Woot! Congrats, Adrian! *cheers*

-Tanya

Right on! Oh I am so proud of you 2. Um by the way Adrian, your old .

Very cool!

Great news! hope you will make a quality movie! it’s been too long since we got any high quality myst-related product!

I hope that if the movie succeed, you will give some of the money to Cyan Worlds. They could use it

Can’t wait to see what’s coming!

1. Congratulations.
2. Now you have no choice: you have to make a good movie.
3. Can you wait until after the movie is out before being transported in 1904 ?
4. Stop smoking.
5. Insert anything here.
6. Why am I still trying to add something to this list ?

Congratulations guys (and an early “happy 30th” to Adrian - have some cake to get that vomit taste out…).

This is awesome news for the entire Myst Community, great work! I look forward to watching this project develop

-Alehkhs

AHH! Very exciting news. Congrats to the both of you, and continuing good vibes in your direction as you move forward with the project.

Well done, guys! Congratulations on being awarded the exclusive rights to the film!
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And sorry to hear about the unfortunate vomit and time travel incidents, Adrian.

HOORAY! Also, happy birthday old man.

After being subsequently devoured by the possoms, Adrian makes the film via time-dimensional-cell-0hpone to contact Patrick back in 2008 on how to continue on the film without him.

Congrats on the rights guys!

That’s great!
I’ve been searching and hoping for a Myst movie for years…

Adrian & Patrick, thanks!!!

Congatulations!
I can’t wait to see the movie.

Congrats to you guys. I admire your hard work and faith of your abilities and talents to continue ahead when most people would have given up. Rand’s comments sum it up completely, and to think that you now have the full movie rights. That is a great accomplishment!

I’m so excited for you guys! It’s great to hear you’re official, and if Rand loves the script, it’s gotta be awesome!

Oh man, that is fantastic news! Congratulations!

*in a chiming chorus* HUZZZA! HUZZA! HUZZA! (*repeats about 100 times*) congradulations! I knew Atrus’d love it. And by the way, thanks for not leaving anything out. i was a little breathless towards the middle of it all. oh yea, and by the way. “you got a phone call from atrus! you got a phone call from atrus! HUZZA!”

oh and by the way, i still think that Rand should be a cameo in the movie. that would be so COOL!

That’s amazing! I’m a long time Myst games/books fan and aspiring filmmaker and just recently I started wondering if there was anything about a Myst movie in the works. Google led me here last week and I RSSed the page immediately. Now I see that you guys got the option for FREE?!? That’s simply amazing! Good luck on the project, and if you need any help once production gets going, give me a call.

YAYS! *throws confetti and does a little happydance*

And Rand didn’t breathe a word to me about the script at AGDC, darn him! *mock scowl*

Just amazing guys. That’s all I have to say.

Except, of course,
“…As he lies bleeding in the dirt, he is descended upon by a band of rabid opossums and is subsequently devoured…”
Opossums! Are the made of tin? :p

You just rocked my socks off. Look at them. They’re on the other side of the room, crumpled against the wall. I’d feel sorry for them, but I think they liked it. In fact, I think you should find some way to rock them again. I’m sure there’ll be an opportunity, since there’s a movie what needs makin.’
Congrats, guys! I hope this is one of those small reward milestones that gears you up to continue for a good, long while.

Congratulations!!!

I’m happy for you that you have some certainty now. That Cyan gives you their full support and gives you the exclusive rights must be very rewarding and it should also reassure the more critical fans.

The Myst Movie seems much closer suddenly. Of course a lot of work needs to be done, but the possibility that all your work is in vain seems a whole lot smaller now, so I hope that this ‘burden’ will no longer be as heavy for you as you have described it in your recent posts.

Again, congratulations, and keep up the good work!

Grats!!! yay for the “Official Myst Film”!!!

What, exactly, are the rabid opossums eating? I don’t think even crazied animals much care for malnourished sinew and bone.

*resists urge to shout “WOOOOOOO” since her roommate is currently sleeping*

Seriously guys, GREAT news. I have this urge to run around my apartment yelling incoherently, I can’t imagine how you feel.

Adrian… just… heh. Nice job with the caffeine/nicotine there. Get yourself a cup of chamomile tea and remember that whole breathing thing.

You should have that whole opossum thing looked at.

…
OMG YAY *goes to spam her blog*

Hooray for that! Full steam ahead!

Congratulations, guys! That’s the most exciting news I’ve heard in a while. Absolutely fantastic.

