The Hunchback of Notre-Dame question

The, at least, seven that already exist aren't enough?

I think this would make a great movie, especially if it were truer to the book, unlike the Disney version and some old black and white movies that were made from it.

There were also other film adaptations of Les Misérables before now. The different thing about this one is that it is a film version of the musical. There is a French-language musical adaptation of Notre Dame de Paris that is popular in Canada but I doubt that it is popular enough to prompt the creation of an English translation that would eventually lead to a movie, but hey you never know.

There are several versions, but none that do the book justice. This would make an excellent movie, or a series of movies. It's a very rich story, and what ends up happening is in order to get all the plot in, directors end up reducing the characters to charicatures of themselves and depriving the story of all its depth. Another case in point is "The three musketeers". A ton of versions, none that do the book justice.

Hollywood will find someway to beautify Quasimodo that is one major reason it does not need to be made.

The cartoon was pretty good, and it came out fairly recently, so I'm not sure a live-action version should come out.

The original novel, if producers/directors took nothing out, would be PG-13 at the very least, so in many ways it would be like Les Mis. And in the US many people find medieval French history to be fascinating.

I think it's just a matter of who has the honor of making the movie. Personally speaking, after years of the cartoon version, the ugly reality might drive away some people who think the cartoon is true to the book.

An authentic film would do lots of justice to the book, and would be a masterpiece in the making. But it would take lots of effort, and some of the historical aspects would be lost in "translation", so to speak.

I would love for a new version, but as I've said, it really just depends.

Charles Laughton as Quasimodo cannot be improved upon. Brilliant, unforgettable performance in this 1939 classic film. It may not have followed the book exactly and the rest of the characters may have been a little Hollywood. But Laughton-perfect!If you have never seen it-try it you might like it. (I am not such a fan of movie musicals-Broadway is another story. But that is just me.)

Notre Dame de Paris is a French rock opera that seems to be pretty faithful to the original material (disclaimer: it has been a while since I read this book) and the music is wonderful. I highly recommend trying to track it down - I think almost all of it (separated into individual songs) is on YouTube if you're interested.

Mimi, France just made L'homme Qui Rit into another movie. It stars Marc-André Grondin as Gwynplaine, Gérard Depardieu as Ursus, Christa Théret as Déa, and Emanuelle Seigneur as la Duchesse Josaine. I really like it! You should check it out!

As to a musical version, I would hate to hear the hunchback sing. The book is almost always better than the movie because the film will have visual and time limitations, but the book is limited only by the author's (and reader's) imagination. Also, movie directors have such huge egos, they feel compelled to meddle with the original, to put their own stamp on it. And that's how they often ruin it for everyone.

I think that the novel would make a decent musical. The Disney version/songs could even be used as a backbone for it. Some songs would need to be changed/altered, but some of them are fabulous.
Example: Frollo's song, 'Hellfire,' was fantastic in that the lyrics were well-written, it's a soliloquy in a song in which morality is questioned, AND there is subtle Latin sung in the background that adds both a theatric effect and to the gravitas of his condemnation/damnation.
It could easily and very powerfully be performed on stage by the right actor/singer.