With Showtime currently developing a TV series based around Patrick Rothfuss’ The Kingkiller Chronicle, now comes word on a big-screen adaptation for the property.
As per Variety, Sam Raimi is currently in talks with Lionsgate to direct a cinematic effort based on The Kingkiller Chronicle. In addition to Raimi possibly helming the effort, Lin-Manual Miranda is already on board as executive producer and to provide the musical score for both the movie and TV show.
To clarify, The Kingkiller Chronicle is planned as an all-encompassing franchise from Lionsgate, with a TV series, feature film, and interactive games all being developed in a way that will see them loosely tie together. The movie will be based around the first book in this magical fantasy trilogy, The Name of the Wind. Dungeons & Dragons’ Lindsey Beer is working on the script for that picture at present. Then there’s Robert Lawrence, who has been involved with all of these plans since their inception and will serve as a producer on both the film and TV series. Similarly, the aforementioned Miranda and Rothfuss will also be involved in both the big-screen and small-screen action to help develop story arcs and characters. Where that TV show is concerned, as alluded to, Showtime have picked up the series, with The Player’s John Rogers serving as showrunner.
So far, The Kingkiller Chronicle has been made up of two books in a planned trilogy; The Name of the Wind released in 2007, The Wise Man’s Fear released in 2011. Author Patrick Rothfuss has plans for a third and final book in the series, although a release date has yet to be announced.
Where this extensive, bold upcoming spin on the property is concerned, the early word on all of this reads:
Set in the world of the wildly popular fantasy series by Patrick Rothfuss, The Kingkiller Chronicle will follow a pair of wandering performers on their adventures through the unique and startling world of Temerant, immersing audiences in a universe of unexpected heroes, mystical places, and terrifying dark forces. It is a world that has delighted readers and critics alike, selling more than 10 million copies in 35 languages across the globe. The television adaption is a subversive origin story of legendary proportions set a generation before the events of the trilogy’s first novel, The Name of the Wind.
As ever, expect more on all of this as it continues to develop.