Not that I want to kill the party (this is the last thing I want to do, believe me), but it just accured to me: a low budget myst movie would be a sad thing. We don’t know if the movie will have low budget, but still… I don’t believe they have a very very high budget. I hope you guys will be able to get a high budget for the movie… it definetly can’t work with low budget.
Didn’t Peter Jackson wanted to do a myst movie or something?… now what if…
Anybody know how to contect him?

Oh wait, I think it was Steven Spielberg… well either would work

*jumps up and down* Woo Hoo!!!

GRUMP! Where was my chance to make a movie when I was thirty?

Guess I should have maybe bought a camera and stuff…

Seriously, wonderful news and I can’t wait. And Stranger, low budget can indeed work through the magic of computers. You’d be surprised. I have absolute confidence that Adrian and Patrick can make this brilliant.

I know zander, it’s just that… I really want to see a high budget movie, like “the dark knight” or “lord of the rings”. I don’t want to see this movie at fan quality, and I don’t want it to be a just-for-fans movie. I may sound greedy, and I know a may be unrealistic, but I want a big movie.

Seriously, I wish there was a way to let the big guys like Jackson or Spielberg know about this movie. It has such a great storyline, characters, and a very very creative and interesting idea. I’ll be surprised if someone will NOT pick it up (as a co-director, with Adrian and Patrick).

That is so friggen AWSOME!!! Congradulations.. So where’s the party?

Sorry Adrian.. I forgot.. No party for you.. go finish the script!!

I don’t understand. How could he call a phone number that was just a bunch of X’s?

…j/k of course ;). Congrats guys! I am so stoked about this!

Sweet. Need I say more.

Congrats on the good news and your birthday.

Awesome!!

As to budget concerns, we are not aiming for a low-budget film here. This is not going to be fan quality. We are looking for something in the realm of $90-$100 mil. The next major battle will be trying to convince the studios to take an interest in two guys with small CVs.
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Wingnut and Dreamworks are both on our list of companies to approach once we’ve built a solid package and have actors attached.

Oh my god… so you’ve got complete rights to the movie now?

Well, to say I’m shocked is a bit of an understatement. I’m completely blown away at the amount of space you’re being given to work with. Though, I have to admit, I’m a little worried about how Adrian plans on getting through his little “pre-life crisis” and come back to finish the script…

Anywho, I look forward to seeing this unfold as the glorious project I know it will be ^^

Coolness!
Here’s a plan of action:
*finish the script
*quit smoking
*get money and be happy

What can I say?
Never thought I would see the day, well done guys and a biig big thank you to Rand and everyone at Cyan for their generosity in supporting those who love Myst.
Rand, you have a big heart my friend, thank you….

WHOOO!!
Congratulations man!
This is great news!

I would have expected rand to like the script, but he ‘absolutely loves it’.. Thats just.. whoah… just no words. Great work you two!

Congratulations. That’s terrific.

Ah, so no more worries about swoopers-in! This news is excellent. A celebratory comic may need to be drawn…

There was someone up there named Puddleglum. That was just too cool. *wave*

Congratulations:) Really the best news I’ve heard in a while!

So wait…..if Adrian posted about something that happens two days later….he must have ALREADY traveled back in time! So that would make you 134 on Saturday! You’re immortal! *Bows down*
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Unless…..you traveled forward in time…..
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That was pretty bold of Rand to give you full rights. Excellent job so far guys. Apparently we all know you’re really the ones to pull this off. Just remember we all have faith in you!
Oh and I agree quit smoking We don’t want out star director/script writers dying on us, now, do we?!

“As to budget concerns, we are not aiming for a low-budget film here. This is not going to be fan quality.”
what do you mean Adrian? That IS fan quality! only the best for BoT!!! and if i might make a suggestion: i’d definitely be stoked if you could convinced dreamworks…

Ah, now you gone and spoiled the surprise opossum ending!

TWO THUMBS UP Young pups!
Dreamworks would be nice,they have great film.

Happy B-Day in advance Adrian.

“I don’t understand. How could he call a phone number that was just a bunch of X’s?”
It’s a smartphone with QWERTY keyboard, duh.

“The next major battle will be trying to convince the studios to take an interest in two guys with small CVs.”
Just got the exclusive rights from Cyan Worlds and you’re worried that the studios won’t notice?

“Though, I have to admit, I’m a little worried about how Adrian plans on getting through his little “pre-life crisis” and come back to finish the script…”
“Unless…..you traveled forward in time…..”
He’s the Grower, and so can mess with time.

“Oh and I agree quit smoking We don’t want out star director/script writers dying on us, now, do we?!”
Definitely not. I’ll second (or third, whatever) this.

