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If you could film a fanfic...
I'm sure this question has come up on other sites, but I'm still curious: if you could turn a fanfic into a movie, which one would you pick? (Or, hey, pick five. I won't stop you.)
(This may be a thinly veiled attempt at stocking my reading list for next week ;D )




Great question! Duodenary is really good. I'm reading one called The Difficult Kind that I can totally see as a movie. Then Harsh Realms is really great, and was originally thought of as a web series, if I'm not mistaken. I know a lot more but I can't think of any more rn
Oh I didn't know that about Harsh Realms! It's one of my favs but it has a very unique style that totally makes sense if it's like that.
Yeah, the writer commented in chapter one that the idea originally was for a web series and she adapted it into a CS fanfic. It's become one of my all-time faves, I hope she updates it soon!
yes, I love that one... I see it more as a Reality Bites type of film. And her new piece A lost boy guide to Hollywood can also be a movie!
I have so many favs, it's hard to pick ones that would be perfect. I'm actually reading a really good one now, Duodenary, by caproidella, which is beautiful but I have no idea how it would work as an actual real life movie/show. Then there's Forbidden, by totheendoftheworldortime79, who is one of my favorite writers of uh...a certain type ;) I would love to see most of her fics made real, but it would definitely be more of an HBO type thing.
Duodenary is one of the most gorgeous fics I've ever read seriously, I actually pictured it working as an animated movie, something like "The Polar Express" style haha. And oooh Forbidden is awesome too I'm just reading it and yeah not ashamed to say I would like that one as an HBO-style movie xD I'd also love to watch "A Song of the King of the Sea" by thisisevenharderthannamingablog as a movie, honestly that fic is so fun and honestly, how hot would it be to see CS as mermaids? ;) I also agree that some of the non-magical AUs would be great for this, I have a weakness for historical AUs myself, I would for example love to see "Love, Kindness, and Other Useless Things" by joneskillian as a movie... there's so many amazing fics out there where to choose from, can we convince the CS millionaire to finance some of these ideas? ;D
It is SO beautiful! The author is amazingly skilled and all of her fics have that effect on me but damn, Duodenary is just beautiful. sigh It does really remind me of something that would be good animated too.
Ooooo this is a great question. I love modern AUs that read like they would make good romcoms or more quirky indie love stories. I think With Affection by phiralovesloki, The Rembrandt Files by @lenfaz, and The Trouble with Faking it by nowforruin could fit in either category depending on the adaptation. Headlights Fading is one of my all-time fav fics but I don't think I would survive the movie!!! I would totally watch it with some wine and some tissues though. I would love love love to see a movie version of Incarcerus by qqueenofhades.
Aweee. thank you. I was going to say, if I could pick one of mine, I'd definitely pick TRF to film.
I would add Walking the Straight Line by msgenevieve... I know it's not finished but it's such movie material. Something like you Love me looks prosmising too.
Halfway by charmingturkeysandwich. Headlights Fading by evil-isnt-born. And if I'm feeling HBO-ish, Passing in the Night by hooklineandswan. :)
Headlights Fading would be a beautiful movie!
I agree... headlights fading as a movie or a miniseries!!!
Well, most of the ones I thought of had been named, so I guess that in addition of those, I have to say either The Hazards of Love or A hard man is good to find from this-too-too-sullied-flesh. One as a historical piece and the other as salty romcom, I'd love to see both on screen.
Oh my, I couldn't pick one. For modern au I'd pick The Trouble with Faking It. I think it would do well if cast properly. Put Me in Coach would work too. For historical fiction The Dark Horizon or The Lightbearers tied for those two. I'm not including any canon divergent in here since I was thinking stand alone movie.
TDH oh yes!!! or Incarcerus!