James Gardner answers “Can they make a movie or a series of this...”

Nick Eby asked this question about Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1):

Can they make a movie or a series of this book?

James Gardner @Matthew Irwin - I disagree that this can't work as a TV series, and I don't think there's any power (at least in the first three books) that can't be…more@Matthew Irwin - I disagree that this can't work as a TV series, and I don't think there's any power (at least in the first three books) that can't be translated to screen.

Seeking is explained in a visual format in the book (by lines going toward the metal). Smoking is invisible to the characters in the book, so it can stay invisible in a movie.

I always thought of the soothing or rioting of emotions as somewhat akin to a Jedi Mind Trick, which as we know can be pulled off successfully in a film medium. But 9/10 times an emotion is pushed or pulled in the book, the character it happens to doesn't notice until it's pointed out in expository dialogue anyway.

Without giving too much away about Atium, its effects are also described visually in the book.

As you said, the trick to the other 4 abilities is making them not look fake, but I think they could look beautiful if done right.(less)

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