
Back in the early parts of this year, George R.R. Martin, the mastermind behind “A Song of Ice and Fire,” penned a blog post that delved into the grueling process of transforming a book into a screenplay. He didn’t beat around the bush when talking about how frequently these adaptations fall short of the original work. As he put it, there’s an abundance of screenwriters and producers eager to get their hands on brilliant stories, only to twist them to suit their preferences. “From every angle,” he wrote, “you’ll find more aspiring creators ready to claim masterpieces penned by the likes of Stan Lee, Charles Dickens, Ian Fleming, Roald Dahl, Ursula K. Le Guin, J.R.R. Tolkien, Mark Twain, Raymond Chandler, Jane Austen, and countless others as their own projects. No matter how legendary a writer it is, no matter how exceptional the book, there’s always someone ready to step in and rewrite the story, convinced they can do a better job.”