Happy dance! Happy dance! I am so happy for you. This is wonderful.

And on the same day Jack Thompson gets disbarred.

Ooooooooooo, this might be the greatest day of my life =P

Congrats, guys! Glad to hear that things are working out so well!

Great to hear you’re moving ahead, guys! Oh, and Adrian, I hope you recover from your possum attack.

Quitting smoking is going to have to wait. We have enough pressures on us right now. The last thing we need is two shaking, very cranky filmmakers walking into a pitch meeting.
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Just so we’re clear, we do not have ALL of the rights. We have what is called an option. What this means is that we have the exclusive right to develop a project based on the Myst franchise without fear of a third party outbidding us. The motion picture rights are still retained by Cyan. They just aren’t permitted (not that they would) to sell them off to a studio who wishes to produce a project without our materials. If a studio wants to make a Myst film, they will have to work with and through us.

Thanks for clarifying Adrian.

I thought it was something along those lines, but at least that explains the title of the post a little =P

BTW: Adrian, you said that the 400+ pages you sent to Rand wasn’t the “full” script. For sake of reference, what section of the story are you at in terms of moving it to script? (e.g., are you past the point of Gehn’s birth, have you not yet reached the “plague of D’ni”) Just curious, and I don’t want specifics. Just hoping for a sense of where it is, to give me an idea of how you guys are doing =D

WOOO HOO!

Dreamworks, eh? I’ve mixed opinions on a lot of their films, really…

… this is gonna sound odd, but have you considered Disney? *shot by everyone* wait wait hear me out: Disney’s had associations with Cyan in the past, they’re the ones who actually published BoT (through Hyperion, which they own) and there was a point where they were going to build a Myst-themed attraction at one of their theme parks (Or So I Heard)

I know why you’d want to shy away from them (and their child studios), but it might be worth taking a peek at…?
…
Or not. it IS Disney. They’re like eldrich space horrors - you look too close and they eat your eyes out. :O

DreamWorks have some pretty good movies actually (though I’m a little bit torn between some of the things to come out of there recently…).

Either way, I’m sure A+P have their heads on straight and will go with a company/group that they KNOW will be able to make this into what it can be =)

They’ve had some good things, but their output has been largely mediocre. Looking at their Wiki page, most of the films that stand out to me were co-produced with other studios (like warner bros and paramont). I think the only exception is Galaxy Quest, which while entertaining wasn’t ZOMG BRILLIANT.
But heyyy, maybe this movie could change that~

I believe Wingnut Films was one of the groups from Lord of the Rings, so that might be an interesting option. Also, Legendary Studios has put out some cool movies.

When it comes down to it, I think we’re going to end up talking to anyone who will talk to us. While nabbing the option from Cyan might be impressive to some, other’s simply won’t give a damn. But it’s a bit of a road before we’re prepared to talk to any studios. What’s been nice about this path so far is how unorthodox it’s been - we’ve been allowed to break a lot of rules. We might see that flexibility coming up again and again.

Congrats guys!

I am so excited! This is so fun to see things moving forward!

/me sends good vibes from the sidelines.

Nek: I’m sorry to have to suggest this, but give up on that pursuit. I’ve tried asking them that in like every article i’ve read. And STILL >=) nothing has come up. Although, they do respond to you more. Maybe they just like you more…. ah, oh well. Good luck……
TELL US WHERE YOU ARE IN THE STORY/SCRIPT…. PLEASE!!!!!

Ryuu:…… the magic kingdom logo? on BoT?….. that’s so crazy….. it might just work! That would make my dreams come true, right there!

ALSO, happy birthday Adrian! Get yourself something nice.

That’s pretty exciting. Thanks for sharing your dream with all of us.

Thanks for updating us on these correspondences!
Awesome job guys, congratulations =)
AND happy birthday Adrian!

Congrats gents!!!!!! Happy 30th Adrian! Great way to hail in a new year!

*smiles and waves back at Patrick. “Thanks.”

Adrian, you guys are hoping to raise $90-$100 mil? Isn’t that number a bit high? In comparison, all three Lord of the Rings movies cost $281 million.

Besides that, AWESOME GETTING THE RIGHTS!

Well, Isaac, don’t we want a good movie?

@Isaac:
LOTR1 was $93 mil.
LOTR2 was $94 mil.
LOTR3 was $94 mil.
That means each of them was in the $90-$100 mil too.

@ Isaac:

If I understand correctly it’s not a matter of raising the money, but whatever studio picks up the project will grant them a certain budget for them to work with.

