Exclusive: Gormenghast, the sprawling epic created by British author Mervyn Peake, is finally set to get the adaptation it deserves as it’s now possible to put the “impossible on screen”, according to Neil Gaiman, Toby Whithouse and Akiva Goldsman.
In an exclusive interview with Deadline, the trio talk about how they first fell in love with the books, which were first published in 1946, explain why Warner Bros’ big-screen remake didn’t happen and discuss their plans to turn Peake’s world into a big-budget premium television series.
This comes after American Gods’ Gaiman, A Beautiful Mind’s Goldsman and Being Human creator and Doctor Who writer Whithouse teamed up with The Deer Hunter producer Barry Spikings and Howards End producer David A. Stern on the project with Fremantle. The books follow the inhabitants of Castle Gormenghast, a sprawling, decaying, gothic-like structure with a raft of characters including Titus, the...
In an exclusive interview with Deadline, the trio talk about how they first fell in love with the books, which were first published in 1946, explain why Warner Bros’ big-screen remake didn’t happen and discuss their plans to turn Peake’s world into a big-budget premium television series.
This comes after American Gods’ Gaiman, A Beautiful Mind’s Goldsman and Being Human creator and Doctor Who writer Whithouse teamed up with The Deer Hunter producer Barry Spikings and Howards End producer David A. Stern on the project with Fremantle. The books follow the inhabitants of Castle Gormenghast, a sprawling, decaying, gothic-like structure with a raft of characters including Titus, the...
- 11/12/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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