# Discworld film?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discworld-film/155851
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [February 18, 2003, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discworld-film/155851 "2003-02-18T10:33:22Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2003, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discworld-film/155851/1 "2003-02-18T10:33:22Z")
Has there ever been, or will there ever be a Film based loosely or tightly on the Discworld series of books?
(I for one would trample on fallen people to see such a thing - if it were well made)
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### Author:  [@Mops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mops)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2003, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discworld-film/155851/2 "2003-02-18T11:01:08Z")
At least of _Wyrd Sisters_ and _Soul Music_ anmimated films are available on DVD.
I much liked Wyrd Sisters (which you can see in one sitting). Soul Music apparently was a TV series, and I am halfway through. Not bad either.
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### Author:  [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2003, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discworld-film/155851/3 "2003-02-18T11:09:28Z")
[Interview with Terry Pratchett](http://www.sffworld.com/authors/p/pratchett_terry/interviews/2002122.html) (18 Dec 2002):
> [@](#):
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> **Q. With fantasy now perceived as being big box office, what is it that keeps Discworld off the screen?**
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> A. Er…me, mostly. And the movie industry is helping, I have to say. The Dreamworks movie of my Truckers trilogy does seem to be moving now, but there’s no Discworld movie currently in sight.
Damn. ☹
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### Author:  [@Theom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Theom)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2003, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discworld-film/155851/4 "2003-02-18T12:24:31Z")
Quite a few of the books are availible as plays, I forget who wrote them.
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### Author:  [@WotNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WotNot)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2003, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discworld-film/155851/5 "2003-02-18T12:59:13Z")
Steven Briggs wrote the plays, I think
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### Author:  [@HDS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HDS)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2003, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discworld-film/155851/6 "2003-02-18T13:26:12Z")
Why?
I wouldn’t like to see Holy Wood make boullion cubes out of Pterry’s books. They are perfect as they are.
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### Author:  [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2003, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discworld-film/155851/7 "2003-02-18T13:40:39Z")
That kind of humor doesn’t translate well to the big screen, and moreover, Hollywood doesn’t really like making those type of movies. Its a big investment with an iffy payoff; theaters are not going to make their money back only on PTerry’s fans.
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### Author:  [@Dark\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dark_Monkey)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2003, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discworld-film/155851/8 "2003-03-08T01:39:45Z")
I read somewhere that there was a Mort movie planned, but it as scrapped because they were concerned over having Death as a main character.
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### Author:  [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2003, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discworld-film/155851/9 "2003-03-08T03:05:05Z")
> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by tschild \*
> \*\*At least of _Wyrd Sisters_ and _Soul Music_ anmimated films are available on DVD.
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> I much liked Wyrd Sisters (which you can see in one sitting). Soul Music apparently was a TV series, and I am halfway through. Not bad either. \*\*
They were both TV series.
There’s also been TV shows of “Truckers”, and of “Johnny and the Dead”. (Haven’t seen the latter, but I’d like to)
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### Author:  [@Natroga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Natroga)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2003, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discworld-film/155851/10 "2003-03-08T20:27:42Z")
I thought they were making an animated movie out of the Bromlaid-Triology? I know it’s not Discworld, but I take what I can get.
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### Author:  [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2003, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discworld-film/155851/11 "2003-03-08T22:52:31Z")
Yes, they are. Dreamworks will be doing it after they’ve finished Shrek 2.