Really, we have fans for this movie (or even better: for the whole series) BEFORE it’s released. It’s not a completely new idea, it already proved it works (not a lot for non-myst communities, but a movie could fix it) and it’s a very good book. Who wouldn’t take it?

WOOHOO!!!! Congrats! I agree, Rand needs to do a cameo. I also think you should use as many Myst fans as extras as possible. (Hint, hint) Can’t wait for you to announce which actors you have playing which parts and when shooting will start.

Congratulations on your dream project heading toward reality!! We are all pulling for you.

Congratulations, you two. You’ve worked unceasingly for so long. Best of luck!

Congratulations…I vote for Disney, Robert Downey Jr., and Maui (they have volcanoes). Now…Quit smoking…by far the best comment I’ve seen posted. I still find it incomprehensible how anyone in our family could still be smoking (and yes Paul, I mean you too). Even dad did it. It’s disgusting, it’s expensive, and it’s selfish because it destroys the innocent as well as the guilty. You’d have a very happy nephew. I’ll get off my soapbox now (and wait for the rest of the script to arrive in my inbox).

“Just so we’re clear, we do not have ALL of the rights. We have what is called an option. &c” Still just as impressive.

“BTW: Adrian, you said that the 400+ pages you sent to Rand wasn’t the “full” script. For sake of reference, what section of the story are you at in terms of moving it to script?”
Or they just didn’t want to swamp poor Atrus with a huge script, and so just sent the best parts…

“… this is gonna sound odd, but have you considered Disney? *shot by everyone*”
Didn’t Tolkien specifically state in his will that Disney would never be allowed to make a movie off of LotR (Or So I Think I Read Somewhere)? Still, as long as the Mysteriacs are not forced out, any help is good.

“LOTR1 was $93 mil.
LOTR2 was $94 mil.
LOTR3 was $94 mil.”
Why is the first one $1 million less? Shouldn’t it cost more if anything?

“and Maui” O_o in the end, we’ll just decide to put the cleft in Antartica, it makes the most sense.

“Really, we have fans for this movie (or even better: for the whole series) BEFORE it’s released.”
A good business model to have.

“and it’s a very good book. ”
Well, I actually didn’t like the books that much, but they have an excellent plot (equal to the classics). The writing is not that good, in my opinion, but THAT WRITING IS NOT WHAT IS GOING TO BE SEEN IN THE MOVIE. Plus, the books are basically made for movies (Myst is really based on story, music, and stunning graphics, all of which are much easier to put in a movie than a book).

Congrats on the rights!! Now you know you’re on the right track for sure! And happy birthday!

Goods News !!! Congratulations ! the past become clear !

From someone who’s been lurking the site since January: Congrats on all you’ve accomplished over the last 9 months! What I saw here today was the best news I’ve gotten from the Myst community in a long time, so thanks again for putting yourselves through this. And thanks for updating us peons on every detail of your totally un-mundane lives- even the exaggerated parts. This is still seriously better than Seinfeld. ;D

Aaaaaaah! YES!!!!

*runs a victory lap for Patrick and Adrian*

And yes, Rand should have a cameo. XD That would be awesome.

Great news! On Disney, I generally hate that company (they are part of my personal axis of evil: Disney, Starbucks, and American Idol), but I did like what they did with the National Treasure movies. What about Legendary films? I really liked the way they turned the Batman franchise around. They are also doing the Warcraft movie.

Congratulations…..one step closer to the reel deal.

I have everything crossed that your hard efforts will pay off and I’ll be able to put my hard earned cash down to see this movie when it is released.

As to what studio - I’ll also cross everything and pray that you’ll be accepted by the best one for this movie. Hmmm….for all of you who dislike Disney - I grok where you’re coming from but don’t discount the fact that they have put out some good stuff lately. That is, in my own opinion. Course I was a diehard fan of C.S. Lewis long before Myst was a gleam in Rand’s eye. Disney and Walden Media managed to pull off very good adaptations of the first two “Narnia” books. I can’t wait to see if they manage to do the same for the remaining five. Though I do kind of wonder how they would handle “The Last Battle” while remaining Politically Correct. LOL.

Anyway - back on topic - the best of luck to both of you

This is so awesome! Congratulations!

Especially awesome was the timing! Almost exactly on the day of the 15th anniversary of Myst! I’, a bit disappointed that you didn’t mention that.. But this is so fantastic! Congratulations! I can’t wait!

Please, for the sake of all thats holy, don’t go to Disney. High School Musical? POTC At World’s End? The company is pathetic.

promise us you will not try and make it for kids just make it and what it ends up being rated is what it is.
too many movies change the story to make it pg.
like harry potter they change so much because if they did an accurate telling it would be at least pg-13

No one really needed HP to be PG13…..

