Walden Media acquires C.S. Lewis' "The Screwtape Letters"

I agree KJ. Let's hope they get the right people on this one. There's a lot of potential here.

I read this book years ago, and it will be a challenge to adapt this book for the screen. Not impossible, of course, since there clearly is a narrative story there, but whoever adapts it needs to fill in the gaps.

As far as the Christian aspects, that may be hard to avoid. The book deals much more directly with Chrisitian beliefs than Narnia (where the Christianity is all allegorical). They could drop all the references and have Wormwood simply trying to get "The Patient" to choose wrong over right without any sort of Christian context, but then they would risk alienating the core audience. OTOH, a lot of people will be put off by the movie if it brings up Christian beliefs at all.

I'd prefer that they stay true to Lewis' original vision, and I suspect they will. A large part of Narnia's box office success was based on Walden Media's promotion through churches and other Christian channels. I suspect that they'll use the same tactic for The Screwtape Letters.

Interesting thoughts, I love the book, and I really hope they do it right. Being a someone with the same beliefs as Lewis, I don't have problems watching movies that don't have "Christian" morals. I filter hundreds of movies a year that tell me to live different ways... I could watch a movie that was loaded with how to be a athiest and not be offended. I know most people have some issue in their past that has scared them from "Christianity." Which is a tradgedy. I hope most people can really watch this and enjoy it for what it is. Stay true to Lewis and it should be a good movie.

I imagine the same was said about The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe and the Lord of the Rings. Will the film be any good is another question.

Why on earth would anyone be concerned about a movie being "too Christian"?

Beats me.

much, can you imagine if an editiorial piece said, "I don't want to go see Fiddler on the Roof. Too Jewish."

I love the Screwtape Letters but Walden Media's gonna have a hell of a hard time pulling off a film version of it. It's not impossible, but it will be very hard to get right.

I never really thought of Lewis' other works (outside of Narnia) being adapted to the big screen. Now I'm wondering if we'll see adaptations of the much dated Space Trilogy or the Great Divorce. Now that I think about it, both of those would be kinda cool (especially the Great Divorce).

Oh, I can imagine that quite well, Lister. They'd be ridiculed as an anti-semite.

I'm not ignorant of the fact that movies and books produced by Christian companies can be a little wonky.

But as far as mainstream movies espousing Christian themes and ideas...I've got no problem with that.

With the right director and cast this could be a great film.
It could just a easily be horrible in the wrong hands.
My mind won't be made up until we get a little more information.