C.S. Lewis’ The Great Divorce to be a Movie
July 26th, 2009 by Paul Martin | Source: Bob BeltzDr. Bob Beltz is a consultant for the owner of Walden Media. He’s now working on bringing another C.S. Lewis classic to the big screen with The Great Divorce. It has the potential to be a fantastic film. It’s got the solid foundation of C.S. Lewis behind it, and if done well, could be a film classic. Dr. Beltz wrote about it on his blog on Examiner.
The Great Divorce: Beloved Pictures is a new independent film company that is developing films that have positive, redemptive stories. They have acquired the rights to develop this C. S. Lewis’ classic. I’ve been brought on as an Executive Producer and creative consultant. If you are not familiar with the book, The Great Divorce is the story of a busload of people from the grey town (a kind of purgatory/hell) that are taken on a trip to heaven. When published in 1946 it was considered by some to be a sequel to Lewis’ Screwtape Letters. The principles at Beloved hope to have a director attached in the next couple of weeks. They currently are in the difficult process of finding investors who believe enough in this kind of film to fund the development and production of the project.
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Regarding finding investors who believe enough in this kind of film to fund the development and production of the project…… Who can be contacted regarding this project and what is the minimum amount of investment?
That is a great question Larry, and I don’t know the answer right now, but I’m looking into it, and I’ll reply back just as soon as I get one. I’m sure it won’t be too hard to get that information for you.
Sweet!!!! I’m excited for the movie. That’s great that you are also an Executive Producer Paul.
I’m actually not an executive producer. I wouldn’t mind investing in it, though, if I had the money. Who knows, I might.
Anything by Lewis is worthy of film. I have been trying to get my son to create a movie based on Lewis’ “The Problem of Pain”. Tough one I know, but someone smarter than I will eventually do it!
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Why would it be wierd? I think the book was great, the 1st C.S. Lewis book I ever read and thought the idea was fantastic. Obviously it was not a book for children, but it is a possible fantasy for adults. The idea of not being able to enjoy paradise if you are not meant for it would be great. The book has a lot of visual imagery which, with today’s technology would make the book really come to life. Bravo to anyone who makes it a movie. Thumbs up all the way!!!