's too scrawny for Qwill.
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@jerzgirl (9384)
• United States
1 Nov 09
Well, in MY book, Qwill would HAVE to be Tom Selleck. He has the perfect mustache for the character as well as the voice quality I've always imagined while reading it plus the casual but magnetic way with women even when he's not trying, also ala Qwill.
I wonder, though, if the real Mr. Spielburg would post on such a site or if someone using his name did. I'd hate to think hopes would get up over a hoax. I don't know that the series could be done as several movies, unless they send them right to video like the Olson twins did. Loyal fans will definitely rent them.
The last three books, though, have not been top notch - they're almost "thrown" together with no cohesiveness and events mentioned but never pursued within the story. I've been disappointed, so I'm wondering if someone else is writing them based on her notes. She's got to be up there in age, don't you think?
@ElicBxn (64169)
• United States
1 Nov 09
says she was born in 1913
Most people agree about the last 3 not being great - but really I would have to say I read them more for the annual visit to Moose County than the mystery anyway!
I agree about hoping that Spielburg really wrote the message, but I'd guess that someone on his staff watches sites like that and they are big sellers.
I'm just not a big Selleck fan - Magnum did nothing for me and finding out that he was to be the original Indiana Jones made me thrilled he took a pass on the role.
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@Maggiepie (7816)
• United States
1 Nov 09
[b]ME ME ME ME MEEEE! Happy joy indeed!! I wonder who'll play Qwill! I can't WAIT! Is there any website that will be up to cover the goings on? I can't WAAAAIIIITTTT!!!! 
Maggiepie
IMPEACH HIM. He's a traitor to the Constitution.[/b]
Maggiepie
IMPEACH HIM. He's a traitor to the Constitution.[/b]2 people like this
@Maggiepie (7816)
• United States
2 Nov 09
[b]....................JOY!
THANK YOU! 
Moi.[/b]
Moi.[/b]1 person likes this
@ElicBxn (64169)
• United States
4 Nov 09
I figure more that he might be producing it - that means paying for the movie to be made.
Probably he's got the rights, then will shop for a studio and probably some other company to help it be put out.
You know, how it is, MGM, Walden Productions and Spyglass Productions put out "Such and Such Movie"...
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@BarBaraPrz (51818)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
31 Oct 09
I don't know... Rock Hudson when he was doing MacMillan and Wife would have been good, but he's not still in the here and now. Hal Linden would have been a good choice, too, except he'd be too old now. Tom Selleck? Again, too old. Probably an unknown.
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@BarBaraPrz (51818)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
1 Nov 09
I don't either. He looked ok for the part when I saw him 15 years ago.
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
1 Nov 09
Sorry Elic, i am not famaliar w/her books. I'm glad u are so happy about them tho. spielburg is very good .
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
1 Nov 09
U are right, i do love good books. I never said i didn't like cats i just said i had never had one.
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@scififan43 (2434)
• United States
25 Nov 09
Hi ElicBxn, I am not faimular with this author. I am sure it must be great to have Spielburg make some movies from her books. maybe you will hear more latter about the moive deal.
