Guest Jerry Posted February 24, 2003 Posted February 24, 2003 Comingsoon.net: Variety reports that Universal Pictures and Chris and Paul Weitz's production company, Depth of Field, have optioned The Elric Saga, a multi-part, Tolkein-esque fantasy series written by Michael Moorcock. The series began with 1972's "Elric of Melnibone." The Depth of Field option covers 11 books: the original six installments of the series and five subsequent novels that touch on the saga. The film adaptation, which will be produced but not written or directed by the Weitz brothers, is conceived as a potential trilogy whose first installment will be culled from the series' first six volumes. The producers plan to shop the book to writers and directors. The trade says the novels are sensual and atmospheric sword-and-sorcery tales that center on Elric, a brooding albino warrior who presides over an unruly, decadent island nation. The novels follow Elric on a series of adventures, in which he is betrayed by his cousin, sent into exile and attempts to come to terms with his own humanity.
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