Have any of Iain Banks' books been made into films or TV shows?
Posted by haddonsman in cinema, consider phlebas, film, movie, state of the art, the crow road
Rights to film 'The Wasp Factory' are now apparently held by Iain again, "...so a film is a possibility - watch this space. I'll leave a proper screenwriter to get on with their job. Ditto the music - I have absurdly ambitious plans for my music but a soundtrack for Wasp Factory does not figure in them". (source - The View From Here)
'The State Of The Art' is reportedly set for adaptation, directed by Dominic Murphy and produced by Film & Music Entertainment.
'The Crow Road' was adapted into a TV mini-series for the BBC in 1996.
'Complicity' was released as a film in 2000.
Iain has said he'd like to see 'Consider Phlebas' filmed now that special effects technology could handle the scenarios: "I wouldn't even mind if they changed the ending, have Arnold Schwartzenegger play Horza - he wins and gets the girl! But what I'm really dreading is they're going to make the spaceships look all wrong."