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Alien flora and fauna live hardened, rock-like existences to protect themselves from the regular cycle of immense storms called 'highstorms'. On Roshar, a vast landscape is shattered into pieces which extend for miles, with cavernous chasms between each broken piece of land.

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To portray just this series alone would require vast amounts of CGI, and that is nothing compared to the planet Roshar, from The Stormlight Archive. There are worlds such as the strange cities from The Reckoners series, in which Chicago has become entirely made of steel, New York City is mostly underwater, and a roaming city of salt in the desert, which used to be Atlanta, builds itself and disintegrates within a few days. Mistborn was also Sanderson's first published series, so starting with an early work such as Mistborn or the standalone Cosmere novel Elantris is ideal.Ĭharacters and superpowers aside, what Sanderson is really known for is his world-building. Sanderson was inspired to write the Mistborn series because of his love for heist films, so it would translate to movies very well. Mistborn takes place on a world that is not as drastically different from our world as many of his other series, and it stars the compelling and engaging characters Vin and Kelsior (the latter of whom would probably steal the show). It is much easier to replace a voice actor than a live-action actor.Īnd the best place to start with any adaptations for Sanderson's novels is the Cosmere series Mistborn. And with such a long amount of time these adaptations would take, some actors are bound to leave and be replaced within that time. Any adaptation would be the kind of decade-long (or longer) project that would rival the Marvel cinematic universe, if not greatly surpass it. Because most of the Cosmere is not only interlinked, but seems to be moving towards an overarching plot that Sanderson has been hinting at for years now.

If you're going to adapt Sanderson's Cosmere, the entire Cosmere needs to be adapted in unison - it is an all-or-nothing deal. With the vast scope of the work involved, the highly creative characters and world-building, and the unique style of storytelling, animation is the only way to communicate the incredible stories of the Cosmere, and his other series, in a way that makes them truly shine, and here's why. Adult animation is currently the fastest growing type of animation. But, he has started to come around to animation for series that would be more difficult to adapt, like The Stormlight Archive.Īnimation is already an underappreciated genre, especially with the potential it has to communicate more adult-themed stories.

Sanderson himself has always pushed for live-action adaptations, especially for projects like the Mistborn series. Fans have long debated over which kind of adaptation would be better - live-action or animation. So, until Sanderson is ready to go, speculation will continue. I want to write some of the episodes, I want to be co-creator - and I am just not ready for that yet.' When Stormlight happens as a television show, I want to be deeply involved.

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'It depends on how comfortable I get with the television and movie format. He writes at a pace twice as fast as some of the most prolific authors out there, including Stephen King. He now has more than 60 published works, including novels, short stories, and graphic novels, with many more planned to follow. He got his big break in finishing Robert Jordan's epic fantasy series The Wheel of Timeexceedingly well, writing the last three books after the author died.

The man is, first of all, a writing machine.

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The Rings of Power is even projected to have the biggest budget of any TV show ever made.Īnd there is no fantasy writer better poised to dominate on-screen fantasy adaptations than Brandon Sanderson. With incredible shows like the GoT prequel House of the Dragon on HBO, The Wheel of Time, and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power stepping up the game on Amazon, there is a huge demand for big budget, monumental fantasy projects. Ever since Game of Thrones ended in 2019, streaming services have been looking around for the next large-scale high fantasy project.