Warner Bros. Gets Another Fantasy Franchise: 'Skullduggery Pleasant'

This is like some terrible nightmare I can't wake up from! Everywhere I turn a great teen fiction novel is being made into a movie! (Twilight, A Great and Terrible Beauty, Maximum Ride, Wicked Lovely and others) Not that that's a BAD thing, but it is such a dissapointment when great books are turned into purely a money making scheme (cough harry potter cough) Skullduggery is such a great book! I just hope the quirky humor of the story won't be ...missplaced somewhere during production.
Why the younger audience? I reckon you'd be better off pitching it to mid-teens (14-17), aim any younger and it'll just end up cheesy and meaningless.
I guess your aiming it at kids the same age as Stephanie, but I always imagined Stephanie as a bit older (she's a little mature for a 12 year old dont you think?) I mean I think I relate to her more as a 15 year old than my sister would as a 12 year old!
If Derek's writing the screenplay it should be cool, but I'd make it darker and pitch it to older kids as a comedy/action film about an undead Irish detective (youd be suprised how much interest that would fuel) And PLEASE make Skullduggery look realistic! There's nothing worse than bad special affects to kill the mood.
I guess I'm just a touchy fan.

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skullduggery pleasant aimed at kids ???

I'm near the end o the second book an it's pretty violent even the 1st 1 had violence an particularly gory near the end. I agree sephanie is more mature than a average 12 year old

there's no way it can be made as a film if their planning to aim it at kids.

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I agree with the following comments. skullduggery could never be aimed at kids. it may not be horror but there sure is blood and bodies.I really hope there are 9 books. skullduggery is great.I do think a movie would be great (and if skullduggery does look fake maybe the magic could look real).

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The second bookis quite gory with brain being splattered all over the place and heads being crushed like "a freshly laid egg". I hope they do teh film proberly and don't do what they did to Harry Potter.

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Skulduggery Pleasant is the most awesome-est (dunno if that is a word ;]) book ever! I totally agree with the previous comments, aim for the teens. I'll be truely upset if it comes out really cheesy. Seriously, I'm not going to be happy if he turns out CHEESY. And yes, Stephanie is much more mature than a twelve year old is, so I guess the movie might be in the PG or PG-13 section. Please Warner Bro. producers, if you are reading this... don't wait until 2010!!! Start filming now!!!

-Loyal Skulduggery Pleasant Fan

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Look while I agree with SOME of the comment's here I think that kid's should be given more credit. I love the book's and I'm only 12 and I love the books I don't care about the blood and bodies. I know a 5yr old who has watched all the Saw movies and just about every horror movie ever made! These kids don't care as long as they r ture 2 the histerical story that had both me AND my mother rolling on the ground in fits of laughter. I think that they should have new faces for most of the characters coz then people whouldn't remeber all the other movies they have done and judge them on that. I - and just about every1 in Australia - hope that they stay true to the story no matter what.
Skulduggery Pleasant ROCKZ the grave yard!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I totally agree with what jenny's saying, though i think she's just agreeing with me......anywho, its so annoying, the way brilliant movies like harry Potter advertise there auditions so well, and Skulduggery Pleasant leaves us all clueless!!!!! Harry potter is made by Warner Bros. though, so i'd say that when the auditions are coming, they'd advertise it pretty well.

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I can't wait for the movie!!!
I'm fourteen and I think that some of the things that Stephanie does and says are a lot more mature then the twelve year olds i know. (e.g. my brother) i know some 12 year olds are not like my brother though. It's just the way she acts is more like someone of my age or older. Or at least thats how I see it.

I really hope they pick someone amazing to be Skulduggery - I think David Tennant would be great. Does anyone know when the auditions for Stephanie are? Please let me know if you do!

I really really hope it's good.

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I think this girl should be Stephanie,
I know she's not a "big" actress
but tbh she looks just like her!
I've been chatting to her aswell, believe me her personality is really similar aswell.

http://starnow.co.uk/ImogenG
What are your thoughts?
I can pass on any messages

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I really enjoyed the first two books and can't wait for the thrid one, they are definetly my favourite books. I will see the movie when it comes out. But I hope that it is aimed at older teenagers, and that it looks realistic. One of my favourite characters is Tainth and I think Jessica Alba should play her or someone really hot! But Skulduggery should not be played be David Tennent like someone has already suggested, and it should not be a man in a costume they need to use animation. And as for Stephanie, she should be played by a completly new actress from Dublin. I hope they do go ahead with the movie and the whole nine books but we can only wait and see....

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I love the book and i really can't wait for the movie to be out. I am 12 and I would LOVE to play Stephanie. Also where are the auditions taking place???

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i absolutly LOVE the 2 books and i can't wait for the third one to come out, i really hope that there are nine books. i agree with some of the others that it should be aimed at abit older (14-16) because if you give that humour to 9 year olds they might not get it. seriously you should make skulduggery look really real and make the magic look real aswell. im almost 12 and i would REALLY, REALLY, REALLY LOVE to play stephanie so somebody email me the auditions for stephanie where and when they are PLEASE!!
(SKULDUGGERY IS THE BEST BOOK EVA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :):):) )

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i just bought the third book 2 days ago and i already finished it, it was sooooooooo good i keep looking on the internet for news about the 4 one (if derek has even started writing it) and i cant find anything!!:( . once again i would relly LOVE to get an audition PLS!!! and i do think from the third book it is definatly not suitalbe for 9 year olds.

i REALLY can not wait for the movie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
aussie, aussie, aussie, oi,oi,oi LOL

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ok i am 17 and a male and i think a lot of the aspects of the second book imparticular are far to mature it should be made a 15 or 12 at the lowest certificate. although i have just started reading the second book, i still have not found a character that would be suitable for a long haired mosher like myself. but im hoping for a character to come along at somepoint, ah well till then ill keep reading the books rule.

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OMG,
I've seen Jessica Caldwell-Kenny on some show on RTE in Ireland TV, She seems pretty nice.
I'd love to see her, Imogen Goulden, and Morwenna competing for the role.

--Ugleslop

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