Don’t worry. It’s Disney that all does all that “little” crap. The movie will be fine.

But HOLY CRAP these comments are flying up!

I think Adrian and Patrick (and Rand and ALL of us here as well) realize that, even though Myst has reached an enormous audience that knows no Age Boundary, there are darker themes in both the books and the games.

When it gets right down to it, I don’t think Adrian and Patrick will “dull down” on the themes of the story, particularly because it’s those very themes of injustice and brooding anger that inspired them to take the Myst universe into this direction in the first place. Dumbing down themes would only make this movie a generic passing picture that might have caught the attention of some local papers.

However, if Adrian and Patrick stick true to the themes, lineage and incredible depth of the Myst universe (which I know they will), this movie will go above and beyond the expectations of all of us here on the sidelines.

*cheers madly* *does an extreme happy dance* CONGRATS!!! This is so exciting! ~Kia

I made a congratulations post, but it didn’t show up. Anyway, Congratulations!!!! This is really so awesome. I’m glad Cyan is backing you 100% and the light is green.

I’m ready for my close up, mr. directors.

Congrats!

@Thomas,
If that is your website in your link, in the artistic section ,I like those pictures.

It is indeed Glad you like!

After being trapped in 1904, you can hitch a ride with Doc Brown and Marty in the Delorean back to the present to MAKE THIS MOVIE.

Oh god, I’m laughing with pure joy right now. This is wonderful news.

Doc and Marty were there in 1885. However Doc stayed there a bit longer.

(100th post)

Have we reached a point where 100 comments has become a commonplace thing nowadays?

*sigh* Oh well, good to know we’ve got people watching this =)

well, 233 comments is still not too common

when and where do you plan to hold casting calls? I would love to get involved in this as an actor.

Ranom casting idea: I think James Franco (Harry in Spiderman) could be a really good Veovis.

This is what happens when I watch movies too late at night.

Con-grat-ulat-ions guys!
If it hadn’t been for work, a girlfriend, 2 cats, the distance (and the costs…), I would gladely apply as an extra (or a cleaner or a garbage-thrower or a doormath or whatever…)
But it was this about the distance and the costs (if you’re not going to shoot some scenes in Norway then..?), so I can’t do anything other than just wait and look foreward to the film’s release.
Good luck, guys! I know you can make a fantastic, an epic, a wonder of a movie.

Btw: Do not quit smoking atm as some suggest. I know how the siggarets ease a man’s nerves. I would guess you have been a bit shaky these past days/ months? Why make it any worse by quiting now?

A + P said they were looking for a British accent in this movie.

So, if you ain’t from Jolly Ol’ England, I suggest you work on your accent a little bit if you plan on trying out =D

Me = Snowball’s chance of getting in this movie

Ooh, I already practice an accent! Yay!

Everyone says I have a British accent, even though I have no ties to Britain. I just happened to be real stubborn on how things were pronounced, and that turned into British somehow. Or people just pick a very well known accent to call it.

I doubt I would be picked though, as I do not look D’ni at all.

Funny, I never imagined anyone with British accent coming from a crack in Arizona

Congrats guys!!!

IMO; Make this movie as close to the book as possible.
Do not even think about ratings until you are showing the first
screening of it before it goes to the theaters or DVD.

Question who put out the movies Pirates of the Cearabean(spelling)? was that Disney?

BTW; Anyone remember The Myst movie series that
Presto studios did? they even put out a trailer of it
back when Myst3 Exile came out. not sure who
actors were in it but maybe they could be a
posibility for actors/tress if they can even still be found.
( These movies never got off the ground from the trailer.)

“Funny, I never imagined anyone with British accent coming from a crack in Arizona”
hahaha… you’re just minding your own business and suddenly a bunch of pale thin British accented people come out of a hole in the ground…

“Question who put out the movies Pirates of the Cearabean(spelling)? was that Disney?” Pretty sure it was. (Caribbean, I believe is how it is spelled).

“BTW; Anyone remember The Myst movie series that
Presto studios did? they even put out a trailer of it
back when Myst3 Exile came out. not sure who
actors were in it but maybe they could be a
posibility for actors/tress if they can even still be found.
( These movies never got off the ground from the trailer.)”
No I don’t. Links please?

d’oh! how is this movie going to get finished if Adrian spends all his time in the bellies of several rabid opossums???

d’oh! how is this movie going to get finished if Adrian spends all his time in the bellies of several rabid opossums??? radios maybe???

Can i get a one small picture from your blog?
Thank you