David Wellington's "The Cyclops Initiative," the movie

Featured at My Book, The Movie: The Cyclops Initiative: A Jim Chapel Mission by David Wellington.

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“What would you like to have a director do with your book?” I have a stock answer whenever anybody asks me this question, which is that I don’t know but I’d be excited to see what they came up with. I’m not of the opinion that movies should scrupulously follow a book’s content. Where’s the fun in that? Any movie is going to be an interpretation of the source material, so why not make it an interesting interpretation?

Of course you’re going to run into fans who just want to see their favorite story made into some kind of visual artifact. Which is understandable, I suppose, but it just seems so boring. So if someone were to ask me “Who do you want to play Jim Chapel in the movie?” I think I would have to say: John...[read on]

Learn more about the book and author at David Wellington's website.

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My Book, The Movie: The Cyclops Initiative.

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