Television Adaptation
The rights to a movie adaptation for all of the Shannara novels have been sold to Warner Bros. until 2010. The Elfstones of Shannara, the second book of the Original Shannara Trilogy and the sequel to The Sword of Shannara, is planned to be filmed first, followed by The Elfstone Shannara. Brooks believes that Elfstones is the best starting place for adapting the Shannara novels. It was to be filmed and directed by Mike Newell, who also directed Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, but he left the project. Current adaptation plans revolve around a Game of Thrones-style series, which will be done by Farah Films and executive produced by Brooks, Dan Farah, and Stewart Till. This will, however, also begin with Elfstones, leaving Sword for later.
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