What Will be the next Terry Pratchett film

[Tonyblack]

I thought Rincewind was in his early-mid thirties.

I don't think his age has ever been mentioned in the books. The closest is in Colour of Magic where he finds himself on an aircraft above Roundworld. His name then is Dr. Rjinswand a thrirty-three year old bachelor, born in Sweden and raised in New Jersey.

I guess that might indicate his age, but how old is he by the Last Hero?

 

[Bouncy Castle]

Dunno. Ages since I read it.

 

[DaveC]

I thought Rincewind was in his early-mid thirties.

I don't think his age has ever been mentioned in the books. The closest is in Colour of Magic where he finds himself on an aircraft above Roundworld. His name then is Dr. Rjinswand a thrirty-three year old bachelor, born in Sweden and raised in New Jersey.

I guess that might indicate his age, but how old is he by the Last Hero?

I usually think in terms of Susan's age, at least 20 years must pass between Mort and Thief of Time, unless her age is accelerated somehow.

So Rincewind by Last Hero should be in his mid fifties IF he is in his mid thirties in CoM/LF.

 

[pip]

Ricewinds timeline is all over the place because of the whole sourcery dungeon dimension thingy. The time between sourcery and eric doesn't seem to count for him.

 

[DaveC]

Ricewinds timeline is all over the place because of the whole sourcery dungeon dimension thingy. The time between sourcery and eric doesn't seem to count for him.

Oh yeah, completley forgot. But what is the timline between Light Fantastic and Sourcery . And between Eric and...Academicals?

 

[pip]

Here's a link to a timeline produced by the L Space for the Books. Could be a way of roughly working out the age.
http://www.lspace.org/books/timeline/dw-timeline.html

 

[Bouncy Castle]

This is exactly how I picture him.

 

[fords]

Ye gods, it's Nigel Planer!

 

[Bouncy Castle]

Actually, he might make a good Rincewind.

 

[Bouncy Castle]

Whilst pootling round Google Images, I found this.

My immediate reaction was................ why?

My second reaction was................ hasn't he got hairy arms?

I must get out more!!

 

[pip]

Not a bad picture of Rincewind.
Scruffier beard is needed though.

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

Whilst pootling round Google Images, I found this.

My immediate reaction was................ why?

My second reaction was................ hasn't he got hairy arms?

I must get out more!!

Hitchikers meets Discworld or the Duckman cometh.

 

[The Mad Collector]

Whilst pootling round Google Images, I found this.

My immediate reaction was................ why?

My second reaction was................ hasn't he got hairy arms?

I must get out more!!

It is the authors portrait from the inside of the dustjacket of Once More with Footnotes although that one is closer cropped than this picture.

For more Terry and ducks pictures try these by Tina Hannan, who co-wrote Nanny Oggs Cookbook

 

[Tonyblack]

What ducks?

 

[The Mad Collector]

good point Tony, I must be imagining them

 

[BatrickPatrick]

I'm sure there's a reasonable explaination...somewhere...

 

[ghostsecurity28]

DUCKS ARE SO COOL !! 'SPECIALLY THE BLUE ONES

 

[Bouncy Castle]

 

[Beautiful Dirt]

That duck on the plane really made me giggle, just so random

Hope it's not Unseen Academicals. The book was okay, to be honest I'm hoping I'll enjoy it more on the second reading.

I equally wish that Making Money isn't made, I don't think the book or potential film adds anything more than Going Postal (which I did think was a creacking read and film!)

I'd like to see a different book brought to life, my preference being a Witches or Watch story. Failing that I can live with Unseen Academicals I suppose Afterall, who wouldn't want to watch the Librarian play football :

 

[Turtles4Ever]

Not trying to be a misery guts, but I've never seen the point in adapting Terry's books to a visual medium, simply because he puts so much work into his narrative and prose which is impossible to put across in film.

None of the adaptations so far (film, animation, etc) have come anywhere near the quality of the books which they are based on.

The only positive aspect of filmed adaptations is as a promotion for the books, but based on the output so far and if seen with no knowledge of Discworld, all of the adaptations would have put me OFF buying the books.

But hey, maybe it's just me.