How Do We Approach Book Adaptations? (Episode 05)

Is the book always better? Does every change drag the author’s name through the mud?

With book-to-movie adaptations coming up all around us, like the new Dune films and Netflix’s upcoming take on The Magician’s Nephew, it begs the question: how do we approach book-to-film adaptations?

Join special guest Brad Pauquette and host Noah J. Matthews in a casual discussion about how we really should think about book-to-movie adaptations.

Brad is both the director at The Company (an apprenticeship program for Christian writers) and the bestselling author of The Novel Matrix.

Noah is an author and developmental editor at The Pearl magazine. He shares a birthday with his debut fantasy western Outlaw Blood: a book that’s got people wondering–can outlaws really be forgiven?

Join Brad and Noah as they sit down and hash out:

Why the Prince Caspian movie is better than the book
That Brad hasn’t seen the new Wonka movie
The value of a real ending
How 2001: A Space Odyssey is probably the coolest book-to-film collaboration ever created
Why it’s unfair to expect the movie to be just like the book
How no one can seem to get A Wrinkle in Time adaptation right

So sit back, grab your hot takes and favorite book-to-film adaptation, and listen in on a story show for readers that’s showing you the curious side of Kingdom literature.

SHOW NOTES:

Lawless, developed by Alli Prince (Sponsor): https://amzn.to/4kUWbJd

Brad Pauquette (Guest): https://bradpauquette.com ; https://writers.company

Noah J. Matthews (Host): https://noahjmatthews.com