Paradise Lost

Quite possibly the most ambitious undertaking that the cinema world will yet (or not) see is the adaptation of John Milton's Paradise Lost. Yep, that's right - someone actually has the cojones to actually try to make a film about the fall of Satan from the Kingdom of Heaven and the exile from the Garden of Adam and Eve. Good luck. For current details, check out:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0484138/

Personally, I would LOVE to see the attempt, kind of like the same attitude I had when I knew someone was seriously attempting The Watchmen. Unfilm-able but kinda glad someone was gonna give it a go. I've never heard of the director, Scott Derrickson, and see that his pedigree lay in B-movie horrors and science fiction, which is where Peter Jackson started. But I also note that he has also opted to create the Hyperion Cantos (of which I will eventually cover) and is equally unfilm-able.

In the meantime, the only visuals we have are the works of John Martin, the lithograph printer of the 19th century was commissioned to do the original illustrations. His frankly speaking frightening visions of Old Testament dogma would be an awesome starting point for anyone.

http://www.wojm.org.uk/