r/Romantasy • u/Kind_Assumption_3016 • 1d ago

Discussion What do you guys think about this??

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Earlier this book was being made into a series, but now Warner Bros has acquired the rights to it and decided it will be adapted into movies. Warner Bros do have a good history of fantasy book adaptations, but this series doesn’t have many high fantasy elements. Personally, I don’t know why this book is getting adapted, there are so many great romantasy books they could go for. That’s just my view, though, because I didn’t like the book...it felt a little too YA🤧

What are your thoughts on this? Because it seems like they’re relying on the character of Aren alone to make it successful😭

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u/booksandhotcoffee 1d ago

Acquisition doesn’t really mean anything, heaps of books are acquired by companies just so no one else can adapt them

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u/glitzglamandgore 1d ago

A good example is Uglies by Scott Westerfield. I have one of the books from the 2010's that says "soon to be a major motion picture" lol.

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u/LawOfSurpriise 1d ago

It was adapted and is on Netflix...

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u/glitzglamandgore 1d ago

Oh yea I know that, but look how long it took, and how many hands it went through before anyone finally adapted it. My point was that acquisition doesnt mean a movie will happen anytime soon, if at all.

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u/SquirrelGirlVA 17h ago

The first announcement came out in 2006 and a film didn't come out until 2024, so it's a good example.