7/2/2023 0 Comments Tad williams otherland movie![]() TW: I’ve actually done as much research for this, if not more, than any project since the Otherland books, which I think will never be topped in my own work for research done. How much scholarly work did you have to do concerning religion, doctrine, angels, and the like? SS: You are a very well read writer, someone who embraces many disciplines. Things happen when they happen, and when they DO happen, it’s usually in a mad rush.Ĩ October 2012: SUVUDU Interview by Shawn Speakman Sorry to be vague, but Hollywood will kill you if you get too impatient. I’ll make sure to let people know more when things begin to solidify. Tad: Current state of play is going back and forth with ideas about how to tell the story, so there’s not much to tell except that it’s an active option and active prep is going on. Is there any update you can give us about it? ONF: There hasn’t been a lot of talk about the Otherland movie since it was announced. I had a lot of fun writing it, and I think it adds a level to the original exploration of that simulation, since we see it now apparently functional. But the story is about Orlando trying to solve a murder mystery in the one of the Otherland simulations, which has been returned to (ostensibly) happier times. We can’t name the title of the anthology yet, and for that reason also I can’t give you the story title! It’ll all be announced in the next month I think. Tad: There may indeed be another Otherland novel someday, and I also intend to do more fiction-writing work for the game itself, but the Otherland story is for an anthology edited by John J. Can you perhaps shed some light on this topic? Is there going to be another book? A little while back I saw a Twitter post about a new Otherland story. Tad: That’s a long story, but it had to do with assuring a secretary in Durban, South Africa that I wasn’t standing in a window of the building across the street from her naked.Ģ2 October 2012: Otherland NetFeed Exclusive There’s also some other work of mine under film option, but no news to share yet.Īndrew: What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever done in the name of research? And my book TAILCHASER’S SONG is being made into an animated film, and the OTHERLAND books are the source of an almost-released MMORPG, expected out in a few months. I also have a bunch of short stories coming out in the next year, and hope to begin a few new things as well. Tad: I mentioned the second Bobby Dollar book, called HAPPY HOUR IN HELL. Weston - Star Guest InterviewĪndrew: Do you have anything new in the works and can you tell us a bit about it? In this round up of recent interviews and podcasts, Tad talks about his latest projects including several new short stories, Bobby Dollar and The Dirty Streets of Heaven and the next book in the series, Happy Hour in Hell, the forthcoming animated feature based on Tailchaser’s Song, the Otherland MMORPG and a possible Otherland prequel, the influence of other writers including Tolkien, his writing process, and much, much more.ġ November 2012: Andrew P.
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